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Worcester police seek help finding missing woman
WORCESTER — The Worcester Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 60-year-old Amanda Pearce, who was last seen on Friday, June 28. Pearce is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall and was last seen wearing black pants, a black shirt, and a black baseball cap.
Dashcam footage captures near head-on collision on Vermont highway
SAINT JOHNSBURY, Vt. — A Plainfield man was arrested Sunday for DUI after he nearly collided with a police cruiser while driving on I-91 in St. Johnsbury. Police received reports of the wrong-way driver just before 8 p.m. Troopers approached I-91 North, Exit 21, looking for the wrong-way driver,...
Man arrested for crack cocaine distribution in Worcester park
WORCESTER — Police arrested a 48-year-old man on drug charges after observing him allegedly distribute crack cocaine in a city park. Officers monitoring Castle Park on June 29 saw Miguel Martinez remove a white rock-like substance from his side and place it on a stone wall, where he broke it into smaller pieces and distributed them to others, according to police.
Man wanted for allegedly dragging officer now wanted by Vt. police in separate case
WASHINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A man wanted by Colchester police for allegedly dragging an officer with a car is now also wanted by Vermont State Police in a separate incident where he is accused of leaving the scene of an accident and almost hitting a police cruiser. Andrew Brace,...
Webster man arrested after alleged hit-and-run spree
WEBSTER — A Worcester man faces multiple charges after allegedly striking several vehicles, mailboxes and a pedestrian in a series of hit-and-run incidents Monday afternoon. Jose Felipe Galdamez Morales, 39, was arrested on charges including operating under the influence of liquor and leaving the scene of property damage and bodily injury, Webster police said.
Worcester police arrest man on warrants, drug charges
WORCESTER — A 26-year-old Worcester man faces multiple charges after police found him asleep in a running vehicle with crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia, authorities said. Officers responded to Elliot Street for a welfare check at 10 a.m. July 3. They discovered Torrance Shannon Jr. apparently asleep behind the...
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