Wareham, State Police arrest five on outstanding warrants sweep
WAREHAM – Wareham and State Police arrested five people on unrelated outstanding warrants early Wednesday morning, three at the Rosewood Motel on Cranberry Highway, including a 67-year-old man wanted...
View ArticleBuzzards Bay man indicted for Wareham manslaughter by motor vehicle
BROCKTON – Wareham Patrol Officer Christopher Corner was responding to a call for help with traffic following an accident on Cranberry Highway a little before 10 on the night of Sunday, May 29, when he...
View ArticleFairhaven man pleads guilty to Cape Cod Canal hoax emergency calls to Coast...
BOSTON – A Fairhaven man pleaded guilty 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, of...
View ArticleWAREHAM POLICE LOG: July 1 - 7
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Friday, July 1, through Thursday, July 7. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found...
View ArticleGifford supports new prescription system to address opioid crisis
BOSTON – State Rep. Susan Williams Gifford, R-Wareham, says the launching of a new online state database will enhance doctors’ and pharmacists’ ability to track the prescribing of opioids and other...
View ArticleWAREHAM POLICE LOG: July 8 - July 14
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Friday, July 8, through Thursday, July 14. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found...
View ArticleTraffic stop leads to Wareham man's arrest on cocaine, morphine, marijuana...
WAREHAM – A traffic stop Tuesday evening led to a Wareham man’s arrest for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, trafficking in morphine, and possession of marijuana with intent to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man held without bail in Mattapoisett shooting
MATTAPOISETT – A 63-year-old Mattapoisett man was ordered held without bail in Wareham District Court Thursday pending a dangerousness hearing on Sept. 6 in connection with wounding his son with a...
View ArticleEx-Middleboro school official to face jury trial in November
Fired guidance counselor and coach who failed report a student's rape allegations now also under DCF scrutiny.
View ArticleMattapoisett man charged with shooting son deemed no threat to community
WAREHAM - By the close of 63-year-old Michael McCarthy’s “dangerousness hearing” Tuesday in Wareham District Court even the prosecution was convinced that he was “not the problem.”The Mattapoisett man...
View ArticleWareham Harbormaster tracks illegal boat dumpers
If anyone has any information call the Harbormaster at 508-291-3100, extension 3186 or the Massachusetts Environmental Police at 800-632-8075.
View ArticleOnset Deputy Chief Osswald earns credentialing
WAREHAM – Two is better than one. And soon, four will be better than two.That is the attitude of the Onset Fire Department toward boasting qualified fire chiefs on its staff. While Fire Chief Raymond...
View ArticleSheriff McDonald warns of new phone, email scams
PLYMOUTH – Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald Jr. is warning the public of a new surge in email and phone scams targeting residents of Plymouth County.“We are seeing another surge of activity...
View ArticleWAREHAM POLICE LOG: July 22 - 29
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Friday, July 22, through Friday, July 29. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found...
View ArticleWareham Police Log: July 30 - Aug. 5
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Saturday, July 30, through Friday, Aug. 5. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found...
View ArticlePre-trial hearing Oct. 21 for Princeton man involved in rollover
WAREHAM - A 22-year-old Princeton man was released on personal recognizance following arraignment last week but will be back in Wareham District Court for a pre-trial hearing on Oct. 21 in connection...
View ArticleMass. authorities urge caution, not fear, as NY bombing investigation unfolds
While intelligence officers have found no Massachusetts links to the weekend's bombings in New York and New Jersey, law enforcement personnel are on alert for suspicious activity and plan to increase...
View ArticleWareham man indicted on rape charges
BROCKTON - A Wareham man was indicted by a Plymouth County Superior Court Grand Jury on rape charges earlier this month.Timothy M. Roderick, 40, of 116 Fearing Hill Road, Wareham, was indicted on two...
View ArticleFire in Wareham Municipal Maintenance building under investigation
WAREHAM - Officials are investigating a fire that originated on a town bucket truck lodged within the town’s Municipal Maintenance Dept. building at 95 Charge Pond Road Thursday night.Firefighters were...
View ArticleWareham Police Log: Aug. 6 - 12
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Saturday, Aug. 6, through Friday, Aug. 12. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found...
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