Wareham Police Log: Oct. 30-Nov. 7
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Tuesday, Oct. 30, through Saturday, Nov. 7. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found...
View ArticleTwo people killed when struck by holiday train Saturday night in Wareham
WAREHAM – Two people were killed when they were struck by a holiday Christmas train on a rehearsal run from Buzzards Bay to Rochester Saturday night on tracks near Minot Avenue in Wareham.According to...
View ArticleWareham Police make multiple warrant arrests
WAREHAM - Wareham Police made several warrant arrests over a three-day period.On Thursday, November 15, Officer Joseph Cardoza arrested Teena Hill, 46, of no certain address at about 10:30 a.m. on...
View ArticleWareham J.C. Penney patron forgets loaded firearm
WAREHAM – It appears someone trying on new clothes at J.C. Penney left something behind – a loaded firearm.Police said that while Wareham officers were committed at the train accident on Minot Avenue...
View ArticleWareham Selectmen filing lawsuit against ZBA, Dakota Partners
WAREHAM - Following discussion on the much-disputed Dakota Partner’s 150-unit apartment complex, dubbed “Woodland Cove,” on Cranberry Highway at Redbrook Road, the Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday...
View ArticleWareham police arrest Acushnet man for possession with intent to distribute...
WAREHAM – Wareham police investigating vehicle break-ins at a tow-company lot arrested an Acushnet man hiding under a pick-up truck for trespassing and possession with intent to distribute a class B...
View ArticlePet dogs killed in Wareham house fire
WAREHAM – A pet dog was killed and a second pet dog was rushed to a veterinarian following a Saturday afternoon house fire at a residence at 5 Timeless Lane in East Wareham that spread from a bedroom...
View ArticleWareham Police arrest California fugitive who posed a threat to the community
WAREHAM – Wareham Police arrested a fugitive from California Sunday morning wanted for a parole violation on a robbery charge who has an “extensive criminal history of assaultive behavior and poses a...
View ArticleWareham Police make pair of arrests
WAREHAM - Officers Christopher Corner, Ryan Turner, and Justin Silveira went to 44 Sunset Blvd. at about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, in an attempt to serve two arrest warrants on David Dankers, 32,...
View ArticleReports of a large parking lot fight lead Wareham Police to heroin arrest
WAREHAM – Wareham Police officers responded to Gateway Gas at 2537 Cranberry Highway for a reported large fight in the parking lot today at about 3:15 p.m. Two Wareham detectives were the first to...
View ArticleWareham Police arrest woman for seventh time on warrants
WAREHAM - On Wednesday, Nov. 28, at about 7:30 p.m. Teena Hill, 46, of no certain address, was arrested on Cranberry Highway by Officer Michael Phinney for an active arrest warrant. This will be the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Victim in fiery fatal car crash in Wareham was 60-year-old Holbrook man
WAREHAM – State police are investigating an early morning fiery fatal car crash Thursday on Route 25 in which a man was killed.The victim has been identified as Frank Mctighe, 60, of Holbrook. The...
View ArticleWareham Police help out with the holidays
WAREHAM – Several members of the Wareham Police Dept. participated in the “Stuff a Cruiser” and the “Shop with a Cop” events Sunday.The Wareham Police Association under the direction of Juvenile...
View ArticleWareham Police Log: Nov. 11-20
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Sunday, Nov. 11, through Tuesday, Nov. 20. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found...
View ArticleWareham Police make multiple arrests
On Sunday, Dec. 2, at about 2:45 p.m. Officer George Chandler arrested John Guilford Jr., 30, of Plympton for disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and threats to commit a crime following an...
View ArticleWareham Police seek help identifying assault-battery suspect
WAREHAM - Wareham Police are requesting assistance from the public identifying three persons involved in an aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon case. This incident occurred at...
View ArticleFryolator fire closes East Wareham McDonald’s temporarily
WAREHAM – McDonald’s Restaurant at 3020 Cranberry Highway was closed by the Board of Health Saturday night so that the restaurant can be cleaned following a fryolator fire that successfully tripped a...
View ArticleWareham Police make arrest in Cumberland Farms A&B case
WAREHAM - Wareham Police say they have made an arrest in an assault-and-battery-by-dangerous-weapon case in which they had asked for the public’s help in making an identification.Police had posted a...
View ArticleWareham Police make multiple arrests over several days
WAREHAM - Wareham police officers have made multiple arrests and criminally charged several individuals in the last few days.• On Thursday, Dec. 6, at about noon, Christina Pires, 31, of Wareham was...
View ArticleWareham Police Officers rescue Marion woman from burning car
WAREHAM – A Wareham Police Officer extricated an accident victim from a burning vehicle and was able to carry the victim to safety with the help of a second Wareham Police Officer Saturday...
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