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Swampscott cop charged with selling drugs resigns(The Salem News (Salem, Mass.) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Apr. 9--SWAMPSCOTT -- A Swampscott police officer accused of dealing prescription drugs -- at times on duty and in uniform -- has resigned. Thomas Wrenn, 37, offered a letter of resignation on Saturday, according to Chief Ronald Madigan. "He voluntarily submitted his resignation," said Madigan, who declined to discuss the case further because it's a personnel matter. Wrenn is facing federal drug charges, including allegations that he bought Percocet pills from an associate cooperating with federal authorities outside a Chinese restaurant on the Lynnway last month. Prosecutors say he admitted to providing the drugs to five other people. They've also accused Wrenn of routinely using and distributing drugs for more than a year, even out in the open at local bars. Percocet is a brand name for a form of the painkiller oxycodone, the active ingredient in OxyContin. Wrenn did not immediately return a phone message left at his Nahant home Wednesday afternoon. His attorney, Tracy Miner, also did not return a message left at her Boston office. Swampscott selectmen placed Wrenn on unpaid leave last month and had planned to hold a hearing on the future of Wrenn's employment status. "Since (Wrenn) is no longer a police officer, there is no reason for the town to pursue additional disciplinary action recommended by (the police chief)," said Town Administrator Andrew Maylor. For more information, please read Thursday's edition of The Salem News. Comments powered by Disqus To see more of The Salem News or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.salemnews.com/. Copyright (c) 2008, The Salem News, Beverly, Mass. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email [email protected], call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. |