Dudley teen arrested for assaulting officer in woods after noise complaint

DUDLEY – On Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, at approximately 12:08 a.m., Dudley Police Officer Scott Crevier was dispatched to 178 Southbridge Road after a neighbor reported hearing yelling and doors slamming at the property.

(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer Scott Crevier and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)

Dudley Police Officer Jeffrey Forcier responded to the scene to assist.

When Officer Crevier arrived on scene, he said he was met with the reporting party who pointed to the apartment in 178 Southbridge Road.

“I heard someone walking in the woods just east of this address as I was walking towards the door to knock. I clearly heard footsteps in the leaves on the ground,” Officer Crevier said. “I called out but nobody answered or exited from the woods.”

Officer Crevier said he spoke with a resident of 178 Southbridge Road who said that her 18-year-old son, Caleb Tower, was upset and yelling inside the house earlier.

Officer Crevier said Tower’s mother told him that her son also slammed his bedroom door, but he had not acted violently toward her or assaulted her.

Tower’s mother said he left the residence on foot and headed into the woods.

“I then called out to Caleb in the woods and heard a faint voice yelling back, but he did not exit the woods,” Officer Crevier said. “[Tower’s mother] explained last time something like this occurred, when Caleb came out of the woods for the police, he was aggressive and had to be handcuffed.”

Officer Crevier said he saw no marks or injuries on Tower’s mother that suggested a physical altercation occurred.

Tower’s mother reiterated to Officer Crevier that nothing physical transpired between her and her son, adding that Tower was just and 18-year-old who was upset.

“I advised [Tower’s mother] as to her rights for a restraining order, which she refused indicating she was very familiar with the process,” Officer Crevier said. “I advised [Tower’s mother] as to the process if she changed her mind.”

Officer Crevier said Officer Forcier conducted a brief check of the residence and found no visible evidence of an altercation.

“With no criminal charges pending for Caleb, we still wished to locate him to confirm his story,” Officer Crevier said. “We were also aware that the temperatures were in the 40s and there was a river nearby.”

Tower’s mother told Officer Crevier that Tower was neither suicidal nor under the influence of narcotics or alcohol.

“[She] explained Caleb did not suffer from any mental health issues other than anger, it seemed,” Officer Crevier added.

Officer Crevier said he then contacted the Dudley Police Department’s drone unit for help locating Tower.

“[Tower’s mother] had made arrangements with her mother for Caleb to stay with her and she was enroute to our location,” Officer Crevier said. “Numerous calls to the wood line and a check of the area resulted in negative findings for Caleb.”

At around this time, Sergeant Dean Poplawski and Officer John Glowacki of the Dudley Police Department’s drone unit arrived on scene.

After debriefing Sergeant Poplawski and Officer Glowacki on the situation, Officer Crevier said they deployed a drone and located Tower about 150 yards away from the house in the woods on the river’s edge. With the drone unit as a guide, Officers Crevier and Forcier made their way through the woods toward Tower’s location.

“I located Caleb hiding partially under an embankment at the river’s edge,” Officer Crevier said. “I confirmed Caleb was alive and attempted to speak with him by pulling on his backpack as his body was facing the overhang of the embankment. I advised Caleb he was not in trouble and we needed to get him out of the woods. I confirmed over the radio the same to dispatch and the drone unit. Caleb then called me a pu$$y a$$ b*tch then a pu$$y.”

Officer Crevier said he then asked Tower to get up.

“I told Caleb there were no criminal charges pending against him at this time,” Officer Crevier said. “Caleb then reached out and grabbed my arm with his left, then right, hand. This was in a physically assaultive manner. I then told Caleb he now had criminal charges against him. Caleb went to push me backwards into the river so I grabbed him by the arm and hair attempting to maintain control of him.”

Officer Crevier said Tower continued to struggle violently, pushing the two of them into the river.

“I forced Caleb to the ground onto the rocks as I was in ankle deep water now,” Officer Crevier said.

Officer Forcier arrived on scene to assist.

“I obtained control of Caleb’s right arm while Officer Forcier maintained control of his legs. We eventually were able to secure him in handcuffs,” Officer Crevier said. “Caleb did not listen to verbal commands during this altercation. We told Caleb to give us his other hand during the incident and he said no.”

Officer Crevier said that both he and Officer Forcier used the least amount of reasonable force necessary to effect the arrest and place Caleb in handcuffs.

“Caleb continued to be uncooperative and verbally abusive calling us ‘pu$s*es and b*tch a$s [n-word plural],’” Officer Crevier said. “Caleb was eventually escorted out of the wood line to Officer Forcier’s cruiser where he was secured.”

Officer Forcier transported Tower to the Dudley Police Department for booking.

“It should be noted that I sustained a minor strain to my left thumb from the incident with Caleb. This did not need immediate medical attention,” Officer Crevier said. “Upon arrival to the Dudley Police Department, Caleb was processed according to policy without further incident. Caleb did have visible minor marks and scratches to himself which were photographed. Caleb explained the scratch to his nose was from his cat and other marks were from the altercation with police. These marks did not appear to need medical attention nor did he seek it while with Officer Forcier.”

“Caleb was held in lieu of a $300.00 bail set by the on call bail clerk,” Officer Crevier said.  He was transported to the Webster Police Department, where he was held in a cell until his arraignment.

Tower was arraigned in Dudley District Court on Oct. 22, 2026. Following his arraignment, he was released on personal recognizance.

Tower’s next court date is a pretrial hearing scheduled for Dec. 21, 2026.

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Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story took place in October, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to obtain the court documents. FOIAs are time-consuming.

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