Friday, May 17, 2013
The following information comes from the Winchester Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
[Editor's note: The following information comes from the Winchester Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.] May 9 2:47 p.m.: A Winchester man visited the police station to report fraud, according to a police report. The man reportedly paid nearly $5,000 to an individual claiming to be federal tax agent and that the man owed taxes. The alleged tax agent threatened the man with deportation if he did not pay the agent $3,800 in "greendot" Moneypak pre-paid cards loaded with the money, and after the agent received the money he told the man he was mistaken and that an additional $1,000 needed to be paid in the same fashion, according to the report. Moneypak told police they were not responsible for …
Thursday, May 16, 2013
The following information comes from the Winchester Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
[Editor's note: The following information comes from the Winchester Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.] Dog Killed in Accident in Winchester At 8:05 a.m. on May 7, Winchester Police responded to Eaton Street for a report of a dog struck by a vehicle, according to a police report. A witness told police that she saw a woman speeding up Eaton to try and avoid waiting in traffic, when a dog ran out into the street and was hit by the driver before she could stop, according to the report. The dog was dead when police arrived on scene, according to the report. The dog's owner told police that she left her dogs in the backyard for a few minutes, and when she called them back in only one came back, …
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Winchester native and MBTA Officer Richard Donohue Jr. was seriously wounded in a shootout with the Boston Marathon bombers.
The wife of a police officer recovering from being shot in a firefight with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects said she was grateful on Mother's Day Sunday. "I have my husband and my son has his daddy back," wrote Kim Donohue on a Facebook page she's using to give updates on her husband's recovery. Her husband, Winchester native Richard Donohue Jr., was seriously wounded during a shootout in Watertown. It's unclear who shot the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority police officer. Police are investigating the possibility that it was the result of friendly fire. Another police officer, Sean Collier, was killed during the shootout. Donohue was shot in the leg and lost a massive amount of blood. He said he has been able to walk with the help …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Legislation filed in aftermath of John Burbine arrest aims to fix weaknesses in the state's sex offender registry system.
Local lawmakers and Wakefield’s chief of police were among those calling for changes to the state’s sex offender laws during a Tuesday hearing at the State House. State Sen. Katherine Clark, who represents Winchester, chaired the Joint Committee on the Judiciary hearing, focused on a bill she and State Rep. Paul Brodeur (D-Melrose) are sponsoring. The legislation aims to address weaknesses in the sex offender registry system that were brought to light by the John Burbine child sex abuse case. Burbine allegedly sexually abused children in the Winchester region. Wakefield Police Chief Rick Smith testified at the hearing and was quoted in a Boston Herald report talking about how last summer a parent came to the station asking for information …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Winchester native and MBTA Transit Officer Richard Donohue Jr. may have been hit by another officer's bullet during the chaos of the battle with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
A Watertown resident who witnessed the shootout between police officers and the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects in the East End said she believes the MBTA officer critically injured in the battle on April 19 was struck by friendly fire. The Boston Globe reported Tuesday that a woman who lives just a few hundred feet from the scene of the chaotic gun battle saw officers firing at the bombing suspects and then saw someone at a nearby street corner fall. She wrote in a statement to the Globe that Winchester native and MBTA Officer Richard Donohue Jr. was hit near the end of the shootout as 19-year-old suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev drove away from the area in a stolen SUV. "It appeared to me that an individual at the corner [of the street] …
Friday, May 3, 2013
The following information comes from the Winchester Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
[Editor's note: The following information comes from the Winchester Police Department. When arrests are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.] Quincy Man, Winchester Woman Suffer 'Second Degree Burns or Worse' in Fire At 12 p.m. April 24, Winchester Police responded to 6 Robinson Circle for a report of injuries stemming from a kitchen fire, according to a police report. Two women were standing at the doorway of the home, with firefighters arriving moments later, according to the report. Paramedics began to treat one of the women for a severe burn to her right leg, according to the report. Both women yelled for officers to stop a gray pickup truck from leaving the scene, according to the report. The operator, a Quincy man, had …
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The fire broke out shortly before noon on Wednesday at 6 Robinson Park in Winchester.
Updated at 12:55 p.m. Wednesday A kitchen fire that broke out at a Robinson Park home Wednesday afternoon resulted in two people suffering serious burns, according to Winchester Fire Capt. John Surabian. At about noon, firefighters were called to 6 Robinson Park for a report of a kitchen fire. Two engines, two transporting ambulances, a ladder truck and a non-transporting ambulance responded to the scene of the single-alarm fire, according to Surabian. "It was a fire that was unintentionally initiated by a contractor, igniting a cleaning chemical or chemicals that burned two patients," Surabian said. Upon arrival, firefighters saw light smoke emanating from the home and both victims on the front lawn, according to Surabian. Both victims …
Saturday, April 20, 2013
The family of Winchester native Richard "Dic" Donohue Jr., the MBTA Transit Police officer injured during a Thursday night shoot-out with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, issued a statement on Saturday.
The family of Winchester native Richard "Dic" Donohue Jr., the MBTA Transit Police officer injured during a Thursday night shoot-out with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, issued a statement on Saturday, according to a Tufts Medical Center press statement. In the statement, the family said: "We thank the people of Boston and the nation for the prayers and support they are sending to Richard and to our family. Please continue to pray for Richard, a wonderful father, husband, son and brother, and a dedicated police officer who loves his work and helping people. Richard remains in serious condition so we are focused on supporting him; please respect our privacy. We will not be responding to any media requests at this time. Should there be…
Boston's police, firefighters, EMTs and medical workers were outstanding in the face of such a massive disaster. Is it time they get the hero's reception they deserve?
Boston's run the gamut of emotions this week, from terror to sadness to perseverance and, finally, joy. Throughout the entire topsy turvy week, however, everyone said the same thing: Boston's first responders did an outstanding job. From the injured at the finish line to the academics and public policy experts, an entire nation has lauded Boston's police officers, firefighters, EMTs and medical professionals for their response to the bombing. With the bombers now both accounted for, someone on Facebook got themselves a good idea: We've had Duck Boat parades for the Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins and Patriots in the past 12 years. How about we crank up the Ducks and take to the streets to say thanks to the city's first responders? The Facebook …
Friday, April 19, 2013
The "second suspect" in the Boston Marathon bombing is in police custody. He had been surrounded in a boat sitting in a Watertown backyard.
[Editor's note: For further updates on this story, please visit our updated story on the capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the "second suspect" in the Marathon bombing.] Police have the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing in custody after a stand-off in a Watertown backyard. Elsewhere tonight, three people have been taken into custody in New Bedford as part of the terror investigation. Watertown residents, just after the day-long "shelter in place" order had been lifted, were again asked to stay indoors as shots were fired in the area. A resident reported a guy had crawled under a boat and police and SWAT officers moved in on the location. About a dozen shots were fired in the vicinity. Investigators spent much of Friday searching …
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2:25 pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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