Lowell Deeds

Execution is an ominous word, certainly when it refers to the taking of a life, but also when it deals with the taking of property. Today’s tough economic times have brought a significant increase in the number of executions being recorded by the Sherriff’s Department. For the period of January 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007, there were 243 executions recorded here at Middlesex North (with 75 of them for property in Lowell). For the same five months of 2008, the overall number rose to 317, an increase of 30% (with 101 of them for Lowell properties). Here’s a town-by-town breakdown of the 2008 recordings:

Billerica - 43
Carlisle - 1
Chelmsford - 32
Dracut - 49
Dunstable - 5
Lowell - 101
Tewksbury - 32
Tyngsborough - 13
Westford - 11
Wilmington - 22