11+ hour, 36+ min ago   (386+ words) KINGSTON — On Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, shortly after 7:30 a.m., Kingston police responded to Cumberland Farms at 41 Main Street following a report of a fight in progress. According to the Kingston Police Department, the victim, a Black man, told police he was at…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (292+ words) WEBSTER — A Webster man pleaded guilty in federal court in Worcester on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, to illegally dealing firearms and possessing a machine gun. According to the Webster Police Department, Anthony Pietrowski, of Webster, sold 3D-printed firearms and firearm components during…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (739+ words) DUDLEY — On Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, at approximately 7:10 p.m., K9 Officer Luis Pacheco of the Dudley Police Department was dispatched to the area of 4 Francis Drive following a report of a physical altercation in progress. (The account and quotations in this article were…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (128+ words) SALEM — On the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, Salem police responding to a wellbeing check on Cabot Street found a 42-year-old woman dead. According to Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker and Salem Police Chief Lucas Miller, authorities applied for and…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (870+ words) LEOMINSTER — On Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, Leominster Police Officer Garrett Hardy was dispatched to the Market Basket at 71 Sack Boulevard following a report of shoplifting. (The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer Garrett…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1574+ words) ORANGE — On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at approximately 7:47 a.m., the Shelburne Control Dispatch Center received a 911 hang-up call from the area of 240 Hayden Street. Dispatchers attempted to call the number back, but received no answer. Shortly afterward, the center received another call…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (558+ words) CLINTON — On Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at approximately 5:35 p.m., Clinton Police Officers Shane Gilman and Brian O’Malley responded to a residence on Beacon Street after a man who resides there reported that he had just been threatened with a knife by a…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (314+ words) CLINTON — On Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at approximately 5:43 p.m., Clinton Police Officer David Johnson was patrolling Chestnut Street when Officer Shane Gilman radioed that a man walking on High Street had an active warrant for his arrest. (The account and quotations in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (558+ words) TAUNTON — On Saturday, July 4, 2026, while returning from a call for service, Taunton Police Officer Joshua McCarthy and Sergeant Evan Lavigne observed fireworks being shot off in the back parking lot of High Performance Inc, a car wash at 540 Winthrop Street....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (235+ words) SANDWICH — A 40-year-old Sandwich man was arrested on child pornography charges following an investigation prompted by a CyberTip received by the Massachusetts State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. According to the Sandwich Police Department, the CyberTip alleged that…...