Shrewsbury

A mobile home in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, will be torn down after it collapsed from the weight of water and snow on its roof, firefighters said Wednesday. The resident escaped unharmed when the structure on Hartford Turnpike collapsed, firefighters said. Emergency crews shored up the building to prevent any further collapse and to protect neighboring homes. The building, built in 1970,…

A man who advises a Massachusetts high school robotics team was arrested Monday on suspicion of possessing images and video of child sex abuse, federal prosecutors said. Brian Lingard, a 60-year-old from Shrewsbury, is accused of having about 135 videos of apparent child sexual abuse on his computer and about 23 such images on his phone. He also had images…

[This story first appeared on Boston Restaurant Talk.] A group of Indian street food spots that focuses on egg-based dishes will be expanding to the Greater Boston area. In addition to the Burlington location, another one in Shrewsbury is being planned as well. The address for the upcoming Egg Holic in Burlington is 10 Wall Street, Burlington, MA, 01803. The…

A man bit and ordered a dog to attack officers investigating whether he stole a pair of Jet Skis on Massachusetts’ Lake Quinsigamond this week, police said. Lukasz Knutelski was arrested early Sunday morning on charges including operating a boat under the influence, aggravated assault and resisting arrest, Shrewsbury police said Thursday. A judge ordered the 45-year-old from Millbury be…

A report of gunfire near a storage facility in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, led police to more than $11 million worth of suspected counterfeit goods, Shrewsbury police said Tuesday. Police said the call began as a report of shots fired near Holden and Bow streets. While searching the area, investigators came across a person at a storage unit at the Extra Space…

Police are looking for a suspicious man they say approached children at a school bus stop in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, and tried to get them into his car. The incident happened Wednesday morning at the Shrewsbury Commons apartment complex, according to the Shrewsbury Police Department. Authorities say the man told the children their parents had called for an Uber to drive…

Police are asking for the public’s help finding the owners of a dog that was found abandoned in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, on Sunday morning. The dog was found tied to a bench by his leash near the Christmas Tree Shops store at a shopping center on Boston Turnpike (Route 9), Shrewsbury police said. Someone reported seeing the dog’s owner get...

Police say the victim was walking home when she was struck trying to cross Route 9.

A man charged in a hit-and-run crash in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, over the weekend that left a 20-year-old woman dead faced a judge on Wednesday. The Worcester Country District Attorney’s Office alleges that Jerry Santiago, 24, was driving the car that hit 20-year-old Ghufran Mutar and then left the scene. Mutar was crossing Route 9 at the intersection with South Street…