1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (324+ words) HANSON — On Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, at approximately 12:22 p.m., Hanson police responded to South Street following a report of a motor vehicle crash. According to the Hanson Police Department, when police arrived on scene, they found a black Ford Explorer that had…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (739+ words) DUDLEY — On Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026, at approximately 7:10 p.m., K9 Officer Luis Pacheco of the Dudley Police Department was dispatched to the area of 4 Francis Drive following a report of a physical altercation in progress. (The account and quotations in this article were…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (128+ words) SALEM — On the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, Salem police responding to a wellbeing check on Cabot Street found a 42-year-old woman dead. According to Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker and Salem Police Chief Lucas Miller, authorities applied for and…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (732+ words) HAVERHILL – On Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, at approximately 5:24 p.m., Haverhill Police Detective Andrew Terrero was working in plain clothes with the Street Crimes Unit when he observed Sergeant Michael Mills investigating an apparent road rage incident involving a sedan and a moped…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1574+ words) ORANGE — On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at approximately 7:47 a.m., the Shelburne Control Dispatch Center received a 911 hang-up call from the area of 240 Hayden Street. Dispatchers attempted to call the number back, but received no answer. Shortly afterward, the center received another call…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (410+ words) HAVERHILL — On Friday, August 14, 2026, Haverhill Police Officer David Steed was on patrol in the area of EZ Mart, Lafayette Square when his attention was drawn to a Honda sedan with Massachusetts plates. (The account and quotations in this article were…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (558+ words) CLINTON — On Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at approximately 5:35 p.m., Clinton Police Officers Shane Gilman and Brian O’Malley responded to a residence on Beacon Street after a man who resides there reported that he had just been threatened with a knife by a…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (314+ words) CLINTON — On Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at approximately 5:43 p.m., Clinton Police Officer David Johnson was patrolling Chestnut Street when Officer Shane Gilman radioed that a man walking on High Street had an active warrant for his arrest. (The account and quotations in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (558+ words) TAUNTON — On Saturday, July 4, 2026, while returning from a call for service, Taunton Police Officer Joshua McCarthy and Sergeant Evan Lavigne observed fireworks being shot off in the back parking lot of High Performance Inc, a car wash at 540 Winthrop Street....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (492+ words) TOWNSEND — On Tuesday, June 30, 2026, Sergeant Jeffrey Giles of the Townsend Police Department reported that William G. Laperle Jr., 68, of Lunenburg was arrested after he allegedly smoked crack and then fell asleep in a resident’s driveway. (The account and quotations in…...