CRIME & SAFETY
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...
2 transported to hospital, following rollover crash in Orange
ORANGE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Orange crews responded to a rollover crash on Monday afternoon. According to the Orange Fire Department, at around 3:39 p.m. firefighters were on scene for reports of a motor vehicle rollover on Moss Brook Road near Route 2A. Officials confirmed the vehicle was removed from the...
On a path to becoming a career criminal: His mom and a Worcester judge haven’t given up on him
After a 21-year-old Worcester man was told to pull over by police while making a DoorDash delivery, the officer attempted to reach his arm inside the man’s car to unlock the door, according to the April 4 police report. The man then deeply inhaled his vape device and drove off, hitting the officer’s leg.
Rape trial of former Rutland police officer underway in Worcester Superior Court
WORCESTER — A rape trial of a former Rutland police officer is underway in Worcester Superior Court, after an earlier conviction was vacated. Jurors were selected Tuesday morning in the case of Jason D. Briddon, who was charged in 2008 of raping a woman he met at a bar in May 2007. He was convicted after a second trial, the first ending in a mistrial.
Worcester PD: One dead in Route 20 wreck
WORCESTER — Police are investigating a fatal crash on Southwest Cutoff (Route 20) Monday night. The crash, reported shortly after 11 p.m., involved a pickup truck and a tow truck that was hauling a truck. Worcester police confirmed the 29-year-old driver of the pickup, a Worcester resident, died in the wreck. No other details...
Worcester Vice Squad Apprehends Man Suspected of Illegal Firearm Possession
The Worcester Police Department's Vice Squad made an arrest on Monday evening after receiving a tip about a man with an unlicensed firearm. Officers conducted an investigation that culminated in the arrest of Jinazean Ball, 36, on Lincoln Street, Worcester. According to a press release by WPD, when confronted by police, Ball was found to be in possession of a silver semi-automatic firearm.
'Large loss for the city': Austin St. carriage house leveled after early morning fire Sunday
WORCESTER — Construction equipment remained visible Monday at the site of an Austin Street carriage house that was leveled following an early morning fire Sunday. One person was injured at the scene of the fire and later released from a hospital, Assistant Chief Adam Roche said. No firefighters were injured.
WATCH: New video shows moment school bus tilted off side of road in Hubbardston
HUBBARDSTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Newly released surveillance video shows the moment a school bus tilted off the side of a Hubbardston road in March. Just after 12 p.m. on March 20, police responded to New Templeton Road where the bus was stuck in a swampy area after the driver pulled over to address some students who were misbehaving in the back.
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