Federal prosecutors allege a 24-year-old Webster man sold multiple firearms and a machinegun conversion device to an undercover agent on four occasions during an investigation into unlicensed gun dealing in 2025.
Worcester man faces second-offense OUI charge after speeding stop in Groton
Police say a Worcester man stopped for speeding in Groton showed signs of impairment after four field sobriety tests and was later charged with a second-offense OUI.
Lakeville detective links multistate vape shop break-ins to theft ring that used stolen cars to ram storefronts
Police say a Lakeville-led investigation linked vape shop break-ins across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut to a theft ring that used stolen cars to ram storefronts.
Three hospitalized after multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Attleboro
Attleboro firefighters extricated two people from vehicles after a three-car crash on I-95 early Sunday, transporting three patients to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.
New Bedford couple charged in $750,000 insurance fraud scheme
Federal prosecutors say a New Bedford couple pocketed their clients’ insurance payments, issued false coverage documents and defrauded at least 50 victims through their brokerage business.
Baldwinville man arrested for cocaine trafficking at Gardner Cumberland Farms after loitering complaint
Police responding to a loitering complaint at a Cumberland Farms in Gardner arrested a 32-year-old Baldwinville man on an active warrant and seized over 50 grams of suspected cocaine, records show.
Fire damages commercial building on Wachusett Street in Holden
The Holden Fire Department and mutual aid partners responded to a fire in a commercial building on Wachusett Street this afternoon.
Maynard man arrested after alleged domestic assault, firearm threats at apartment complex
Police say a Maynard man allegedly strangled a family member and threatened others with a loaded handgun before surrendering after a standoff at a Dawn Road apartment building.
Local police don’t enforce immigration laws because it’s against the law
Why don’t local police enforce federal immigration law? U.S. Supreme Court and Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rulings prevent it in most cases, explains Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux.
Allegation of special parking access for elected official leads to heated exchange at Charlton Select Board
A Jan. 27 Charlton Select Board discussion on library parking grew tense after a member alleged an elected official’s family had received special overnight parking access.