On Friday, September 21st,
members of the Lawrence Police Detectives Division executed an arrest warrantat a Byron Ave. residence. Detectives
located and arrested Jonathan Taveras, age 25, of Lawrence. Mr. Taveras’ arrest came after a lengthyinvestigation conducted by Detectives William Colantuoni and Paul
MacMillan. Through their investigation, thisarrest was made in connection with a shooting on Hancock Street and a home
invasion on Lowell Street, both of which took place on September 16th . At the time of Taveras’ arrest he was in possession of an illegal loaded firearm. He has been charged with Armed Burglary and several Firearms related charges.
There have been several interviewsand viewing of surveillance video, with regards to this case. The investigation remains active and more
arrests are expected in the near future. Anyone with information into hiswhereabouts is asked to contact Lawrence Police Detectives at 978-794-5900 Ext
625 or by using Text to Tip text: 274637 then type “LAWPD” followed by yourmessage.