Webster

A Southbridge, Massachusetts, man accused of kidnapping a child at a Webster beach and assaulting her last week was held without bail Monday pending a dangerousness hearing. The incident happened on the Patriot’s Day holiday at Memorial Beach, Webster police said, adding that the girl was alone. Walter Fanion, 68, had a dog with him and started a “conversation about…

A Massachusetts man has been arrested after police say he kidnapped a child at a Webster beach and assaulted her. It allegedly happened on the Patriot’s Day holiday at Memorial Beach. The girl was alone. Police say 68-year-old Walter Fanion of Southbridge has been arrested. “The gentleman had a dog with him,” said Webster Police Chief Michael Shaw. “Sparked...

Police shared video of the packages being taken, with the robber seen repeatedly dropping the packages.

A woman was caught on camera struggling to steal packages from a home this week in Webster, Massachusetts. The incident happened at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday on Harris Street, Webster police said. They shared video of the packages being taken, with the robber seen repeatedly dropping the packages. Police said in a Facebook post Thursday evening that the woman seen…

A Connecticut elementary school teacher was among two people killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 395 in Webster, Massachusetts, over the weekend. The crash was reported at 10:17 p.m. Saturday on I-395 south in the area of Exit 3. State police said the crash resulted in the deaths of both the wrong-way driver and the driver whose vehicle he…

Tensions were high in Webster, Massachusetts, on Tuesday after 25 families were given 48 hours to leave their homes. Families living at the Webster Family Campground have been told to leave after a judge deemed the property uninhabitable. In the case of The Town of Webster v. Michael Finamore and Finecamp, the health department found several serious violations of the…

Police in Webster, Massachusetts, said they have located an elderly couple who went missing earlier this week, prompting them to issue a Silver Alert. have issued a Silver Alert for two people last seen Tuesday evening in Shrewsbury. Janusz Melewski, 77, and Stanislawa Melewski, 94, were believed to have left their Webster home around 11 a.m. Tuesday. Police had said…