LEOMINSTER — On Friday, December 5, 2025, at approximately 1:24 p.m., Leominster Police Officer Avery Benvissuto was among several officers dispatched to The Mall at Whitney Field at 100 Commercial Road following a report of an older white male in a blue pickup truck brandishing a firearm after being asked why he was recording the reporting party.
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“Prior to my arrival, dispatch advised responding officers that the blue pickup truck was bearing MA PC [# redacted]; the registered owner, Larry Dufresne had an active LTC [license to carry] and three firearms registered to him,” Officer Benvissuto said…