SOUTHBOROUGH — First, Halloween.Now, New Year's Eve.Police once again busted an underage drinking party in town, in which 36 teenagers – between ages 14 and 19 – were detained until parents or guardians arrived to pick them up. Officers went to 44 Sears Lane at 9:44 p.m. on Dec. 31 after a report of a possible underage drinking party. Marlborough Police assisted.On arrival, police saw well over 50 people in the driveway and basement of the [...]
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Southborough teen faces charges for underage drinking party
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Natick selectmen poised to pick new fire chief
NATICK - Selectmen plan to pick a successor to retiring Fire Chief Rick White on Monday.The board is considering Natick deputy chiefs Daniel Dow and Michael Lentini as well as Mark Dupuis, assistant fire chief in Rochester, New Hampshire, for the position.Selectmen also plan to discuss the fiscal 2019 budget. The public portion of the meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the [...]
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Slow speed driving leads to third OUI for Framingham man
A Framingham man’s slow drive on Speen Street in Natick early Saturday morning led to his arrest on a third drunken driving charge, police said.Natick Police arrested Shaun Rattray, 36, at 2:50 a.m. when they pulled him over near Fairway Circle, police spokeswoman Lt. Cara Rossi said.“The officer noticed him because the car was traveling slow, 15-20 mph, and weaving from side-to-side,” Rossi said on Monday.The officer who stopped the car said Rattway [...]
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Garage fire quickly tamed in Sudbury
SUDBURY – Despite encountering a frozen hydrant, firefighters managed to damper a garage fire on Stubtoe Lane within 15 minutes Sunday evening, Fire Chief Bill Miles said.The department answered a call about a fire in an attached garage at 11 Stubtoe Lane at 6:28 p.m. Firefighters from Maynard and Wayland also sent crews.“The guys got right in there with two attack lines, put it out quickly ... nobody was hurt," Miles said. “It was really a good stop by the [...]
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Former Hudson firefighter charged with possessing child porn
WOBURN – A former Hudson firefighter pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a child pornography charge in Middlesex Superior Court after authorities said they found more than 600 child pornography videos and images on his computer.Clerk Magistrate Matthew Day released Raymond Spellman, 44, without bail and ordered him to have no unsupervised contact with anyone younger than 18 and to continue counseling. Day also ordered Spellman not to use any social media or peer-to-peer networks and [...]
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Marlborough man with 19-page record charged in TV thefts in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A Marlborough man, with a 19-page criminal record including 40 larceny convictions, faces new charges that he stole two flat screen TVs from Walmart on Rte. 9.Jonathan Monteiro, 34, who has five open theft cases, was arraigned Tuesday in Framingham District Court.“His 19-page record is full of larceny mores (of than $250),” said prosecutor Alison Vogel. “He violated probation a number of times. He has served significant [...]
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Group causes more than $16K damage to warehouse in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – Two Framingham men and three teens broke into a School Street warehouse in June and trashed it, causing more than $16,000 worth of damage, authorities said on Tuesday.Richard A. Maceda, 18, pleaded not guilty at his Framingham District Court arraignment to breaking into the warehouse at 2 School St., on June 13.A second man, Yardley Moyette, 19, of Framingham, was also scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday, but did not appear. Three teens – two 16-year- [...]
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Man charged with assaulting Framingham cop
FRAMINGHAM – A homeless man assaulted one police officer on Monday and fought with several others when they told him he had to leave MetroWest Medical Center, authorities said.Police arrested Jesse Muldoon, 37, at the hospital at 8:52 p.m.Police originally took Muldoon into protective custody at 5:42 p.m., and they brought him to the hospital due to his level of intoxication, according to a police report filed in Framingham District Court on Tuesday.After several [...]
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Cold streak deters criminals, arrests down
The weather has turned MetroWest into a tundra, but it has also kept area police departments’ holding cells emptier than usual.Beginning on Dec. 26, and continuing through Sunday, every day had been below freezing, many of them below 20 degrees as a high temperature. Throw in a major snowstorm, and area departments have not run into many people committing crimes in the past few weeks.The reason is easy to understand, Westborough Police Chief Alan Gordon said. [...]
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Pair arraigned in assault of man lured to Northborough motel on dating app
WORCESTER - Two people charged with an armed robbery last year at a Northborough motel pleaded not guilty at their arraignments Wednesday in Worcester Superior Court.Daniel A. O’Malley, 49, of 8 Hunnewell Road, Worcester, entered not-guilty pleas to charges of armed robbery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod foot) and assault and battery in connection with the Sept. 13 holdup at the Motel 6 on Route 9 in Northboro. Kara Kelleher-Mahunik, 53, of 445 Shrewsbury St. [...]
