Framingham man charged with attempted murder
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man slit another man’s throat so deeply during a fight on Sunday that the man’s trachea was visible, a prosecutor said in Framingham District Court on Sunday.Police arrested...
View ArticleFramingham man accused of nearly running over cop
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man drove through a detour and nearly struck a detail police officer on Saturday, authorities said.Police arrested Brandon Cotter, 27, on Blandin Avenue at 3:08 a.m., police...
View ArticleDA: Man punched, burned woman in Framingham after rejection
FRAMINGHAM – A homeless man repeatedly punched a woman and extinguished a cigarette on her after she refused to have sex with him, a prosecutor said Tuesday in Framingham District Court.Police arrested...
View ArticleMarlborough: City man found guilty of inappropriately touching woman
LITTLETON - A Marlborough man was found guilty Tuesday in Ayer District Court of inappropriately touching a female employee of a Littleton donut shop and exposing his buttocks, according to Littleton...
View ArticleSuspicious fire at Hopkins School
HOPKINTON – State and local authorities are investigating a suspicious bathroom fire at Hopkins School on Monday that forced the school’s evacuation.The fire, located in a second floor faculty...
View ArticleWATCH: Lawyers argue to overturn 24,000 convictions after drug lab scandal
Roughly 24,000 convictions could be overturned if the state’s Supreme Judicial Court decides in favor of the plaintiffs in a case that will be argued at 11 a.m. today.Three named defendants and the...
View ArticleJewelry stolen in Framingham burglary
FRAMINGHAM – A burglar stole thousands dollars worth of jewelry from a Hollis Street business on Monday, police said.There are no suspects in the 11 p.m. break-in at Mobile Center, 226 Hollis St., ,...
View ArticleSettlement talks continue in Framingham High whistleblower lawsuit
FRAMINGHAM — Settlement talks will continue next month in the case of a former school social worker who claims he faced retaliation from administrators for speaking up about a pair of sexual...
View ArticleFramingham attempted murder suspect previously ordered deported
FRAMINGHAM – Two men arrested in connection to the stabbing of another man on Sunday are in the country illegally, federal authorities said.Odward Ortiz, 29, and Lazaro Orellana-Sibrian, 35, face...
View ArticleNatick man charged with assaulting deaf neighbor
NATICK — A Natick man who police say accosted his deaf neighbor during an angry confrontation earlier this year was released without bail after being arraigned Thursday on several charges.Police allege...
View ArticleFire wrecks Wayland house
WAYLAND - A fire Thursday night has rendered a home on Snake Brook Road uninhabitable, said officials from the Wayland Fire Department.At about 9 p.m., crews responded to reports of a house fire at 18...
View ArticleFramingham man charged with attempted murder ordered held without bail
FRAMINGHAM - A rumored member of the international gang MS-13 was ordered held without bail Friday as he faces trial on an attempted murder charge.Odward Ortiz, 29, of 14 Haven St., Framingham, was...
View ArticleFramingham drops lawsuit against police union
FRAMINGHAM — Facing a lawsuit from the town, the Framingham Police Officers Union has agreed to drop its demand for arbitration in the case of a drug task force member who remains on administrative...
View ArticleFramingham police chief out on medical leave
FRAMINGHAM — Deputy Framingham Police Chief Steven Trask was named acting chief of the police department this week after Chief Kenneth Ferguson announced he is taking a medical leave of absence.In an...
View ArticleMeningitis outbreak defendants seek access to evidence
BOSTON — Lawyers for two men charged with murder in the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people say prosecutors have "overreached" and are demanding they produce evidence to justify the...
View ArticleFramingham Police: Man flees crash, is arrested
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man told police he fled a crash scene on Salem End Road on Sunday because he was scared, authorities said.Mauricio Santos, 36, had no driver’s license and several warrants for...
View ArticleFramingham: Grabbing a bite, and a robber
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man’s escape attempt after stealing a purse from a Rte. 9 restaurant on Saturday was cut short after he was chased and pinned to the ground by customers until police...
View ArticleFramingham Police: Man arrested after fleeing crash
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man told police he fled a crash scene on Salem End Road on Sunday because he was scared, authorities said.Mauricio Santos, 36, had no driver’s license and several warrants for...
View ArticleFramingham woman charged with punching mother, young sister
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham woman punched her 8-year-old sister in the face on Friday when the young girl tried to stop her from attacking their mother, authorities said.Police arrested Maria Palacios,...
View ArticleHopkinton woman charged with drunken driving
A Hopkinton woman told police she was reading a text message when she lost control of her car and crashed into a wall before fleeing in a taxi cab, authorities said.Meghan Beidelman admitted to...
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