Walpole Police

The former deputy police chief in Walpole faced a judge for the first time on Thursday, accused of groping another police officer in his department vehicle. Christopher Mackenzie was charged with indecent assault in February. However, his arraignment in Quincy District Court was delayed while courthouses remained closed amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to the criminal complaint, witnesses said Mackenzie…

Suspects in an armed robbery were chased down by Walpole Police early Monday morning. Police responded to the armed robbery with a gun at a Cumberland Farms on Route 1A. The suspects fled from police, driving off in a car before crashing and then running from the officers on foot. One suspect in custody, according to police. Massachusetts State Police…

A gas leak closed a road in Walpole overnight Friday as crews dug in to make repairs, according to authorities. Washington Street was closed early Saturday between High Plain St. and Pilgrim Way as Columbia Gas of Massachusetts works to fix leak, Walpole police said. Residents in the area may get to their homes from the Polley Lane side while…

A former police officer in Walpole, Massachusetts, is facing sexual assault charges for allegedly inappropriately touching another police officer while she was driving after a night at a restaurant last year. Christopher Mackenzie was a deputy police chief in Walpole, in the same department as the alleged victim’s husband, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday. The victim is...

Christopher Mackenzie, the former deputy chief of the Walpole Police Department, is accused of sexually assaulting a female police officer from a nearby community when she was driving him home in his cruiser.

The two men in Walpole managed to get out through a window of the truck.

A missing Massachusetts teen may be in danger of sex trafficking, police say. Walpole police issued a missing person bulletin Saturday night for an endangered runaway. Jennifer Rosa was last seen on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 1:25 p.m. when she walked away from the Bi-County Collaborative School in Walpole. Rosa, 17, reportedly left school and got into a white sedan...

Gov. Charlie Baker pushed his administration’s impaired driving bill Monday. The measure was introduced earlier this year. It aims to make it easier for law enforcement to crack down on people who drive under the influence of marijuana.

Gov. Charlie Baker is renewing his call for a crackdown on impaired driving in Massachusetts amid an expanse in retail marijuana operations.

The market for CBD products is booming, and to make all those oils and creams you see in the store, manufacturers need hemp. Hemp is a key ingredient in cannabidiol products, which are sold to treat everything from anxiety to muscle pain. The rapid rise of the CBD industry means hemp is in demand. But before it reaches consumers, hemp...

Police are searching for a man accused of attacking his mother with a meat tenderizer.

Police busted an illegal marijuana grow operation in Walpole, Massachusetts on Tuesday morning. Authorities said they initially responded to the Burrill Street home for a reported house fire. Patrick Meleo and his 18-year-old daughter got out of the house safely. But firefighters also found nearly 200 marijuana plants in the basement, which led to the arrest of Meleo. Authorities said...

The number of people dying in drug-related crashes is skyrocketing according to recent data from the Governor’s Highway Safety Administration. Police worry — if they can’t get some help — it’s only going to get worse. There is no breathalyzer for drugs like there is for alcohol and it is a huge challenge for law enforcement when it comes to...

An independent panel of cannabis advisors in Massachusetts voted Wednesday in favor of allowing on-site social use of marijuana at designated cafes, as well as delivery of marijuana products to customers, according to a report. Members of the Cannabis Advisory Board’s public safety subcommittee met Wednesday afternoon to discuss whether consumption of marijuana in a social setting would be allowed...

A police officer was flown to a Boston hospital after crashing a cruiser in Walpole.

With recreational pot sales beginning in Massachusetts, police continue to sound the alarm on drugged driving. Police chiefs across the state tell the NBC10 Boston Investigators they still don’t have the tools they need to get high drivers off the road. And with recreational sales, they say their job gets even harder.

Police are looking for two suspects who entered a Massachusetts home and stole jewelry.

Police say a registered sex offender performed a lewd act upon himself in a park in Walpole, Massachusetts. Officers responded to a swimming pool Monday at Swan Pond, where victims and witnesses reported the incident. Glenn Santarpio, a Level 3 sex offender, was arrested.

A Massachusetts man has been arrested in connection with a rash of vehicle break-ins and thefts in Walpole.

Police in Walpole, Massachusetts, are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspects behind a series of car break-ins and thefts. Thursday morning, the police received several phone calls from residents in the area of East and Kendall Streets. In total, officers recorded that 11 cars had been broken into overnight, while four had been stolen in the span of…