Police, Fire & Courts

Former Plymouth County correction officer readies for trial

A former Plymouth County correction officer living in Wareham appeared in Wareham District Court for a hearing on Nov. 6...

Wareham Police: Man attempted to steal $500 worth of groceries

Police arrested a 53-year-old man on Nov. 9 after he allegedly tried to steal $500 worth of groceries from Stop & Shop...

Wareham Police: Juvenile who stole car assaulted owner before fleeing

A juvenile who reportedly attempted to steal a car from the Cumberland Farms parking lot on Main Street and assaulted the...

Buzzards Bay man charged with vandalizing property

Wareham Police arrested a 33-year-old Buzzards Bay man after he allegedly smashed a car’s windows on Nov. 11. Officers...

Wareham Police arrest eight during warrant sweep

Wareham Police and officers with the State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section arrested eight people on Nov. 9...

Stolen jewelry recovered, 2 arrested following Wareham break-ins

Police say thousands of dollars worth of stolen jewelry has been recovered and two people were arrested in connection with...

Free Citizens Fire Academy to offer behind the scenes look at Wareham Fire Department

Wareham firefighters are asking people to catch a glimpse of life as a first responder during the department’s first ever...

Suspected ceiling fan fire in Onset displaces family

Onset, Wareham and Bourne firefighters responded to a 2-alarm structure fire near the Bay Pointe Club on Wednesday afternoon...

Dumpster fire extinguished in Wareham

Wareham first responders quickly extinguished a dumpster fire near a medical billing office on Cranberry Highway Wednesday...

Police seek public’s help following 2 robberies in Wareham

Wareham Police Detectives are seeking the public’s help following two robberies which took place along Cranberry Highway on...

Wareham Police make 2 OUI arrests in 1 day after crashes

Wareham Police arrested two drivers hours apart Tuesday on operating under the influence charges after separate crashes...

Lawsuit filed to stop impending Onset Bathhouse demolition

Ten Wareham residents have filed a lawsuit against the town and the Buzzards Bay Coalition to stop the demolition of the...

East Wareham man charged with vandalizing property after convenience store incident

A 51-year-old East Wareham man was arrested on Oct. 28 after he allegedly shoved a cash register off of a convenience store...

East Wareham woman charged with OUI after utility pole crash

An East Wareham woman is facing drunk driving charges after police say she sheared a utility pole in half during a car crash...

Police arrest Wareham man with multiple warrants following foot chase

A foot chase at Blackmore Pond Road led to the arrest of a Wareham man with several outstanding warrants on Friday, Oct. 26...

Wareham Police: Cotuit man tells officers to ‘come and get some’ before arrest

A 35 year-old Cotuit man reportedly challenged Wareham Police to a fight on Saturday night, yelling at officers to “come and...

Wareham Police: Rockland man charged with OUI after striking two cars, fleeing scene

Wareham Police arrested a 50-year-old Rockland man on Friday after he reportedly struck two other cars on Gibbs Avenue and...

Wareham Police: Man caught fleeing car accident had suspended license, open container of alcohol

A man who attempted to flee the scene of a car accident on Thursday has had several charges brought against him after...

Wareham Police accepting unwanted prescription drugs on Oct. 27

The Wareham Police Department will participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back...

Convicted sex offender charged with failing to provide address change in Wareham

A Level 3 sex offender was arrested on Oct. 25 after changing rooms in the motel where he lives without telling authorities...

Suspected electrical fire prompts evacuation of AutoZone in West Wareham

Employees and customers were evacuated after a suspected electrical fire at AutoZone in West Wareham on Wednesday night...

Shoplifting suspect that allegedly injured 76-year-old man in Wareham taken into custody

One of three shoplifting suspects who Wareham Police say injured a 76-year-old Walmart employee last month was taken into...

Wareham Police: U.S. Postal Service employee stole $60 from woman’s purse

A Wareham man and United States Postal Service employee has been charged with theft after allegedly taking $60 from a woman...

