WATCH: Three people were arrested Monday afternoon following a high-speed police chase along several Massachusetts interstates until the vehicle lost control and crashed in Northborough.
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High-speed chase on Massachusetts highways results in crash, arrests along I-290
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. — Massachusetts State Police pursued a stolen car through traffic on multiple highways on Monday afternoon until it lost control and crashed, officials said. The vehicle was initially reported stolen from Peabody and had previously eluded other police departments, state police spokesperson Dave Procopio said. The Massachusetts...
Worcester Housing Authority working with Lakeside Apartments residents on relocation to ready for major overhaul
WORCESTER — The Worcester Housing Authority is working with residents of Lakeside Apartments who will relocate during the planned redevelopment of the public housing complex. A major overhaul is in the works with plans to raze all 202 units and rebuild with new units added, for a total of...
Massachusetts man accused of kidnapping young girl at beach and assaulting her
WEBSTER, Mass. (TCD) -- Police have arrested a 68-year-old man on suspicion of kidnapping and assaulting a juvenile at a beach last week. On Monday, April 15, the juvenile victim, accompanied by her grandmother, spoke with officers at the Webster Police Department and alleged Walter Fanion "lured her inside his car" at Memorial Beach. According to police, the girl said Fanion drove her somewhere to drop off his dog, and then he "assaulted her inappropriately."
At Household Goods, thousands of furniture donations help families make a house a home
On this week’s edition of the Joy Beat, we’re celebrating an Acton-based nonprofit. All across Massachusetts, many have made that first giant step toward stability and secured housing. But building a home doesn’t stop there. What about a bed? A couch? A dining table, chairs and other basic furnishings?
Romance scams target thousands in Mass: "You have to get rid of your husband"
TOWNSEND - Organized romance scammers target their victims by using sophisticated scripts, sending messages promising love, then they get men and women to send them money. That is bad enough. But, for a Townsend woman who was duped into believing a famous actor was in love with her, the scam took on a potentially more sinister tone that ended with her in handcuffs.Romance scamsStar-struck, Roxanne Doucette thought she was exchanging romantic text messages with soap opera actor, Thorsten Kaye. Except the messages were not from Kaye, Doucette tells the I-Team, "It was a scam." Fraudsters, pretending to be the actor,...
Massachusetts gang member caught on Snapchat posing with gun sent to prison
A Boston man who posed with guns on Snapchat has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition while under house arrest for four state firearm charges.
Stronger families, not more spending, best fix for overdose problem (Letter)
Here is a politician’s quote to deal with overdoses in Massachusetts rural towns: “The three hardest words for any human being to say are also three of the most courageous words, ‘I need help’” (state Sen. John Velis, D-Westfield). This is a statement made at a Russell town hall to deal with possible opioid deaths in rural towns. The roundtable meeting had state legislators, recovery coaches, and local people who are impacted by these overdoses. Sen. Velis went on to say, “And when an individual raises their hands and says, ‘I need help,’ it’s the system’s job, I would argue, to be there to meet that hand. And that’s what today was about, and that’s what any bill will be about.” That = $$$.
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