Westborough father and son sentenced to prison in tax fraud case
WORCESTER – Three members of a Worcester payroll company who pleaded guilty last year to charges of defrauding the Internal Revenue Service were sentenced to federal prison Wednesday in U.S. District...
View ArticleWestborough police arrest man after he drove with Verizon picketer on hood of...
WESTBOROUGH - An Ohio man is facing multiple charges after police say he drove through a picket line of striking Verizon workers, knocking one onto the hood of his pickup truck.Officers arrested George...
View ArticlePassage of transgender bill caps emotional day in State Senate
BOSTON - The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to extend anti-discrimination protections to transgender individuals in places of public accommodation - including restaurants and bathrooms -...
View ArticleFramingham: Investigators seek information about Dennison Avenue fire
FRAMINGHAM - Investigators are looking for tips from the public about a fire that damaged a Dennison Avenue home over the weekend.Jim DeSimone, a spokesman for the state Department of Fire Services,...
View ArticleFramingham Police: Man yells racial slur during assault
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man is facing civil rights-related charges after he assaulted a man on Thursday while using a racial slur, authorities said.Police arrested Sean N. Pelfrey, 38, after the...
View ArticleMan stole guns to buy heroin, Ashland Police say
A Millbury man stole guns from his dead mother’s boyfriend and then sold them to buy heroin, authorities said this week.Kevin L. Rudolph, 19, stole the guns from the Ashland home late last year or...
View ArticleFramingham police searching for assault suspect
FRAMINGHAM – Police said they are looking for a Framingham man they said attacked another man with a pipe and a knife on Sunday.Police have issued a warrant for Sean Pelfrey’s arrest following the 7...
View ArticleDA: Framingham man tries to force way into apartment
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man tried to force himself into an Edmands Road apartment on Sunday, threatening to kill the terrified residents as they clutched kitchen knives for protection, a prosecutor...
View ArticleFramingham man arrested twice over weekend
FRAMINGHAM – Police arrested a Framingham man twice over the weekend in separate incidents, authorities said.Police arrested Estaban Martinez, 58, on Saturday at 11:28 a.m. after they said he urinated...
View ArticleDA: Sudbury man kicks, drags girlfriend
A Sudbury man threw his girlfriend to the floor on Sunday, kicked her and dragged her up a set of stairs by her ankles, authorities said.Sudbury Police arrested Thomas J. Confort, 58, at his 33 Austin...
View ArticleSudbury woman faces 3rd OUI after crash
A Sudbury woman is facing her third drunken driving charge after she crashed into a car on Friday as she drove into a Boston Post Road parking lot.Sudbury Police arrested Lyn Freeman 51, after the 7...
View ArticlePolice investigating Framingham faculty member
FRAMINGHAM - Superintendent Stacy Scott on Monday sent an email letter home to parents about a member of the high school faculty who is under police investigation.According to the letter, posted on the...
View ArticleNorthborough teen arrested after crashing father's Toyota into pole
NORTHBOROUGH — An 18-year-old School Street resident faces larceny and motor vehicle charges after allegedly stealing his mother’s jewelry and crashing his father’s car into a utility pole.According to...
View ArticleWayland Police distribute informational cards after latest scam
The Wayland Police Department has created an informational card titled “Are You Wiring Money? STOP!” to help residents fight off telephone and Internet scams.Most recently, Wayland officers received a...
View ArticleMan arrested for 38th time in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – Since 1992, Sean Pelfrey of Framingham has been arrested at least 37 times by Framingham Police.On Monday, police arrested Pelfrey, 38, for the 38th time, charging him with two separate...
View ArticleFramingham man charged with breaking into ex's home
FRAMINGHAM – Police found a Framingham man hiding in his girlfriend’s basement on Monday after he broke in, authorities said on Tuesday.Police arrested Vinicious Alves, 21, at 11C Carlson Road at 8:23...
View ArticleNatick man charged with trying to set fire to home
A Natick man last month set fire to a friend’s mattress, and when firefighters showed up, he tried to set paper towels and a gas stove ablaze, a prosecutor said in Natick District Court on...
View ArticleFramingham Police partner with Addiction and Recovery Initiative
FRAMINGHAM - The Framingham Police Department announced a partnership Tuesday with the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative to strengthen the department's own addiction recovery program,...
View ArticleFramingham High teacher arraigned on kidnapping, assault charges
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham High School teacher is facing kidnappng and assault charges following his arraignment Monday in Worcester District Court.Brian Cervone, 34, is charged with kidnapping, two...
View ArticleWayland woman charged in mail theft faces 51 more counts
A Wayland woman accused of stealing mail from random strangers last month in Wayland was arraigned Tuesday on more than 50 additional charges in connection to the same case.Joan E. Barker, 51, was...
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