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Wayland Police Department gets new sergeant
WAYLAND - The Police Department's newest sergeant brings law enforcement and military experience to the job.Officer Christopher Custodie was formally sworn in and promoted to the rank of sergeant at Monday's selectmen meeting.He has worked for the department since 2012 and previously served for six years in the United States Marine Corps, including a deployment in Iraq, according to a post on the Police Department's Facebook page."Since the first day of his law [...]
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Police: Natick man stole tips, had cocaine
A Natick man who police said stole a tip jar from a Washington Street restaurant wasn’t initially going to be arrested.However, when Natick Police found cocaine and clonazepam in James Smart’s pocket, they arrested the 57-year-old last Wednesday at 8:30 p.m.Police initially went to Agostino’s Italian Restaurant, 23 Washington St., at 8 p.m. for a report of a theft.“An employee observed Smart take the tip jar, a clear pint glass, off the [...]
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Framingham Police: Marlborough man used co-worker's info to get prescription
FRAMINGHAM – A Marlborough man used his co-worker’s name and insurance information to illegally fill a prescription at a Framingham pharmacy, authorities said.Hygor Pontes, 31, pleaded not guilty at his Framingham District Court arraignment on Tuesday to the Oct. 4 incident at the Walgreens on Rte. 9 in Framingham.The victim, a woman who works at a Waltham drug store, reported the incident to Framingham Police on Oct. 11. She said she had a doctor’s [...]
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Framingham firefighter back in court on Thursday
WOBURN – A Framingham firefighter accused of robbing a Natick bank in November is due back in Middlesex Superior Court on Thursday for a status hearing.Michael Espinosa, 34, was arraigned in superior court on Jan. 3. Clerk Magistrate Matthew Day ordered him held on $10,000 bail. If Espinosa posts bail, he will be on house arrest and have to wear a GPS monitoring ankle bracelet.Espinosa is accused of robbing the Citizens Bank at the Rte. 9 Stop & Shop on Nov. 9. [...]
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Police: 'I'm drunk, I'm sorry,' Milford man says after Framingham crash
FRAMINGHAM – A Milford man told anyone who would listen that he was drunk when he caused a three-car crash on Rte. 9 Road on Saturday, police said.Peter Mooers, 42, repeatedly apologized to police and to the other drivers after the 12:25 a.m. crash near 1257 Worcester Road, police spokeswoman Lt. Patricia Grigas said Monday.Police went to a report of a three-vehicle crash and found Mooers still behind the wheel of his Kia sedan. It appeared his car had rear-ended [...]
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Fake ID leads to several charges in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man gave police a fake name when they arrested him Wednesday to hide 12-year-old warrants, but his fingerprints revealed his identity, police said.Miguel A. Rivera, 48, immediately began swearing when officers called him by his real name, which also led to a host of other charges, police spokeswoman Lt. Patricia Grigas said Thursday.Police had originally gone to the Tedeschi’s on Waverly Street for a fight. While one man was being treated, [...]
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Skull-faced bandit robs downtown Framingham store
FRAMINGHAM – Police are searching for a masked man who robbed a downtown convenience store on Thursday, authorities said.The man robbed the Daily Mart, 371 Hollis St., at 6:13 a.m., police spokesman Lt. Patricia Grigas said.A man clad all in black, including a black ski-mask with a white skull, entered the store which was empty except for a female clerk.“The male came in screaming and yelling trying to scare her,” said Grigas. “He ran up to [...]
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Holliston Fire Department warns of possible scam
HOLLISTON – The Holliston Fire Department is warning residents about a possible scam that may be targeting residents.According to the department’s Facebook page, a Holliston firefighter received a call earlier this week from a man claiming to be collecting money for local fire departments.“When pressed repeatedly to disclose how much of the monies raised would go to fire departments, the paid telemarketer eventually disclosed that 15 percent of the money [...]
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Franklin police say theft of books in art exhibit was misunderstanding
FRANKLIN – The disappearance of Tyvek-covered books contained in an art exhibit was not vandalism, but rather an act prompted by misunderstanding by a public-spirited citizen. Franklin Police announced the end of the investigation regarding the missing art installment at Sculpture Park, and while the person responsible was found, those in charge of the [...]
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FSU offers $5K to catch 'hateful coward' writing racist graffiti
FRAMINGHAM — Trying to find and punish the person writing racist messages targeting minorities, Framingham State University has boosted its reward to $5,000 for information that leads to those responsible.Several students posted the latest hateful message on multiple social media platforms which uses slurs directed toward an African-American student and also references distaste for the Black Student Union."See you next semester," the message on the doors reads in part. [...]
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