CRIME & SAFETY
Hearing for Greenfield man convicted of 2005 murder of pregnant woman
GREENFIELD — Almost exactly 20 years ago, Brandy Waryasz was murdered at a gas station in Deerfield. Dennis Bateman, a Greenfield man, was convicted of killing Waryasz and her unborn child. His attorney though argues there were problems in the case, and on Thursday, there will be a motion...
Audio experts question accuracy of police recordings that led to Dennis Bateman’s murder conviction
GREENFIELD — An audio expert for the defense of Dennis Bateman testified over Zoom on Thursday that she believes the police did not follow proper protocol while conducting interviews with witnesses at the time of the 2005 murder. In 2007, Bateman underwent a trial and was convicted of the...
Winchendon police K9 locates missing elderly man
WINCHENDON — A K9 unit from the Winchendon Police Department successfully located an 81-year-old man with dementia who had gone missing in Royalston after a six-hour absence, authorities said Tuesday. According to police, the man, who was not identified, was presumed to have taken a walk in the woods...
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