Police listed a domestic disturbance call as “report taken” for a call received at 8:44 p.m. March 22, but had no more information in the log about the death of Sherri Sweet at her home on Brattle Street.
Sweet was declared dead of a gunshot wound the next day and her boyfriend, Jeremiah Godfrey, was arrested and charged with murder March 26. (https://southberwickreporter.org/2025/03/30/tragic-brattle-street-shooting-ends-in-death-and-arrest/).
During the period of March 10 to March 23, the South Berwick Police Department logs also reported three other domestic disturbance calls, two listed as unfounded; three arrests; 127 motor vehicle stops; and five accidents.
The log states “peace restored” after a domestic disturbance call on March 17 at 5:11 pm at a York Woods Road residence
Lt. Scott Stephens provided information on the three arrests. A 32-year-old male from South Berwick was arrested on Springtree Lane March 10 at 7:48 p.m. on a charge of violating conditions of release; a 29-year-old male from Dover was charged with “failure to register a vehicle greater than 150 days” on March 13 at 9:54 a.m. during a motor vehicle stop near Portland and Highland streets; and a 56 -year-old male from South Berwick was charged with criminal mischief after a disturbance call from an Old South Road residence on March 22 at 11:25 a.m., Stephens said.
Five accidents were logged during this period with no injuries reported:
- March 11, 12:36 a.m., on York Woods Road, civil summons issued
- March 12, 7:17 p.m., near South Berwick House of Pizza on Main Street
- March 14, 3:56 a.m., near Marshwood High School on Route 236
- March 14, 5:43 a.m., on Route 236
- March 14, 4:36 p.m., near Route 236 and Main Street
The following is a summary of logs for March 10 to March 23:
- Motor vehicle stops: 127 (1 arrest)
- Directed patrols: 144
- Medical assists: 22
- Animal complaints: 10
- Community police contacts: 10
- Suspicious activities: 9
- Found/lost properties: 5
- Harassment: 5
- Concealed weapon applicants: 4
- Domestic disturbances: 4 (2 unfounded, 1 peace restored, 1 report taken)
- Larcenies: 3
- Disturbances: 2 (1 arrest)
- Mental health assists: 2
- ATV complaint: 1
- Brush fire: 1
- Civil complaint: 1
- Drug incident:1
- Foot patrol: 1
- Odor investigation: 1
- Parking violation: 1
- Probation/bail/condition check: 1
- Serve restraining order: 1
- Serve subpoena: 1
- Sex offender registration: 1
- Shoplifting: 1
- Vandalism: 1
- Violation Condition of Release: 1
- Welfare check: 1
