Former Framingham officer will see jail time after evidence room theft
WOBURN – A former Framingham Police officer who stole more than $19,000 from the police department’s evidence room more than two years ago tearfully apologized in Middlesex Superior Court after...
View ArticlePot agency seeks additional $5.2M to support operations through June
BOSTON — Now that its executive director is in place, the Cannabis Control Commission is turning its attention to money with a request to the Legislature for $7.5 million this fiscal year to support...
View ArticleMarlborough Police bust 16 in drug roundup
MARLBOROUGH – Police arrested more than a dozen people on drug charges and warrants Monday after a “lengthy” investigation, authorities said.Police did not release information about the investigation...
View ArticleFormer Framingham cop apologizes for evidence theft, pleads guilty
WOBURN – A former Framingham Police officer tearfully apologized after pleading guilty Tuesday to stealing more than $19,000 from the police department’s evidence room more than two years ago.Alan...
View ArticleLowe's employee in Framingham charged with larceny
FRAMINGHAM – A Lowe’s cashier decided to pay back a loan by letting the man she borrowed money from leave the store without paying for merchandise, authorities said.Police arrested Erika Kennedy, 42,...
View ArticleDrug bust takes down 31 alleged drug dealers
MARLBOROUGH – Although not a significant drug bust based on big-city standards, the 31 people swept up as part of an operation targeting heroin dealers will make a difference in the Marlborough area,...
View ArticleGrocery store bank robbed in Natick
NATICK – Police are searching for a man they said robbed a bank on Thursday.According to the Natick Police, an unidentified man robbed the Citizen’s Bank inside the Super Stop & Shop on Rte. 9 at...
View ArticleAaron Hernandez suffered from most severe CTE ever found in a person his age
BOSTON — Aaron Hernandez suffered the most severe case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy ever discovered in a person his age, damage that would have significantly affected his decision-making,...
View ArticleMan robs Natick bank
NATICK – Police are on the lookout for a man who robbed the Citizens Banks at the Super Stop & Shop on Rte. 9 Thursday morning.The man entered the bank around 11:10 a.m. and demanded that a teller...
View ArticleFramingham firefighter charged with robbing Natick bank
FRAMINGHAM — A hero Framingham firefighter who served a tour in Afghanistan with the National Guard was arraigned Friday on charges he robbed a bank branch inside a Natick supermarket store one day...
View ArticleHopedale man trafficked fentanyl from China, police say
HOPEDALE - A local man faces drug trafficking charges after police said he received a package filled with the powerful opioid fentanyl from China.Matthew Betti, 32, of 33 Hopedale St., was arrested...
View ArticleSudbury: Selectmen order dangerous dog receive aggression evaluation
SUDBURY – Selectmen have ordered the owner of a German shepherd that police say attacked two people within the past year to undergo an aggression evaluation by a certified dog trainer.The board also...
View ArticleReported shooting at Milford apartment complex
MILFORD –Three people, including a father and son, were shot in Milford Friday night, according to News partner WCVB.WCVB reporter John Atwater tweeted the report shortly after 10 p.m. Police would not...
View Article2 arrested after shooting at Milford apartment complex
MILFORD — Two men have been charged after a shooting at a Milford apartment complex Friday night that left two men shot and injured and a third with a head injury.The two men shot were a father and son...
View ArticleMedway's Eustis sworn in as judge
MEDWAY - A local resident has been sworn in as an associate justice at Milford District Court, after being nominated in October.Richard Eustis, who had been the court's First Assistant Clerk...
View ArticleMan charged with drunk driving after Framingham crash
FRAMINGHAM – A Connecticut man totaled a company truck while driving drunk on Friday and then asked an officer to help him because he was a veteran, authorities said.Police arrested John Foster, 57, of...
View ArticleMan facing cocaine charges after Framingham stop
FRAMINGHAM – A homeless man had 15 sandwich bags of cocaine when officers pulled him over on Saturday, authorities said.Police arrested Daniel Woodard, 34, at 11:15 a.m. when they pulled him over on...
View ArticleStorage container removed from Wayland driveway
WAYLAND - A storage container at the center of a lawsuit has been removed from a Millbrook Road property, where it had sat for several years and annoyed neighbors.The container was removed from John...
View ArticleDA: Framingham man flees attempted bank robbery in cab
FRAMINGHAM – After he failed to rob a Concord Street bank on Friday, a Framingham man fled the scene in a cab, a prosecutor said in Framingham District Court on Monday.Framingham Police arrested...
View ArticleMilford men held without bail in shooting
MILFORD - Two men at the center of a double shooting in a Pheasant Circle apartment Friday night were ordered held without bail Monday.Michael S. Rooney, 40, of 24 Depot St., and Keith Putnam, 27, of 1...
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