Police, Fire & Courts

Victim and cause identified in fatal Middleboro fire

MIDDLEBORO — A 90-year-old woman died early Monday morning in a house fire that investigators say was likely started by smoking. Firefighters arrived at 72 Everett Street shortly before 3 a.m. on Sept. 1 to find flames pouring from multiple first-...

91-year-old woman dies in Middleboro house fire

MIDDLEBORO — A 91-year-old woman died early Monday morning in a house fire on Everett Street, according to Middleboro Fire Chief Owen Thompson. Fire crews responded to 72 Everett St. shortly before 3 a.m. on Sept. 1 and arrived to find intense fire...
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Brighton woman arrested in Middleboro on meth trafficking charges

MIDDLEBORO — A Brighton woman was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 20 on multiple drug charges, including methamphetamine trafficking, following an investigation at a local hotel, according to Middleboro Police Chief Robert Ferreira. Olivia Noemi...

Horseback rider injured in fall at Betty’s Neck, UTV assists in rescue

LAKEVILLE — A horseback rider was significantly injured Friday, Aug. 9 after falling from a horse at Betty’s Neck, a hiking area near Assawompset Pond. The Lakeville Fire Department responded shortly after 7 p.m., locating the rider in a field near...

Lakeville Fire Department urges caution due to Canadian wildfire smoke

State environmental officials issued an air quality advisory Monday, Aug. 4, warning that conditions across Massachusetts were “unhealthy for sensitive groups” due to fine particulate matter from Canadian wildfires. In the South Coast region, the...

Four Middleboro students graduate from state police youth program

MIDDLEBORO — Four Middleboro High School students recently graduated from the Massachusetts State Police Youth Cadet Law Enforcement Program. Lilly Price, Ana Carolina Machado, Kaitlyn Koss and Peyton Lapanna completed the four-day program, held at...

Crash on Route 140 sends two to hospital

LAKEVILLE — Two people were injured in a single vehicle crash on Route 140 South on Sunday, July 13. The Lakeville Fire Department responded just after 9:00 p.m. on Sunday night, and found a pickup truck that exited off of the road and into the tree...

Lakeville’s first responders safety improved with new device

LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville Fire Department recently secured grant money for the purchase of a new essential tool for first responders. On June 28, the fire department announced the purchase of a motorized stair chair, a device that lifts patients up...

Middleboro stabbing suspect pleads not guilty, police report reveals details

MIDDLEBORO — A Middleboro man has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of 66-year-old Paul Pomerleau, his mother’s long-term partner, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office. Andrew Horsman, 41, was...

Middleboro man fatally stabbed, suspect in custody

MIDDLEBORO — A 66-year-old Middleboro man was fatally stabbed Saturday, and a suspect is in custody, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz. The incident, described by officials as a domestic stabbing, occurred around 8 p.m. on...

Lakeville home damaged by vehicle crash

LAKEVILLE — A two vehicle crash at the intersection of Myricks and Kingman streets sent one vehicle off the road and into a home on Sunday, June 22. The two passenger vehicles collided at the intersection, which sent one vehicle off of the roadway,...

County Street off-ramp rollover hospitalizes one

LAKEVILLE— A single-vehicle rollover on Route 140 South injured two occupants of the vehicle, hospitalizing one, late Sunday night on June, 15. One of the occupants, an adult female, was transported to St. Luke's Hospital with injuries “requiring...

Crash closes Bedford Street in Lakeville, one driver hospitalized

LAKEVILLE — A crash between a passenger vehicle and a roll-off container transport truck shut down Bedford Street for more than 30 minutes Thursday afternoon, disrupting local traffic and delaying school bus routes. The collision occurred around 2:...

Crash injures one in Lakeville

LAKEVILLE — A two-vehicle crash occurred just before 10 a.m. on June 11 near 51 Main Street, injuring one of the drivers. The injured driver was taken to Morton Hospital but their condition was not considered serious. At the time of the accident,...

Police save Lakeville woman from $20,000 Bitcoin scam

LAKEVILLE — A quick response from Lakeville and Raynham police officers prevented a 73-year-old woman from losing $20,000 to a scammer last Thursday, officials said. The woman, who had withdrawn the cash from her bank, was moments away from...

Child hit by vehicle in Lakeville, injuries not serious

LAKEVILLE — A child was injured after being hit by a vehicle Monday evening near 80 Precinct St. The injuries are not believed to be serious, according to the Lakeville Fire Department. Emergency crews responded just before 7 p.m...

Four Middleboro firefighters graduate from state firefighting academy

MIDDLEBORO — Four new firefighters are joining the Middleboro Fire Department after graduating from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program. Matthew Mokeler, Patrick O'Donnell,...

