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Embezzlement: Central Mass Postal Worker Filed More Than $50K In False Expenses, Feds Say Embezzlement: Central Mass Postal Worker Filed More Than $50K In False Expenses, Feds Say
Embezzlement: Central Mass Postal Worker Filed More Than $50K In False Expenses, Feds Say A US Post Office employee from Worcester County faces up to 10 years in prison after federal authorities charged him with embezzling more than $50,000 in government funds, authorities said. Anthony Fernandes, 37, of Douglas, is charged with one count of theft of government money, the US Attorney General for Massachusetts said.  Fernandes was a supervisor at the USPS in Buzzards Bay and allegedly filed fraudulent reimbursement requests from April through November 2022, the prosecutor said. In total, he was reportedly paid $52,987 for bogus travel receipts. Along with a decade behind ba…

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by Josh Lanier
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Elderly Woman Killed By Car At End Of Her Driveway In Central Mass: Police Elderly Woman Killed By Car At End Of Her Driveway In Central Mass: Police
Elderly Woman Killed By Car At End Of Her Driveway In Central Mass: Police A Douglas woman has died after she was hit by a car at the end of her driveway this week, authorities said. Police received multiple calls about a person who was hit by a car near 93 West Street around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 26, Douglas Police said on Facebook.  Upon arrival, officers found an elderly woman in the road at the corner of West Street and Johnson Court, police said.  The woman, later identified as 71-year-old Dong Mei Ying, of Douglas, was taken to a local hospital where he later died.  Initial investigation suggests the woman was at the end of her driveway …

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by David Cifarelli
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3 Students To Face Charges For Fake Bomb Threat Against Central Mass Schools 3 Students To Face Charges For Fake Bomb Threat Against Central Mass Schools
3 Students To Face Charges For Fake Bomb Threat Against Central Mass Schools Three students are expected to face charges for making a fake bomb threat and forcing two schools in central Massachusetts on lockdown, authorities said.  A parent called police about someone wearing a mask who claimed to a have a bomb near Douglas Elementary School around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, Douglas Police said on Facebook. The individual was seen running into the woods between the elementary and high schools. Police then responded and placed both schools under lockdown.  Police later found three students in the woods matching the description from the caller, police s…

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by David Cifarelli
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Wrong-Way Driver From Central Mass Killed In 2-Car Crash On Route 146: Police Wrong-Way Driver From Central Mass Killed In 2-Car Crash On Route 146: Police
Wrong-Way Driver From Central Mass Killed In 2-Car Crash On Route 146: Police A wrong-way driver from central Massachusetts was killed in a two-car crash close to the Rhode Island border, authorities said. The 42-year-old man from Douglas died in the crash that happened on Route 146 in Uxbridge around 10:19 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, Massachusetts State Police said.  Initial investigation revealed the man was going the wrong way when he crashed his 2006 Chrysler 300 into a 2019 Mazda CX5 about a half mile from the Rhode Island border.  He sustained serious injuries from the crash and later died at a local hospital, police said. The driver of the other vehicl…

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by David Cifarelli
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No One Walks Alone: Sherborn Officer Walking Across State To Raise Awareness Of Mental Health No One Walks Alone: Sherborn Officer Walking Across State To Raise Awareness Of Mental Health
No One Walks Alone: Sherborn Officer Walking Across State To Raise Awareness Of Mental Health One Sherborn officer takes walking a beat to a whole new level. Officer Doug Kingsley is hiking across Massachusetts —219 miles — to raise awareness of the mental health struggles of his brothers and sisters in uniform.  Kingsley started at the New York border in Egremont on Oct. 12, and he plans to end at the Chatham lighthouse in Chatham on Friday, Oct. 21. Sometimes he walks by himself, and sometimes others join him. But even when no one is with him, he doesn't walk alone. He wants all first responders to realize that too.  View this post on Instagram …

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by Josh Lanier