Southbridge Man Charged With Trafficking Cocaine & Heroin

Southbridge Police have announced the arrest of 32 year old John Otero on Cross Street on October 29th. Police say he had two active warrants for his arrest out of Dudley District Court at the time he was spotted by officers. During a conversation with Otero, he admitted to being in possession of heroin and…

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Webster, Dudley, Southbridge & Brookfield Welcome Police Academy Graduates

Congratulations are in order to all of the recent graduates of the Massachusetts State Police Municipal Academy.  About 80 officers from all over the state participated in the graduation ceremony at the academy in New Braintree on Friday, September 14th. The town of Webster welcomes new Officers Patrick Trainor, Daniel Mehlhouse, and Kaitlyn DiBuono.  The Dudley…

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2 Arrested After Heroin Sale Spotted By Police In Southbridge

As Southbridge Police Detectives were conducting surveillance in the Main Street area, they observed what they believed to be a drug transaction take place.   As a result of their investigation, detectives approached two men and watched one of the men throw an item onto the ground. Detectives recovered the item and identified it as being…

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‘Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over’ In Southbridge

The Southbridge Police Department is reminding motorists it is never a good idea to drive under the influence of drugs and alcohol, and now they will be patrolling local roads and looking for impaired drivers even more closely with help from a state grant. Funds from the Highway Safety Division of the Executive Office of…

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Surprise For Retiring Southbridge Police Officer Goes Viral

Every day the hard working men and women of local police departments around the country are risking their lives to protect and serve, but this final radio call of a Southbridge Patrolman has gone viral. Perhaps you’ve seen the video on the national ABC News, or CBS News, or maybe one of the millions who…

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Southbridge Police Make 2 Domestic Violence Arrests

In a post on Facebook, Southbridge Police said, “Our department does not usually post incidents involving domestic violence but we have seen an increase in the the amount of calls for service for these types of calls over the last week.”  They did, however, decide to post 2 recent cases, “to increase awareness” and to…

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A Few Screws Loose In Southbridge

At some point on Sunday morning a truck carrying construction supplies spilled out a large amount of screws onto the road in the area of Elm Street and Lebanon Street in Southbridge.  Police are asking motorists to use caution in that area or avoid it as crews begin to clean up from the spill. If…

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No Credible Threat At Southbridge High School

Southbridge Police have put out an alert after being contacted about a social media post that has gone viral.  There is a post from “Ray Andres” being circulated indicating that he intends to bring a gun to school and do harm. The school mentioned is “SHS.” Police say it appears the post originated in another…

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Warning For Southbridge Residents

The Southbridge Police Department has issued a warning to residents after they received several reports of a suspicious male driving a white passenger van going door to door trying to sell cleaning products. Southbridge Police say he is sometimes accompanied by a female and may have other occupants inside the van. The Southbridge Police Department…

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