Westborough selectmen support background checks for riding instructors
WESTBOROUGH – Selectmen voted unanimously during their Tuesday night meeting to support criminal background checks for horseback riding instructors who work with children. The idea is being debated by...
View ArticleSudbury chief wants to get away from Civil Service law
SUDBURY - Police Chief Scott Nix is pushing a ballot question that would dump the state Civil Service system, which he says dictates hiring policies and limits the number of potential job...
View ArticleISIS takes credit for deadly Brussels bombing
BRUSSELS — Islamic extremists struck Tuesday in the heart of Europe, killing at least 34 people and wounding scores of others in back-to-back bombings of the Brussels airport and subway that again laid...
View ArticleNatick man charged with assaulting son
A Natick man picked up his son by the neck and head and threw him because he was angry about the boy not cleaning the bathroom, authorities said.Natick Police did not arrest Timothy M. Hall, 50, for...
View ArticleFramingham store burglarized; police seek unidentified suspect
FRAMINGHAM – Police are searching for an unidentified man they said broke into a Hollis Street convenience store late Tuesday night.The unidentified man got away with “a significant amount of cash,”...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to razor thefts in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM - A homeless man stole hundreds of dollars worth of razors from a Waverly Street pharmacy on Tuesday.Stephen R. Couture, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of larceny of property worth more...
View ArticleHopkinton Police: Uxbridge man assaults two after crash
An Uxbridge man assaulted two people on Wednesday after a car crash on West Main Street in Hopkinton, authorities said.Hopkinton Police arrested Elijah Core, 20, after the 3 p.m. crash, police Sgt....
View ArticleCharges dropped for four Framingham men accused in sex assault
FRAMINGHAM – After the victim of an alleged gang rape and her boyfriend said they would not testify, a Framingham District Court judge at the prosecutor's urging dismissed rape and kidnapping charges...
View ArticleDA: 'Known' cocaine dealer busted in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man who is a “known” cocaine dealer sold cocaine to an informant working with police, a prosecutor said in Framingham District Court on Thursday.Framingham and Natick officers...
View ArticleFirefighters battle house fire in Sudbury
SUDBURY – Firefighters from four communities on Thursday put out a smoky fire that heavily damaged a sprawling Greenhill Road home, Fire Chief William Miles said.When firefighters arrived at the...
View ArticleState SJC judge to review alcohol breath testing challenge
CONCORD — Lawyers representing more than 500 defendants have asked the state’s highest court to intervene in a case that challenges the reliability of alcohol breath testing machines used across...
View ArticleFramingham woman to police: 'Just arrest me now'
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham woman destroyed her boyfriend’s furniture Thursday, repeatedly stabbing it because she thought he was cheating on her, police said.Police arrested Linda Matis, 46, on Thursday...
View ArticlePair busted on heroin charges in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – Two Framingham men were arrested Thursday after officers interrupted a heroin deal, police said.Police arrested Christian Ortiz, 25, and his alleged customer, James P. Melia, 27, inside a...
View ArticleNorthborough: Three charged with breaking into cars
NORTHBOROUGH — Police charged a 51-year-old Northborough man and two 30-year-olds from West Boylston with breaking into cars and stealing money and valuables after stopping their vehicle on Crawford...
View ArticleFramingham Police: Mistake made over immigration status
FRAMINGHAM – Framingham Police made a mistake.When police arrested Adan Diaz, 32, in February on his second drunken driving charge, they booked him in the usual manner, police spokesman Lt. Stephen...
View ArticlePolice: Man flees crash in Milford, arrested in Holliston
A man, who police say fled a hit-and-run crash in Milford on Friday night, was arrested on drunken driving charges a half-hour later in Holliston, authorities said.Police arrested Mitchell Lussier, 20,...
View ArticleDA: Man punches girlfriend in Framingham, sends her to hospital
FRAMINGHAM – A Clinton woman had to undergo facial surgery after her boyfriend punched her in the face on Saturday, shattering her nose and the bone around her eye, authorities said.Framingham Police...
View ArticleMedway High School sign vandalized
MEDWAY - Police are investigating what could be considered a hate crime after the high school entrance sign on Summer Street was vandalized over Easter weekend with homophobic words.The words “gay sin”...
View ArticleFramingham: Man admits to using stolen credit card
FRAMINGHAM – A homeless man admitted he used a stolen credit card to buy cigarettes and booze to trade to drug dealers for cocaine, authorities said.Framingham Police arrested David Bradford, 41, on...
View ArticleNatick fire damages Cottage Street home
NATICK - Firefighters quickly put out a smoky fire in a Cottage Street home Monday, authorities said.Crews responded around 11:30 a.m. to the two-family home at 16 Cottage St., authorities said.A...
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