Leicester Police Receive Play-Doh From Hasbro After Viral Story

In case you missed it, last week Leicester Police successfully tracked down a robbery suspect with his fingerprint left in Play-Doh at the scene.  The story was shared around the world, and today Leicester Police say “Thank You Hasbro (the maker of Play-Doh)” On May 9th, Leicester Police received a package from Hasbro filled with…

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Police Using Play-Doh To Track Down Shoplifting Suspect

  The Leicester Police Detectives are using Play-Doh to try to track down a recent shoplifter.  The thief thought by covering a security device with the clay product it would not cause the alarm to go off when leaving a local store.   The crook was wrong.  When the alert sounded the suspect fled the scene,…

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Man Hiding In Closet Arrested at Senior Housing In Leicester

Leicester Police, acting on a tip, responded to an apartment at 1073 Main Street.  After an investigation they took a male into custody who was wanted on 7 outstanding arrest warrants.  He was arrested without incident after being found hiding in a closet. He was booked at the Leicester Police Department, where he was being…

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Shoplifter Arrested After Leaving Store With Formula

On Monday, March 5th around 5PM the Leicester Police Department was called to Walmart on Route 20 for a report of a shoplifting in progress. Officers were able to locate the suspect who had been seen pushing a shopping cart full of baby formula and tools out of the store into the parking lot without…

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Man Walks Away From Leicester Rollover

Leicester Police have alerted us to yet another crash on Monday night.  The driver of the vehicle shown above was able to walk away from this crash without injuries.  This accident happened in front of 359 Pleasant Street just after 8PM.

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Mysterious Bone Turned In To Leicester Police

Last week a Leicester resident turned in a bone to police that was found in the woods by the resident’s dog.  Apparently, this kind of occurrence is not quite as rare as you would think. Leicester Police say they “occasionally” receive calls like this, and as always they are working closely with the Office of…

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No Injuries In Serious Leicester Crash

On Tuesday morning, February 13th just after 7:30, Leicester Police were dispatched to a serious 2 vehicle crash on Route 9 near Walmart.   The car (shown above) rear-ended the pickup truck (shown below) that had stopped for a school bus.  There were no injuries reported.  After an investigation, the operator of the car was issued…

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Webster Man Killed In Route 56 Crash

One person has died and second individual sustained serious  injuries in a motor vehicle crash at approximately 6:55 AM on Saturday morning in Leicester. Leicester Police Chief James Hurley says that the crash was a head on collision on Route 56 near King Street.  One of the vehicles involved was a 2008 Nissan which went…

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