Crime & Law - This Week in Worcester

Leominster PD Searching for Man Who Offered Child Candy in Porta Potty

By TWIW Staff

August 19, 2022

The Leominster Police released a description of a man who allegedly offered a child some candy while the child was in a porta potty.

By Tom Marino

August 16, 2022

The Massachusetts State Police have identified the victim of a fatal hit-and-run on I-290 West in Worcester late Saturday night.

By TWIW Staff

August 16, 2022

The animal tranquilizer xylazine is being mixed in with other drugs in Worcester County, according to District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr.

By TWIW Staff

August 13, 2022

Worcester Police officers arrested Daylin Davidson, 18, of Worcester, after a brief chase on foot in the area of Harding Street on Friday night.

By TWIW Staff

August 12, 2022

A Worcester Police officer was trapped in a car door and dragged a short distance following a traffic stop on Gardner Street on Friday.

By TWIW Staff

August 11, 2022

Antonio Lucas, 43, was found guilty by a Worcester Superior Court jury on Thursday in the murder of his ex-girlfriend Cleucilene Alves da Silva.

By TWIW Staff

August 11, 2022

Police officers arrested Keith Jones, 32, of Fitchburg on Thursday morning in connection with the double shooting on Cambridge Street in July.

By TWIW Staff

August 11, 2022

The Worcester Police Department is investigating a shooting on Catharine Street late Wednesday night.

By TWIW Staff

August 10, 2022

A fugitive wanted for attempted murder and rape charges was arrested on Tuesday after being located by a Auburn Police officer.

By Tom Marino

August 6, 2022

The body of a 51-year-old woman was discovered on Saturday afternoon in a lake in Spencer.