Crime & Safety
Twitter Note Leads to Help for Shrewsbury Girl
An Edmonton, Canada woman called Westborough Police early Wednesday after seeing the note. Police then contacted Shrewsbury Police.
WESTBOROUGH, MA -- A Shrewsbury teenager was taken to the hospital for evaluation Wednesday after two people contacted Westborough Police after seeing a suicide note she posted on Twitter on Tuesday night.
A woman from Edmonton, Canada called Westborough Police at 2:14 a.m. Wednesday to report the note, which was posted around 10:13 p.m. Tuesday, Westborough Police Chief Alan Gordon said today.
The caller "did some research" and tracked the girl's cell phone number to a phone "issued out of a store in Westborough," Gordon said.
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Westborough Police also received an e-mail about the note through the department's website, he said.
Westborough Police then worked with Verizon Wireless to identify the girl, he said.
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Police shared their information with Shrewsbury Police, who found her, Gordon said.
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