LEOMINSTER — A man in his late 60s with limited mobility was killed early Wednesday morning in a fire at a condominium building on Meadow Pond Drive. The fire remains under investigation, though investigators said they have discovered smoking materials and home oxygen equipment inside the residence. “On behalf of the Leominster Fire Department, I […]
Crime and Public Safety
Ware man found guilty of murder in deaths of W. Brookfield mother, 3 kids
WORCESTER — A jury found Mathew Locke guilty of four counts of first-degree murder today in the deaths of a West Brookfield mother and her three children in 2018, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. Locke, 38, formerly of Ware, was convicted of all four murder counts in the slayings of […]
Man trapped under MART bus that smashed into terminal
FITCHBURG — Police are still investigating an incident involving a MART bus that crashed into the downtown bus terminal on Thursday morning, requiring a specialized extraction to free a man trapped underneath the bus. At about 8 a.m. on Nov. 14, police say that the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority bus had crashed into the intermodal […]
SSA employee arrested for trying to induce beneficiary for prostitution
GARDNER — A Social Security Administration (SSA) employee from the local field office was arrested recently for attempting to persuade a Social Security beneficiary to cross state lines to engage in prostitution. Dae Sung Kim, 35, of Auburn, was charged with one count of attempting to induce a person to travel in interstate commerce to […]
Fatal outdoor fire in Millbury under investigation
MILLBURY — An outdoor fire that claimed a woman’s life in Millbury Saturday night remains under investigation, according to a statement from State Fire Marshal Jon Davine. Meanwhile, crews in Dunstable, Wilmington and Salem, Mass. were also fighting fires over the weekend. At about 8:20 pm on Oct, 26, a State Police trooper responded to […]
Suspect in downtown fatal shooting surrenders to police
FITCHBURG — The suspect in a double shooting downtown, which left one man dead and another in critical condition on Sunday, surrendered himself to authorities early Monday morning, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Jarrod Hegarty, 32, of Townsend, is being charged with two counts of armed assault with intent to […]
