LOCAL NEWS
Telephone Outage At Webster Police Station & Communications Center
4:20PM UPDATE – JULY 25th – The phone system has been repaired. Temporary telephone problems are currently disrupting service at the Webster Police Station and the South Worcester County Communications Center. Gregory Lynskey, the Communications Center Director says the business phone lines are operating in limited capability. “If you are attempting to reach us via…
Read MoreCar Lands In Auburn Mall Parking Lot From Mass Pike Crash
The Auburn Police and Fire Department responded to a one vehicle crash in the parking lot of Sears at the Auburn Mall on Sunday morning, July 22nd. Police believe the driver of the car lost control, after possibly hydroplaning on the Mass Pike. Amazingly, there were no injuries reported, as the vehicle crashed through several…
Read MoreAnti-Police Graffiti Found In Southbridge
A sign welcoming people to a soccer field on West Street in Southbridge was vandalized with anti-police graffiti sometime during the night on Thursday. Police found the message on Friday morning. An investigation is underway to try to find out who is responsible for spray painting “kill cops” on the sign, but right now police…
Read MoreMass. Most Wanted With Ties To Southbridge & Woodstock Captured
A suspect, recently added to the Massachusetts State Police Most Wanted Fugitives list was captured on Thursday afternoon in New Jersey after the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section and US Marshals developed information that he was hiding there. 47 year old Stephen Cote was arrested by New Jersey officers as he got out…
Read MoreWoonsocket Woman Arrested Again For DUI With Kids In Car
Police arrested Leah Duran of Woonsocket for driving under the influence for the second time in the last 10 days. On July 19th, just before 4PM police received a call about an intoxicated woman attempting to leave Oakland Beach in a silver Honda minivan. The caller also stated that there were three young children in the…
Read MoreTornado Confirmed In Northeastern CT on Tuesday
The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado briefly touched down in Ashford, CT on Tuesday afternoon. Ashford is located about 15 miles west of Putnam, and approximately 20 miles southwest of Webster. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, the tornado, ranked an EF0, had estimated wind speeds between 65 and 85 mph. The storm caused…
Read MoreSouthbridge Police Trying To Identify This Person
The Southbridge Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the person in the photo above. Police say the person is a suspect in recent thefts occurring from inside of motor vehicles in the area. If you recognize him, you are asked to call Detective Genkos at (508) 764-5420. You can also send Southbridge…
Read MoreHeavy Rains Flood Local Roads
Several inches of rain fell across Southern New England on Tuesday afternoon. The National Weather Service issued numerous severe weather watches and warnings, including a tornado warning in Northeastern Connecticut. As of 6:30PM most of the heavy rain and lightning have starting moving out of the area, but not before closing several roads. Local weather…
Read MoreDriver Rescued After Car Goes Down Embankment Into Auburn Stream
One person is lucky to be alive after a single vehicle crash that is under investigation in Auburn. At 9:15PM on Monday, July 16th, the Auburn Fire & Rescue Department was dispatched to a car in the water and a person trapped inside. The first responders found the sedan had driven down off an embankment…
Read MoreStolen Gun Recovered By Police In Southbridge Drug Bust
At 4:30 on Saturday morning, Detectives from the Southbridge Police Department and the Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council SWAT Team executed a search warrant for narcotics at the first floor apartment of 153 Marcy Street. The search warrant was the result of a lengthy ongoing investigation by police into the distribution of crack cocaine in the…
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