UPDATE: Tabor Academy headmaster’s OUI charge continued without a finding
FALMOUTH – A charge of operating under the influence of liquor brought against Tabor Academy headmaster John H. Quirk was continued without a finding at a pre-trial hearing in Falmouth District Court...
View ArticleWareham Police nab ‘dangerous fugitive’ attempting to steal pick-up truck
WAREHAM – Police said an officer’s alert observation helped in the arrest of a man wanted on multiple warrants who was attempting to steal a pick-up truck.Officer James White, while on routine patrol...
View ArticleWareham Police Log: Jan. 6-15
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Monday, Jan. 6, to Friday, Jan. 10. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty...
View ArticlePlymouth Rock, other monuments targeted with red spray paint
PLYMOUTH - “Why? Why? Why would someone do this?” Gayle Manning asked as she looked down at vandalized Plymouth Rock Monday morning.The Kingston woman was one of many who traveled to the Plymouth...
View ArticleWareham Police charge man twice in 1 day: OUI-3rd offense then sandwich...
WAREHAM – Wareham Police say they charged the same man twice in separate incidents Tuesday, once for OUI-third offense a little after midnight and then again that same afternoon at Walmart where he was...
View ArticleTabor Academy head John Quirk agrees to leave of absence following OUI fallout
MARION – Tabor Academy Trustees say headmaster John H. Quirk has agreed to take a leave of absence from his post for the rest of the school year following his OUI arrest on Jan. 31, which was continued...
View ArticleWareham Police Log: Jan. 16-20
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Thursday, Jan. 16, to Monday, Jan. 20. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found...
View ArticleMinot Avenue site considered for combined Wareham public safety complex
WAREHAM - With members visiting police stations around Massachusetts, the Public Safety Complex Study Committee is looking at sites around Wareham that could fit the growing needs of the Wareham Police...
View ArticleEarly morning drug raid nets Wareham police fentanyl, crack, and an arrest
WAREHAM – Wareham Police said they led an early morning drug raid Friday with help from New Bedford detectives and state police troopers that netted fentanyl, crack and an arrest out of an apartment on...
View ArticleWareham arrests
Joseph W. Latham, 36, 85 Hathaway St., Wareham, arrested Jan. 21, charged with stalking and threatening to commit a crime.Patrick Ritchie, 60, 77 Winter St., Barnstable, arrested Jan. 22, charged on...
View ArticleWareham Police Log: Jan. 21-25
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Tuesday, Jan. 21, to Saturday, Jan. 25. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found...
View ArticleSunday no day of rest for Wareham Police – 2 accidents, stolen car in less...
WAREHAM – Wareham Police had a busy stretch Sunday afternoon beginning with a serious accident leading to charges, followed by a second accident involving a charge of OUI, followed by a stolen vehicle...
View ArticleMattapoisett firefighters knock down boat fire before it extends into home
MATTAPOISETT – Mattapoisett firefighters were able to knock down a boat fire Sunday night before it spread into the interior of an adjacent home.Mattpoisett Fire & Rescue noted on its Facebook page...
View ArticleIt's official: Wareham Police Chief John Walcek sworn in
WAREHAM - It’s official.“Acting” Police Chief John Walcek was sworn in as the official head of the Wareham Police Dept. following a unanimous vote by the Selectmen Tuesday night, Feb. 25.Walcek has...
View ArticleWareham arrests
Jade Ashley Harrigan, 30, 44 Sunset Blvd., E. Wareham, arrested Jan. 27, charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.Karen P. Stoddard, 54, 16 Valley Road, Middleborough, arrested...
View ArticleWareham Police Log: Jan. 26-Feb. 1
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Sunday, Jan. 26 to Saturday, Feb. 1. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty...
View ArticleWareham woman arrested for 2nd OUI after striking liquor store building twice
WAREHAM – A Wareham woman was arrested for a second OUI Wednesday evening after she struck a liquor store building with her car twice while attempting to put her vehicle in gear, according to emergency...
View ArticleWareham Police investigation nets crack, cocaine, heroin and 2 arrests
WAREHAM – A Wareham Police traffic stop as part of an investigation into drug sales in the Shangri-La area netted police crack, cocaine, heroin and two arrests.Wareham Police detectives stopped a...
View ArticleFire in finished basement causes $50,000 in damages to Wareham home
WAREHAM – A fire in a finished basement in a 2 ½-story, single-family home at 49 Puritan Ave. Sunday night caused an estimated $50,000 in damages.The fire was reported by the occupants at 8:31 p.m....
View ArticleWareham Police respond, adminster aid to 20 ODs in February, 2 fatal
WAREHAM – Wareham police officers responded to 20 overdose incidents during the month of February, and two of the incidents proved to be fatal, according to a Wareham Police press release issued in an...
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