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
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 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
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
The latest logs from the Southborough Police Department Read the full article → from Southborough police logs (8/24/12 – 8/26/12): A ‘geyser of sewage’
Southborough Police have released a photo of a suspect involved in last week’s armed robbery at Fitzgerald’s General Store. Police say the man entered the store last Wednesday, brandished a knife, and removed an undisclosed amount of cash from the register. Read the full article → from Police release surveillance photo in Fitzgerald’s robbery
Southborough police report an armed robbery took place at Fitzgerald’s Market on Southville Road on Wednesday evening. No injuries were reported, but the suspect got away with an unknown amount of cash. Read the full article → from Breaking news: Armed robbery at Fitzgerald’s Market on Wednesday
Late yesterday afternoon I had a knock on my door. The clean-cut young man standing on the other side said he had recently graduated from college and had started a window cleaning business. I politely told him I wasn’t interested and closed the door. It never occurred to me to call the police, but Lt. Sean James of the Southborough Police Department told me last night that’s exactly what I should have done. Read the full article → from Southborough police share tips on preventing home break-ins
The latest logs from the Southborough Police Department Read the full article → from Southborough police logs (8/17/12 – 8/19/12): Slashed tires, suspicious vehicles
A rash of home break-ins – at least six in the past month – have residents on edge, and police are asking for the community’s help to solve the crimes and to prevent new ones from happening. Read the full article → from Police ask for community’s help after a string of home break-ins
Two more homes in Southborough were broken into yesterday. The Metrowest Daily News reports while police were investigating a break-in at a home on School Street, they got a call about one on Latisquama Road. Read the full article → from Two more Southborough homes broken into
Many of you were caught in a traffic mess last night when a spetic truck overturned on Route 9, but the real mess was the tank’s leaking contents. The Metrowest Daily News reports raw sewage made its way into drains that lead to wetlands. Read the full article → from Overturned septic truck makes a mess on Route 9
A septic truck that overturned and is leaking its contents is causing a traffic headache on Route 9 westbound this evening. The accident reportedly happened in front of the old Verizon building near Crystal Pond Road. Emergency crews are on the scene. Read the full article → from Traffic alert: Septic truck overturned on Route 9 westbound
The Southborough Police Department will hold a community meeting next week to share information about a recent spike in crime in town, notably home and vehicle break-ins. They’ll also talk about ways you can keep your home and property safe. Read the full article → from Southborough police to discuss recent crimes at a community meeting next week