Man Charged With 7th OUI After Crashing Stolen Car In Oxford

Oxford Police have announced the arrest of a 56-year-old Roland Hurley of Worcester after a crash in town at 7 PM on Monday night. The accident happened on Sutton Avenue near McDonald’s, and the driver of the vehicle left the scene heading on Route 395 South exiting at Cudworth Road, and headed North on Main…

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Route 395 North In Oxford Closed Due To Rollover Crash

  Work crews are on the scene of a serious rollover accident on Route 395 North in Oxford.  The crash happened near Cudworth Road earlier today.  One person was extricated from a vehicle and transported to the hospital for treatment. The highway is closed as the scene is in the process of being cleared.  Drivers…

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Oxford Police Looking To Identify Check Fraud Suspect

The Oxford Police Department has announced they are looking for help from the public to identify the woman in the photo above. According to a post on Facebook, police believe she is a suspect in an ongoing check fraud investigation.  If you know who this person is, you are asked to contact Oxford Police by…

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Oxford Man Comes In Second At Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

Oxford Resident and Bay Path Regional High School Teacher Geoffrey Esper has outdone himself again.  Competing in the 2021 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island, he came in second place, only to the legend, Joey Chestnut. We first met Geoffrey in 2018 when he came in fourth place in that year’s competition “only”…

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Route 395 North In Oxford Re-Opens After Tractor-Trailer Fire

If you were commuting on Route 395 on Friday morning you were probably in standstill traffic.  Crews from Webster and Oxford Fire-EMS responded to a fully engulfed tractor-trailer fire at around 10:20 AM. Prior to first responders arriving, the driver was able to disconnect the tractor from the trailer and move it away from the…

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Couple Identified In Oxford Murder-Suicide

Oxford Police are investigating a domestic incident that took place on Tuesday evening that left one man and one woman dead at 234 Old Webster Road. THE LAKE 940 has learned a 911 call was placed at around 5:20 PM on Tuesday afternoon after shots were fired.  According to a post from Charlton Police on…

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Town Of Oxford Announces New Address Indicator Program

Beginning today, the town of Oxford has launched the Oxford Fire and Emergency Services “Address Indicator” program as part of their Community Risk Reduction program. The Address Indicator program provides a highly visible, reflective street number sign to households in the community. “I am excited to announce the launch of this new program to assist…

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Local Task Force Awarded $10,000 From District Attorney’s Office

On May 17th, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. visited with police chiefs and command staff officers of the South Worcester County Drug and Counter Crime Task Force.  This took place at the Webster Police Department.  D.A. Early presented the group with a check for $10,000 to assist the organization with their drug…

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Oxford Police Find Concealed Firearm On Man With Outstanding Warrants

At 2AM on Wednesday morning, Oxford Police made an arrest of a unidentified man who had “several outstanding warrants.” In a post on Facebook, the department said they located the weapon in the photo above “concealed on the suspect’s person.” The man was arraigned on firearms related charges in Dudley District Court.   A male…

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Douglas Woman Struck And Killed On Mass Pike In Millbury

Massachusetts State Police are investigating a pedestrian crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Millbury that has resulted the death of local woman. Police say at approximately 11 PM on Friday night, a 2013 Nissan Altima was in a single-car crash on the eastbound side of Route 90 in Millbury at the 95.6 mile marker.  The…

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