Marlborough: Man uses bicycle as battering ram in attack
MARLBOROUGH – A city man used a bicycle as a battering ram to knock down another man on Main Street and then beat him, leaving the victim with severe facial injuries, police said.The victim was...
View ArticleNatick man slit his own throat after assaulting wife, authorities say
A Natick man slit his throat last week after his pregnant wife called 911 stating he hit her in the head with a wooden broom handle, authorities said.Natick Police did not arrest Daniel Kruse, 23,...
View ArticleTwo Framingham men, Walpole man indicted
A Middlesex County grand jury indicted two Framingham men and a Walpole man for various crimes in MetroWest, authorities said.The grand jury recently indicted Albert Ordway, 42, of Walpole; Miguel...
View ArticleKnife assault leads to arrest in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man repeatedly tried to stab another man on Sunday because he was angry he couldn’t stay at an apartment past 10 p.m., authorities said.Police arrested Jose Beltran, 29, at...
View ArticleDA: Homeless man robbed Framingham man
FRAMINGHAM – A homeless man mugged another man on Irving Street on Sunday, punching him in the face several times and taking his money, authorities said.Police arrested David M. Powell, 27, after the...
View ArticleAttorney General seeks loan forgiveness for swindled Mass. students
Students swindled by the for-profit American Career Institute, which closed suddenly in 2013, may soon see financial relief after Attorney General Maura Healey submitted a formal application Tuesday to...
View ArticleWayland selectmen fined $1K for 'intentional' violation of law
WAYLAND - The Attorney General’s Office fined the Wayland Board of Selectmen $1,000 Friday for an “intentional” violation of the Open Meeting Law, the third time a Wayland board has been fined since...
View ArticleFramingham Police sell mobile command center to regional law enforcement group
FRAMINGHAM – Looking at cost versus usage, the Framingham Police Department on Tuesday sold its 5-year-old mobile command center.The South Eastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council, a consortium of...
View ArticleNatick attorney reprimanded by state board
NATICK - A Natick attorney has been publicly reprimanded for "falsely witnessing and notarizing a forged signature" and "failing to communicate adequately with his clients," according to the state...
View ArticleNobscot fire still smoldering
FRAMINGHAM - Fire officials are still unsure of the source of a forest fire at Nobscot Scout Reservation on the Framingham-Sudbury border that has burned through seven acres and is expected to burn for...
View ArticleMetroWest Mediation Services to hold training
FRAMINGHAM — MetroWest Mediation Services, a nonprofit community mediation agency that works in cooperation with the Office of the Attorney General, the support of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation, the...
View ArticleWayland: Level 3 sex offender no longer working in town
WAYLAND - A Level 3 sex offender will not be working at a local Panera Bread after response to a public notice by police prompted the company to transfer him to a different branch.Wayland police posted...
View ArticleFramingham attorney temporarily suspended
FRAMINGHAM - A Framingham attorney, who is facing claims he has repeatedly not followed through on work for clients, has been temporarily suspended from practicing law in Massachusetts.Denis Patrick...
View ArticleHolliston police grab armed robbery suspect
HOLLISTON - A "take down," in police slang, means bringing in a suspect. On Wednesday morning, an Ashland police lieutenant, lending his Holliston colleagues a hand, took the phrase to heart when he...
View ArticleFramingham woman arrested after alleged sex-for-gun exchange
FRAMINGHAM - Police Wednesday arrested a Framingham woman implicated in the case of a Framingham District Court probation officer who arrested last month after he traded a gun to her for sex.Andrea...
View ArticleFramingham man broke into ex's Ashland home, police say
ASHLAND - A Framingham man is facing an assault and battery charge after authorities say he broke into his ex-girlfriend's home early Monday and attacked a man who was her guest.Around 1:38 a.m....
View ArticleBlackstone: Murray lawyer says evidence should be tossed
WORCESTER - The lawyer for Erika Murray has filed a set of proposed rulings from a Franks hearing to support his argument that evidence obtained after a September 2014 search warrant was executed...
View ArticleAshland: Handyman cashed $5K of employer's checks, police say
ASHLAND - A Whitinsville man is facing 50 criminal charges after he allegedly stole his employer's checkbook and spent several months writing himself checks on her dime.Jared Jacobs, 26, of 559...
View ArticleNo criminal violations found during 38 Studios investigation
SCITUATE, R.I. — An investigation into former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's failed video game company, 38 Studios, has resulted in no criminal violations, authorities announced Friday. Rhode Island...
View ArticleDedham couple pleads guilty in Framingham compounding pharmacy case
BOSTON – The majority owner of Framingham-based New England Compounding Center and her husband pleaded guilty Friday to illegally withdrawing $124,000 in cash during the investigation of a fungal...
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