Police, Fire & Courts

Police: Wareham woman arrested for shoplifting threw hair products while fleeing

Wareham Police arrested four people on Monday, Sept. 17, during different incidents, charging one person with shoplifting...

Wareham Police urge public for help in identifying shoplifting suspects that injured 76-year-old man

Wareham Police renewed their call for help in identifying three suspects accused of a shoplifting incident at Walmart that...

Wareham woman charged with drunk driving at Wareham High School

Police arrested a 47-year-old Wareham woman for drunk driving and her 17-year-old passenger near Wareham High School after...

Suspicious activity leads Wareham Police to outstanding warrant arrest

Wareham Police made an arrest for an outstanding warrant on Thursday, Sept. 13 after Officer Micheal Phinney noticed an...

Wareham Police seek warrant following Main Street disturbance

Wareham Police are seeking a warrant for a suspect who fled from the scene of a disturbance at the CVS parking lot on Main...

Wareham garage fire causes $70,000 worth of damage

A garage, boat and pickup truck were damaged in an early morning fire in Wareham on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Wareham Fire...

Wareham Police arrest couple accused of shoplifting clothes for court appearance

A couple was charged by police on Tuesday, Sept. 11, for shoplifting clothes that they said would have been used for a court...

Pickup collides with mail truck on Marion Road in Wareham

No injuries were reported after a pickup truck rear ended a United States Postal Service vehicle near 174 Marion Road on...

Wareham Police charge Plymouth woman for not paying $130 in cab fare

Police said a woman who owed a taxi driver $130 gave officers a fake name after fleeing into the woods before being arrested...

Wareham Public Safety Event brings community together

The Wareham Police Association hosted its first Public Safety Event on Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Wareham Middle School track...

Motorcyclist knocked unconscious following accident on Sandwich Road in Wareham

A motorcyclist was knocked unconscious and reported with serious injuries after striking a utility pole on Sandwich Road...

Rollover crash injures 3 on Tihonet Road in Wareham

Two people were taken to Rhode Island Hospital on Wednesday, Sept. 5 after a rollover near the Mill Pond Diner. Officials...

Wareham Police: Virginia man lied, drank alcohol in front of officers before arrest

Wareham Police said a Virginia man lied about his identity, drank from a nip in front of officers and called himself “Tyler...

Boston fire district chief accused of OUI in Onset during Illumination Night

Wareham Police arrested a Plymouth man and Boston fire district chief on Saturday, Sept. 1, after he was accused of driving...

Falmouth woman charged with assaulting Wareham police officer

Police arrested a 50-year-old Falmouth on Saturday, Sept. 1 after she allegedly kicked an officer following a sobriety test...

Middleborough woman with small child in car charged with resisting arrest

A Middleborough woman is accused of resisting arrest with a young child in her car following a traffic stop on Saturday,...

Wareham Police thwart construction site burglary

Wareham Police interrupted an alleged burglary in progress early on Thursday, Aug. 30, at a construction site on Route 6,...

Wareham Police: 3 people arrested after street fight

A street fight between three women attracted a crowd of 50 people and ended with three people being arrested on Wednesday,...

Wareham officials confirm rabies found in bat

The Wareham Department of Natural Resources confirmed the town’s first rabies case of the year in a bat found near Crooked...

Wareham Fire Department announces 3 promotions

Three Wareham Fire Department call firefighters received promotions this August. Joshua Dessert, a call lieutenant at...

Oven fire closed Narrows Crossing Restaurant on Aug. 29

Smoke from an oven fire closed the Narrows Crossing Restaurant on Aug. 29, according to the Wareham Fire Department. Fire...

Wareham Police arrest New Bedford man after traffic stop

Wareham Police arrested a 39-year-old New Bedford man on Friday, Aug. 24, following a motor vehicle stop on Cranberry...

Wareham man charged with child endangerment, OUI

A Wareham man faces child endangerment and other charges after police say he was driving while drunk with a child in the car...

Wareham Police make several arrests over 3 days

A Wareham was arrested on Friday, Aug. 24, accused of causing a disturbance in Tobey Hospital’s emergency room. The arrest...

Wareham Police charge 3 with selling liquor to minors after compliance checks

Three people are facing criminal charges after they allegedly sold alcohol to minors following a compliance check by the...

