GROTON — A motorcyclist from Ayer was killed late Wednesday afternoon when a motor vehicle veered into his lane of travel on Boston Road, striking him head-on.
Crime and Public Safety
Warning issued after makeshift explosives found
WORCESTER — The public is encouraged to be on the lookout and alert authorities if they see unattended coolers or other suspicious items after three homemade explosive devices were recently found in the city of Worcester. An investigation into the explosive devices is ongoing by the State Police Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit, the Worcester […]
Worcester man indicted for murder in Grand Street fatal shooting
WORCESTER — Last week, a grand jury indicted a Worcester man on one count of murder, kidnapping and strangulation as well as a range of other charges in connection with a shooting death in November. According to the Worcester County District Attorney’s office, Jose Ortiz Maldonado, 25, was indicted by a Grand Jury in Worcester […]
Lunenburg man indicted for murder in December stabbing
LUNENBURG — A Worcester County Grand Jury handed up a murder indictment last week against a man for stabbing a woman to death inside their Lunenburg home last December, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Orlando Garcia Rosado, 57, is accused in the fatal stabbing of Maria Murray, 53, on Dec. […]
Occupant flees scene after rollover
A tow company pulls a vehicle back on all four wheels after a rollover accident on Mount Vernon Street in Fitchburg on Tuesday afternoon. The vehicle had two occupants, according to scanner reports, and, upon arrival of emergency crews, one had fled the scene. The remaining occupant, who refused medical treatment, was issued a citation. […]
Tewksbury man arrested in shooting death of 15-year-old Lowell girl
LOWELL — Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and the Lowell Police Department announced an arrest Monday afternoon in last week’s shooting death of 15-year-old Ahliana Dickey.