Lakeville firefighters prevent car fire from spreading to home

LAKEVILLE — A vehicle caught fire in the driveway of a Southworth Street home Friday afternoon, but firefighters contained the blaze before it reached the house, according to fire officials. Crews responded around 2:15 p.m. on May...

Middleboro man arrested on child pornography charges

MIDDLEBORO — Police arrested a Middleboro man Thursday, May 22, on child pornography charges. Kenneth Lanham, 31, was taken into custody without incident and charged with possession of child pornography, his second offense according to police, as...

Parole granted for Middleboro man’s killer

MIDDLEBORO — A man convicted of first-degree murder after the fatal beating of a 79-year-old Middleboro resident in 1987 has been granted parole, a decision that angered Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz. The state parole board...

Lakeville Fire Department makes room for ducklings

LAKEVILLE — Lakeville firefighters are no strangers to water rescues. But most victims usually are pulled from the water, not placed into it — then again, most victims don’t have webbed feet and bills. When a group of ducklings got stuck in a storm...

Victims identified in fatal single-vehicle crash on I-495

MIDDLEBORO — The district attorney identified the two people killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 495 on Thursday, May 15, as Cecil Johnson, 70, and Rosemarie Dias, 68, both of Wareham. At approximately 12:28 p.m. Middleboro Fire...

Two dead in single-vehicle crash on I-495

MIDDLEBORO — Two people were killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 495 in Middleboro on the afternoon of Thursday, May 15, according to Middleboro Fire Chief Owen Thompson. Officials have identified the victims as an adult male and female...

Two hospitalized after crash in Lakeville

LAKEVILLE — Two people were taken to St. Luke’s Hospital after a car crash Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Taunton and Bedford streets, according to the Lakeville Fire Department. The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. Emergency crews...

Middleboro man found guilty of killing his parents

A jury convicted Middleboro man Ryan True, 25, of two counts of first-degree Murder in Brockton Superior Court on Thursday, May 8 for the 2020 killing of his parents. The following day Judge Robert Gordon sentenced True to two consecutive life...

Finance Committee member alleges defamation by town officials

MIDDLEBORO — Several town officials defamed Finance Committee member John Barrella, according to a letter from Barrella’s attorney that was read aloud at the May 5 Select Board meeting. The letter was drafted by Attorney William Chignola and...

Kayaker rescued from Long Pond by Lakeville, Freetown fire

LAKEVILLE — A 21-year-old man was rescued from Long Pond and transported to St. Luke’s Hospital after his kayak became swamped with water Tuesday, April 8. The man was located more than 1,000 feet from shore and was struggling to stay afloat when he...

Middleboro Fire’s south station now open 24/7

MIDDLEBORO — For the first time, the Middleboro Fire Department’s south station at 566 Wareham St. is fully staffed at all hours. As of 8 a.m. Monday, April 7, an engine company of three firefighters will be working out of the station, Middleboro...

East Bridgewater man, 18, killed in Middleboro crash

MIDDLEBORO — An 18-year-old man from East Bridgewater was killed early Sunday April 6 in a single-vehicle crash on Marion Road in Middleboro. The victim has been identified as Joseph Saccone. At about 2:37 a.m., Middleboro Police and Fire received...

Program to offer free smoke detectors, fire safety education

MIDDLEBORO — Three minutes. That’s all the time people have, on average, to escape a house fire. And that makes smoke detectors crucial, fire officials say. The more warning time people have to escape, the better the chances for a safe exit from a...

Middleboro settles MBTA lawsuit, agrees to add new subdistrict

MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro has settled its lawsuit with the state and agreed to support creating an area on East Clark Street for market-rate and affordable housing in lieu of following state-mandated MBTA Communities Act requirements. "This is a huge...

Update: Missing woman found dead in shallow body of water

MIDDLEBORO — The Middleboro woman who was the subject of a multi-agency search has been found dead. The body of Michele Sperling, 83, was located by a State Police K-9 unit in a shallow body of water on Thursday afternoon March 27, Police Chief...

Middleboro man, 20, dies from injuries received in car crash

MIDDLEBORO — A 20-year-old Middleboro man died Thursday, March 20 at Boston Medical Center from injuries he suffered in a car crash two days earlier in Taunton. Richard “R.J.’’ Blanchette Jr. succumbed to injuries he received when the Dodge Charger...

Two Middleboro residents injured in serious crash in Raynham

RAYNHAM — Two Middleboro residents were injured when the car they were riding in collided with a motorcycle on Route 44 Wednesday March 19. Two people on the motorcycle were critically injured, according to Raynham Police Chief David LaPlante and...

Lakeville police establishes tip line

LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville Police Department has established a tip line that is accessible via telephone and email. The department encourages anyone with information regarding criminal or suspicious activities to reach out. Police have committed to...