A Braintree man is facing charges after fleeing from police. Holbrook Police say that they received a 911 call on Tuesday reporting an erratic driver who was seen pulling behind a business in town. Officers found the vehicle, which was still running. Police say the driver, Matthew Connell, became uncooperative and put his vehicle in […]
One person has died following an early morning fire in Holbrook. The state Fire Marshal’s Office says that at about 1:10 a.m. Friday crews responded to a 9-1-1 call and, upon arrival, observed smoke and flames showing from a three-story, multi-family home at 69 Belcher St. The fire eventually reached four alarms and firefighters rescued […]
Eleven indictments were handed down against a man charged with an ethnically motivated crime. The Norfolk District Attorney’s Office says a grand jury issued the indictments against 56-year-old John F. Houlihan of Holbrook, for a May 10 attack on a neighbor who immigrated legally more than a decade ago. The victim was parked in his […]
A man is in custody following an hours-long standoff in Holbrook. Police say that at around 11 a.m. Monday officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant on 31-year-old Noah R. Hennessey, who subsequently barricaded himself inside a home at 21 Union St. A perimeter was established and people from nearby homes were evacuated while mutual aid was […]
Crews in Holbrook helped rescue a family from a coyote encounter. Holbrook Police say that at approximately 11:40 a.m. Thursday, the Department of Public Works received a call from a woman in the Holbrook Town Forest who was walking with her two children when she was trapped on a walking trail by a large coyote. The […]
A Holbrook man is facing charges following a dispute between two groups of juveniles on April 10. Police Chief William Smith says that at approximately 1:15 p.m. officers responded to the playground at Holbrook Middle Senior High School after a juvenile said that a man in a red pickup truck tried to run them and […]
A Holbrook man is facing charges following a traffic stop in Quincy. Massachusetts State Police say that at approximately 4 a.m. Sunday a Trooper was patrolling I-93 when he saw a red Nissan Maxima being operated erratically and failing to stay within any single lane. The trooper stopped the Nissan prior to Exit 6, then […]