Police & Fire

When Southborough police interrupted an alleged copper theft in progress at NStar early last month, one suspect was arrested at gunpoint but another was able to run away. The Metrowest Daily News reports this week the suspect who got away was arrested and arraigned recently in Westborough District Court. Read the full article → from MWDN: Man wanted in Southborough copper theft charged

Those of you who went to Heritage Day yesterday might have noticed a few television crews roaming about, but they weren’t there to cover the fun of our annual fall celebration. Rather, they were there to report on Daniel Goichman, the Level 2 sex offender who was allowed to live for more than two years in an apartment just a few doors down from a long-established preschool. Read the full article → from WHDH and Fox report from Southborough on sex offender case

Earlier this week, the Southborough Police Department acknowledged mistakes were made in allowing a registered Level 2 sex offender to take up residence just a few doors down from a preschool, despite a town bylaw prohibiting it. In an effort to prevent future violations of the bylaw, the police have reviewed and updated their procedures related to registered sex offenders. Read the full article → from Police procedures revised after sex offender incident

The Metrowest Daily News had a chance to talk with Police Chief Jane Moran this week about why a registered Level 2 sex offender was allowed to live near a preschool for more than two years despite a town bylaw prohibiting it. Read the full article → from Police chief says allowing registered sex offender to live near preschool was a “terrible mistake”

When the Southborough Police Department announced the arrest of a registered sex offender on child pornography charges earlier this week, it came to light that the suspect lived on East Main Street in close proximity to one of the town’s preschools. Many of you have asked how that could happen when the town enacted a bylaw in 2008 to prohibit sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of schools, day cares, and other facilities. Read the full article → from Selectman: Mistakes were made in case of registered sex offender

The Southborough Police Department announced today that Daniel Goichman, a registered sex offender who lived on East Main Street, was arrested yesterday for possession of child pornography. Read the full article → from Breaking news: Registered sex offender arrested on child pornography charges in Southborough

An Oregon Road resident wrote in today to share that her cars were broken into last night while parked in front of her home. There was no damage, and the thieves did not take much, but she wanted to remind residents to lock their car doors. Read the full article → from Cars broken into on Oregon Road last night

In what marks the tenth home break in since August, a home on Liberty Drive was burglarized yesterday. The Metrowest Daily News reports the burglars went to unusual lengths to make their way inside. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough police say burglars used ladder to enter home

The Metrowest Daily News reports today two homes were broken into on the north side of town on Monday afternoon. Read the full article → from Two homes burglarized in Southborough on Monday