Mass. police dept. investigates ‘aggressive’ fundraising on behalf of its union

Billerica police are investigating “aggressive and possibly threatening tactics” used by solicitors asking for donations on behalf of the Billerica Police Union, according to the police department.

On March 31, a North Billerica caterer reported that they were threatened over the phone by a solicitation company that claimed to be raising money for the Billerica Police Union, Billerica police said in a Monday press release. The caterer told police that a solicitor who identified himself as “Mike” had used aggressive tactics to ask for a yearly donation.

The caterer said he could not donate this year, but the catering company then received at least two more calls from new numbers during which a solicitor again aggressively asked for a donation to the union, police said. During the third call, the solicitor began making threats of harm…

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