GARDNER — On Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, at approximately 9:44 a.m., Officer Russell Counts of the Gardner Police Department was dispatched to the Hannaford supermarket at 21 Timpany Boulevard following a report of a shoplifting incident in progress.
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“Upon arrival, I made contact with the loss prevention officer in the office, regarding a male, later identified as Gerald Fields, who was being cooperative,” Officer Counts said…