Worcester Police Department

A man suffered multiple serious stab wounds after a fight broke out in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Saturday. Worcester police said they responded to a report of a stabbing in progress on Townsend Street on Saturday around 1:30 p.m. Upon arrival, officers saw a shirtless man covered in blood and another man holding a box cutter. The man holding the box…

The chief of police in Worcester, Massachusetts, retired last week after 37 years with the department and seven as chief. Chief Steven Sargent’s retirement was announced Friday afternoon. A short time after the announcement, the city said Deputy Chief Paul Saucier would serve as interim chief, effective immediately. “It has been an honor and privilege to serve the City that…

Police in Worcester, Massachusetts, say two children have been found safe after being kidnapped by their mother, who does not have custody. Worcester police said they were searching for 47-year-old Tiffany Cancel, who they said took her two biological children, aged 9 and 11, from a Massachusetts Department of Children and Families facility on Brussel Street about 1:35 p.m. Police…

A person with a gun whose behavior prompted police in Worcester to ask the public to avoid a part of Union Hill was taken into custody. The incident unfolded near the intersection of Cutler and Dorchester streets, Worcester police said. They didn’t say if anyone was hurt or characterize the erratic behavior, but later said the person was in...

Police in Worcester, Massachusetts, arrested a man after he allegedly broke into a woman’s apartment this weekend. Officers responded to the break-in on Millbury Street shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday. The woman said she arrived home to find her front door damaged and a man in her closet. The intruder fled, but not before the woman was able to...

A Black Massachusetts man has accused the Worcester Police Department of racial profiling, saying he has been stopped by officers dozens of times in the last decade. TJ Juty of Worcester started recording the traffic stops on his cellphone. The videos don’t capture the whole story, but his lawyer, Joseph Hennessey, argues they show enough to counter the narrative...

Three people, including a baby, were hurt in a shooting in Worcester Wednesday night, police said. All three are expected to survive the shooting, which was reported near Harlem Street about 10:45 p.m., Worcester police said Thursday. When officers arrived at the scene of the shooting, they were told that the three injured people were at a local hospital. It…

A Justice Department investigation will address whether the Worcester Police Department has a pattern of excessive use of force and discriminatory policing based on race or sex is underway, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts confirmed Tuesday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office will look into department policies, procedures, training and other elements to determine if there is...