Belmont

A man was arrested in a Massachusetts park on a slew of child sexual assault charges a day after fleeing police who’d approached him during the investigation officials, said Friday. Rickland Powell, 59, is accused of sexually assaulting the victim, who was under 14, and taking photographs of her in his home in Belmont, Massachusetts, according to the Middlesex District…

The chief is asking parents to consider having their child take the bus or walk to school with them.

Parents in one Boston suburb are being urged to send their children to school on the bus, and not to drive them, amid traffic concerns in town. The big concern from police in Belmont is traffic around morning drop-off and afternoon pick up times. They have signs posted showing where to park – but between buses, bikes, walkers and drivers…

Two vehicles collided in Belmont late Sunday night, sending one into a house and another into a utility pole, officials said. The crash took place at the intersection of Belmont and White streets about 11:25 p.m., according to Belmont police and firefighters. The collision sent a BMW SUV into a home on White Street and a Toyota car into a…

Police are looking for a 16-year-old girl from Belmont, Massachusetts, who hasn’t been seen since Friday. Belmont police reported on Monday that Makalyn Thompson was missing. The 5-foot-9, 110-lb. teenager was last seen wearing a black shirt and shorts and carrying a white bag. Police believe Thompson may be in the Greater Boston area, naming Watertown as one possibility...

A Massachusetts man was convicted in the racially motivated killing of another man two years ago in Belmont, prosecutors said Monday. Dean Kapsalis had been accused of shouting racial slurs during a road rage incident in January 2021 and was charged with racially motivated murder. He also faced motor vehicle and civil rights charges, and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan…

Marco D’Andrea of the Belmont Police Department was honored for saving a 62-year-old man who went into cardiac arrest during a soccer game.

Five people were displaced by a fire on Wednesday night in Belmont, Massachusetts. Belmont fire officials said they responded to a 911 call at 8:43 p.m. Wednesday at a home on Belmont Street. When fire crews arrived, heavy flames were coming from the top floor of the building. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control by about 10…

Belmont native Becca Pizzi has run 98 marathons, including the Boston Marathon. Now, Hannah’s getting the story of her remarkable ‘cool’ run across the world.

Learn how a Belmont woman attended and won the Antarctic Ice Marathon.

Two people were apparently shot Monday night in Belmont, Massachusetts, sparking a police investigation into the matter, according to authorities in the town. Police got two 911 calls reporting shots fired in a parking lot off Olmsted Drive around 5:20 p.m., according to a news release. Police found shell casings and a magazine at the scene, but they didn’t find…

A Massachusetts high school canceled classes Monday after receiving a phoned-in bomb threat. Belmont police and fire said they responded to a bomb threat made against Belmont High School around 10:30 a.m. after the school resource officer was notified of a threatening message that had been left on the school’s voicemail. A preliminary police investigation determined that the threat...