Hanson

There were significant delays on the Kingston line due to fire department activity near the Hanson MBTA station. The train is also blocking part of Main Street.

The MBTA Commuter Rail says a train on the Kingston Line is delayed “due to fire department activity” in Hanson, Massachusetts. The train that left South Station at 3:33 p.m. was about an hour behind schedule, according to a tweet from commuter rail officials. The one that left an hour later was running about an hour and a half behind…

Hanson police are searching for the man they say tried luring children into his van on Saturday morning by offering toys.

Police in Hanson, Massachusetts, are searching for a man who allegedly approached children and tried to get them to get into his van over the weekend. According to police, a caller reported that his son and a friend, who are both under 12, were approached Saturday on Whitman Street by a suspicious man, who reportedly asked the kids if they…

Update as of Saturday, 5/14/2022: Police in Hanson, Massachusetts, now say a vehicle they thought was involved in a hit-and-run crash that injured a cyclist was not involved in that crash. Police released a photograph of a suspect vehicle, a midsize white crossover SUV, after a cyclist was injured in a crash on Maquan Street Friday. Investigators said they believed…

A Rhode Island man appeared in a Massachusetts court Monday to answer to charges of child rape. Police in Hanson said 23-year-old Jared Soltys, a Connecticut native who lives in Providence and attends Brown University, was arrested early Saturday morning after posting a video on social media recorded in the area of Pleasant Street. In court Monday, prosecutors explained that…

A Brown University student was arrested and charged with raping a child.