Ashburnham

The situation was playing out near Cushing Academy, which was on lockdown, police said. The school said the police activity didn’t impact the school and that police have told them they are safe.

A driver who led police on a chase was taken into custody after a standoff with officers near a school in Ashburnham, Massachusetts State Police said. The driver, who was suspected of assaulting an officer with his vehicle in Winchendon earlier Thursday, had refused to get out of the vehicle, police said. Crisis negotiators and a SWAT team were on…