Framingham Police to host Citizen Police Academy
FRAMINGHAM – The Framingham Police Department will be hosting a citizen police academy later this month.The two-day academy will be on Saturdays, March 10 and March 17, held at the police station, 1...
View Article10th open case for woman after Framingham arrest
FRAMINGHAM – A homeless woman now has 10 open criminal cases after police allege she bent over and exposed her buttocks at a busy downtown intersection on Wednesday.Police arrested Dawn Sampson, 40,...
View ArticleProsecutor: Natick woman stabbed boyfriend in self-defense
A Natick woman had to stab her boyfriend on Wednesday to stop him from choking her during a domestic assault, a prosecutor said in Natick District Court on Thursday.But, Christopher McLaughlin, 19, was...
View ArticleMilford police chief's son injured in car crash
MILFORD – The son of Milford Police Chief Thomas O’Loughlin has a dislocated shoulder after a car crash Friday night.A car coming out of Exchange Street struck Officer Kevin O’Loughlin’s cruiser, the...
View ArticleCourt rules Portuguese-owned construction companies are not minority-owned
Portuguese-owned construction companies received an illegal and unfair advantage when participating in a state affirmative action program for public construction projects, according to a recent...
View ArticleWeston officer arraigned after police station crash
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Weston Police Chief Michael Goulding confirmed that Leo Richards, 54, of Weston, was arraigned Monday in Waltham District Court in connection with allegedly...
View ArticleSunday night fire destroys Ashland apartments
ASHLAND – As her crew responded to Sunday’s late night apartment building blaze, Ashland Fire Capt. Lyn Moraghan was worried.“This is a very scary building for us as firefighters,” Moraghan said, of...
View ArticleHudson man ends after chase that involves Sudbury, Wayland, Natick Police
SUDBURY – A Hudson man drove through a construction zone in Sudbury on Sunday and led police from three departments on a chase before police arrested him, authorities said.Officers from Sudbury,...
View ArticleFramingham man arrested after crashing SUV into wall
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man was drunk Saturday when he crashed his SUV head on into a stone wall on Winthrop Street, authorities said.Gilmar Reyes, 37, kept increasing the amount of beer he drank...
View ArticleOff-duty Weston cop faces OUI, gun charges
Weston Police Officer Leo Richards was placed on administrative leave and surrendered his gun, badge and license to carry after he was charged with drunken driving on Saturday.Richards, 54, of Weston,...
View ArticleFramingham DPW worker asks for 'break' after Ashland stop
A Framingham man tried to get an Ashland police officer to give him a break on Sunday, telling the officer he worked for the Framingham Department of Public Works and the arrest would hurt his career,...
View ArticleDA: Framingham woman assaults three cops
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham woman who called police on Monday to report her neighbor’s children being neglected was drunk and holding her own young child when police arrived to speak to her, authorities...
View ArticleHolliston man charged with installing spy-cam in Framingham store bathroom
FRAMINGHAM – A former Framingham supermarket employee installed a spy camera in an employee ladies room last year, recording unsuspecting co-workers as they used the toilet, authorities said.John E....
View ArticleFramingham FD battles 2-alarm fire
FRAMINGHAM — Firefighters tonight battled a two-alarm blaze at a home on Dyer Street.The house was heavily damaged. There were no reported injuries.Check back here later for more.
View ArticleSeven displaced after Dyer Street fire in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM — A family of seven is staying with relatives following a fire at their 8 Dyer St. home Tuesday night.Engine 5 and Rescue 1 stationed on Concord Street were the first to respond around 5:15...
View ArticleHopkinton leaders focus on school safety
HOPKINTON — Police Chief Ed Lee assured parents Tuesday night that if any threat is made to any of the schools in town his department and others are prepared. "We are on it," he said. "We vet it...
View ArticleWinchester police release history of interactions with murder suspect Jeffrey...
Chief Peter MacDonnell and the Winchester Police Department released myriad documents regarding the department's history of interactions with Jeffrey Yao, who was arraigned last week for the murder of...
View ArticleLISTEN: 911 audio from after the attack at the Winchester library
The 911-call and police transmission audio recordings, made in the moments after the stabbing at the Winchester library, have been released by investigators.About 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, Deane...
View ArticleNatick Police find 1.5 pounds of pot, $2,800, in bust
NATICK – Two men are facing marijuana distribution charges after Natick Police found more than a pound and a half of pot in their cars on Tuesday along with more than $3,800.Police arrested Nicholas C....
View ArticleFramingham fire was 'accidental,' chief says
FRAMINGHAM – Investigators still do not know what caused a fire at a Dyer Street home on Tuesday that forced a family of seven to seek shelter elsewhere.“It looks accidental in nature, but the cause if...
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