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Suspect Arraigned, Accused of Injuring Mass. Police Officer in Hit-and-Run
Lucas David Fulcar-Bautista faces drug trafficking and assault charges after fleeing a Salem narcotics crime scene and injuring a police officer, who has since been released from hospital.
- At about 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 15, Lucas David Fulcar-Bautista, 33, allegedly drove onto a Pope Street sidewalk and struck a Salem police officer, who was taken to Salem Hospital and expected to fully recover.
- Investigators say Fulcar-Bautista was the target of an undercover drug probe and attempted to flee, traveling as far as New Jersey before police tracked him to Lawrence.
- Arraigned in Salem District Court, Lucas David Fulcar-Bautista pleaded not guilty and was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled for January 26.
- Another Salem police officer spotted the vehicle around 3 a.m. Friday on Jackson Street as it was being towed and police arrested Lucas David Fulcar-Bautista in Lawrence on Wednesday.
- Police reassured residents that Salem Police Department said this is an isolated incident with no ongoing threat, and Salem Police Chief Lucas Miller thanked the community for support.
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Rhode Island man arrested in connection with hit-and-run of Salem officer
33-year-old Lucas D. Fulcar-Bautista of Coventry, Rhode Island, was arrested on Wednesday in Lawrence in connection with the hit-and-run crash of a Salem Police Officer, the Essex County District Attorney’s Office announced.
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R.I. man arrested in hit-and-run crash that injured Salem police officer, police say - The Boston Globe
Authorities say Lucas David Fulcar-Bautista, 33, allegedly drove onto a sidewalk and struck an officer during a narcotics investigation near 12 Pope St. on Thursday night.
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