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Malden police warn of scam targeting high school students
Police in Malden, Massachusetts, are warning students about a scam. Students at Malden High School have been receiving emails promising jobs, working from home and $300 a week. But police say this is a scam, and they’re warning students being targeted not to fall for it. The emails appear to be legitimate, as the messages are seemingly sent from Malden…
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Truck catches fire after striking bridge in Malden
A tractor-trailer caught on fire after it hit an overpass bridge in Malden, Massachusetts, Friday morning. The incident occurred around 5:30 a.m. at an overpass at Medford and Pearl streets. Police say the truck’s cab went almost completely under the bridge and the exhaust pipes caught fire when the driver began backing the entire rig out. No injuries were...
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Accused child rapist kills stepdaughter in Acton, then himself
A Massachusetts school district is mourning the loss of a student who was kidnapped and killed by her stepfather, whose trial for allegedly sexually assaulting her was weeks away from starting.
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Killing of Acton teen by her stepfather leaves school district ‘heartbroken'
News that a 16-year-old girl was fatally shot by her stepfather in Acton, Massachusetts, after he kidnapped her on Thursday afternoon left her school district “heartbroken,” according to the Acton-Boxborough Regional Schools superintendent. Superintendent Peter Light didn’t publicly identify the girl, but noted she went to the high school. “Our thoughts are focused on the student, their family, friends,...
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Teen abducted and killed by stepfather in Acton murder-suicide, authorities believe
Investigators say a man abducted, shot and killed his 16-year-old stepdaughter before turning the gun on himself.
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Man shot by police in Malden
Police shot a man accused of assaulting a woman and trying to rob her.
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Police investigating shooting in Malden
A shooting took place in Malden, Massachusetts, Wednesday morning, police said, prompting a large investigation on Eastern Avenue near Linwood Street.
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Armed man shot after confrontation with Malden police officer, officials say
A police officer shot a person, sending him to the hospital, during an altercation in Malden Wednesday morning, officials said. The situation began as a report that a man allegedly attacked and robbed a woman on Eastern Avenue near Warren Avenue, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s office confirmed. When officers arrived at the scene around 9:15 a.m., they...
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Malden weighs generational ban on tobacco product, e-cigarette sales
Residents in Malden will have a chance to weigh in as the town’s board of health considers whether to ban the sale of tobacco products to anyone born after 2003.
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Malden considers ban on tobacco products for anyone born after 2003
The public will get to weigh in on a possible ban on sales of tobacco and e-cigarette products to anyone who was born after 2003 in Malden, Massachusetts, at a board of health meeting on Wednesday night. According to the public hearing agenda, any businesses that defy the ban could be fined and suspended. “I would support it at this…
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Car slams into Malden home, neighbors share what they saw
A vehicle veered off the road, crashed through a fence and slammed into a house in Malden, Massachusetts, on Thursday. Police have not released official information about what happened on Webster Road, but there was an emergency response to the area and crews could be seen working to try and patch up some of the damage to the home. Neighbors…
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Car crashes into Malden home, driver reportedly runs away
NBC10 Boston has reached out to police for more information on what happened Thursday night on Webster Road.
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Malden police seek missing man
Police in Malden, Massachusetts, are asking for the public’s help to find a missing man. Authorities said Wednesday that 63-year-old Ian Umansky of Malden was last seen Friday in the Malden Center area. Umansky is described as being a 5’11, 220-pound white man with a medium build. He is bald with brown eyes, police said. When he was last seen,…
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Dog with large tumor abandoned in Malden park has medical bill paid off
The gentle dog with a massive tumor who was rescued after being abandoned on a cold December night in Malden, Massachusetts, has had her medical bill paid off.
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Abandoned dog's foster dad shares her story: ‘It would break anybody's heart'
“It was the first dog I’ve ever witnessed that cried real tears and the more we wiped the more the tears came,” said Malden kennel owner Bill Bowdridge of Big Momma, a mastiff found in the cold in December with a 13-lb. tumor on her belly
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Abandoned dog raises police concerns: ‘One of the worst I've ever seen'
A sweet dog is on the mend after she was tied up and abandoned on a cold December night in a park in Malden, Massachusetts. Big Momma had a massive, 13-lb. tumor, and the local kennel owner who’s now fostering her as she recovers recalls, “It was the first dog I’ve ever witnessed that cried real tears and the more...
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Malden abandon dog case has police seeking public's help
The case of an abandoned dog in Malden, Massachusetts, has police asking for the public’s help in assisting in the investigation and her recovery. A 2-year-old Mastiff was found tied to a pole in Trafton Park last month, the Animal Rescue League of Boston, who’s now helping Malden police in the case, said Friday. The dog, now named Big...
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Large police presence at a home in Malden
A large police presence surrounded a home in Malden, Massachusetts, on Thursday morning. A photo from the scene showed multiple Malden police cruisers blocking the street in front of a 3-story home on Playstead Road. No further details were immediately available.
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‘Terrifying': Transnational scammers accused of impersonating engineer on home project
Dan O’Connor remembers getting the voicemail and feeling confused. The structural engineer has more than 30 years of industry experience works on large transportation projects for state agencies and municipalities. According to the message, there were questions about a report he’d supposedly written about a home in Malden, Massachusetts. “I had zero idea what they were talking about,” O’Connor...
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Transnational scammers accused of impersonating engineer on home project
Authorities are warning homeowners about a sophisticated contracting scam by a transnational criminal organization.