The Sturbridge Police Department is asking for the public’s help in trying to identify the male suspect in the photos above. On Saturday, February 16th at around 9:30PM, a black man, wearing a black puffy jacket, blue jeans, and sneakers walked into the Stop & Shop Supermarket located on Route 20. Police say he paid for groceries using four counterfeit $20 bills. The bills were discovered by an employee of the store the next day and turned over to Sturbridge Police. Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity is asked to contact the Officer Scott Crevier at (508) 347-2525, ext. 344. More photos of the suspect are below. https://www.facebook.com/SturbridgePD/posts/2537181049657863
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On Monday, February 11th, at around 9PM, Connecticut State Police Troopers responded to a 911 call regarding a wrong-way driver traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Interstate 395 in Thompson. As police began to search for the vehicle, they received information that the driver had turned around and was properly driving south, although at varying speeds and switching lanes. Troopers pulled over a 2018 yellow Dodge Challenger being operated by Jiovann Alvarenga of Worcester. Field sobriety tests were performed on the scene, which the driver failed. Police say Alvarenga admitted to consuming alcoholic beverages at Mario’s Showplace in Webster. He was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol/drugs, failure to drive in the…
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The Bartlett High School Art Department is hosting their third annual “Empty Bowls” charity night to raise money for the Webster/Dudley Food Share. The event will take place on Friday, March 1st from 6 to 8PM in the cafeteria of the high school. Empty Bowls is a grassroots movement to help end hunger, with the idea of enjoying a meal served in locally made pottery. The family-friendly event will allow diners to choose a handmade ceramic bowl, made by Bartlett art students, and taste samples of entrees, soups, breads and desserts served from local area restaurants. Local establishments taking part in the evening include Booklovers’ Gourmet, Lake Pizza, The Rose Room, The Bartlett Cafe and…
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Just after 9AM on Wednesday February 6th, Webster Police were dispatched to the parking lot behind Dunkin’ Donuts on Main Street for what was described as a possible drug transaction. Upon arrival, Officer Timothy Moran noticed two vehicles, one of which was occupied by 30 year old Andrew Conant of Southbridge. Police say Conant was in the car with three other females, including a 17 year old juvenile. He admitted to police he had just been smoking marijuana in the parking lot. As Officer Moran was identifying the occupants of the car, the juvenile needed to retrieve a backpack from the trunk. Upon opening the trunk, a plastic bag containing what appeared to be a…
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On February 4th, members of the Drug Enforcement Agency High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force, of which the Webster Police has a detective assigned, developed information pertaining to a suspicious package being delivered to 36 Lake Street apartment 5 in Webster. Webster Police, along with the both the members of HIDTA and the South Worcester County Counter Crime and Drug Task Force conducted an investigation, and delivered the package to the address. The package was picked up by a male, later identified as 30 year old Alexander Torres of 36 Lake Street. Police followed Torres and he was eventually stopped in Dudley. He and his vehicle were eventually brought back to the Webster Police…
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After the Patriots won Super Bowl LII on Sunday night, someone decided to rename Goff Street in Millbury. That action prompted a message from Millbury Police. Someone covered up the street sign with a handmade Brady Street sign on the small road just off of Route 122A. “While there’s no denying that Tom Brady is the GOAT……the town has not changed Goff Street to Brady St. And while we did get a chuckle out of this, there could’ve been serious consequences that accompanied this,” the department posted on Facebook. Police say they didn’t want any one to be confused, especially during a medical emergency. “Goff Street will be getting its identity back. GO PATS!!!” Jared…
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On Friday, February 1st, at around 2:30 PM, Dudley Police and members of the Southern Worcester County Counter Drug and Crime Task Force executed a search warrant at 144 West Main Street in Dudley. Chief Steve Wojnar tells us the primary focus of the case was the illegal distribution of narcotics. As a result of the search warrant 6 people were brought into custody and charged with various drug violations. Those arrested include 5 residents of the home: 31 year old Ashley Seraphin, charged with possession to distribute class A heroin, and conspiracy to violate the drug law, 45 year old Sheri Keener, charged with possession to distribute class A heroin, conspiracy to violate the drug…
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Sutton Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to a home on Blackstone Street on Saturday, February 2nd after a fire ignited in a clothes dryer. The fire department credits quick work by the police department for knocking down the blaze before it spread to the rest of the home. Crews were able to ventilate smoke from the home and remove the dryer from the residence. There were no injuries reported. In a post on the department’s Facebook page, they remind you that it is a good idea to check and clean out your dryer vent hose to make sure that it doesn’t get clogged with lint. In addition to making the appliance dry less efficiently, it…
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February 3, 1959 – The Day The Music Died. Today is the 60th anniversary of the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson. The trio had just played at the Surf Ballroom in Cedar Lake, Iowa the night before. It is reported that Holly did not want to take a long, cold bus ride to the next destination in Moorhead, Minnesota, so he chartered a small plane. Waylon Jennings, who was part of Holly’s band at the time, along with Tommy Allsup and Carl Bunch did not join Buddy on the plane. Richardson, who had the flu, swapped places with Jennings taking his seat on the plane, and…
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The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency along with the National Weather Service are reminding area residents about the high risk of fast moving snow squalls this afternoon across Southern New England. High Impact Snow Squalls are likely between 3 and 7 PM on Wednesday evening across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Expect them in western MA/northern CT between 3 and 5 pm and eastern MA/RI between 5 and 7 pm tonight. Brief very heavy snow, near white-out conditions and strong to perhaps damaging wind gusts anticipated, which may lead to hazardous travel for parts of the evening rush hour. The National Weather Service says these snow squalls should last less than 30 minutes, but may drop…
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