Westboro Police Chief Todd Minardi Placed on Leave After Being Found Sleeping in Car
Shrewsbury police responded to a well-being check at a Route 9 liquor store where the chief was discovered asleep in his vehicle.
By Andrew Yang ·
Westboro Police Chief Todd Minardi has been placed on administrative leave after being found asleep in his car at a local liquor store. Shrewsbury police received a well-being call regarding the vehicle on Friday at 12:25 p.m. The dispatch note described a man sleeping in a motor vehicle since the previous day. The vehicle was parked in the lot of Star Liquor on Route 9, which shares the plaza with a Scrub-a-Dub car wash.
A UMass EMS staffer and four officers, including a lieutenant, responded to the scene. Minardi was transported to UMass Medical. The Shrewsbury incident report lists Minardi by name, but a portion of the document is redacted. The make and model of the vehicle are not specified in the available records. Under the section for action taken, the report states only that a report was taken.
The town stated that it is investigating the matter with an outside investigator. Deputy Police Chief Steve Tompkins assumed command of the department during Minardi’s absence. The Shrewsbury booking log for that day does not list any arrests connected to the incident. The police log confirms the well-being check but provides no further details.
The incident report is brief. It confirms the time of the response and the transport to the hospital. It does not explain why Minardi was asleep in the car or what condition he was in when found. No formal charges have been filed as of now. The town has not released a statement detailing the specific findings of the ongoing investigation.
