Southborough teen faces charges for underage drinking party
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...
View ArticleNatick 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...
View ArticleSlow 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....
View ArticleGarage 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...
View ArticleFormer 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...
View ArticleMarlborough 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...
View ArticleGroup 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,...
View ArticleMan 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...
View ArticleCold 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...
View ArticlePair 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...
View ArticleWayland 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...
View ArticlePolice: 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,...
View ArticleFramingham 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...
View ArticleFramingham 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...
View ArticlePolice: '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...
View ArticleFake 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,...
View ArticleSkull-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...
View ArticleHolliston 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...
View ArticleFranklin 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...
View ArticleFSU 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...
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