Crime & Law - This Week in Worcester

Lincoln Plaza Reopened after Anonymous Threat on Tuesday

By Tom Marino

January 24, 2022

Police urge the public to avoid the area of Target in Lincoln Plaza due to an ongoing investigation. The area is now reopened.

By Tom Marino

January 24, 2022

Worcester Police arrested a Leominster man on Sunday, January 23, on charges of possession of a large capacity firearm.

By Tom Marino

January 22, 2022

A man from Connecticut and a Worcester man were arrested in Webster on drug charges after both provided false identities to police.

By Tom Marino

January 22, 2022

A federal judge sentenced a man for mailing and emailing threatening communications to a judge in West Virginia who previously prosecuted him.

By Tom Marino

January 21, 2022

A traffic stop for illegally attached plates in Webster led to the arrest of two Worcester men for outstanding warrants and drugs.

By Tom Marino

January 21, 2022

A Worcester woman faces nine new charges after being arrested for a warrant while in a vehicle with two other wanted individuals.

By Tom Marino

January 20, 2022

Two Worcester men fled from a traffic stop, crashed into a parked car and led police on a pursuit on foot on Wednesday, January 19, 2022.

By Tom Marino

January 20, 2022

By Tom Marino

January 20, 2022

A 48-year-old Fitchburg man received a federal prison sentence on January 20 for his involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy.

By Tom Marino

January 19, 2022

A month-long investigation by the Worcester Police Department Vice Squad led to the arrest of two Worcester men on Wednesday, January 19.