Framingham: Man charged with assault using tree branch
FRAMINGHAM – A homeless man was charged with assault after he hit a man on two separate occasions Thursday, authorities said. The victim was taken to the hospital after each assault.Police arrested...
View ArticlePolice: Framingham woman drunk, crashes into car 4 times
FRAMINGHAM – A woman whose blood alcohol level was nearly four times the legal limit, crashed her car into the same vehicle four times before driving away, authorities said.Police arrested Mary...
View ArticleFramingham shutters pizza shop whose owner is linked to police standoff
FRAMINGHAM — Public health officials found “excessive filth,” blocked sinks and evidence of rodent activity inside the pizza shop where a police standoff unfolded last week.According to paperwork on...
View ArticlePolice search for suspect in Callahan State Park assault
FRAMINGHAM - Framingham Police are searching Callahan State Park this afternoon for a man suspected of grabbing a woman from behind and then throwing her to the ground, according to a posting on the...
View ArticleFacebook post calls out suspects in Bellingham Walmart gaming console swap
BELLINGHAM — Police are searching for three people suspected of stealing a videogame console from Walmart by returning a used console in place of a new one.According to Bellingham Police post on...
View ArticleFramingham: Police search for suspect in Callahan State Park assault
FRAMINGHAM - Framingham Police searched Callahan State Park Sunday afternoon for a man suspected of grabbing a woman from behind and then throwing her to the ground, according to a posting on the...
View ArticleFacebook post calls out suspects in Bellingham Walmart gaming console swap
Police are searching for several suspects thought to have stolen a game console from Walmart by returning a used gaming console in place of a new one.According to Bellingham Police post on Facebook...
View ArticleFramingham Police increase patrols after Callahan State Park assault
FRAMINGHAM — Police have increased patrols around Callahan State Park after a report of a man grabbing a woman from behind and then throwing her to the ground Sunday afternoon. The suspect is still at...
View ArticleNatick man arrested in Callahan State Park assault in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – Police have arrested a Natick man they said assaulted a woman as she walked her dog at Callahan State Park on Sunday.Police on Monday charged Paul W.Shkreli, 29, of Bass Terrace, with...
View ArticleHudson police, DPW move into new building
After more than a year of construction, the new Department of Public Works and police building is up and running. The Municipal Drive structure, which has about 30,000-square feet of floor space,...
View ArticlePolice: Brawl breaks out at underage birthday party in Hopkinton
HOPKINTON — An unsupervised birthday party for a 17-year-old girl inside a townhouse off Lumber Street early Sunday morning turned into an all out brawl with police having to use a Taser on two people,...
View ArticleFramingham park assault suspect placed on house arrest
FRAMINGHAM – A Natick man grabbed a stranger’s buttocks as she took her dog for a walk through Callahan State Park on Sunday, before shoving her to the ground and forcibly kissing her, a prosecutor...
View ArticlePolice charge man in Framingham crash linked to heroin
FRAMINGHAM – A homeless man was on heroin when he crashed his car on Monday and then fled from the back of an ambulance that took him to the hospital, authorities said.Justin Turchetta, 36, also gave...
View ArticleLocal reaction: Be aware, but not afraid
FRAMINGHAM - Diana Lee and Carly Reardon discussed the Sunday assault of a woman at Callahan State Park, but the incident didn't stop the pair from running along the park's trails on Tuesday."I was...
View ArticleSouthborough police use Taser, pepper spray to subdue man
SOUTHBOROUGH — Police officers used a Taser and pepper spray to subdue a combative man at the Southboro Motor Lodge Friday night.Police went to 50 Turnpike Road at 7:15 p.m. after a family member...
View ArticleDA: Framingham man punched, kicked woman
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man punched and kicked a woman on Tuesday after she refused his offer of crack cocaine and sex, authorities said.To catch the woman, Richard Brown, 57, rode his bike as she...
View ArticleWayland: Settlement reached over Rice Road subdivision lawsuit
WAYLAND - A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over a planned Rice Road subdivision.Last year, several neighbors had sued the Planning Board and the Greenaways, who own the property, over the...
View ArticleFramingham woman charged with attacking boyfriend, two others
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham woman threw a man out of his wheelchair on Tuesday, bit her boyfriend and attacked a female friend in an incident caught on video, authorities said.Police arrested Ashley...
View ArticleAshland K9 Dax recovering after surgery
ASHLAND - Police dog Dax is recovering after spinal surgery, according to Ashland police.“Sgt. Alberini, his handler, noticed he appeared to be in a little bit of pain,” Lt. Richard Briggs said...
View ArticleMichelle Carter sentenced to 15 months for role in boyfriend's suicide
TAUNTON — A Lakeville woman who encouraged her suicidal boyfriend to kill himself in dozens of text messages and told him to "get back in" a truck filled with toxic gas was sentenced Thursday to 15...
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