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What was initially believed to be a gas leak on Tuesday morning at an elementary school in Rowley, Massachusetts, later seemed to be an odor from the HVAC system, according to emergency officials in town. A gas leak was reported by police at the Pine Grove School at around 11 a.m., and nine to 11 people were being evaluated. Later…

A man was seriously injured in a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a motorcycle Thursday morning on Route 1 in Rowley, Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said shortly after 7 a.m. that the crash at the intersection of Route 1 south and Route 133 was causing delays. MassDOT spokesperson Jacquelyn Goddard provided an update just before 8 a.m., saying…

A man died after being pulled from a house fire in Rowley, Massachusetts, on Friday morning, authorities said. Rowley Fire Chief Mark Emery said his department received a call shortly after 4 a.m. for a possible house fire at the corner of Railroad Avenue and Main Street. A person was found on the first floor of the home and they…

Authorities say a body was found inside a burning vehicle in Rowley, Massachusetts, early Friday morning.

The investigation was on Haverhill Street, where an area was blocked off on the side of a long driveway.

A woman was found dead inside of a burning vehicle early Friday morning in Rowley, Massachusetts, according to the Essex District Attorney’s Office. Police responded just before 1 a.m. to a report of a vehicle that crashed on a private driveway on Haverhill Street. When first responders arrived, they found the vehicle fully engulfed by flames, and found one...

A retired Massachusetts police officer accused of rape has now been indicted by an Essex County grand jury. Perry Collins, a former officer with the Rowley Police Department, retired last spring. He was still working as a patrol officer when the alleged rape occurred while he was off-duty. Collins was tight-lipped when he headed back into court for a probable…

A retired Massachusetts police officer accused of rape stood before a judge in Newbury District Court on Tuesday. Retired Rowley Police Officer Perry Collins is charged with one count of rape. The man who once wore the badge stood handcuffed as he was arraigned in Newburyport District Court late this afternoon. Collins retired from the Rowley Police department last May….

A longtime Rowley Police officer who retired last spring is the focus of a criminal investigation involving allegations of rape, sources tell the NBC10 Investigators. Sources say the assault happened while the officer was still working for the Rowley Police Department.  The officer retired back in May after more than three decades on the job.  We’ve learned he was...