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Webster Teen, Bay Path Student, Remembered After Suicide
Donations are pouring in to help support the family of 16 year old Shiloh Murphy. “Shi,” as her friends called her, lived in Webster all of her short life. She was a sophomore at Bay Path Regional Vocational High School in Charlton, where she was in the top of her class studying programming and web…
Read MoreSouthbridge Police Arrest Man Going Over 100MPH On Pleasant Street
The Southbridge Police Department has been reacting to numerous complaints from residents about cars traveling around town at high rates of speed. They say “we will be taking an aggressive and proactive approach to motor vehicle enforcement during the summer months” in an effort to ensure the safety of other motorists and pedestrians. On Monday,…
Read MoreState Police Search For Man With Ties To Southbridge & Woodstock
The Massachusetts State Police have added child pornography suspect Stephen C. Cote to its list of Most Wanted Fugitives. Cote is being sought by the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section as well as the Northampton Police Department for receipt of material involving sexual exploitation of minors. An arrest warrant for the 47 year old…
Read MoreAuburn Police Nail Tool Bandits
On Monday, June 25th loss prevention employees of the Home Depot store on Washington Street in Auburn called police as they were watching 2 men who had been accused of stealing power tools from the store in the past. One of the males was choosing tools and batteries and was handing them to the other…
Read MoreOvernight Closures On Route 395 In Webster & Oxford
If you are an early riser, or late night commuter please make a note of upcoming road restrictions on Interstate 395 through Webster and Oxford. The on and off ramps for Exit 3 (Cudworth Road) both north and south will be closed overnight beginning Sunday night, June 24th and ending on Thursday morning, June 28th.…
Read More$400 Worth Of Baby Formula Stolen From Sturbridge Shaws
The Sturbridge Police Department is looking for help from the public in identifying shoplifters. On Sunday morning, June 24th around 7:40AM the man and woman entered Shaw’s Supermarket on Route 20 and left without paying for approximately $400 worth of baby formula and a case of water. They were seen leaving the parking lot in…
Read MoreShooting & Double Stabbing Under Investigation In Southbridge
Southbridge Police were dispatched to a disturbance on Mechanic Street at 2:30AM on Saturday, June 23rd. Police say, a male was bleeding in the roadway from multiple stab wounds and several BB’s embedded in his skin. He was transferred to UMASS Medical Center in Worcester with non-life threatening injuries. During the investigation, police learned there was a…
Read MoreOne Arrested After Southbridge Drug Investigation
Southbridge Police executed a search warrant for narcotics at the 3rd floor apartment of 616 Main Street on Wednesday, June 20th. The search was the result of a lengthy ongoing investigation by Detectives with the Southbridge Police Department into the distribution of narcotics in the area. Police say approximately 8 grams of suspected heroin packaged for…
Read MoreShepherd Hill Student Forced To Miss Last Day Of School
It was a memorable last day of school at Shepherd Hill Regional High School for 16 year old Cosmo Casamassa, but not in a good way. He didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye to his teachers or friends before the Summer. School administrators forced the student with Asperger Syndrome to stay at home…
Read MoreWebster Man Accused Of Threatening To Kill His Own Mother
Webster Police responded to an apartment on Mount Pleasant Street around 8PM on Wednesday when a family argument escalated. 32 year old Kevin Andrews is accused of threatening to slice his mother’s throat after she refused to give him her cell phone, according to the Telegram & Gazette. The Webster man was charged with assault…
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