Framingham rep pushes bill to protect immigrants
BOSTON – Rep. Chris Walsh, D-Framingham, supports the Safe Communities Act as an important step in advocating for Framingham’s “extraordinarily valuable” immigrant communities.“We have many immigrant...
View ArticleFramingham man charged with sex assault on co-worker
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man “manipulated” a co-worker into having sex and forced her to take naked photos against her will, a prosecutor said in Framingham District Court on Tuesday.Francis Manyeki,...
View ArticleFramingham man destroys church flowers, Natick Police say
NATICK – A Framingham man was drunk and angry when he destroyed a floral arrangement surrounding a statue of the Virgin Mary outside a Hartford Street church on Sunday, authorities said.Police arrested...
View ArticleDA: Framingham man groped teen employees in Natick
Two teenage girls told Natick Police they were scared about being repeatedly groped by a Framingham man because he was their boss and they thought he would fire them.Police arrested Edwin O. Onywera,...
View ArticleNatick couple finds intruder sacked out on couch
A Natick couple woke up Sunday morning to discover a drunken stranger passed out cold on their couch, authorities said.Natick Police arrested Michael Patrick Reardon, 29, of West Roxbury, at 8:20 a.m....
View ArticleWith Linsky push, Mass. House bans bump stocks
BOSTON — House lawmakers on Wednesday moved rapidly, and some critics said rashly, to ban any device that could be used to increase the rate of discharge of a firearm.The bill's passage came 10 days...
View ArticleHomeless man damages Framingham cop's truck, authorities say
FRAMINGHAM – A homeless man ran into traffic on Tuesday and began slamming his fist down repeatedly on an off-duty officer’s pickup truck, authorities said.Police arrested Sean Pelfrey, 39, after the 4...
View ArticleQuincy man faces OUI, drug charges after Sudbury crash
A Quincy man was under the influence of drugs when he crashed his car head-on into another vehicle in Sudbury on Wednesday, authorities said.Police arrested Anthony Sheldone, 26, after the 10:30 a.m....
View ArticleAshland Police: Drunk man crashes into two cars
A Ludlow man’s blood alcohol level was more than four times the legal limit on Wednesday when he crashed his car into two different cars in Ashland, authorities said.Ashland Police arrested William...
View ArticleFramingham Police searching for knife assault suspect
FRAMINGHAM – Police are searching for an unidentified man they said accosted another man with a knife on Wednesday.The victim was uninjured, police spokeswoman Lt. Patricia Grigas said on Thursday.A...
View ArticleCourt dismisses town’s lawsuit against Sudbury Station
SUDBURY – A Land Court judge last week dismissed a lawsuit by the town that sought to block a 250-unit affordable housing development in town center, rejecting its core claim as “wholly unjustifiable”...
View ArticleLeader of violent gang gets 10 years in prison
BOSTON (AP) — A Boston area leader of the violent Central American street gang MS-13 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a racketeering conspiracy involving assault, drug and firearms...
View ArticleMore than 20 displaced after Framingham basement fire
FRAMINGHAM – More than 20 people are left temporarily homeless after a fire at a Franklin Street apartment building on Friday, authorities said.No one was injured in the fire at 254-256 Franklin St.,...
View ArticleAshland man charged with assaulting cop
An Ashland Police officer initially gave an Ashland man a break and wasn’t going to arrest him on Saturday for violating a no-trespass order a neighbor had obtained from him.But, according to...
View ArticleWoman interferes with arrest, Framingham Police say
FRAMINGHAM – An Attleboro woman repeatedly ignored officers’ orders on Sunday and interfered with their efforts to arrest her husband.Police arrested a struggling Kimberly A. Grusheski, 25, on Main...
View ArticleMarlborough man arrested on cocaine trafficking charges after traffic stop
MARLBOROUGH – A city man was arrested on cocaine trafficking charges after a traffic stop on Frye Street late last week.An officer patrolling Chestnut Street Thursday afternoon spotted a car driven by...
View ArticleFramingham office clear after 'suspicious' white powder found
FRAMINGHAM - The Social Security office in Clarks Hill Road was evacuated Tuesday after an employee found a suspicious white powder, authorities said.The fire department determined the powder was...
View ArticleFramingham standoff suspect to be arraigned Thursday
WOBURN – A Framingham man authorities said fired a rifle at six Framingham officers in July is scheduled to be arraigned on 24 counts in Middlesex Superior Court on Thursday.Framingham and...
View ArticleFramingham Police: Natick man stole money order
FRAMINGHAM – A Natick man stole a $500 money order from a downtown store on Monday, authorities said.Police arrested Lance Huenfeld, 36, after the 11:15 a.m. theft at the Tedeschi’s store on Waverly...
View ArticleSeveral MetroWest residents indicted
The Middlesex County Grand Jury indicted numerous people for crimes alleged to have occurred in MetroWest.The following cases originated in Framingham:Jonathan Arizandieta, 29, of Framingham, is...
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