SOUTHBRIDGE— The office of State Fire Marshal Jon Davine announced this week that the seven-alarm fire in Southbridge that displaced 12 families last month was intentionally set and investigators are asking the public for help. Anyone with information on the incident should contact the Arson Watch Reward Hotline at 1-800-682-9229. Southbridge Police Chief Shane Woodson […]
Crime and Public Safety
RV trailer almost toppled after driver says brakes failed
Police responded to a recreational vehicle trailer that was stuck on a wall Sunday evening on Blossom Street in Fitchburg. According to police, the driver said that he began rolling back down a hill after his brakes failed and crashed into the wall. No…
Leominster condo fire claims man’s life
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 […]
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 […]
