CRIME & SAFETY
1 person found dead on Main Street in Sturbridge
STURBRIDGE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - One man was found dead on Main Street in Sturbridge on Tuesday. Police arrived on scene just after 2:15 p.m. around the Mill Yard for a report of an untimely death. Police say there is no threat to the public. Right now, no other information has...
Crash on I-95 claims Sturbridge man
A Sturbridge man was killed in a car crash on Interstate 95 in Needham early Tuesday. Dylan Chaves, 31, was driving his pickup southbound about 4:45 a.m. when he apparently lost control of the vehicle and struck a concrete barrier, according to state police. His vehicle came to a stop in the left lane and was hit by an oncoming vehicle, police said. Road conditions were wet at the time.
No charges in Massachusetts after 4 newborns found frozen, wrapped in tin foil inside Boston apartment: DA
The Suffolk District Attorney announced that they will not seek criminal charges against anyone, two years after newborns were found in a South Boston apartment freezer.
Video shows part of police pursuit through multiple Mass. North Shore towns
DANVERS, Mass. — A 37-year-old Malden man is facing multiple charges following a police chase that went through multiple Massachusetts North Shore towns, state police say. Joseph Kennedy is accused of fleeing from police in Peabody, driving a pickup truck through Danvers and Middleton before coming to a stop on Cemetery Road in Danvers.
Worcester police investigate stabbing on Chandler St.
WORCESTER — Police are investigating a reported stabbing in the area of 23 Chandler St. Thursday afternoon. The victim was rushed to a hospital about 3:45 p.m. Police officers remained on the scene, taping off the front of an apartment building and talking to witnesses. The area around the front steps of the historic...
Officials identify Mass. homicide victim whose remains were found in apartment
GREENFIELD, Mass. (TCD) -- Officials recently identified a Massachusetts homicide victim following a 42-year-old man’s arrest in New York state last week. Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan announced that on Monday, April 22, officers with the Greenfield Police Department responded to an apartment on Chapman Street about a "foul odor." Officials found the body of a male and identified 42-year-old Taaniel Herberger-Brown as the primary suspect. Herberger-Brown is reportedly a former tenant of the home where the remains were located.
29-year-old Worcester man killed in crash on Southwest Cutoff
A Worcester man died after a crash on Southwest Cutoff Monday night, the Worcester Police Department announced. At around 11:11 p.m., Worcester police arrived at the crash site after they received a report about a motor vehicle crash with entrapment, the department said in a press release on Tuesday. So...
Man accused of placing card skimmers in New Hampshire Walmart and other stores across Northeast
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A man who police believe is in the U.S. illegally is facing federal charges for allegedly stealing data through credit card skimmers around the Northeast. According to court documents, Romario Serban placed the skimmers at Walmart stores in New Hampshire, New York, Maine and Massachusetts last July.
Massachusetts Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In Rhode Island
The suspect wanted for an assault and kidnapping in Massachusetts has been taken into custody in Rhode Island. Forty-one-year-old Jamaine Johnson allegedly choked his girlfriend in a domestic incident, stole her car and took off with their six-month-old child. He reportedly threatened to harm himself and the child. Overnight Tuesday,...
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