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Lowell Man Allegedly Confronts Firefighter With Butcher Knife

LOWELL (CBS) -- A Lowell man is under arrest after allegedly confronting a Lowell firefighter with a butcher knife.

Police say the firefighter was sitting in his vehicle near Garnet and Appleton Streets shortly before midnight on Monday when 26-year-old Shawn Lefevbre approached him with a knife.

The firefighter was investigating several arson fires that occurred in the area.

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The firefighter drove off and called police who found and arrested Lefevbre.

He faces an assault charge.

 

 

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