Bridgewater

A Massachusetts woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that she physically abused three pre-kindergarten students in her care. Kathryn A. Rousseau, 56, of Taunton, is charged with three counts of assault and battery on a person with intellectual disabilities, the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office said. She was released on personal recognizance with the conditions that she have no contact…

A crash in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, closed down a road there for a significant amount of time Sunday night, and left at least one person hurt. The crash on Pleasant Street was first reported by police in town at around 7:15 p.m., when they announced that a telephone pole was blocking the road between North Street and Vernon Street. One person…

Police in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, are investigating a hit-and-run Friday evening. Investigators said they are looking for the driver of a red or orange Jeep Wrangler that was involved in a crash at the intersection of High and Hayward Streets around 6:30 p.m. Police said the crash was serious, but offered few additional details. An investigation is underway. Anyone with information…

A man was arrested after a brief standoff with police at a business in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Friday morning, police said. Police were initially called to the business on Scotland Boulevard for a possible hostage situation involving a man with a gun at an office, officials said. Carl Lawrence, a 53-year-old from Bridgewater, had what was later determined to be a…

A man was killed on Labor Day when he was struck by a car being driven by a 16-year-old in Bridgewater, New Hampshire. State police say troopers responded to Mayhew Turnpike around 9:43 a.m. Monday for a crash involving a car and pedestrian. An investigation revealed that a Subaru Legacy was traveling northbound on the turnpike when the teenage driver…

The crash took place on Mass. Route 18 at Administration Road, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, and caused the highway to be closed in both directions.

One person suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. The crash took occurred around 3 p.m. on Route 18 at Administration Road, according to police, and caused the highway to be closed in both directions. Footage from the scene showed a car with its roof ripped off and a pickup truck with heavy damage to…

A pedestrian in a wheelchair was injured in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday morning in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and now a woman is facing several charges, police announced. Police say Bonnie Bowes, 61, of Bridgewater, has been arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury, OUI-drugs causing serious bodily injury, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, leaving…

A Boston man has been convicted in the murder of a New Jersey woman whose body was found burning eight years ago in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The office of Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said Wednesday that 51-year-old Fernando Owens of Dorchester had been found guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping. The body of Ashley Bortner, a 29-year-old mother…

A Massachusetts man has been arrested after allegedly bludgeoning his neighbor to death in his Bridgewater home. The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office says 69-year-old Dinis Moreira attacked 58-year-old Valerie Oakhem in his house on Spring Street. Police responded around 12:30 a.m. Friday to find her suffering from severe trauma to her head and face. Oakhem was taken to...

Police say 20-year-old Ryan Dinocco was arrested at his Abington home on Monday and is facing several charges in the Bridgewater hit-and-run crash.