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Police & Fire
Ret. Lynn Fire Chief Lends Hand In Peabody Police Chase After Officer Hurt: Cops
"Different family. Same brotherhood." That's what Peabody police are saying after a former Lynn fire chief saw an officer in need and risked his life to jump in to lend a hand. Peabody police posted a photo of the retired firefighter Stephen Archer this week to thank him for what he did last month. Posted by Peabody Police Department on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 The post reads that a Peabody officer was "injured in a foot pursuit that turned physical" on County Street. Archer saw the chase and turned his car into the path of the suspect, which allowed police to make an arrest. Arche…
Police & Fire
See The Man Police Say Attacked Woman On Waltham Riverwalk
Investigators hope a member of the public will recognize the man who attacked a young woman in Middlesex County. Police released an artist's sketch of the suspect who attacked a woman near Newton and Farwell Streets in Waltham around 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 30. The victim heard footsteps, and then someone grabbed her from behind by someone who tried to put his hand over her mouth. She screamed and tried to escape, and the man let her go and ran away. Read more: Woman Assaulted Near Waltham Supermarket, Suspect Still At Large The victim said her attacker was a 5-…
Police & Fire
Woman Assaulted Near Waltham Supermarket, Suspect Still At Large
A woman screamed and tried to escape from a man who assaulted her in Middlesex County, officials say. A woman in her 20s was assaulted on a footbridge between Newton Street and Farewell Street near Shaw's supermarket in Waltham on Sunday, July 30 around 8 p.m., according to the Massachusetts State Police. The victim heard footsteps behind her and was then grabbed from behind by someone who tried to put his hand over her mouth. She screamed and tried to escape, and the man then let her go and ran away. The woman turned and saw the man running away. She described him as a m…
Police & Fire
Update: ID Released For Ipswich Man Who Drowned At Yacht Club
Despite first responders' efforts to revive him, a man died in the water off of an Essex County island, officials say. Richard P. Collins, a 72-year-old man from the Great Neck area of Ipswich, drowned on Wednesday, July 26 in the area of the Ipswich Bay Yacht Club's mooring area, located at 124 N. Ridge Road, according to the Ipswich Police Department. Workers at the yacht club spotted a person in the Plum Island Sound and police were notified around 3 p.m. Police launched their marine unit and found the man, quickly bringing him back to shore. First responders performed …
Police & Fire
New Update: Medford Woman Assaulted While On Walk, Police Ask For Help To ID Suspect
Police shared a video of the man who repeatedly punched a woman in her 20s who was taking an evening walk in the hopes that a member of the public will recognize the attacker. A woman in her 20s was taken to the hospital after being hit multiple times by an unknown man who followed her at night, officials say. The young woman was taking an evening walk in the area of Main Street and Royall Street when a man physically assaulted her around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 2, according to the Medford Police Department. Video of suspect that followed a woman from Somerville, MA. into Medford…
Police & Fire
Caught
: Man Who Brought Knife Onto Boston University's Campus
A man who brought a knife onto Boston University's campus this week has been arrested, according to authorities. The man displayed the knife inside the building at 1010 Commonwealth Avenue on Wednesday morning, April 19, Boston University Police report. BU ALERT: Boston University Police are looking for a black male, 40-50 years old, thin build wearing a white hat and dark pants who displayed a knife inside 1010 Commonwealth Ave. Subject fled the building and is believed to have left the area on an MBTA https://t.co/TTy1mCse4F — BU Police Department (@BUPolice) April 19, 2023 The ma…
Police & Fire
Crisis Negotiators Help SWAT, Police Resolve Situation At Stoneham Home
Crisis negotiators along with local police and SWAT officers successfully de-escalated a situation at a Stoneham home this week, according to officials. The Town sent out an alert about police activity in the area north of Redstone near Main and North Streets around 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12. Videos posted to social media captured multiple police cars and SWAT vehicles outside a residence in that area. The activity was in response to an individual with a known mental illness threatening to harm himself and others at a home on Main Street, officials told Daily Voice. Law enforce…
Police & Fire
Microwave Determined As Cause Of Doubly Fatal New Bedford Fire
A catastrophic fire that resulted in two deaths had an accidental start from a common household appliance, officials say. The cause of a fire that decimated an apartment building located on Acushnet Avenue in New Bedford on Tuesday, March 28 has been determined to be an accident involving either a microwave or the wall outlet the microwave was plugged into, according to the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services. Read more: Second Victim ID'd, 5 Hospitalized In Fatal New Bedford Fire The fire started in room 205, located to the back left of the building's second floor, an investigati…
Police & Fire
'I Have Candy And Puppies,' Wanted Man Told Underage Girls In North Quincy
A pair of children who must be familiar with the common mantra "don't talk to strangers" escaped the beckons of adult man at a North Quincy MBTA station and reported him to police, officials say. A man on the platform of the North Quincy MBTA station yelled out at two girls, ages 11 and 12, and encouraged them to come to him on Sunday, Feb. 26 around 6:00 p.m., according to the MBTA Transit Police. The girls ignored the man's summons, but he began to walk towards them and said "come here... I have candy and puppies," sending the children running from the platform. The duo of frightene…
Schools
Body Found Outside Central Massachusetts High School: Police
Authorities are investigating after a body was found outside of a high school in Central Massachusetts this weekend. Auburn Fire responded to a report of an unresponsive man located in the driveway of Auburn High School around 6:35 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26, Auburn Police said on Facebook. On Sunday at 6:35 a.m., Fire Personnel responded to the Auburn High School, 99 Auburn Street, for a report of an... Posted by Auburn MA Police Department on Sunday, February 26, 2023 The man was pronounced dead on scene and the area around the school was closed until 10:30 a.m. to deal with the situati…
Police & Fire
Body Found Outside Central Massachusetts Home: Police
A death investigation is underway after authorities found a body found outside a private home in Central Massachusetts. The body was found outside a Boylston home on the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 13, Boylston Police said on Facebook. The discovery sparked a shelter-in-place to surrounding schools in Berlin and Boylston but was later lifted, police said. The victim's identity was not released. There is no danger to the public and the investigation is ongoing.
Police & Fire
Armed Ashby Convenience Store Robber Hits Up Several Stores In Weeks: Police
Asby Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man believed to be behind a string of armed convenience store robberies in several communities over the past few weeks. Police believe the man is responsible for three robberies, and potentially more, that started on December 20, 2022 at the Convenience Mart at 1274 Main Street, Ashby Police report. During the encounter, the suspect told the cashier that he had a knife but did not pull one out, police said. The second robbery happened at the Convenience Mart again, this time with the suspect exposing a knife and telling staff that…
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