Framingham Police: Man steals leaf blower
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man stole a $600 leaf blower on Monday, but told police he only did it because he thought it belonged to him, police said.Jeffrey Beale, 49, never told police why he believed...
View ArticleWarrant issued for Framingham woman who skipped arraignment
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham woman scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on charges previously dismissed against her in Framingham District Court now has a warrant for her arrest.Eunika Hardy, 31, failed to...
View ArticleSudbury board rules dog dangerous
SUDBURY – Selectmen on Tuesday night declared Sophie, a Highland Avenue pet, a dangerous dog, but spared the animal's life.During the second session of a dangerousness hearing about Beverly Whitcomb’s...
View ArticleMassachusetts schools report nearly $100K worth of missing, stolen electronics
FRAMINGHAM — Computers, laptops and other electronic equipment valued at nearly $100,000 disappeared from public colleges and universities in Massachusetts during the last two years, according to...
View ArticlePolice: Framingham man yelled 'you killed my stepfather' during arrest
FRAMINGHAM - Police arrested Joseph Bushfan, stepson of Framingham Police shooting victim Eurie Stamps Sr., on Tuesday after they allegedly found a knife in his waistband during a traffic stop.During...
View ArticleNorthborough farmer convicted of running illegal dump seeks new trial
WORCESTER – A lawyer for Santo Anza Jr., the Northborough man convicted in 2013 of running an illegal dump on Whitney Street in Northborough, moved for a new trial Tuesday, telling a Worcester Superior...
View ArticleFramingham woman held after more than a dozen default cases
FRAMINGHAM – A judge on Wednesday revoked bail for a Framingham woman who had failed to show up in court 18 times previously.At a Wednesday arraignment in Framingham District Court, Judge David Locke...
View ArticleMedway: Small brush fire after power lines fall down
MEDWAY — The Fire Department tackled a small brush fire on Summer Street Tuesday evening after power lines fell down, causing electricity loss for thousands in the area.According to Fire Chief Jeff...
View ArticleHudson: Botched burglary ends in fight
HUDSON - A man was punched, bit and slashed by a knife Tuesday after he caught a neighbor and another man burglarizing his Pope Street apartment, according to police.Anthony Hak and Stephen Peloquin...
View ArticleOrlando nightclub killer railed against the West
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando gunman Omar Mateen apparently made a series of Facebook posts before and during his attack on a gay nightclub, raging against the "filthy ways of the west" and blaming the U.S....
View ArticleHopkinton police program targets vandalism
HOPKINTON — Police are taking aim at a spike of vandalism in town. Lt. Joseph Bennett said over the past 18 months the town has received 166 reports of vandalism, mostly eggings, smashed mailboxes and...
View ArticleAuthorities: Ashland man runs from police following domestic incident
FRAMINGHAM - An Ashland man is facing multiple charges after a domestic incident in which authorities say he ran from police.Officers responded to a Main Street apartment around 1:40 a.m. Thursday,...
View ArticleTurmoil whirls before Mendon chief's exit
MENDON - For more than a decade, Ernest H. Horn has had a pretty full calendar.In this town of 6,000 that dots Worcester County's southeast corner, Horn is the face of public safety, serving as police...
View ArticleIn Mendon probe, Greene report on Blanchette, Horn
Mendon Special Police Officer Thomas Greene produced two reports - a primary report on Lt. Donald R. Blanchette Jr., and, at the request of selectmen, an addendum on Chief Ernest H. Horn.Court records...
View ArticlePolice: Framingham man exposes himself, pulls knife on witness at train station
FRAMINGHAM - A Framingham man is facing multiple charges after police say he exposed himself at the commuter rail station on Saturday and pulled a knife on a witness.Officers arrested Ezekiel A....
View ArticleFramingham man faces assault charges after road rage incident
FRAMINGHAM – Authorities say a road rage incident began because a Framingham man told police he felt like a pickup driver was trying to “overpower” his car on Thursday.Police arrested Jonny Pham, 26,...
View ArticleMarlborough man blames voices in his head for assault
MARLBOROUGH – A city man told police he heard voices in his head before he broke into an apartment at The Heights at Marlborough Friday night and briefly strangled one of the residents, said Police...
View ArticleFramingham man charged with strangling friend
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man attacked a woman on Sunday, choking her until she “saw stars,” when she told him she thought he needed alcohol rehab, authorities said.Police arrested Paul DiMuzio, 51, at...
View ArticleDA: Woman drove drunk in Wayland after domestic assault
A Peabody woman assaulted her ex-boyfriend in Wayland on Sunday and then drove drunk with their young child, a prosecutor said in Framingham District Court on Monday.Police arrested Natally I....
View ArticleJudge allows Wayland sex abuse lawsuit to move forward
WAYLAND — Lawyers for the family of a Wayland boy who was sexually abused will seek documents spanning 15 years from the town as they prepare to argue that school employees put the boy in harm's way.A...
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