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 […]
Crime and Public Safety
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 […]
No injuries reported in single-vehicle rollover on Blossom St.
Emergency crews responded to a motor vehicle rollover accident on Blossom Street in Fitchburg on Monday afternoon. The vehicle’s operator was the only individual involved and was not injured. (GARY FOURNIER/SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE)
Car stuck under school bus in morning crash
Fire and EMS personnel needed to use the Jaws of Life to extract the driver of a vehicle that had collided with the back of a school bus on Summer Street Thursday morning. Police say that no occupants of the school bus, which had only 6-7 students on board in addition to the driver, were […]