Wareham Police arrest 2 on Aug. 18, 1 for active warrants the other for OUI

Wareham Police arrested two men on Saturday, Aug. 18. One had a warrant for his arrest was found hiding in a kitchen cabinet...

Wareham Police respond to break in, make arrest for outstanding warrant

Wareham Police responded to a call for an attempted break in on Thursday, Aug. 16 at a residence on Gibbs Avenue around 9:20...

Wareham Police on scene for hours after untimely death on Glenn Charlie Road

Wareham Police spent several hours investigating an untimely death at 66 Glen Charlie Road on Friday, Aug. 17. Police...

Wareham Police arrest 14 within days of each other

The Wareham Police Department saw a busy week with multiple arrests made within days of each other. On Saturday, Aug. 11,...

Wareham Police invite public to outreach event set for Sept. 8

The Wareham Police Association will celebrate a public safety event on Saturday, Sept. 8, at the high school track on Viking...

Buzzards Bay man found guilty of manslaughter after Wareham crash

A 52-year-old Buzzards Bay man will be sentenced after being found guilty of motor vehicle manslaughter for killing a...

Wareham Police announce 2 promotions, 2 full-time hires

Wareham Police announced that two department members have received promotions and two special officers have been hired as...

Man accused of viciously attacking woman in Wareham motel held on $15,000 bail

A 30-year-old Brighton man accused of beating, robbing and strangling a woman in Wareham’s Rosewood Motel on Sunday, July 29...

Wareham Police make 3 warrant arrests in 1 day

Wareham Police arrested three people on Thursday, Aug. 9, on outstanding warrants, including one who was spotted in a...

Wareham Police make 2 arrests for outstanding warrants

Wareham Police made two arrests for outstanding warrants on Wednesday, Aug. 3. At about 5:50 p.m., Officers Charles...

Wareham Police arrest alleged drunk driver and a Maine fugitive

Wareham Police made an arrest for drunk driving on Tuesday, Aug. 7, followed by a default warrant arrest from Maine on...

Wareham Police make 2 arrests following motor vehicle stops

Wareham Police made two arrests on Monday, Aug. 6, following a pair of motor vehicle stops. At around 12:40 p.m., Officers...

Wareham Police arrest 19 people over 3 days

Between Friday, Aug. 3, and Monday, Aug. 6, Wareham Police arrested 19 people and summoned two others to court, mostly on...

Wareham Police arrest 4 for outstanding warrants, suspended license

Wareham Police saw a busy start to August with arrests for three outstanding warrants and one suspended license. On...

Wareham Police seize fireworks following complaints

Wareham Police seized a large quantity of fireworks after receiving multiple complaints on Wednesday, Aug. 2 from residents...

Wareham Police arrest drunk driver and 4 others

Wareham Police saw a busy end to a busy month on Tuesday, July 31 with a total of four arrests including a belligerent drunk...

Wareham Jug Shop caught in second liquor sting

The Jug Shop at 219 Main St. was caught for a second time by Wareham Police detectives on Tuesday, July 31, for allegedly...

Police: Wareham man berates officers before, during, after arrest

After a traffic stop, a Wareham man is accused of telling officers “you pigs, hope you get shot” on Friday, July 27, before...

After near head-on collision, police charge East Wareham man with 4th OUI

Police charged a 55-year-old East Wareham man with his fourth operating under the influence of liquor violation on Friday,...

Wareham Police make 2 arrests for outstanding warrants and disorderly conduct

Wareham Police made two arrests on Friday, July 27. At about 1:30 a.m., Officers Michael Phinney and Robert Mclain arrested...

3 Wareham liquor stores cited for selling to minors

Three liquor store clerks will face criminal charges following a sting operation carried out by Wareham Police Department...

Wareham Police make drug arrest following traffic stop

Wareham Police made a drug arrest on Wednesday, July 25, following a traffic stop on Farm to Market Road. Detectives stopped...

1 of 3 suspects wanted in connection with stabbing turns himself in

One of three men wanted in connection with a Wareham stabbing has turned himself, police said Wednesday morning. Christian...

Man who allegedly threatened to kill officer arrested by Wareham Police

Wareham Police arrested several people on Monday, July 23, including one man who reportedly told a town official he wanted...

Wareham Police charge 2 with disturbing the peace

Police arrested two East Wareham residents early on Monday, July 23, following a disturbance. Ellora Trottier, 22, and Troy...

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