The Worcester Telegram & Gazette is reporting that a 15-year-old New Jersey girl was found at the Red Roof Inn in Southborough this morning with a 23-year-old-man who is being charged with kidnapping her. The break came when the teen sent a text message to friends letting them know she was at the Red Roof Read the full article → from Kidnapped NJ teen found in Southborough
Police & Fire
Southborough firefighter completes basic training
Southborough Firefighter and Paramedic/EMT Dale Goodspeed graduated from the 12-week Massachusetts Firefighting Basic Recruit Training program on June 19th. He was one of 43 graduates. At the training program, students learn all the basic skills they need to respond to fires and to contain and control them. They are also given training in public fire Read the full article → from Southborough firefighter completes basic training
Accident at Route 9 and Crystal Pond Road
The drivers of two cars were injured yesterday afternoon in a rear-end collision at the intersection of Route 9 eastbound and Crystal Pond Road (map). Each was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Route 9 eastbound was reduced to one lane for nearly an hour while the crash was cleared. For more photos, see Read the full article → from Accident at Route 9 and Crystal Pond Road
A few more details on the break-ins in town
We got another reverse-911 call last night about the break-ins. The message was the same as on Wednesday night — check your screens for cuts and lock your windows and doors. Anything suspicious, call the police. Meanwhile, the Metrowest Daily News tracked down a few more details about the recent break-ins: The break-ins appear to be Read the full article → from A few more details on the break-ins in town
More information on the recent breakins
The Metrowest Daily News has more information on a rash of break-ins in town: Three homes on Old Harry Road, Mt. Vickery Road and Fairview Drive reported their window screens were cut on Tuesday. Moran said three more homes were broken into in a similar fashion early Wednesday and after the reverse 911 call was Read the full article → from More information on the recent breakins
Breaking: Residents warned of suspicious activity
A couple My Southborough readers contacted me to say they received reverse-911 calls from the Southborough Police Department warning them to check for cut window screens and to be on the lookout for suspicious vehicles. Not all residents got the call (I didn’t). I’ll update you when I have more info. Update 1: In a Read the full article → from Breaking: Residents warned of suspicious activity
What the fire department has been up to this week
Here are the latest logs from the Southborough Fire Department: Tuesday 6/9/09 09:36 EMS call, Nichols Street 11:14 EMS call, Coslin Drive 17:26 Passenger vehicle fire, Turnpike Road Wednesday 6/10/09 08:14 EMS call, Cordaville Road 08:21 EMS call, Turnpike Road 11:36 EMS call, Newton Street 15:11 Unintentional smoke detector activation, no fire, General Henry Knox Read the full article → from What the fire department has been up to this week
What the fire deparment has been up to this week
Monday 6/8/09 07:42 EMS call, Framingham Road Sunday 6/7/09 01:22 EMS call, Garbrier Street, Ashland 12:06 EMS call, Newton Street 13:48 EMS call, Parkerville Road Saturday 6/6/09 No calls reported Friday 6/5/09 15:05 Unintentional alarm system activation, Turnpike Road Thursday 6/4/09 12:02 Alarm system activation due to malfunction, Northboro Road 14:44 Unintentional alarm system activation, Read the full article → from What the fire deparment has been up to this week
Southborough police are well armed
The Metrowest Daily News surveyed local police departments to find out which have semi-automatic assault rifles as part of their arsenals. Turns out most do, including Southborough. According to the article, Southborough police have five AR-15s, which can have an effective range of up to 600 yards and a bullet speed up to 3,200 feet Read the full article → from Southborough police are well armed
Fire logs for the week
Monday 6/1/09 16:46 Assist police or other agency, Boston Road and Route 30 Causeway Sunday 5/31/09 08:41 EMS call, Heritage Road, Ashland 11:22 EMS call, John Matthews Road 13:26 EMS call, Red Gate Lane 20:55 EMS call, Breakneck Hill Road Saturday 5/30/09 00:08 EMS call, Main Street 10:43 EMS call, Cordaville Road 17:02 Smoke or Read the full article → from Fire logs for the week
Southville Road robbery nets thousands
Three robbers made off with thousands of dollars from a Southville Road home last week reports Wicked Local Southborough. The three men, were wearing dark-colored work outfits when they entered a home at 165 Southville Road at about 6 p.m., police said. One of the men lured the male resident outside the home while the Read the full article → from Southville Road robbery nets thousands
Breaking: Southborough woman killed crossing Oak Hill Road
The Metrowest Daily News is reporting that a Southborough woman was killed last night when she was struck by a car as she crossed Oak Hill Road at the intersection with Route 9. The woman’s name was not released, and few details are available, but you can read the news report here. More information as Read the full article → from Breaking: Southborough woman killed crossing Oak Hill Road
Fire logs for last week
Sick of hearing about the movie? Here’s something that has absolutely nothing to do with it: the fire logs from last week. Monday 5/18/09 No calls reported Sunday 5/17/09 08:57 Rescue, emergency medical call, Fisher Road 12:52 Rescue, emergency medical call, Fisher Road 13:52 Rescue, emergency medical call, 495 South Saturday 5/16/09 22:48 Assist invalid Read the full article → from Fire logs for last week
Fire logs for the week
Fire and EMS teams were on safety duty at the NECC 5K Race/Walk last weekend along with the police department, Recreation Department, and members of the Southborough Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). You can find more pictures on the fire department website. And then, of course, there was all the Read the full article → from Fire logs for the week