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…