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5 Hospitalized, Including Child, After Crash Between SUV, Ambulance In Foxborough 5 Hospitalized, Including Child, After Crash Between SUV, Ambulance In Foxborough
5 Hospitalized, Including Child, After Crash Between SUV, Ambulance In Foxborough Four adults and a young child were taken to the hospital for treatment after a car and ambulance crashed just before 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22. The child was airlifted to Massachusetts General Hospital for more care.  The crash happened on Route 140 (Main Street) in Foxborough. The paramedics — both in their 20s — were taking a patient in their 70s to get treatment when they crashed with a Honda driven by a 40-year-old woman with an elementary school-age child in the backseat, the Norfolk District Attorney's Office said.  The four adults were taken to an area hospital. The child wa…

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by Josh Lanier
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Rocket Launcher Found At Central Mass Motel; Federal Agents Alerted Rocket Launcher Found At Central Mass Motel; Federal Agents Alerted
Rocket Launcher Found At Central Mass Motel; Federal Agents Alerted Chalk this under you don't see this every day. Police in Worcester County found a man in possession of crack and a rocket launcher sitting in a parked car at a Sutton motel on Monday, Feb. 19, authorities said.  Police were watching a suspicious vehicle in the side parking lot of the Red Roof Inn at 200 Worcester-Providence Turnpike when one of the detectives walked over and began making conversation with the person inside, Sutton police said in a Facebook post.  As they spoke, the detective scanned the car's interior until his eyes landed on an M190 U.S. Army Rocket Lau…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Truck Left Dangling From Bridge Following Crash On I-495 In Harvard Truck Left Dangling From Bridge Following Crash On I-495 In Harvard
Truck Left Dangling From Bridge Following Crash On I-495 In Harvard All lanes have reopened following a crash on I-495 South Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 21, where a box truck was left hanging from a bridge in Harvard near the Boxborough line, authorities said.  It's unclear what caused the crash between exits 75 and 70, but the truck was left dangling over the Stow Road Bridge.  Boxborough police announced that drivers should expect heavy delays as crews were called in with cranes and wreckers to lift the truck back onto its wheels.  The Mass Department of Transportation announced just before 3 p.m. that the road had been cleared and traf…

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by Josh Lanier
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1 Dead, 4 Taken To Hospital Following Sudbury Fire 1 Dead, 4 Taken To Hospital Following Sudbury Fire
1 Dead, 4 Taken To Hospital Following Sudbury Fire An early morning three-alarm fire in Sudbury left one person dead and three others injured, authorities said.  The fire began at a 9,200-square-foot home on Goodman's Hill Road around 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, Sudbury fire officials said.  Related: Disabled Woman Killed In Sudbury Fire ID'd Firefighters found heavy smoke pouring from the rear of the home when they arrived. Crews were able to battle back the flames to get inside. Three people were able to escape the blaze, but firefighters found one person dead inside the home, authorities said.  Paramedics took the thr…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Accused Of Killing Wife Ana Walshe, Gets 3 Years For Art Fraud: Feds Man Accused Of Killing Wife Ana Walshe, Gets 3 Years For Art Fraud: Feds
Man Accused Of Killing Wife Ana Walshe, Gets 3 Years For Art Fraud: Feds A Lynn, Massachusetts, man who will soon stand trial for allegedly murdering his wife found himself in another courtroom Tuesday when he was sentenced to more than three years in prison for an elaborate art fraud scheme, authorities said.  Brian Walshe, 49, was given 37 months behind bars after he pleaded guilty to selling fake Andy Warhol paintings on eBay labeled as authentic, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  The fraud began in 2011 when a friend gave Walshe three Andy Warhol paintings to sell on his behalf. Walshe kept the paintings and the profits, prosecutors said.&nb…

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by Josh Lanier
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Head-On Crash In Region Leaves Man, Woman Seriously Injured Head-On Crash In Region Leaves Man, Woman Seriously Injured
Head-On Crash In Region Leaves Man, Woman Seriously Injured Two people are recovering from serious injuries following a head-on crash in the region. The Middlesex County wreck happened shortly after 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, in Ashby on Turnpike Road. Ashby Police said a 2003 Cadillac Escalade was driving westbound near Greenville Road when it crossed the centerline and struck a Ford pickup truck head-on. The impact left a 43-year-old Ashburnham woman trapped in the Escalade and a 58-year-old Townsend man stuck in the pickup truck. Fire and medic crews had to use hydraulic tools to extricate both victims from their vehicles. The Ashburnham woman wa…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Skeletal Remains Found In Saugus Woods Skeletal Remains Found In Saugus Woods
Skeletal Remains Found In Saugus Woods Police are investigating after human remains were found by someone walking their dog in Saugus Sunday morning, Feb. 18.  The discovery happened in the woods off David Drive just before 10 a.m. The skeletal remains were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to determine how they died and to identify them.  Police say they do not believe there is any risk to the public.  The Essex County District Attorney's Office did not release any other information about the discovery. 

