One woman has died following an early morning fire in Middleborough. Fire officials say that shortly before 3 a.m. Monday they responded to reports of a fire at 72 Everett St. Upon arrival, crews found flames showing from multiple windows on the first floor of the two-story, multi-family home and a second alarm was struck. Three […]
Quincy Police are investigating a series of overnight vandalisms in the Merrymount Section. Police say targeted vehicles were parked on Narragansett Road, Shore Avenue, Butler Road, Merrymount Road, Samoset Avenue and other streets in the area. The incidents took place between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 2 a.m. Thursday. Anyone with information, especially anyone with photos […]
Carver Police are investigating following a reported shooting Wednesday night. Chief Marc Duphily says that shortly after 7:30 p.m. a woman arrived at the Carver police station reporting that she had been shot at Sampson Pond. Officers observed what appeared to be a gunshot wound to her leg and Carver EMS responded to the police […]
A teen was injured following a shooting in Brockton. Brockton Police say that at approximately 11:20 p.m. Wednesday officers responded to 88 North Pearl St. following a report of a male with a gunshot wound to the leg. Upon arrival, officers found a 17-year-old male suffering from a leg injury. The victim, who is reportedly […]
Rockland Police are searching for a male suspect who reportedly “aggressively” grabbed a woman’s arm while she was walking in the town forest on Wednesday. The woman’s dog lunged at the man and she was able to break away and run to her car. The woman told Police the man made some inappropriate comments to […]
A Stay-In-Place Order was issued Thursday at Plymouth North High School. Police officials tell WATD News that there was a verbal altercation between two students and, due to the extent of the allegations, they issued the stay-in place while the incident was investigated. The order was later lifted without further action.
A Weymouth man has died following a crash in Quincy. The Norfolk District Attorney’s Office says that just after 7 p.m. Monday officers were dispatched to a crash with serious injuries on the Southern Artery near Broad St. A preliminary investigation has indicated that 58-year-old William Jacobs was struck by a car while attempting to […]
Author Maureen Boyle speaks with WATD’s Christine James about her book, “Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer.”
**Brockton Police say that upon further investigation it does not appear there was an actual kidnapping attempt, no further information is available at this time.** Earlier reports from Brockton Police say an elementary student reported an attempted kidnapping while she was walking through the woods by Davis Commons after school on Tuesday, saying someone tried to […]
Officials are investigating a reported homicide in Avon. The Norfolk District Attorney’s Office says that shortly before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday first responders were dispatched to a home on Nichols Avenue after receiving a 911 call regarding an unresponsive female in need of medical assistance. Upon arrival they found a woman, later identified as 53-year-old Astrid […]