Police, Fire & Courts

Three face drug charges after a two-week investigation

Acting on tips that came in over the last two weeks, the Wareham Police Detective Division launched an investigation into suspected drug dealing at 6 Windy Hill Dr. in West Wareham, which led to the arrests of three people. After making various...

Man mugged by two assailants on Marion Road Sunday night

A man was mugged by two assailants on Marion Road near Country Market on Sunday night. At about 8:20 p.m., police responded to Marion Road following a call reporting the incident, along with the information that the suspects were near Shaw’s...
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Man sentenced to life in prison for 2016 murder

The Berkley man who brutally murdered 70-year-old John E. Williams II in 2016 was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday, October 11. John Wittey, 73, was found guilty of first degree murder with extreme atrocity and...

Man struck by tree in Onset

A man was seriously injured on 19th Street in Onset when a tree he was cutting down fell and struck him at about 9 a.m. on Monday. Onset Fire said that while a caller initially reported that the man, who was estimated to be in his sixties, was...

Recent arrests

Wareham Police have made a number of arrests in recent weeks. On Thursday, September 26, Officers Eric Machado and Jennifer Braley arrested Anthony Mascarello, 65, of Wareham following a motor vehicle accident in the parking lot of the Woods at...

SUV, box truck crash in front of Wareham Crossing

An SUV and a box truck collided at the intersection in front of Wareham Crossing at about 10:14 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Three people, including an infant, were transported from the scene with non-life-threatening injuries. Wareham Police, Fire,...

Boy transported to Boston hospital after being struck by vehicle

A boy was transported to a hospital in Boston by MedFlight after being struck by a vehicle on Depot Street at about 2:30 p.m. Wareham Police, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the boy to Tobey Hospital,...

Wareham man dies in accident on Cranberry Highway

A 61-year-old Wareham man was killed in a car accident in the parking lot of Charlie’s Place on Cranberry Highway on Friday afternoon. At about 4:27 p.m. on September 20, Wareham Police, Emergency Medical Services, and the Onset Fire Department...

Recent arrests for shoplifting, driving under the influence

Wareham Police made a number of arrests this week for shoplifting and driving under the influence of liquor. Andrew Geddes, 24, of Marshfield, was arrested by Officer Aaron Pacheco and James White for shoplifting at Walmart at 6:41 p.m. on Saturday...

Police charge man with strangulation

A 50-year-old Wareham man was arrested for strangulation and two counts of assault and battery on a police officer Wednesday night. On September 18 at 8:30 p.m., Wareham Police responded to the Tobey Hospital emergency room for a disturbance. At the...

Recent arrests for disturbances, motor vehicle offenses

Police have made many arrests, largely for disturbances and motor vehicle offenses, over the last several weeks. At 5:15 a.m. on September 5, Wareham Police Detectives arrested a male in Boston as part of a confidential investigation. Noah C...

Man arrested following road rage incident

Chad Dunfee, 41, of Wareham, was arrested at 12:27 a.m. on Sunday, September 15, following a road rage incident. Officers responded to 16 Shady Ln. regarding a past road rage incident. While officers were speaking with someone, police say Dunfee...

Teen charged with threats sentenced to 2.5 years, probation

Domenic Albanese, the 19-year-old charged with multiple threats to fast food restaurants on Cranberry Highway in summer 2018, pled guilty to all charges and has been sentenced to two and a half years in the Dedham House of Corrections, followed by...

East Wareham man arrested for car break-in, resisting arrest

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Brendin Akusis, 24, of East Wareham was arrested on Saturday night for allegedly breaking into a car in the Master Mufflers parking lot on Cranberry Highway. According to police, at about 9:30 p.m. on September 7, Special Officer Malik Wilkes...

Recent arrests

Wareham Police have made a number of arrests in recent weeks, including several for outstanding warrants. On August 30, Michelle Hunter, 39, of Wareham, was arrested at 6:15 p.m. by Officer Aaron Pacheco and Reserve Officer Aaron Swartz at the Woods...

Police seek help in larceny case

The Wareham Police Department is looking for help identifying a man suspected of stealing 18 pairs of Apple AirPods — worth more than $3,000 — from Target at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 30. The car marked in the photo is the one police believe the...

Arrests for shoplifting, active warrants

Wareham Police have made a number of arrests, including several for shoplifting, over the last week. Nick Bassett, 31, of East Wareham, was arrested by Officers Calib Larue, Stephen Harrison, and Peter Silvia on Repose Lane at 2:49 a.m. on Friday,...

Stay out of the Canal

The Wareham Department of Natural Resources urged residents to abstain from entering or transiting the Cape Cod Canal on a kayak, jet skis, SUPs and other vessels. This activity is extremely dangerous due to the massive water flow. Rolling waves can...

