Dedham

A dog was found in a cage by the side of the road in Dedham, Massachusetts, during last weekend’s heat wave, police said, and the town’s animal control officer is investigating. The Pomeranian was picked up by a good Samaritan and is now expected to be okay, but Officer Deni Goldman wants justice for the pup. “I want people...

A pair of baby raccoons were rescued from a chimney in Dedham, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, before reuniting with their mother, police said. The raccoons, likely just 2 weeks old, are too young to even open their eyes. Dedham police said the babies were likely born on a smoke shelf located between the smoke chamber and firebox of the chimney, which…

Foam, puddles of water, charred remains and a car burnt from the inside out are all that’s left following a fire that broke out Thursday night inside a garage in Dedham, Massachusetts. The fire started with a car and filled the garage on Cleveland Street. Flames didn’t extend to the house but fire officials made additional calls for help,...

The fire started with a car and filled a garage in Dedham, Massachusetts, and while flames didn’t extend to the house, there were calls for help beyond the town, with multiple agencies responding.

It was a “fowl” end to a walk around the block when a turkey attacked a family on the front lawn of their home in Dedham, Massachusetts. Lydia and Zach McMahon had just arrived at their house after taking their mini Bernedoodle, Louie, for a walk. “Went to discard his dog poop in our trash cans, and when I was…

Home surveillance footage shows a turkey going at a couple and their dog.

It was a celebration more than a century in the making. “I love reading and like history books. Friends and family came together to honor Lenore Gardner Karlin and her 104th year on earth. For the busy Dedham grandmother of seven, being surrounded by family is the real gift. She’s an artist, avid reader and published author at the...

A 21-year-old man was arrested after allegedly threatening a family member with a gun Wednesday night in Dedham, Massachusetts. Shawn Walker was taken into custody under a warrant by Boston police overnight. He is expected to appear in Dedham District Court to face charges. Walker is accused of threatening a family member with a gun after a disagreement inside a…

A person allegedly threatened a family member with a gun following a disagreement inside a home in Dedham, Massachusetts, prompting a SWAT team response and all traffic to be diverted from the area late Wednesday night. Law enforcement responded to a Sprague Street home after Dedham dispatch received a 911 call around 9:20 p.m. from a man who reported the…

A 911 caller reported he was threatened by an armed family member late Wednesday night.

People living in a neighborhood in Dedham, Massachusetts, complained to police about what they described as a “drive-thru” drug store, resulting in the Dedham Police Department launching an investigation and seizing a large quantity of drugs. Dedham police, assisted by the Norfolk County anti-crime task force, began investigating after neighbors reported suspected drug dealing in the area. Surveillance conducted during…

George Berkowitz, who founded the seafood restaurant chain Legal Seafoods, has died in a Boston suburb. He was 97.   Berkowitz died on Feb. 20 at his home in Dedham. He originally founded Legal Sea Foods in 1950 as a fish market next to his father’s meat market and grocery in Cambridge. Berkowitz opened the first Legal Sea Foods restaurant…

In October 2021, surveillance cameras captured two people leaving a garbage bag on a walkway at the Animal Rescue League Campus in Dedham.

Officials are seeking the public’s help in identifying who may have left a deceased dog on the grounds of the Animal Rescue League’s Dedham campus last fall. A joint investigation has been announced by the Animal Rescue League of Boston’s law enforcement department and Dedham Police, stemming from an incident in which a young Pitbull-type of dog was found...

Police officers came to the rescue of an owl on a highway off-ramp in Dedham, Mass. on Thursday.

The chair of the Dedham Board of Tax Assessors, is accused of wire fraud in a case stemming from her work as a property manager in Rhode Island

Two Boston teenagers were arrested Sunday and are facing multiple charges in connection to an armed carjacking in Dedham, Massachusetts, police say. The Dedham Police Department received a 911 call shortly after 5:45 p.m. reporting an armed carjacking had taken place in the parking lot area at 300 Providence Highway. Officers immediately responded and were able to locate the stolen…

The victim’s name and age were not released Monday night. The driver of the vehicle did stay on scene, Dedham police said.

A person walking in Dedham, Massachusetts, was fatally hit by a vehicle Monday, local police said. The crash was reported to Dedham Central Dispatch around 5:30 p.m. in the area of 204 Bridge Street, and subsequently resulted in the closure of Bridge Street at Commonwealth Avenue in the Boston suburb. Police said responding officers found a female in the roadway,…

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