Friday, May 24, 2013
Operation Blue Lights will be back in effect this weekend
This Memorial Day weekend, "Operation Blue Lights" will be back in effect in southeastern Massachusetts, State Police announced Thursday. According to WPRO News, "State Police will deploy 100 additional troopers across Southeastern Massachusetts over the long Memorial Day holiday weekend. It is an effort to curb accidents and fatalities, and to enforce traffic laws, said Major Anthony Thomas, Commander of Troop D, which patrols all of Southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands." The emphasis on Routes 24 and 195 began last summer after a string of fatal accidents on Route 24, including the dealth of Norton youth Angel Pina in Stoughton and Mansfield teenager Lisa Banat in West Bridgewater on the Easton town line. Last year during…
Norton appoints Eric Tynan as its newest firefighter.
The Norton Fire Department appointed Eric Tynan as its newest full-time firefighter. “It’s certainly a pleasure to stand before you this evening,” Norton fire chief Paul Schleicher said. Schleicher said Tynan has been working in Norton as a paramedic and EMT, but always wanted work in a different capacity in the department. “His whole life, he knew he wanted to be a firefighter, just like his father, grandfather and uncle,” Schleicher said. “He was an EMT when he graduated high school in 2005 and graduated paramedic school in 2008. Schleicher said Tynan also completed his studies with very high marks. “When he graduated the firefighter academy and the paramedic school, he graduated at the top of his class,” he said. Tynan is continuing …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The following is from the Norton Fire Log.
May 1 6:21 a.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle collision on Howard Street. One patient was transported to a local hospital with injuries. 12:38 p.m. Caller reported a brush fire on Lincoln Street. 3:34 p.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle collision with injuries on West Main Street. May 3 2:18 p.m. Caller reported a brush fire at the Dunkin Donuts on Old Colony Road. May 4 1:13 p.m. Caller reported a brush fire on East Main Street. May 5 11:31 p.m. Caller reported a brush fire on Smith Street. May 12 2:19 p.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle collision on West Main Street with injuries. 5:08 p.m. Caller reported a gasoline spill on North Worcester Street.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
During a confrontation with the FBI and the Mass. State Police, a Florida man was shot and killed and an officer was injured.
One man is dead and an agent is injured after a confrontation between the FBI and Mass. State Police in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing in the Orlando area on Wednesday morning. The FBI on Wednesday morning said an agent, two Massachusetts State Police troopers and other law enforcement personnel were interviewing an individual in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing when he attacked the agent. The FBI identified the person shot and killed as Ibragim Todashev, 27. During the confrontation, Todaschev was shot and killed and the agent sustained non-life threatening injuries. "As this incident is under review, we have no further details at this time," the FBI said.
The following is from the Norton Police Department. Where arrests are mentioned, they do not indicate convictions.
Friday, May 10 6:00 a.m. Caller reported a hit and run at the intersection of Newland Street and Williams Road. 12:23 p.m. Caller reported a vehicle hit her neighbor’s mailbox and two trashcans on John Scott Boulevard. 5:26 p.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle collision on South Worcester Street. No injuries were reported. Saturday, May 11 11:54 a.m. Caller reported a break in attempt on Farm Lane. Sunday May 12 1:13 p.m. Caller reported someone had stolen her trash bin on Strawstone Lane. 2:19 p.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle collision on West Main Street. One patient was transported to Sturdy Memorial Hospital. A fluid leak was also mitigated. 5:08 p.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle collision on North Worcester Street. No injuries …
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
What would you say to local, state and national Emergency Medical Service personnel?
This week -- May 19 to 25 -- is National EMS Week and the theme is "EMS: One Mission. One Team." In 1968, President Gerald Ford signed the first EMS Week proclamation, designating a time for the nation to celebrate the emergency medical technician paramedic as well as an opportunity to educate the public about the critical role of EMS in the community, according to EMS.gov. Wednesday, May 22 has been designated as Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Day, according to emsweekideas.org. Every day our local, state and national EMS respond to crisis situations. Recently, Boston's EMS was in the spotlight because of last month's bombings; and today, Emergency Medical Service personnel in Moore, Oklahoma, are in the national …
The following is from the Norton Police Department. Where arrests are mentioned, they do not indicate convictions.
Monday, May 13 1:32 a.m. A burglar alarm alerted police to a break in on East Main Street. 1:08 p.m. Caller reported someone broke into her car and took gift cards, worth a total of $120. Thursday, May 16 4:12 a.m. Robert Fox, 21, of 311 West 83rd St. in New York, New York, was arrested for unlawful possession of fireworks and possession of a class D substance with intent to distribute. Friday, May 17 5:25 p.m. Caller reported his vehicle was broken into on East Main Street. 5:48 p.m. Caller reported her vehicle was broken into on North Washington St. A purse was reported missing. 7:38 p.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle collision on West Main Street. No injuries were reported.
Monday, May 20, 2013
The following is from the Norton Police Department. Where arrests are mentioned, they do not indicate convictions.
Thursday, May 9 2:21 a.m. Trevor Krous-Gaskell, 33, of 94 Thelma Ave. in Somerset was arrested for shoplifting. 9:05 p.m. Heather Harvey, 30, of 142 Bay St. in Taunton was arrested for possession of a class B substance with intent to distribute. Friday, May 10 3:57 p.m. Caller reported a hit and run on John Scott Boulevard. Caller stated a vehicle struck and damaged her mailbox and trash containers. 5:26 p.m. Caller reported a motor vehicle collision on South Worcester Street. No injuries were reported.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Police are on the lookout for a B&E suspect.
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Sunday, May 19
Each week, we'll feature a different outstanding criminal case from around the region. Information is courtesy of MassMostWanted.com. If you have any information regarding the case, contact your local police department. Theft - Case No. 130051 January 25, 2013 Foxboro : Rt.1 Liquor Mart Case Details: Looking for information on an attempted B&E/Smash and grab that occurred in Foxboro on 1/25/13 at approximately 1:05 A.M. at a liquor mart on Route 1. Security video shows two suspects. Both appear to be white males. One taller, heavy set, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt. The other was shorter, thin, wearing a dark jacket with a light stripe. Anyone with information can contact Detective Tim O’Leary or Detective Brian Gallagher at 508-543-…
Friday, May 17, 2013
Northborough police arrested a Norton man in Shrewsbury on charges of open and gross lewdness.
Northborough police arrested a Norton man at a home in Shrewsbury on Tuesday for an incident at Motel 6, where two days earlier the man allegedly exposed himself to a woman and her daughters, who were staying at the motel. Jeffrey H. Flannery, 55, 39 Reseroir St., Norton, was arrested at a Shrewsbury home at which he was staying, on charges of open and gross lewdness. Officer Phillip Martin says he responded to a call from an employee at Motel 6 on May 13, who relayed a disturbance that had occurred earlier in the day. Flannery, according to employees, had been dropped off at the motel on May 12. On May 13, a report had come in around 2 a.m. of a man who was "banging on the door and using foul language." An employee went upstairs to …