Police and Fire Departments seek help in fire investigation

State and Onset Fire Departments are seeking help to solve the case of two suspicious in nature fires, with the most recent occurring on Tuesday, August 20. State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey, Onset Fire Chief Raymond Goodwin, and Wareham Acting...

Arrest follows theft from Mass Coastal Railway

An East Wareham man was arrested early on the morning of Monday, August 19, after an hours-long search. At about 1:10 a.m., Officer Ryan Turner and Juvenile Detective Karl Baptiste responded to the Mass Coastal Railroad office on Cranberry Highway...

Recent arrests

Over the course of a week, the Wareham Police made following arrests: Officers Christopher Corner and Joseph Cardoza arrested Matthew Mello, 36, of no certain address, for shoplifting at Stop and Shop on Tuesday. The next day, Officers Blaise Lalli...

Two summoned for selling alcohol to minors

The Wareham Police are summoning two people to court for selling alcohol to minors at two Wareham liquor stores. A Wareham Police detective saw a man he knew was not 21 years of age enter the Liquor Locker package store on Cranberry Highway on...

Couple flees after trespassing a boat in Onset

Wareham Police are searching for a man and woman after they boarded a boat at Onset Pier before fleeing when they realized the owners were on the boat. The Wareham Department of Natural Resources reported that at approximately 2:10 a.m. on August 15...

79-year-old arrested for trafficking cocaine

A 79-year-old Wareham man has been arrested for trafficking cocaine and other drug charges following a joint investigation by Wareham Police Department and the Taunton Police. On the morning of Tuesday, August 13, Wareham police raided the home at...

Wareham Police weekend roundup

Over a short period of two days, the Wareham Police Department made a series of arrests. On Saturday, August 10, Officer Calib Larue arrested a man after a motor vehicle stop on Cranberry Highway at around 1:40 a.m. He charged Colton Brown, 21, of...

Police make arrests for warrants, disturbance, shoplifting

The Wareham Police Department has made the following arrests since the beginning of the week. On Monday, August 5, Juvenile Detective Karl Baptiste and Officer Charles Pillsbury arrested Michael Carter, 26, of East Wareham, on Cranberry Highway for...

Wareham Police charged man with larceny

Wareham Police charged an East Bridgewater man with larceny after he had been reportedly trying to break into vehicles at Robertson’s GMC at 2680 Cranberry Highway early on Friday morning. At 2:11 a.m., Wareham Police Officers Calib Larue, Stephen...

Recent arrests

Wareham Police have had a busy week. Thomas Tavares, 61, of no certain address, was arrested by Officer Nate Aronson and Reserve Officer Eric Kanavos for disorderly conduct at 10:15 p.m. on Friday, July 26. The arrest was made following a...

Police arrest three sex offenders

A total of three people were arrested and charged with failing to register as sex offenders. The Wareham Police arrested them on Monday, August 5. At 1:45 p.m., John Candelora, 54, of no certain address, was arrested by Officer Susan Kucinski and a...

Police Association Golf Tournament

The Wareham Police Association will be hosting a golf tournament on September 14 at the Little Harbor Country Club, 1 Little Harbor Rd. Proceeds will be donated to Cops for Kids with Cancer. T-time will be at 8 a.m. The tournament will be a scramble...

Electrical fire at Brandy Hill Apartments quickly put out

An electrical fire in the wall of a unit at Brandy Hill Apartments was quickly extinguished by the Wareham Fire Department early in the afternoon of Monday, August 5. A neighbor called in to report the smell of smoke in building 2 of the complex,...

Wareham man arrested after found unconscious in running car

A Wareham man was arrested after he was found unconscious in his running car, located half in a construction zone and half in an active travel lane in Chelsea. State troopers found the man unconscious with his foot on the brake. They attempted to...

Recent police arrests

The Wareham Police are keeping up the hard work after successfully nabbing a suspect following a long search on Wednesday with a series of other arrests. After a two-hour search on Wednesday, July 24 at 11:45 a.m. officer Christopher Corner arrested...

Shoplifter spurs chase, two-hour search

What began as a shoplifting incident at the Rite-Aid in Wareham Plaza escalated to a car chase, a crash involving a cruiser, and a two hour search for the suspect on July 24. According to the Wareham Police: Officers responded to the pharmacy at 2:...

UPDATE: Man arrested for daytime break-in

A young woman on Swifts Beach Road was involved in a struggle at her doorway as a man tried to break in on Monday morning. Here is how Elana Brandt, 25, who prevented the man from entering, tells the story: Brandt was still asleep when she heard the...

Recent arrests

Wareham Police made a number of arrests over the past week. On Wednesday, July 17, Kyle Silva, 50, of New Bedford, was arrested at 4:05 p.m. by Officer Charles Pillsbury and Sergeant Kevin Reilly in Onset Center, following a scuffle in which...