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Massachusetts woman arrested in connection to multiple scams in two New Hampshire towns, NH AG says
Authorities are investigating multiple scam incidents in New Hampshire involving two older people. The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office said Rachel Chen, 25, of North Andover, Massachusetts, was arrested on March 14 in connection to multiple scam incidents in Nashua and Allenstown. According to authorities, a person in their 60s...
Nikki Sandoval ID’d as woman who died after liposuction procedure
A woman who died after undergoing what prosecutors described as a medical procedure at a Somerville home was identified as Nicole “Nikki” Sandoval, 35, of Everett, the Middlesex County district attorney’s office told MassLive Wednesday. The district attorney’s office has not detailed the medical procedure Sandoval and...
‘It was chaos’: Three men charged in shooting death of teenage boy at large Northboro house party
A wild free-for-all after shots were fired at what the Worcester County DA’s Office says was a birthday party at a Northborough home early Sunday morning. That million-dollar home is still listed on Booking.com.
Billerica Woman Accused Of Shooting Friend In Face With Shotgun
A 23-year-old Billerica woman is accused of shooting her friend in the face over the weekend while handling a shotgun, authorities said. Sarah Wooten is charged with assault and battery with a firearm, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, and discharging a…
Mother pins down fox after it bit 4-year-old daughter in Hollis, police say
HOLLIS, N.H. — A mother and child in Hollis are recovering after a fox attacked them in their own backyard. Hollis police said the mother and child were taken to a hospital with minor injuries, but at this point they are more emotionally shaken up than physically hurt. Police...
Worker injured after falling into hole at construction site in Concord, Mass.
A worker was injured after falling into a hole at a home that is being demolished in Concord, Massachusetts, on Tuesday morning. Concord fire officials said they received a call around 11:20 a.m. Tuesday to an address on Bruce Road for a report of a fallen construction worker. When they arrived, they found a man who was injured and trapped about six feet down in a hole inside the structure being demolished.
Hubbardston Fire rescues Leominster couple on Asnacomet Pond
It was the Hubbardston Fire Department to the rescue on Tuesday. The on-duty afternoon shift responded to a distress call at Asnacomet Pond. It turned out that a couple from Leominster had been cruising around the pond when their boat's engine conked out. Capt. Troy Casey, utilizing the department's boat,...
Northborough house that was site of fatal shooting has historic roots
A Northborough home that was the site of a massive house party and, later, the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old early Sunday, has roots that can be traced back to the 1950s, the town’s historical society wrote in a Facebook post. The Vera Green House at 333 Howard St....
Harvard University Police Enter Encampment, Photograph Protesters
Harvard University Police Department officers entered the pro-Palestine encampment in the Yard and photographed students on Monday, according to an Instagram post by Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine. The police presence in the encampment comes just days after the University placed more than 20 students on involuntary leaves of absence...
Marlborough police log, May 17 edition
7:44 a.m. Brigham St. MVA property damage only. 10:26 a.m. Stevens/State Sts. Suspicious activity. 11:53 a.m. Bond St. Suspicious activity. 12:40 p.m. Salon and Day Spa/East Main St. Suspicious activity. 3:13 p.m. Boston Post Road West/Apex Dr. Erratic operator. 5:07 p.m. Concord Rd. Assault. 5:23 p.m. Brigham St. Harassment. 6:04...
Northborough police log, May 17 2024
2:13 a.m. Avalon Dr. Ambulance. 8:14 a.m. West Main St. Ambulance. 3:33 p.m. Maynard St. Larceny. 4:27 p.m. South St. Accident: P.D. 8:13 p.m. Juniper Brook Rd. Ambulance. 9:54 a.m. Newton St. Ambulance. 1:27 p.m. Moore Ln. Well-being check. 1:47 p.m. Belmont St. Illegal dumping/littering. 3:22 p.m. Main St. Well-being...
Shrewsbury police charge two with making threats with a firearm
SHREWSBURY – Police have charged two men for allegedly making threats with firearms during two separate incidents on May 14. At 10:29 a.m., officers responded to 19 Boston Turnpike following a report that a man brandished a firearm. The caller told police that the suspect had been in a dispute with a co-worker from a nearby business, according to a press release from the department. The caller told police the suspect brandished the firearm before he left.
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