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”
Police & Fire
Selectman: Mistakes were made in case of registered sex offender
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
Breaking news: Registered sex offender arrested on child pornography charges in Southborough
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
Police and fire departments get new sign
Those looking for the Southborough Police Department or the Southborough Fire Department will now have an easier time of it. A few weeks ago, a new sign went up in front of the public safety complex on Main Street. Read the full article → from Police and fire departments get new sign
Southborough police logs (9/17/12 – 9/20/12): Falling trees block multiple roadways
The latest logs from the Southborough Police Department Read the full article → from Southborough police logs (9/17/12 – 9/20/12): Falling trees block multiple roadways
Cars broken into on Oregon Road last night
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
MWDN: Southborough police say burglars used ladder to enter home
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
Two homes burglarized in Southborough on Monday
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
Southborough police log (9/7/12 – 9/9/12): More aggressive solicitors
The latest logs from the Southborough Police Department Read the full article → from Southborough police log (9/7/12 – 9/9/12): More aggressive solicitors
Southborough police log (8/31/12 – 9/2/12): Suspicious vehicles and aggressive solicitors
The latest logs from the Southborough Police Department Read the full article → from Southborough police log (8/31/12 – 9/2/12): Suspicious vehicles and aggressive solicitors
Selectmen support using $308K in mitigation funds to upgrade police/fire dispatch center
When the 140-unit Madison Place apartment complex off Route 9 was approved earlier this summer, the developer agreed to pay the town $338K in mitigation funds to offset the impact the project will have on the town. At their meeting last night selectmen discussed using $308K of the funds to upgrade the police and fire department’s antiquated computer-aided dispatch center. Read the full article → from Selectmen support using $308K in mitigation funds to upgrade police/fire dispatch center
Have you seen this man? Second suspect in copper theft identified
Southborough Police have identified a second suspect in Monday’s attempted copper theft at the NStar building on Cordaville Road. Police arrested one suspect after interrupting the crime in progress, but a second suspect fled the scene and evaded police. Read the full article → from Have you seen this man? Second suspect in copper theft identified
Southborough police interrupt copper theft in progress, arrest one at gunpoint
Southborough police arrested a masked suspect in the overnight hours on Monday after he was caught stealing copper wire from the NStar property on Cordaville Road. A second suspect fled the scene and got away despite a manhunt that included a state K-9 unit. Read the full article → from Southborough police interrupt copper theft in progress, arrest one at gunpoint
Home on Flagg Road burglarized on Tuesday
The Metrowest Daily News reports a home on Flagg Road was broken into on Tuesday. Read the full article → from Home on Flagg Road burglarized on Tuesday