AYER — After police seized 162 animals on her property in February, a 77-year-old woman was arraigned on over two dozen counts of animal cruelty in Ayer District Court on Monday, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. In collaboration with Ayer Police Chief Brian Gill and the MSPCA, Ryan’s office confirmed that Ruth Maxant-Schulz, […]
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Official: Footage of bus driver shoving student ‘horrifying’
TOWNSEND — A school bus driver accused of shoving an eighth grade student to the floor of the bus during the ride home on Tuesday now faces a charge of assault and battery.
Police say road rage to blame for altercation on I-495
BOLTON — On Monday afternoon, State Troopers responded to a report of an altercation with a weapon involved in the breakdown lane of Route 495 south. A preliminary investigation by State Police from the Leominster Barracks indicated the incident, which resulted in a tractor-trailer driver suffering serious injuries, stemmed from alleged road rage. Evidence suggested […]
Two men indicted for 1993 murder of Fitchburg teen
FITCHBURG — A Worcester County Grand Jury handed up murder indictments against two men on Friday in the 1993 shooting death of a teenager in Fitchburg, according to a statement released Monday morning by District Attorney Joseph Early, Jr. One of the men was previously charged in the case and has been serving time in […]
Fatal shooting suspect appears in San Diego court
WORCESTER — Police officials investigating the homicide of a mother and 11-year-old daughter confirmed that the suspect – who was caught last Monday in San Diego, Calif. – can be brought back to Massachusetts to face charges for the March 5 fatal shooting. According to a spokesperson for the Worcester County DA, Dejan Belnavis, who […]
Search warrant in Pepperell yields drug distribution, firearm charges
PEPPERELL — A search warrant executed by police with the help of a SWAT team at a residence on Nashua Road resulted in the arrest of two suspects charged with drug distribution and firearm offenses.