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Fundraiser For Family Of Waltham Officer Killed In Line Of Duty Created Fundraiser For Family Of Waltham Officer Killed In Line Of Duty Created
Fundraiser For Family Of Waltham Officer Killed In Line Of Duty Created A fundraiser has been created for the family of a Waltham police officer who was killed in the line of duty earlier this month in a hit-and-run crash that left another person dead and two others hospitalized.  Officer Paul Tracey was killed on Dec. 6 while managing traffic at a National Grid job site. Utility employee Roderick "Kito" Jackson was also killed when a man crashed into them and kept driving.  Running 4 Heroes created the fundraiser to benefit Tracey's family. The organization raises money for first responders killed in the line of duty. The group has raised more than $…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
'This Is A Nightmare': Family Of Utility Worker Killed In Waltham Alongside Officer Grieve Loss 'This Is A Nightmare': Family Of Utility Worker Killed In Waltham Alongside Officer Grieve Loss
'This Is A Nightmare': Family Of Utility Worker Killed In Waltham Alongside Officer Grieve Loss Officials have identified the 36-year-old Cambridge man who was killed on Wednesday, Dec. 6, while working at a National Grid utility job site along with a 28-year Waltham police veteran in a hit-and-run crash.  Roderick Jackson was one of three National Grid employees who were hit while working at a job site on Totten Pond Road Wednesday afternoon. The two other workers were not identified, but they remained hospitalized Thursday.  Related: Waltham Officer, Utility Worker Killed In Hit, Run Crash: DA Waltham Officer Paul Tracey, who was working traffic at the job sit…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Waltham Officer, Utility Worker Killed In Hit, Run Crash; Driver Stole Police Car To Escape: DA Waltham Officer, Utility Worker Killed In Hit, Run Crash; Driver Stole Police Car To Escape: DA
Waltham Officer, Utility Worker Killed In Hit, Run Crash; Driver Stole Police Car To Escape: DA A Waltham police officer and utility worker are dead, and two more are injured by a man who crashed into them and stole a police cruiser in an escape attempt on Wednesday, Dec. 6, authorities said.  Peter Simon, 54, of Woodsville, New Hampshire, is charged with two counts of manslaughter and armed robbery, but more charges are likely forthcoming, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. He will be arraigned on Thursday.  Related: Utility Worker Killed In Waltham Crash With Officer ID'd The prosecutor said Simon was driving a pick-up truck on Totten Pond Road in Waltham when…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Explosive Find In Waltham Has Construction Workers, Police Scrambling Explosive Find In Waltham Has Construction Workers, Police Scrambling
Explosive Find In Waltham Has Construction Workers, Police Scrambling Construction workers in Waltham got a scare on Monday, Nov. 27, when they found a cache of unexploded cannon balls buried on a job site.  Workers were on a job site at 41 Foundry Avenue when they found the 12 potentially explosive cannonballs, Massachusetts State Police said. The unexploded ordinances were found inside a pipe that workers uncovered.  The Waltham Police and Fire Departments responded, as did members of the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad, the Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Team from the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services, and an ATF agent all s…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
See The Man Police Say Attacked Woman On Waltham Riverwalk See The Man Police Say Attacked Woman On Waltham Riverwalk
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-…

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by Morgan Gonzales