PD: Nahant officer assaulted by 15-year-old car theft suspect

NAHANT, Mass. — A veteran Nahant police officer is recovering after being punched and assaulted by an underage car theft suspect.

On Saturday night, Nahant police, along with the help of Lynn, Swampscott, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and state police, arrested two teenagers connected to a carjacking in Brockton.

Police told residents to lock their doors and check their basements.

"This is a small town. Everybody knows everybody. It's unusual for something like that to happen," said Nahant resident Christine Kendall.

say they closed in on the 15-year-old and 18-year-old in the Bass Point area.

The 18-year-old was arrested without incident, but the 15-year-old, who had been driving the stolen car, assaulted the Nahant officer and took off. He was arrested four hours later trying to hitchhike off the island.

"We're kind of in a dead end. If you come to Nahant, you really can't get back out. It's not a good place to escape to if you commit a crime," said Nahant resident Maureen Decenzo.

The officer, who hasn’t been identified, has been on the force for more than 20 years.

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