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Oxford Police Remind Importance Of Online Buying Safety
MARCH 26 UPDATE: The Lake 940 has removed the photo of the man after Oxford Police identified him yesterday. Oxford Police say, “It turns out in this case the subject was actually a victim in a seller/buyer online transaction.” Please be sure if you do an online transaction to do it safely. Original Story below.…
Read MorePolice Investigate Woodstock Bank Robbery
On Friday, March 23rd, just before 2PM, Connecticut State Police Troop D and Detectives assigned to the Eastern Connecticut Major Crime Squad responded to Hometown Bank located on Route 171 in Woodstock for a reported bank robbery in progress. The suspect, a white male, approximately 5’8″to 5’10” in height, wearing a red hat with a…
Read MoreSerial Burglar Arrested By CT State Police
A “team effort” by Troopers of Connecticut State Police’s Troop D let to the arrest of 33 year old Sean Holmes of Thurber Road in Putnam. Holmes turned himself into police on Friday, March 23rd, after 4 warrants for his arrest were issued after several area robberies last Fall. In October 2017, police investigated four…
Read MoreInjured Driver Leaves Scene of Webster Crash
There are still very few details of a serious multi-car crash that occurred just before 10PM on Thursday night, March 22nd on Granite Street in Webster. A vehicle, traveling well above the speed limit, crashed into several parked vehicles. We have learned the 2 occupants of the car fled the area on foot. Witnesses we…
Read MoreCT Police Recover Car Stolen From Shrewsbury
On Friday night around 10PM, Connecticut State Police from Troop D were on patrol of businesses in the Thompson and Putnam areas. Troopers spotted a suspicious vehicle parked in the lot of the Putnam Walmart. Upon approaching the vehicle, the license plate reader alerted police to the vehicle being stolen from Shrewsbury. The operator, Gagandeep…
Read MoreFill Up An Empty Bowl To Benefit Webster/Dudley Food Share
The Bartlett High School Art Department is hosting their second annual “Empty Bowls” charity night to raise money for the Webster/Dudley Food Share. The event will take place on Friday, April 6th from 6 to 8PM in the cafeteria of the high school. Empty Bowls is a grassroots movement to help end hunger, with the…
Read MoreWebster Man Indicted For Murder Of His Girlfriend
Joseph Kenadek was indicted on Friday, March 23rd by a Worcester County Grand Jury for 2nd degree murder in the death of his girlfriend in Webster in last April, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. 43 year old Brenda Hatheway of Webster was found unresponsive in the street near her home on…
Read More1 Injured In Fire At Shields Packaging In Dudley
A fire was reported inside the Shields Packaging Company, located at 50 Oxford Avenue in Dudley, on Friday morning. Crews from Dudley, Webster and Oxford were dispatched just after 8AM. At least 1 person was transported to UMASS Medical Center suffering from burns. His condition is currently not known. The fire was extinguished quickly by…
Read MoreAll Mass. RMV Locations Are Closed Until Monday
The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles will temporarily close all branches on Friday, March 23rd and re-open on Monday March 26th while they upgrade to a new computer system. Online services will also be unavailable from 7 PM on Thursday, March 22nd, until 8 AM Monday, March 26. There will be no motor vehicle inspections,…
Read MoreBoston’s Bozo The Clown, Frank Avruch Has Died
Even if you didn’t grow up in this area, you’ll probably remember seeing Frank Avruch on television in the ’60s and ’70s. You may not have known his name, but you knew who he was. Boston’s own Bozo The Clown worked at Channel 5 (WCVB-TV) for more than 40 years. In an online interview Avruch once…
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