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Truck dangles off I-495 in Harvard, Mass., after serious crash
A serious crash left a truck dangling off Interstate 495 in Harvard, Massachusetts, and causing heavy traffic delays Wednesday, police said. Images from the scene showed a box truck completely off the highway on the Stow Road bridge, near the Boxborough line. The truck’s cab was in a ditch, with one wheel still perched on the side of the highway….
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1 in custody after major police investigation in Boxborough
A person was taken into custody after a large police investigation that prompted a shelter-in-place order in Boxborough, Massachusetts, Wednesday afternoon. It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted the investigation on Hill Road, near Leonard Road. Police had said in a Facebook post, “Residents are asked to avoid the area and stay inside their homes.” Images shared by firefighters showed...
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Inspector general calls for Boxborough police payroll audit, taxpayer reimbursement
The Massachusetts Inspector General says taxpayers should be refunded any money improperly paid to officers of the Boxborough Police Department.
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Inspector general: Boxborough should audit police payroll and reimburse taxpayers
The state’s top watchdog is calling on town leaders in Boxborough, Massachusetts, to conduct an audit to ensure taxpayers get reimbursed for money improperly paid to police officers. As the NBC10 Boston Investigators first reported in 2022, the problem landed the police chief on a lengthy paid administrative leave and prompted elected leaders to ask the FBI to investigate. The…
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Police searching for man in Boxborough woods
The search for a potential suspect in an assault is underway near the Boxborough-Stow town line.
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Man who set off large police search in Boxborough now in custody
A man who police say “may be connected to a potential assault” is in custody after a large search in the woods near Interstate 495 in Boxborough, Massachusetts State Police said. State troopers had set up a perimeter for their search roughly within the area of Eldridge and Harvard roads, the agency said. It had aircraft and police dogs helping…
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Man dies in ‘unfortunate' accident at Boxborough recycling facility
A man who was seriously injured in a construction accident at a recycling facility in Boxborough, Massachusetts, on Monday has died, police said Tuesday. The man died from serious injuries he received just after 2 p.m. from a piece of heavy machinery that was working at the industrial recycling facility on Codman Hill Road, Boxborough police said. First responders rushed…
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Person severely hurt in Boxboro industrial accident, police say
A man was airlifted after being injured by a piece of heavy equipment at a recycling facility.
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Crashed SUV lands balanced on its hood off I-495
A car crash left an SUV in a precarious position in Boxborough, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. The SUV was balanced on its hood off of Interstate 495, according to images shared by the Boxborough Fire Department. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was hurt or how the vehicle ended up that way — it seemed to have fallen down an embankment….
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‘They Took the Nuclear Option': Ex-Police Chief Breaks Silence on FBI Investigation That Divided Boxboro
While sitting in the living room of his home, Warren Ryder broke his silence after spending more than a year on paid administrative leave as the police chief in Boxboro, Massachusetts. As we reported earlier this month, Ryder resigned from his post in exchange for a six-figure settlement with the town. Following that development, the former top cop spoke publicly…
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Small Town Secrets: Ex-Boxboro Police Chief Breaks His Silence
Earlier this month, Warren Ryder resigned from the Boxborough Police Department in exchange for a six-figure settlement. Following that development, the former top cop spoke publicly for the first time about spending more than a year on paid administrative leave while the cloud of an FBI investigation divided the community.
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Boxboro Officials to Vote on Police Chief's Future
Elected leaders will decide if longtime Boxboro Police Chief Warren Ryder, who has been paid to stay at home for more than a year, should be fired.
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Boxboro Elected Leaders Will Vote on Whether Police Chief Should Be Fired
Elected leaders in Boxboro will decide if the town’s embattled police chief should be fired, according to a document the NBC10 Boston Investigators obtained. Warren Ryder has been on paid administrative leave for more than a year, but the Select Board will meet on March 20 and decide if the top cop should be relieved of his duties. As we…
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Boxborough Police Chief on Administrative Leave Says He's ‘Exonerated' Amid FBI Investigation
After more than a year of being paid to stay at home, Boxborough Police Chief Warren Ryder broke his silence on social media. “There is nothing worse than being accused of baseless allegations without the right to due process,” Ryder wrote in a LinkedIn post. “Personality based politics combined with abuse of power is a dangerous reality these days even…
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Boxboro Police Chief on Administrative Leave Says He's ‘Exonerated' Amid FBI Investigation
Warren Ryder, the chief of the Boxborough Police Department who has been on leave as the FBI looked into alleged payroll irregularities, says he has learned he will not face a criminal indictment.