NEW BEDFORD — Narcotics detectives made two significant arrests last Thursday following investigations that yielded a loaded firearm and more than 41 grams of crack cocaine. Detectives from the Organized Crime Intelligence
SOMERVILLE — A series of crimes have rocked the local community, with the Somerville Police Department investigating an assault and a residential breaking and entering alongside other criminal activities. The assault incident,
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SOUTHWICK — The Southwick Police Department is alerting the public to a phone scam where the perpetrators are posing as officers and using the department’s business line number to solicit personal information.
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SPRINGFIELD — A joint investigation led by the FBI Western Massachusetts Safe Streets Gang Task Force, along with the Chicopee Police Narcotics Unit and Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit, resulted in the
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WESTFIELD — An elderly couple fell victim to a sophisticated telephone scam on Jan. 17, prompting a warning from local authorities for residents to remain vigilant against fraudulent schemes. According to the
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LAWRENCE — The Lawrence Police Department is urgently seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing juvenile female last seen in the Prospect Hill area on Jan. 22. The girl was reported
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CHICOPEE — A home invasion on Trilby Ave. late Friday night ended with an exchange of gunfire, leaving one man hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Chicopee Police Department. Authorities
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ACUSHNET — An early morning shooting incident at a residence on Slocum Street in Acushnet resulted in a minor injury, local police reported on Jan. 21. The Acushnet Police Department said the
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BOSTON — Boston Police Department’s Human Trafficking Unit, in conjunction with officers from District D-14, arrested Xiaofeng Wang, 26, on Tuesday night for alleged involvement in a human trafficking operation in Brighton.
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BOSTON — At about 7:21 p.m., on Tuesday, officers from the Boston Police Department responded to a reported shooting at 73 Ridgewood Street in the Dorchester neighborhood. Upon arrival, police found an
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CHICOPEE — The Chicopee Police Department’s Detective Bureau is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman, Angela Miles, who was last seen on Jan. 20 around 9 p.m. Miles
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