Police & Fire

The Southborough Fire Department responded to a home on John Street yesterday morning after the homeowner found what appeared to be an explosive device while digging in her garden. Read the full article → from Southborough Fire Department investigates potential explosive device

Last summer area police chiefs — including Southborough Chief Jane Moran — banded together to protest a proposal to close Westborough District Court. The state decided not to close the court, but recently announced a plan to move all jury trials to Worcester. Read the full article → from MWDN: Chiefs critical of decision to move jury trials from Westborough

What the fire department has been up to. Read the full article → from Fire department logs for the week (6/7 – 6/13)

The Southborough Police Department will be holding it’s 12th Junior Police Academy from July 25- 29, 2011 from 8:30am-3:15pm. Read the full article → from Southborough Police Department to offer junior police academy this summer

The Metrowest Daily News continues to keep tabs on Southborough’s resident black bear. Seems like the little guy is enjoying his time in town and has decided to stick around for a while. Read the full article → from MWDN: Black bear still in Southborough

What the fire department has been up to Read the full article → from Fire department logs for the week (5/31 – 6/6)

After a few days of laying low, our resident black bear has made another appearance tonight, this time on the south side of town. Read the full article → from More bear sightings in Southborough

While commending both candidates in the running for a promotion to Southborough’s first-ever position of police lieutenant, the Board of Selectmen last night unanimously threw their support behind former Sergeant Sean James. Read the full article → from First lieutenant appointed to Southborough police force

Members of the Southborough Fire Department headed to Springfield after the devastating tornadoes last week to help the disaster response. Now they’re helping in another way. Read the full article → from Donate supplies for tornado victims at the Southborough Fire Department through Thursday

Apparently stealing scrap metal in Southborough doesn’t pay. For the second time in as many months, Southborough police nabbed would-be metal thieves, this time at the old Capasso Farms on Framingham Road. Read the full article → from MWDN: Men charged with stealing scrap metal in Southborough

The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday night unanimously chose Sean James to be Southborough’s first-ever police lieutenant. Read the full article → from Selectmen choose James, DeLuca, and Widdis for police promotions

In what they have said will be a “difficult decision,” the Board of Selectmen will vote to promote three members of the Southborough Police Department tonight. The promotions come after a round of interviews last week. Read the full article → from Selectmen to decide on police promotions tonight