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by Josh Lanier
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Wanted Man Busted For Stabbing At Tewksbury Hospital; Found Hiding In Shed: Police Wanted Man Busted For Stabbing At Tewksbury Hospital; Found Hiding In Shed: Police
Wanted Man Busted For Stabbing At Tewksbury Hospital; Found Hiding In Shed: Police A 39-year-old Massachusetts man wanted on multiple outstanding violent warrants was caught hiding in a shed after police say he stabbed a man at a Tewksbury hospital Thursday night, Feb. 15.  Brian Kobs, of Gloucester, is charged with attempted murder, possession of a Class E drug, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and two outstanding warrants, Tewksbury police said.  Police were called to the hospital around 7 p.m. to reports of an assault at the 365 East St. hospital. They found the victim had been stabbed and was suffering non-life-threatening injuries, authorities s…

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by Josh Lanier
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26-Year-Old Mass Man Killed In Route 495 Crash In Westford 26-Year-Old Mass Man Killed In Route 495 Crash In Westford
26-Year-Old Mass Man Killed In Route 495 Crash In Westford A 26-year-old Massachusetts man was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Route 495. The crash occurred in Middlesex County around 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, at mile marker 84 in Westford. According to Dave Procopio of the Massachusetts State Police, the crash involved a tractor-trailer that had struck and overrode a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck.  Westford Fire and EMS arrived on-scene and first responders began attempting to extricate the driver of the Tacoma,  The driver, a 26-year-old Essex County resident from Lawrence, was pronounced dead on the scene, Procopio said. The …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Shooting Detective In New Bedford Busted Stepping Off Flight In Boston Man Accused Of Shooting Detective In New Bedford Busted Stepping Off Flight In Boston
Man Accused Of Shooting Detective In New Bedford Busted Stepping Off Flight In Boston An 18-year-old man wanted in connection with the shooting of a detective in Massachusetts was immediately arrested after stepping off an international flight in Boston, police announced. Denzel Gomes, age 18, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 14 by local, state, and federal authorities after stepping off an international flight at Logan International Airport, Massachusetts State Police announced.  According to police, Gomes was wanted in connection with the shooting of an undercover New Bedford police detective on July 17, 2023.  On the day of the shooting, the detective had b…

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by Ben Crnic
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(UPDATE) Man's Body Pulled From Neponset River In Milton Near Yacht Club (UPDATE) Man's Body Pulled From Neponset River In Milton Near Yacht Club
(Update) Man's Body Pulled From Neponset River In Milton Near Yacht Club State police divers found a body in a Norfolk County river after a nearly two-hour search on Tuesday morning, Feb. 13.  State police said the man's body was found in the Neponset River near the Neponset Valley Yacht Club at 25 Wharf St. in Milton. Divers were called to the scene just after 9 a.m. and located the corpse just after 11 a.m., authorities said.  Related: Family ID's Body Of Man Pulled From Neponset River MSP divers, Marine Unit, patrols, detectives, and crime scene personnel are on-scene along the Neponset River in Milton for a death investigation. Furthe…

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman Throws Stapler, Phone At Grocery Delivery Driver In Boston, Escapes: Police Woman Throws Stapler, Phone At Grocery Delivery Driver In Boston, Escapes: Police
Woman Throws Stapler, Phone At Grocery Delivery Driver In Boston, Escapes: Police Police are searching for a woman who they say assaulted a grocery delivery man in Boston. The incident happened on Friday, Feb. 9 in Roxbury, according to the Boston Police Department. At approximately 6:50 p.m. that day, a man was delivering groceries in the area of Dale Street when the unknown woman struck. Police said the woman threw both a stapler and a phone at the delivery man’s head before leaving the scene. She is described as a Black woman who wore light-colored sweatpants and a black hooded sweatshirt. Detectives, who are working to identify the woman, ask anyone who has i…

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by Sophie Grieser