Wareham Police charge Cumberland Farms employee with stealing lottery tickets

A Cumberland Farms employee has been charged with stealing approximately $3,400 worth lottery tickets over the course of...

Wareham teen charged with terroristic threats held without bail

A Wareham teen charged with making several terroristic threats was ordered held without bail on Oct. 19 following a...

2 Wareham residents charged with disturbing the peace

Wareham Police arrested and charged a man and a woman with disorderly conduct on Oct. 18 after they were questioned by...

Wareham Police, dive unit officers recover gun following Oct. 14 shots fired incident

A gun police believe was used during an altercation Sunday night in Onset has been recovered from beneath the Point...

Wareham Police say robbery suspect attacked, choked victim

A 39-year-old New Bedford man was arrested after police say he knocked a woman out of her shoes and choked another man at a...

Selectmen laud Wareham Police officers for ‘heroic’ water rescue

Three Wareham Police officers involved in what authorities hailed as a “miraculous” water rescue were recognized by...

Wareham Police: Woman charged with OUI after passing out behind wheel

Wareham Police arrested a 25-year-old woman found passed out in a car and blocking traffic after allegedly drinking on...

Arrest made after shots fired in Onset

Wareham Police arrested a Middleboro man after he allegedly fired a gun during an argument near West Boulevard in Onset on...

Dangerousness hearing postponed for Wareham teen charged with terroristic threats

A dangerousness hearing for a Wareham teen charged with making several terroristic threats has been postponed until...

Wareham man charged after rollover crash on Main Street

A Wareham man is facing two charges after a rollover crash closed a small section of Main Street for several hours on Sunday...

Wareham teen charged with terroristic threats connected to multiple school bomb threats, ‘swatting’ incidents, police say

At first, he brought down an entire school’s Internet access for a few hours in March 2017, police say. Then three school...

Wareham man, 18, charged with making terroristic threats

An 18-year-old Wareham man has been charged with allegedly calling in threats to several businesses over the summer. Domenic...

Wareham police officers part of ‘miraculous’ rescue effort in Cape Cod Canal

Mattapoisett’s fire chief was one of five people pulled from the Cape Cod Canal in what authorities are calling a “...

Wareham Police: Shoplifting, noise complaint ends with arrests

Wareham Police arrested multiple people over the weekend, including an alleged shoplifter and a man who was chopping wood...

Man charged with assaulting police officer after Wareham Walmart incident

A Wareham Police officer chased a shoplifting suspect in Walmart on Sunday in an incident that ended with the officer being...

Police: Wareham woman yelled ‘lock me up’ before arrest

A 37-year-old Wareham woman reportedly yelled “lock me up” at police before being charged with disturbing the peace on Oct...

Wareham Police: fugitive, drunk driver arrested over weekend

A fugitive with warrants in New Hampshire and Florida, a man who reportedly refused to leave Tobey Hospital and an alleged...

1 arrested in drug raid at Onset Avenue apartment in Wareham

Wareham Police confiscated $1,317 in cash, cocaine, three digital scales and two cell phones during a raid on Friday, Sept...

State officials say St. Patrick’s Church fire was electrical

The cause of a blaze that heavily damaged St. Patrick’s Church on Sept. 22 was electrical, state fire officials determined...

Wareham man charged with drunk driving, evading police

A 23-year-old Wareham man was arrested and charged with drunk driving after nearly striking a police cruiser, officials say...

Wareham Police arrest woman with 7 outstanding warrants

Wareham Police arrested two people, including one with seven outstanding warrants, who live at the same address on Monday,...

Wareham man found guilty of rape, sentenced to 4 years in prison

A 42-year-old Wareham man received a four-year prison sentence and three years probation after being convicted of rape...

Wareham Police arrest two Taunton residents, seize marijuana, $1,353 cash

Wareham Police confiscated marijuana, a digital scale and $1,353 cash when two Taunton men were arrested on Wednesday, Sept...

12-year-old girl missing overnight found safe in Wareham

A massive search for a missing 12-year-old girl that included federal, state and Wareham authorities ended safely on Burgee...

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...

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