WAREHAM – Emergency responders from four Wareham agencies were summoned to the scene of a fire late Monday afternoon on Barnes Street in the Swift’s Beach section of Wareham.The fire appeared to be contained to the second floor of a two-story residence at 20 Barnes St. Vehicles from the Wareham Fire Department and Onset Fire Department were called to the scene to extinguish the blaze and were accompanied by members of the Wareham Police Department and Wareham Emergency [...]
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Fire damages Swift’s Beach home
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Wareham Police Log: Sept. 3 - 9
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Saturday, Sept. 3, through Friday, Sept. 9. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.Saturday, Sept. 31:02 a.m.: Suspicious activity was investigated at County Road and Main Street.3:40 a.m.: A fire was reported on Kins Court.9:23 a.m.: Breaking and entering was reported on Cranberry Highway.10:07 a.m.: [...]
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Wareham Police arrest Walmart shoplifter after brief car chase
WAREHAM - Police arrested a 51-year-old Wareham man for his third shoplifting offense following a brief car chase Wednesday afternoon.Glenn Proctor, 51, of Wareham, was placed under arrest for shoplifting (third offense), failure to stop for police, and marked lanes violations. Proctor was also charged with operating after license revocation.Police said they were called to a shoplifting report at Walmart at about 3:15 Wednesday involving a man who stole items from the store and [...]
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Kingston State Trooper's vehicle homicide trial underway
John Basler, 28, of Kingston, is also charged with manslaughter while driving drunk and other offenses for the September 2013 head-on collision in Plymouth that fatally injured Susan Macchi and her daughter Juliet Macchi, both of Carver. Basler has been suspended without pay since soon after the crash.
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Police arrest Onset juvenile on firearm charge after high-capacity handguns found at the teen's home
WAREHAM - Police arrested an Onset juvenile – a teenager – Monday on a warrant for possession of a firearm after two high-capacity handguns – a loaded 9 mm handgun and a loaded .30-caliber 9-inch-barrel handgun, were found at the youngster’s home.Police said that Wareham detectives and SEMLEC SWAT members executed a search warrant regarding information pertaining to weapons illegally possessed by the juvenile at 39 Onset Ave. Monday at approximately 5 p.m. [...]
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Wareham Police Log: Sept. 17 - 23
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Saturday, Sept. 17, through Friday, Sept. 23. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.Saturday, Sept. 1712:37 a.m.: Suspicious activity was investigated on Glen Charlie Road.2:15 a.m.: A disturbance was reported on High Street.2:28 a.m.: Suspicious activity was investigated on State Street.5:04 a.m.: A motor vehicle [...]
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Onset woman arrested on illegal gun possession charges
WAREHAM – Wareham and state police arrested an Onset woman Thursday on illegal firearm possession charges following an investigation into a juvenile’s possession of the weapons.Police said Wareham detectives and members of the State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section arrested Lori Albenese, 57, of Onset around 2 p.m. Thursday.Police had obtained a warrant for her arrest due to her involvement in a recent weapons-related search warrant executed at her [...]
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Wareham Police Log: Sept. 24 - 30
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Saturday, Sept. 24, through Friday, Sept. 30. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.Saturday, Sept. 2412 a.m.: A disturbance was reported on Cranberry Highway.12:36 a.m.: Suspicious activity was investigated on Cranberry Highway.1:10 a.m.: A motor vehicle accident was reported on Marion Road. A 22-year-old Wareham [...]
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Wareham woman sentenced to 10 years for aggravated rape of a child
PLYMOUTH – A Wareham woman has been sent to state prison after a jury convicted her of an aggravated child rape charge, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced.After a two-day trial in Plymouth Superior Court, a jury deliberated 1 1/2 hours before finding Valerie Perry, 46, guilty of one count of aggravated statutory rape of a child. Judge Gary Nickerson sentenced Perry to serve 10 years to 10 years and one day in state prison. The commonwealth had [...]
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STATE POLICE: Plymouth County Sobriety Checkpoint Friday, Nov. 25, into Saturday, Nov. 26
Colonel Richard D. McKeon, superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, has announced that a “Sobriety Checkpoint” will be implemented by the State Police on a public way in Plymouth County Friday, Nov. 25, into Saturday, Nov. 26. The purpose is to further educate the motoring public and strengthen the public’s awareness to the need of detecting and removing those motorists who operate under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs from the roadways, according to a [...]
