Southborough man charged in knife attack
The woman told police that Justin Peter Smith, 23, of Southborough, was "acting strange" before he allegedly slashed at her face while she was driving.
View ArticleNorthborough police: Woman passed out driving after using heroin
At 11:46 a.m. Monday, police responded to an on-ramp of Interstate 290 in Northborough for a report of a car with a woman unconscious inside. There they found Patricia Anne McCarthy, 60, out cold.
View ArticleFramingham City Council to hold Oct. 23 discussion on police chief
FRAMINGHAM — The City Council will hold a special meeting later this month to consider the nomination of Acting Police Chief Steven Trask to head the department.Mayor Yvonne Spicer selected Trask, a...
View ArticleFSU president tells students to be alert after campus assault
FRAMINGHAM – Campus police are stepping up patrols after a Framingham State University student said she was assaulted Monday while walking on campus.According to campus police, the student was on a...
View ArticleJudge denies newspaper threat suspect right to use web
WRENTHAM – A Wrentham District Court judge on Wednesday denied a request to allow a woman accused of threatening to shoot a reporter via email to use the internet for a limited purpose.Amy Zuckerman’s...
View ArticleFramingham Police, mayor host second crime talk
During the last nine months, acting Police Chief Steven Trask said Framingham police have arrested 140 people downtown, making up about 20 percent of all arrests in the city.
View ArticleFramingham State University president tells students to be alert after campus...
FRAMINGHAM – Campus police are stepping up patrols after a Framingham State University student said she was assaulted Monday while walking on campus.According to campus police, the student was on a...
View ArticleJames Brescia pleads guilty to murder in 2006 slaying of Edward Schiller of...
James Brescia, 59, was originally tried in 2008 for the slaying of Edward Schiller, 39, of Framingham, who was shot in a Newton parking garage.
View ArticleMan charged with stabbing his parents, another female in Acton
ACTON — A man accused of stabbing his parents and another woman Thursday night was taken into custody shortly after the attack, police said.Benjamin DiCristina, 25, is accused of stabbing his parents...
View ArticleFramingham man charged with selling 'untraceable' gun
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man illegally sold what he thought was an untraceable gun, made from parts of other guns, a prosecutor said Friday in Framingham District Court.Police charged Raphael L....
View ArticleMan charged with stabbing his parents, girlfriend
CONCORD — A 25-year-old Acton man was ordered held without bail after he was arraigned Friday morning on charges that he stabbed his parents and girlfriend on Thursday night.Benjamin DiCristina was...
View ArticleMan killed in single-car crash in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A man died after his car crashed into a Waverly Street home on Sunday, authorities said.Police have not identified the man, only saying he is 23 years old.According to police, the...
View ArticleNo one injured in two-alarm fire at Nouvelle in Natick
NATICK – About 100 people had to be evacuated Monday from one of the two Nouvelle Natick towers after a fire in the electrical room, authorities said.The cause of the 8:30 a.m. fire is not known, and...
View ArticleWhitinsville doctor's license renewal is blocked after DEA probes her...
According to the state Board of Registration in Medicine, a probe launched in April 2017 revealed that Caraceni allowed administrative assistants to issue “well in excess of” 200 prescriptions to...
View ArticleFramingham woman faces third OUI charge after Natick crash
Framingham police Lt. Cara Rossi said Aiello became angry after an officer took an empty nip bottle of Fireball whiskey from inside Aiello's car and placed it on the hood.
View ArticleMetroWest goes purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
WAYLAND — Malcolm Astley tilted his head back to fully appreciate the First Parish on Boston Post Road, as it glowed purple Tuesday night. People around him quietly lit candles as church bells rang in...
View ArticleActon man allegedly stabbed by son dies
ACTON (AP) — The 57-year-old Acton man who authorities say was stabbed by his son last week has died.Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Acton Police Chief Richard Burrows confirmed Tuesday...
View ArticleActon man charged with murder in death of his father during stabbing rampage
Benjamin DiCristina, 25, is expected to be arraigned on the murder charge at his next scheduled hearing on Oct. 25 in Concord District Court.
View ArticleFramingham police: A Papa Gino's driver's scam leads to $9K theft
According to the police report, Marco Khar delivered food orders to customers. But upon returning to the restaurant, he allegedly entered discount codes into the computer system, which reduced the cost...
View ArticleHolliston traffic stop leads to multiple charges
A Holliston police officer on patrol ran a random registration check on a Nissan Sentra, and the car came back as having a suspended registration. Once the motorist, a Framingham man, was pulled over,...
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