Framingham heroin trafficking suspect held on $75K bail
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man already facing heroin distribution charges is now facing heroin trafficking charges after a several-month investigation, authorities said.Police arrested Benney Colon, 41,...
View ArticleProsecutors: BB gun, not real gun, used in UMass assault
BELCHERTOWN — Prosecutors say the Framingham man charged with assaulting a student in a University of Massachusetts-Amherst dormitory during a drug deal was armed with a BB gun, not a real gun.The...
View ArticleNorthborough: Dick's Sporting Goods employee charged with larceny
NORTHBOROUGH — An employee of Dick’s Sporting Goods in Northborough is facing a larceny charge after police say he made fraudulent returns totalling more than $300.Police were called Tuesday evening to...
View ArticleFramingham chase ends in alley
FRAMINGHAM – Three men’s attempt to flee police after a traffic stop on Friday ended when they drove down a dead-end alley, police said.Police arrested Benjamin Rouser, 18, of Marlborough, and William...
View ArticleSuspect in Framingham armed robbery busted
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man authorities said robbed a Union Avenue gas station at knifepoint earlier this month is in custody.Police arrested Benjamin Amell, 32, at his 7 Deloss St. apartment at 5:24...
View ArticleFramingham Police: Man stole lottery tickets, cigarettes
FRAMINGHAM – A New York man accused of stealing more than 100 scratch tickets from a Union Avenue gas station last week was caught because he turned in the winners, police said.Police arrested Robert...
View ArticleFramingham Police: Marlborough man hit tow truck driver with car
FRAMINGHAM – A Marlborough man hit a tow truck driver with his car and fled on Saturday because he did not have enough money to get his vehicle out of the impound yard, authorities said.Police arrested...
View ArticleGouges in road lead Framingham police to car
FRAMINGHAM – A Boston woman crashed her car into a curb on Rte. 30, lost a tire but continued driving on the rim on Sunday, police said.Police followed the marks on the ground that Lauren Lopes’...
View ArticleDA: Framingham man admits to gas station robbery
FRAMINGHAM – Police were able to link a Framingham man to a Feb. 17 gas station robbery by a scarf - worn during the hold-up - which his girlfriend wouldn't let him throw out, authorities said.Police...
View ArticleTown, police officers union in disagreement
BOSTON – The town and the Natick Patrol Officers Association are involved in a disagreement tied to Narcan.While the union does not object to officers carrying the overdose reversal drug, it had sought...
View ArticleWellesley: Ousted school business manager loses legal appeal
WELLESLEY — The state Appeals Court on Monday upheld an earlier decision to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the former business manager of Wellesley Public Schools, finding she failed to prove she was...
View ArticleMalden man indicted in $1.5M coke bust in Natick
A Malden man busted in November on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Natick with what police said was $1.5 million worth of cocaine has been indicted, authorities said.A Midldesex County grand jury charged...
View ArticleHome health aide indicted in Framingham theft
WOBURN – A home health aide from Marlborough accused of stealing more than $20,000 from the disabled woman for whom she cared has been indicted.A Middlesex grand jury charged Nikkion Lewis, 33, with...
View ArticleNatick bomb threat suspect to be arraigned Friday
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Middlesex Superior Court after he is accused of threatening to blow up a Natick apartment complex in November.Edgar Gonzalez, 52,...
View ArticleHomeless man charged in Framingham beating
FRAMINGHAM – A homeless man knocked a man who recently had back surgery to the ground on Monday and repeatedly kicked him in the back, authorities said.Police arrested Tyrease Slaughter, 31, at 11:30...
View ArticleFramingham: Man presses knife to woman's face
FRAMINGHAM – A homeless man pressed a knife against his ex-girlfriend’s cheek on Tuesday and threatened to kill her after she turned down his sexual advances, authorities said.Police arrested Howard O....
View ArticleDA: Man admits to Wayland burglary
An East Bridgewater man broke into at least one car in a Boston Post Road auto body shop on Tuesday, stealing a credit card and a knife, authorities said.Police arrested Stephen M. Cribben, 22, in the...
View ArticleFramingham forum to focus on violence, safety
FRAMINGHAM – Today’s culture of violence – and the question of whether people feel safe – is the topic of the next “Framingham Coming Together” forum on April 14.Rev. J. Anthony Lloyd of the Greater...
View ArticleNorthborough home damaged after fire
NORTHBOROUGH - A Whitney Street home was heavily damaged Thursday when a two-alarm fire began in the back of the building and spread into the attic and roof, fire officials said.A neighbor called...
View ArticleNorthborough-Southborough school budget officer charged with stealing $200K...
WESTBOROUGH – Fueled by an addiction to painkillers and cocaine, the budget officer for the Northborough-Southborough School District stole as much as $450,000 from the district over the past three...
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