Winthrop

Some in the industry call the moment when there’s a critical need for an ambulance but no crew is available to respond “Level Zero,” and it’s happening more often across Massachusetts

A Winthrop mom dialed 911 when her daughter stopped breathing, but there was no ambulance available to help, and her little girl didn’t survive. It’s a troubling example of what’s playing out in EMS services across Massachusetts because the system is stressed, what some in the industry call Level Zero: the moment when there’s a critical need for an ambulance...

Months after a child died following a medical emergency in Winthrop, Massachusetts, a report found a “taxed” system left no ambulances available to respond. The report is the result of an investigation from Massachusetts’ Office of Emergency Medical Services following the death of a 2-year-old girl on Jan. 26. Winthrop Fire Chief Scott Wiley was among those who responded to…

A 2-year-old Winthrop girl died after being in need of medical assistance with no ambulance available to respond immediately.

A former police lieutenant from Winthrop, Massachusetts, arrested in December on suspicion of raping a child at his home pleaded not guilty to new charges Thursday. Prosecutors shared some new information on the case against former Winthrop Police Lt. James Feeley in Suffolk Superior Court, and the timeline for the trial was set. Feeley was initially charged with rape of…

A former police officer from Winthrop, Massachusetts, who was arrested on suspicions of raping a child late last year is now facing additional charges, according to the district attorney. Lt. James Feeley, 56, is scheduled to be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court Thursday on charges of aggravated rape and seven counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under…

The death of a 2-year-old girl has raised questions about impacts of staffing problems on the emergency response industry.

As Massachusetts investigates why no ambulances were available to transport a child who died after an apparent medical emergency, Winthrop’s fire chief spoke Monday about the efforts to rescue her. Chief Scott Wiley of the Winthrop Fire Department was among those who responded to a Pleasant Street home Friday morning. He drove the 2-year-old girl to Massachusetts General Hospital...

With no ambulances available to respond to a medical emergency, Winthrop Fire Chief Scott Wiley drove a 2-year-old girl in his own SUV to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Massachusetts officials are investigating the emergency response involved in a toddler’s death, from an apparent medical emergency, last week, according to police in Winthrop. The girl, 2 years old, was rushed from a home in Winthrop to Massachusetts General Hospital in the back of the Winthrop fire chief’s work SUV on Friday, officials have said. No ambulance was available...

The death of a young girl after an apparent medical emergency in Winthrop, Massachusetts, is shining a spotlight on the availability of resources for first responders. No ambulance was available to respond to a Pleasant Street home for a child in distress, high-level sources told the NBC10 Boston Investigators Friday. At least 23 minutes went by between the 911 call…

A 2-year-old girl is dead after an apparent medical emergency, putting the lack of available ambulances into sharp focus.

No ambulance was available to respond to the home for the child in distress, high-level sources tell the NBC10 Investigators, and Winthrop’s top cop confirmed that the city’s fire chief drove the child to Massachusetts General Hospital in an attempt to prevent what he called a “horrible tragedy”

A 2-year-old child died after an apparent medical emergency at a home in Winthrop, Massachusetts, on Friday, authorities said.

Animal abuse cases in Boston and the rest of Suffolk County will be handled by a new task force announced Wednesday in an effort to more effectively bring justice to abusers amid a rise in such cases. Massachusetts had animal cruelty cases jump 70% between 2019 and 2022, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said, citing a review of trial…

A longtime officer with the Winthrop Police Department is accused of raping a child.

A Winthrop, Massachusetts, police officer has been charged with rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child.

A police officer from Winthrop, Massachusetts, was arrested on suspicion of raping a child, something he confessed to on the night of Christmas, court documents showed. Lt. James Feeley, 56, appeared in a court in East Boston Wednesday morning to face charges of rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child, a day after being arrested….

Police in Winthrop, Massachusetts, are investigating after an antisemitic message interrupted a town council meeting Tuesday night. Members of the Winthrop Town Council jumped in to try to stop the hateful “Zoombombing,” which happened during a discussion of the town’s flag flying policy. “Someone had a mask on, with a swastika flag in the background, and they made antisemitic...

Police in Winthrop are investigating after someone crashed a Zoom meeting to spread a message of hate.