Police: Gangs battle during Framingham home invasion
FRAMINGHAM – Dozens of teens, many armed with bats and throwing rocks, stormed a party at a Bradford Road home on late Friday night, according to a police report.One teenage girl suffered a concussion...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to Sudbury scholarship fundraising scam
SUDBURY – A former professional fundraiser admitted in Framingham District Court on Tuesday that he stole from a Sudbury scholarship fund for whom he was hired to raise money.Patrick Kane, 30, of...
View ArticleAshland police, fire stations host open houses Saturday
ASHLAND - To seek comment from the public about a proposed public safety complex, the fire and police departments are once again hosting open houses at their stations Saturday.In 2008, the two...
View ArticleCyber harassment advocate to discuss sexting, 'revenge porn' in MetroWest
FRAMINGHAM — An advocate for tougher laws against online harassment will share her personal story and offer recommendations for making teens and adults safer online during a pair of appearances in the...
View ArticleWitness: Man stabbed driver of truck in Watertown pedestrian crash
Shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday morning, a woman was struck and killed by a large, flatbed tow truck just south of Watertown Square. A man she was walking with then stabbed the truck driver multiple...
View ArticleWayland man charged with breaking into uncle's Natick home
NATICK – A Wayland man broke into his disabled uncle’s Walcott Street home on Tuesday after being kicked out of his brother’s house, authorities said.Police arrested Jonathan B. Hartigan, 41, at 2:26...
View ArticleMan stabbed driver of truck that killed mom in Watertown
WATERTOWN — A pedestrian was fatally struck by a tow truck in Watertown and her son retaliated against the driver by stabbing him multiple times.The woman, who was in her late 60s or early 70s, had...
View ArticleMan arrested after he flees Hopkinton crash
HOPKINTON - A Maine man fled after he crashed his car into a utility pole on Wednesday but a police dog tracked him down, authorities said.Police arrested Michael J. O’Brien, 52, of Old Orchard Beach,...
View ArticleSuspect in Watertown stabbing in Waltham Court today, victim was a Belmont...
According to a press release from District Attorney Marian Ryan's office, Philip Horner, 38, will be arraigned this morning in Waltham District Court, charged with armed assault with intent to...
View ArticleJudge orders psychiatric evaluation for suspect in Watertown stabbing
According to a press release from District Attorney Marian Ryan's office, Philip Horner, 38, made his first court appearance Thursday, facing a judge in Waltham District Court. According to our news...
View ArticleMerrimack Valley businesses hit hard by gas explosion disaster
Joe Bevilacqua of the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce says the toll of the natural gas disaster on businesses is not yet clear. Employees of some of the companies have not been able to get to work...
View ArticlePolice: Boston woman assaults Natick Mall store security guard
NATICK – A Boston woman caught shoplifting at a Natick Mall store on Wednesday punched a store security guard several times in an effort to get away, authorities said.Police arrested Joanna Etienne,...
View ArticleWatertown stabbing suspect ordered held without bail
WALTHAM — A Massachusetts man facing an attempted murder charge for allegedly stabbing a tow truck driver who struck and killed his mother has been ordered held without bail and to undergo a mental...
View ArticleThree accused in Framingham home invasion are declared dangerous
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham District Court judge on Thursday declared that three men charged for their involvement in what authorities say was a gang-related home invasion last weekend are dangers to the...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts Jeffrey Yao in deadly stabbing at Winchester library
WINCHESTER — A Middlesex County Grand Jury indicted Jeffrey Yao on Thursday in the fatal stabbing of a medical student who was attacked earlier this year while studying inside the Winchester Public...
View ArticleHopkinton Police join Pink Patch Project
HOPKINTON — Hopkinton police are going pink for the first time.The department partnered with Pink Patch Project to raise money in support of breast cancer awareness month, which is October. The...
View ArticleThree masked men broke into a Marlborough home early Friday morning
Three masked men broke into an Arnold Street home early Friday morning. One resident was pistol whipped before the suspects stole property and a car.
View ArticleNatick Police seek help in investigating burglary
NATICK – Police are asking the public to help identify a man they said broke into at least one business - and maybe a second - earlier this month.Police posted a video and description of the Sept. 14...
View ArticleFramingham standoff suspect found guilty of 17 counts
WOBURN – A Framingham man who fired a rifle at police officers last year was found guilty by a jury Friday of 17 counts connected to the incident that led to a “shelter-in-place” in parts of...
View ArticleHudson fire quickly put out
HUDSON - Crews responded to a three-alarm fire on Howe Street Sunday night that was quickly extinguished.The blaze at 7 Howe St. involved a three-story building that included 15 units, according to a...
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