Sheriff Addresses Addiction, Jail Population at Governors Council Meeting
Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian addressed members of the Governor’s Council Wed., July 1 at the State House. Appearing at the invitation of Councillor Marilyn Petitto Devaney, Sheriff Koutoujian...
View ArticleArlington Police Begin Reaching Out to Addicts, Families
First partner for police nonprofit goes door-to-door Chief Fred Ryan has announced a program called the Arlington Outreach Initiative, aimed at dealing directly and in a caring way with drug addiction....
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Car Flips Over on Lawrence Road
On Tuesday afternoon a car landed on its side on Lawrence Road. The accident happened around 5:30 near the intersection with Winthrop Street. A witness saw four men attempting to get into the vehicle...
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Local Massage Parlors Accused of Offering Sex for a Fee
Story Updated 9:24 AM Friday, July 17, 2015 – Allison Goldsberry Medford Police made two arrests at two separate massage parlors following undercover investigations that revealed alleged offers of...
View ArticleDA Ryan Convenes 1st Regional Opioid Task Force Meeting
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan and State Senator Jason Lewis (D) Winchester, in partnership with Hallmark Health System, held the first meeting of the Eastern Middlesex Opioid Task...
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Car Pulled from Upper Mystic Lake
A car was pulled out of the Upper Mystic Lake during the early evening on July 17. Ted Adams, who took the above photo, said the car was located near the Tufts University sailing team’s boat house....
View ArticleSheriff Supports Easing License Suspension Rules
Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian testified before the Joint Committee on Transportation July 23 in support of An Act relative to motor vehicle suspension. For more than two decades the...
View ArticleMedford Cop Caught on Video Threatening Wrong-Way Driver
Story Updated 9:49 AM Wednesday, July 29, 2015 – Allison Goldsberry A thirty year veteran of the Medford Police Department has been caught on video threatening a driver who drove the wrong way in a...
View ArticleMayor ‘Shocked, Saddened’ by Cop’s ‘Demeanor’
Story Updated 10:33 AM Wednesday, July 29, 2015 Medford Mayor Michael McGlynn released the following statement after MPD Detective Stephen LeBert was caught on video verbally assaulting a wrong-way...
View ArticleArlington Man Arrested in Child Porn Investigation
Chief Frederick Ryan reports that the Arlington Police Department and federal agents arrested an Arlington man last evening in connection with a federal child pornography investigation. Antonio...
View ArticlePolice Chief to Globe: Video Incident ‘Makes Us Look Like Rogues’
Nearly a week ago a Medford police officer made national headlines following a videotaped encounter in which he verbally assaulted a wrong-way driver. Medford Police Chief Leo Sacco recently spoke to...
View ArticleArlington Police Release Plan of Action for New Addiction Protocols
Chief Frederick Ryan announces that the Arlington Police Department has released details, including an action plan and implementation guidelines for its new drug addiction program, The Arlington...
View ArticlePolice Seeking Home Invasion Suspects
– Allison Goldsberry Medford Police are seeking two suspects in an armed home invasion that took place on Bonner Avenue on August 6. A male and female victim, both in their 20’s, encountered the...
View ArticleMalden Woman Dies in Everett Shooting; Police Seeking Suspect
– Allison Goldsberry A 21-year-old Malden woman has died following an early morning shooting on Thursday in Everett. According to a joint statement from Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and...
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Local Youth Participate in Sheriff’s Public Safety Academy
Week four of the 2015 Middlesex Sheriff’s Office Youth Public Safety Academy (YPSA) concluded Friday, July 31, with a graduation ceremony for 136 cadets from Arlington, Billerica, Malden, and Medford....
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Car Rolls Over on Fellsway
A car rolled over after becoming involved in an accident with another car during rush hour on Tuesday afternoon. According to a witness, the accident occurred near the intersection of Fellsway West...
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Sheriff’s Office Receives Accreditation from the American Correctional...
Recognition of excellence in the field of corrections awarded by the oldest, most prestigious correctional membership organization in the United States For the first time in the history of the...
View ArticleEverett Police Find Live Hand Grenade in Home
– Allison Goldsberry On Tuesday afternoon Everett Police encountered a live hand grenade in a recently purchased home, according to information posted on the department’s Facebook page. Police received...
View ArticleMedford Man Accused of Cambridge Homicide
– Marc Levy, CambridgeDay.com A suspect in an Aug. 12 shooting death in which the victim fled to Kendall Square was scheduled to be arraigned Monday morning in Cambridge District Court. Rooslin...
View ArticlePublic’s Assistance Sought for 2010 Unsolved Malden Murder
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan, Malden Police Chief Kevin Molis, and other authorities are requesting assistance from the public regarding the murder of a young man in Malden on September 5,...
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