A 36-year-old Halifax man faces nine firearm-related charges after a crash investigation in Hanson led police to three firearms, ammunition, and firearm parts inside the Ford Explorer he crashed into a telephone pole.
Halifax man arrested after crash into telephone pole in Hanson reveals hidden, untraceable firearms
Michael Mazzarella, 36, of Halifax, was arrested after a motor vehicle crash investigation in Hanson,…
Live artillery shell found inside Maynard home safely detonated by state police bomb squad
MAYNARD — On Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, at approximately 2:34 p.m., Maynard police and firefighters…
Worcester market owner arrested for selling alcohol and flavored tobacco without license while distributing K2
Cash, alcohol, flavored tobacco, vapes and K2 were among the items Worcester police said they…
Live artillery shell found inside Maynard home safely detonated by state police bomb squad
A live artillery shell found inside a Maynard home was secured, removed and safely detonated by the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad on Thursday afternoon.
Worcester market owner arrested for selling alcohol and flavored tobacco without license while distributing K2
A 60-year-old Worcester market owner was arrested after police said they found K2, alcohol, flavored tobacco, vapes, a scale and $3,144 in cash while executing a search warrant at the store.
Sandwich police officer arrested for OUI, relative under investigation for assaulting news videographer
A Sandwich police officer was placed on administrative leave after an off-duty crash in Forestdale Friday, where Massachusetts State Police arrested him for OUI and other charges.
Oxford man arrested for contacting woman an hour after he was served restraining order protecting her
A 55-year-old Oxford man was arrested for violating a restraining order protecting a woman he used to live with by contacting her about an hour after he was served.
Crash on Route 28 in Chatham causes power outage, detours
A motor vehicle crash on Main Street (Route 28) in Chatham Friday morning caused a power outage and led police to establish detours around Mill Creek Road, police said.
Fall River man sentenced for shipping about two kilograms of cocaine through the mail
A 44-year-old Fall River man was sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to attempting to possess cocaine with intent to distribute for shipping about two kilograms of cocaine from Los Angeles, California, to Fall River, Massachusetts, through the mail.
California man arrested for tampering with fire alarm at Motel 6 in Leominster
A 25-year-old man from Sacramento, California, was arrested after he was caught on surveillance tampering with a fire alarm at the Motel 6 in Leominster, causing the fire alarms throughout the motel to go off.
Burn victim airlifted to Massachusetts General Hospital after garage fire in Avon
An injured man was rescued from a fire in a garage in Avon Thursday, transported to Boston Medical Center-South in Brockton, then flown to Massachusetts General Hospital.
Webster man pleads guilty to firearms trafficking and possessing a machine gun
A Webster man pleaded guilty to firearms trafficking and possessing a machine gun following a federal investigation involving 3D-printed weapons sales and illegal conversion devices.