UPDATED: Family displaced from new home in Southborough
The house fire on Wyndemere Road in Southborough is believed to have started in the attic and is being called accidental.
View ArticleFramingham man caught with bag of crack in his buttocks
FRAMINGHAM – A suspected drug dealer hid a bag of crack cocaine in his buttocks after police arrested him Wednesday as the result of an investigation, authorities said.Anthony Baptiste, 41, was...
View ArticleGovernor nominates two Central Mass. lawyers as judges in family court
BOSTON – Gov. Charlie Baker has nominated two local lawyers as judges in Probate and Family Court.Jennifer Melia and Roxann C. Tetrau were nominated as circuit associate judges of the court, the...
View ArticleMilford police chief files lawsuit against town
Milford Police Chief Thomas O’Loughlin has filed a lawsuit against the town and two of its three selectmen, saying they lack the authority to not renew his contract.
View ArticleFramingham man skips court after $1,800 shoplifting arrest
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man with a history of shoplifting arrests is once again facing larceny charges after police arrested him Thursday at Target, authorities said.Police arrested Joseph Jutras,...
View ArticleOhio judge's ruling leaves parents of Holliston's Emilee Gagnon...
HOLLISTON - Celia and John Gagnon say they are “devastated" and “heartbroken” after hearing that the Ohio woman found guilty of killing their daughter, Emilee, in 2014 successfully had her record...
View ArticlePolice: Driver refuses to stop for Holliston police for two miles
HOLLISTON – A West Boylston man was driving nearly twice the speed limit on South Street on Sunday and did not pull over for police until he reached Medway, authorities said.Samael Notis, 23, drove for...
View ArticleWalpole, Norwood police involved in chase that ends with suspect firing shots
A police chase through two Massachusetts towns ended with a crash in Walpole and shots fired, police said.Walpole police said the chase started late Monday night in Norwood after officers made a motor...
View ArticleAttorney General sues Shrewsbury man over pet shop conditions
SHREWSBURY - A Shrewsbury man is being sued by the state attorney general for allegedly running an unlicensed and unsanitary pet shop that routinely sold fatally ill puppies to customers.In a complaint...
View ArticleApplicants sought for Shop with a Cop
Several MetroWest police and fire departments departments are gearing up to once again help kids shop for holiday gifts as part of the third annual Shop With a Cop event.Officers and fire departments...
View ArticleFramingham woman naps at Staples in Natick, gets arrested
NATICK – A Framingham woman walked into Staples at the 9/27 Exchange on Monday and took a nap, authorities said.Marlene McGuire, 45, taking a nap in an office chair is not necessarily a crime, but her...
View ArticleSherborn man faces strangulation, kidnapping charges
SHERBORN – Police say a Sherborn man tried choked his girlfriend and hit her in the face more than a dozen times before chasing her down the street on Wednesday and dragging her into his home.Police...
View ArticleBellingham Middle School teacher charged with creating child pornography
BELLINGHAM — A teacher and baseball coach at Bellingham Memorial Middle School has been charged with two counts of child pornography, according to the Milford District Court Clerk’s Office.Scott...
View ArticleWestborough man, a resident doctor-in-training, charged with open and gross...
WORCESTER - A resident doctor-in-training at the University of Massachusetts Medical School has been placed on leave after being accused of exposing himself in September in a library at the College of...
View ArticleNatick police user Taser to subdue man in custody
Officer Andrew Watkins wrote in a report that Michael Webb turned toward him, squared up, clenched his fists and began moving toward him — signs that Watkins interpreted as "clear indications of an...
View ArticleFramingham, Natick police bust suspect cocaine, LSD dealer
Members of the MetroWest Drug Task Force, made up of detectives from Framingham and Natick, along with members of the Massachusetts State Police’s STOP team, forced their way into the apartment after...
View ArticleMarlborough firefighters quickly douse garage fire
Firefighters quickly extinguish garage fire in Marlborough.
View ArticleFramingham man charged with assaulting teen girl
According to a police report, a girl known to Perez told police on Thursday that Perez tried to rape her last summer. Perez is alleged to have later offered money to one of the girl’s family members to...
View ArticleNo injuries from house fire in Franklin
The cause of a fire that damaged a home in Franklin Saturday is still under investigation.The blaze broke out at about 11:44 a.m. at 19 Hawthorne Drive. Firefighters from several communities responded...
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