Police, Fire & Courts

Man accused of 2019 killing found not guilty

After deliberation stretched across three days, a jury at the Plymouth County Superior Court found David Robbins not guilty on all charges related to the 2019 stabbing of a man on Main Street. Robbins had been charged with murder as well as assault...

Citation issued after officer clipped by side mirror

A Rochester man was given a citation after clipping a Wareham police officer with his side-view mirror at sunset on Thursday, Sept. 30. Police Chief Walter Correia said the officer, who was on foot directing traffic when struck, was not seriously...
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Onset Fire moves headquarters to new station

After months of preparations, the Onset Fire Department has officially moved into its new fire station, located at 8 Sand Pond Rd. behind the old Salvation Army. The department put out a statement on Sept. 29, saying it had moved operations to the...

Town fire departments hold 9/11 memorial ceremonies

The Onset Fire District and Wareham Fire Department held small memorial ceremonies on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The ceremonies honored the first responders and civilians — one of whom...

Onset Fire Department receives federal grant

The Onset Fire Department received $166,338 in federal funding to help maintain the department’s staffing levels. The funds are part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s SAFER Program (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants...

Gas leak on Cranberry Highway leads to road closure

Just after noon on Tuesday, a gas leak was reported in the area of Harbor Freight on Cranberry Highway. That store was evacuated, along with O’Reilly’s and the businesses near the Sherwood Williams store. It seems that a gas line was hit during the...

13-year-old dead, man injured in dirt bike crash

A 13-year-old girl from Carver was killed and another man was injured in a dirt bike crash at the Wareham motocross track on Monday, Sept. 6, according to a press release from the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office. The Onset Fire Department...

Crashes along Route 25 send five to the hospital

Consecutive crashes on Route 25 sent five individuals to the hospital on Monday, Aug. 23, including a truck driver — whose extrication from the cab took firefighters nearly an hour after first responders were alerted to a “tractor-trailer on its...

Jeffrey Osswald sworn in as Onset Fire Chief

Jeffrey Osswald, a decades-long veteran of the Onset Fire Department, is the department’s new chief. He was sworn in by Onset Fire District Clerk/Treasurer Mary McCoy on Friday, Aug. 13. Osswald was formally named Onset fire chief during an Aug. 12...

New Onset Fire Station ‘substantially complete,’ cleared for occupancy

The new Onset Fire Station, located at 8 Sand Pond Rd. behind the old Salvation Army, is “substantially complete,” and cleared for occupancy. During an Aug. 12 Prudential Committee meeting, Fire Chief Jeffrey Osswald explained that work to set up...

Wareham man dies in one-car accident in Falmouth

A Wareham man died in a single-vehicle accident early Sunday morning in Falmouth. According to Falmouth Police, Austin T. Roberts, 22, was driving north on Central Ave. in East Falmouth when he failed to stop at a stop sign, crossed East Falmouth...

Chief Correia focuses on safety, community outreach

Walter Correia joined the Wareham Police Department in the summer of 1994 — totally new to the profession. This spring — more than 25 years later — Correia was named Chief of Police for the department to which he’s dedicated his career. “In a lot of...

Fire destroys West Wareham home, displaces family

A fire at 33 Long Boat Road in West Wareham displaced three adults and one cat early in the morning of Monday, July 26. Another cat perished in the fire. The Wareham Fire Department received several calls about the home at 2:17 a.m. An engine, along...

Bike and drone pair could help first responders with search and rescue

Wareham’s first responders might soon have technology that would make certain rescue operations easier, courtesy of 1854 Cycling’s bicycle with a link to a drone video feed. The product is still being developed, but Brandale Randolph — the founder...

‘Substantial completion’ of new Onset Fire Station expected this week

Construction of the new Onset Fire Station is nearly complete: Town officials are set to sign off on its “substantial completion” as early as this week, at which point the department can begin moving things into the new building. Project manager Joe...

Committee to explore public safety complex, stand-alone police station

Facing limited funding due to lower-than-expected marijuana revenues and other financial setbacks, the Public Safety Complex Study Committee is considering adjusting its mission and focusing on the town’s most pressing public safety need: A new...

Onset Fire District’s election results are in

The Onset Fire District’s annual election was held at the VFW on Tuesday, May 18 from 4 to 8 p.m. Karl Baptiste ran unopposed and won one three-year seat on the Prudential Committee, receiving 29 votes. Frank Kowzic was re-elected to serve a three-...

All articles approved at Onset Fire District Meeting

With little fanfare and limited discussion, voters at the Onset Fire District Annual Meeting passed all 25 articles on the warrant. In total, 39 voters gathered at the Onset VFW on Monday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m. to conduct fire district business. Most...

Everyone ‘safe and sound’ after officers respond to unknown incident at schools

Wareham Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Shaver-Hood reported “everybody’s out safe and sound,” after police responded to an unknown incident in the area of Minot Forest Elementary School and Wareham Middle School at about 2:30 p.m. No...

New Police Chief Walter Correia says job is ‘an honor and a privilege’

Out with the old guard and in with the new: Wareham officially has its next chief of police. The Board of Selectmen unanimously approved hiring Walter Correia — who has served in the department for more than 25 years, most recently as a lieutenant...