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WATCH: Lawyers argue to overturn 24,000 convictions after drug lab scandal
Roughly 24,000 convictions could be overturned if the state’s Supreme Judicial Court decides in favor of the plaintiffs in a case that will be argued at 11 a.m. today.Three named defendants and the approximately 24,000 other "Dookhan defendants," are suing the state in an attempt to overturn convictions based on what they call "tainted evidence" arising from Annie Dookhan’s illegal falsification criminal drug tests. [...]
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Police investigate knifepoint robbery at Speedway Gas on Main Street
WAREHAM - Police are investigating a robbery at knifepoint at Speedway Gas on Main Street Wednesday night.Police said Wareham Police Dept. officers and detectives responded to Speedway Gas regarding an activated alarm indicating a robbery occurred at about 8:10 p.m.Upon arrival, the store clerk reported that a man robbed the store cash register of an undetermined amount of cash while holding a knife, before running from the scene.Wareham PD detectives and patrol officers [...]
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Wareham Police arrest man for knifepoint robbery at Speedway Gas
WAREHAM - Police have arrested a 39-year-old Wareham man in connection with a knifepoint robbery at the Speedway Gas/Convenience store on Main Street Wednesday night.Police went to the store at about 8:10 Wednesday night on a robbery alarm. A masked man had robbed the store cash register while holding a knife and then run from the scene with an undetermined amount of cash.As a result of further investigation, an arrest warrant was obtained Thursday for 39-year-old Nathan [...]
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State Police arrest wrong-way driver on I-195 in Wareham for OUI
WAREHAM - State Police arrested a 23-year-old Wareham man Saturday morning for OUI who had been driving on the wrong side of Interstate 195.State Police from the Dartmouth barracks responded to the reports of a wrong-way driver on Interstate 195 in Fairhaven at about 1:40 a.m.Trooper Christopher Meleo observed a 2015 Nissan Altima traveling westbound on Interstate 195 in the eastbound travel lanes. Meleo, with his emergency lights activated, paralleled the vehicle from the [...]
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Wareham 17-year-old seriously hurt in crash following aborted police chase
WAREHAM - A 17-year-old boy was seriously injured in a crash on County Road early Saturday morning following a police chase stemming from an earlier accident that police had broken off.Police said a motorist reported being sideswiped by a passing vehicle being operated erratically on Glen Charlie Road in East Wareham at about 4:20 a.m.The reporting motorist remained behind the erratic motor vehicle and reported various locations to police as the vehicle traveled onto Route 25 [...]
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Fairhaven man sentenced for making hoax distress calls to U.S. Coast Guard
BOSTON – A Fairhaven man was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with sending three false distress messages to the U.S. Coast Guard over the radio.Roger Martin, 47, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to one year of probation and ordered to pay $7,182 in restitution to the U.S. Coast Guard. In August 2016, Martin pleaded guilty to three counts of sending false distress messages to the U.S. Coast Guard and one count of [...]
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Wareham Police Log: Oct. 8 - 17
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Saturday, Oct. 8, through Monday, Oct. 17. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.Saturday, Oct. 812:14 a.m.: Vandalism was reported on Hideaway Lane.12:36 a.m.: Suspicious activity was investigated on Rosebrook Place.8:13 a.m.: Larceny was reported on Main Street.9:53 a.m.: A motor vehicle accident was [...]
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DA Quinn blasts judge in wrong-way OUI driver case
NEW BEDFORD — Bristol Country District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III is upset with a judge for granting bail to a drunken driver, after the operator drove the wrong way on Interstate 195 for more than 17 miles, nearly causing several head-on collisions, prosecutors said.Prosecutor Matthew Sylvia requested that bail for Jowaun Gamble, a 23-year-old Wareham man, be revoked and that he be held without bail in New Bedford District Court on Nov. 21, according to a statement from [...]
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Marion man arrested in alleged East Wareham hostage situation
WAREHAM – Police arrested a Marion man early Thursday morning for kidnapping in connection with what initially was believed to be a possible hostage situation at an East Wareham residence.Police said they received information about a possible hostage situation Wednesday at about 10:15 p.m. at 36 Sunset Boulevard. Police said the information indicated that at least one person was being held against their will inside the residence.Upon arrival at the residence, patrol [...]
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Police focus on emotional wellbeing of cops
Eight police departments in Eastern Massachusetts are teaming up to put a heightened focus on the emotional wellbeing of officers responding to high-stress critical incidents and traumatic events.
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