WORCESTER — Two men were indicted on murder charges in the shooting deaths of a mother and daughter in Worcester in March, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Dejan Belnavis, 27, of Worcester, and Karel Mangual, 28, of Worcester, were indicted by a Worcester County Grand Jury last week for two […]
Crime and Public Safety
Human cases of EEE, West Nile virus reported in Middlesex County
The Department of Public Health reported on Thursday that human cases of both Eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile virus have been found in Middlesex County.
Fitchburg man gets 3 years in connection to fight outside local pub
WORCESTER— A Fitchburg man was sentenced to three years in prison in federal court recently in connection to a physical altercation involving a firearm at Mill City Pub in Fitchburg in 2023. On Aug. 23 in Worcester federal court, Satron Pridgen, 45, of Fitchburg, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret Guzman to three […]
Two transported after hitting pole on Lancaster St.
Shortly before noon on Wednesday, two occupants of a box truck that crashed into a utility pole in the area of 360 Lancaster St., Leominster were both transported to an area hospital with unknown injuries. No other vehicles were involved in the inciden…
Labor union treasurer indicted Friday on embezzlement charge
WORCESTER — A Leominster man was arrested on Friday and indicted in Worcester Federal Court for embezzling from a labor union where he served as treasurer, according to the office of Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy. Joe Scott, Jr., 53, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Worcester on one count of embezzlement from […]
Worcester PD asks public for help in locating Fitchburg teen
FITCHBURG — Worcester Police on Tuesday appealed to the public for help in locating a missing 15-year-old Fitchburg girl, who was known to spend time in Worcester. Worcester Police posted the request for information from the public on Facebook and urged the public to call 911 or the Worcester Police at 508-799-8606 with any information […]
