Marathon security gets a test run as agencies simulate plausible scenarios
FRAMINGHAM — With situations playing out in real-time, nearly 250 public safety officials trained inside the state's underground bunker Tuesday morning to prepare for next week's Boston Marathon.During...
View ArticleMarathon security gets test run
FRAMINGHAM — With situations playing out in real-time, nearly 250 public safety officials trained inside the state's underground bunker Tuesday morning to prepare for next week's Boston Marathon.During...
View ArticlePair arrested on pot charges after bad parking job in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – Two Framingham men police say were packaging marijuana for sale drew attention to themselves by parking on the front lawn of a Bates Road home, police said.Police arrested Luke Calixto,...
View ArticleHolliston woman's impatience leads to arrest in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM - A Holliston woman’s impatience with traffic on Tuesday led to her arrest on numerous charges, police said.Police arrested Elizabeth Cassetta, 41, after pulling her over at the intersection...
View ArticleHudson baby's death is still being investigated
HUDSON – Authorities said they are still investigating the death of a baby on Tuesday at a Church Street shelter.The Middlesex District Attorney’s office said it is still waiting for autopsy results...
View ArticleDNA match: slain woman, blood at car-fire suspect's address in Northborough
WORCESTER - While police continue their investigation into the death of Cynthia Webb, Steven M. Foley, the Northborough man accused of burning the car in which her body was found, was ordered held on...
View ArticlePair faces trafficking, gun charges in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham couple had fentanyl-laced heroin, a handgun and ammunition in their Union Avenue apartment on Wednesday, a prosecutor said in Framingham District Court.Police arrested David...
View ArticleNatick Police: Woman drove drunk with child in car
NATICK – A Natick woman’s blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit on Wednesday while she was driving with her child in the car, authorities said.Police arrested Jessica Henderson, 40,...
View ArticleOpen Meeting Law and Ashland: six new rulings
ASHLAND – Complaints about Ashland boards and committees continue to roll through the state Attorney General’s office.The state has ruled on six complaints of possible Open Meeting Law violations filed...
View ArticleYarmouth police dog shot in head and neck survives surgery
K-9 was shot in incident that killed Officer Sean Gannon.
View ArticleDeath of Officer Sean Gannon tears fabric of Yarmouth community
In the days since Yarmouth police Officer Sean Gannon was gunned down while serving a warrant in Marstons Mills, seemingly every corner of Cape Cod has been rocked by the tragedy of the 32-year-old...
View ArticleVideo of black Harvard student tackled, punched by Cambridge officers sparks...
Video of a Harvard University student allegedly on hallucinogenic drugs being tackled and punched several times Friday by Cambridge Police has sparked community concern as the department begins an...
View ArticleWorcester man faces charges after crashes in Natick, Framingham
NATICK – A Worcester man is facing charges in two communities for separate crashes on Saturday, police said.Natick Police arrested Michael R. Wisniak, 63, after a crash on the on-ramp from Rte. 9 east...
View ArticleFormer Framingham lawyer's request to practice law denied
FRAMINGHAM – A former Framingham attorney lost his bid to be reinstated as a lawyer after his right to practice was suspended 20 years ago.The Board of Bar Overseers ruled recently that Richard M....
View ArticleSouthborough police track down thief of $10K compressor
SOUTHBOROUGH — Police filed a felony charge against a New Hampshire man, who admitted to stealing a commercial air compressor from JBJ Construction on Rte. 9.The company filed a complaint with police...
View ArticleTwo busted in Framingham as part of DEA fentanyl proble
FRAMINGHAM – A federally-led drug investigation into the sale of fentanyl in the Milford and Worcester areas led to the arrest of two Dorchester men in Framingham on Tuesday, authorities...
View ArticleDA: Tattoo argument led to assault in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man beat a teenage relative severely on Tuesday after an argument about a tattoo, leaving the girl with facial injuries, a prosecutor said Wednesday.Police arrested Nicholas...
View ArticleFramingham woman faces dozens of charges after break-in
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham woman broke into a car in February and used the credit cards she found to get cash from ATMs, buy cigarettes and get her nails done, authorities said.Becky Martinez, 27, faces...
View ArticleA final farewell for slain Yarmouth police Sgt. Sean Gannon
SOUTH YARMOUTH — Sean Gannon was a police officer, a husband, a son, a brother and a friend.But above it all, he was a true Christian whose death has left those who loved him leaning on their own faith...
View ArticleTwo busted in Framingham as part of DEA fentanyl probe
FRAMINGHAM – A federally-led drug investigation into the sale of fentanyl in the Milford and Worcester areas led to the arrest of two Dorchester men in Framingham on Tuesday, authorities...
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