Swansea

A Somerset, Massachusetts, man is facing attempted kidnapping charges, accused of trying to lure two 13-year-old girls into his car behind a store in Swansea Thursday afternoon. Michael Nutbrown, 60, was arrested Friday and charged with attempted kidnapping. he is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Fall River District Court. The two girls were walking down a bike path that…

A Randolph, Massachusetts, man was arrested after an attempted robbery outside of a bank in Swansea on Monday, according to authorities. The incident occurred just before 1 p.m. on Swansea Mall Drive, Swansea police said. A courier was attempting to make a delivery at BayCoast Bank, when two men approached him and demanded money at gunpoint, according to police, who…

A man who was allegedly drunk behind the wheel was taken into custody following a wrong-way crash that left a 20-year-old seriously injured in Swansea, Massachusetts, on Thursday night. Police tell NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that Timothy Couturier, 53, was charged with operating under the influence of liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, marked lanes violation, and state highway…

A head-on crash injured two people in Swansea, Massachusetts, this week, according to authorities. The crash happened just before 8 p.m. Thursday on Swansea Mall Drive, Swansea police said. A preliminary investigation revealed that a car was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes before it hit another head-on, police said. One of the cars then caught on fire, according to…

A Swansea man pleaded guilty last week to multiple charges including rape, gun and drug charges. 21-year-old Joshua M. Andrade, of Swansea was arrested after a search of his home at Wilbur Avenue near Munsey Avenue in connection with a sexual assault investigation, according to Swansea police. During the search, authorities found a 9mm Glock handgun; a 9mm magazine; ammunition;…

Three adults and a teenager have been arrested for allegedly shooting a person in a car with paintball guns early Saturday morning in Swansea, Massachusetts. The shooting took place on Route 6 near Bushee Road about 1:21 a.m., Swansea police said. The person who was shot wasn’t seriously hurt and didn’t need to be taken to the hospital. The...

Police in Swansea, Massachusetts, said Tuesday night they were searching for a teenager reported missing earlier in the evening. The Swansea Police Department said 16-year-old Aaron Cornielle was reported missing from a home on Main Street around 7:30 p.m., noting that he may have left as early as 6:30 p.m. Cornielle is described as being about 5’11 and 160 pounds…

Ransomware attacks have hit a community college and a school district in Massachusetts’ Bristol County, interrupting classes as officials work to regain total control over their internet networks. Ransomware attacks involve someone taking over a computer system or network and demanding payment, often in the form of cryptocurrency, to release it. Online services, including email, at Bristol Community College have…

A man was arrested by authorities on multiple charges after a search of his house during a sexual assault investigation Thursday afternoon in Swansea, Massachusetts, police said. Joshua M. Andrade, 20, was arrested after a search of his home at Wilbur Avenue near Munsey Avenue in connection with a sexual assault investigation, according to Swansea police. During the search, authorities…

Hundreds of people gathered Thursday night in Swansea, Massachusetts, to mourn a teenager killed last week in a car crash. Seventeen-year-old Ethan Kielec of Swansea died Friday night after crashing into a fire hydrant and a utility pole on Marvel Street, police said. A passenger, also 17, was injured and taken to a local hospital. Kielec was a dedicated Boy…

One teenager is dead and another is injured after the car they were in crashed late Friday night in Swansea, Massachusetts, police said. Swansea police responded to a 911 call around 11:20 p.m. for a single-vehicle crash in the area of 171 Marvel Street. Responding officers found a Ford Fusion had left the roadway, striking a fire hydrant and utility…