Stoneham

A grandmother was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash this weekend, according to police in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The woman was hit Saturday evening near the intersection of Spring Street and Pleasant Street. Officers responded around 8:45 p.m. to find the woman on the sidewalk, suffering from serious injuries. Police say the woman was in a crosswalk when she was hit....

Students made racist comments and a knife was produced during an altercation at a shopping plaza in Stoneham, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, according to police and school officials. A middle school student was being summoned to Woburn District Court after the incident, reported about 7:05 p.m., according to a release on Thursday from the Stoneham Police Department and Stoneham Public Schools….

Stoneham High School says it has received some of its sports equipment back that police say they were stolen during a recent alumni event.

A high school in Massachusetts is starting to get some of its sports equipment back. While police say some of the items were stolen, the Stoneham High School Athletics Department is now saying it’s a misunderstanding, and are still asking for the public’s help to recover the items. The town is building a new high school, so past students...

A Massachusetts high school’s upcoming season is at risk after thousands of dollars worth of equipment, including football helmets and jerseys, was stolen during an event. The Stoneham High School Athletics Department pleaded for help finding the equipment, taken during an alumni event Tuesday, on X, formerly Twitter. “Our current athletes need this stuff and can’t compete without it,”...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation searched a home in Stoneham, Massachusetts, registered to a man who was previously convicted of distributing child pornography. Neighbors on Hancock Street took photos Wednesday of law enforcement at the home of James McCarty. In March, McCarty was caught trying to enter the South Elementary School campus armed with two knives. Authorities have not said…

A Stoneham, Massachusetts, police officer has resigned from the department after an investigation found he violated department policies with his use of “vulgar and racially insensitive language,” town officials said Monday. An internal investigation into Sgt. Thomas Heller began in spring 2023, according to a joint statement from Stoneham Town Administrator Dennis Sheehan and Stoneham Police Chief James O’Connor. Town…

The superintendent will remain in his position in Stoneham, Massachusetts, despite calls for him to step down after delays in communication to families following the arrest of a man walking school grounds with two knives. The Stoneham School Committee said Friday that it wanted to provide an update on the March 21 incident that occurred outside South Elementary School as…

Concerned parents met at an elementary school in Stoneham, Massachusetts, Thursday night after police caught an armed man who was previously registered as a sex offender on school grounds. Parents say they weren’t notified about the incident until days after when their superintendent sent out an email. James McCarty was caught with two knives while walking the grounds of...

An SUV crashed and landed on its roof on a sidewalk in Stoneham, Massachusetts, on Monday. Police say the car clipped another vehicle, sending it off the road where it hit the front steps of a home on Marble Street and rolled onto its side. The driver was trapped and had to be rescued by firefighters. She was taken to…

A tractor-trailer slammed into a utility pole, knocking it down in Stoneham, Massachusetts, late Wednesday night. The incident happened on Main Street, where the pole was seen cut in half and power lines were on the ground. Eversource crews were at the scene surveying the damage. At one point, more than 500 customers in that area were left without power….

A former Stoneham, Massachusetts, police detective with a history of evictions and unpaid civil judgements has avoided prison time after pleading guilty to wire fraud in federal court in September. At a hearing in Boston Thursday morning, Judge Denise Casper imposed a sentence of two years of probation with 90 days of home confinement and location monitoring for Robert Kennedy,…

The 34-year-old woman who was killed in a crash on Interstate 93 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, this week has been identified and the search continues for a car seen in the area driving “erratically” at the time, according to authorities. The incident happened just before 9 a.m. Wednesday on I-93 north near exit 26. Kayla Driscoll, of Somerville, was driving a…

A 34-year-old woman was killed in a rollover crash on Interstate 93 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, Wednesday and now police are searching for another vehicle that was in the area at the time. The incident happened just after 9 a.m. on I-93 north near exit 26, the Department of Transportation said. The woman, who has not been publicly identified, was thrown…

A woman has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her mother and her daughter on Wednesday morning in Stoneham, Massachusetts.

Police are investigating after a woman reportedly stabbed her mother and her adult daughter in Stoneham, Massachusetts, on Wednesday morning. Stoneham police said they received a call shortly after 8 a.m. for a reported stabbing on San Jose Terrace. When they arrived, officers found that two women had been stabbed. Both women were taken to an area hospital and are…

It was a call first responders in Stoneham, Massachusetts, will never forget. Last week, they helped deliver a baby when his mom went into labor at home. On Wednesday, they got to meet the healthy newborn boy for the first time. According to his mother, Calvin Haley was not supposed to arrive until mid-November, but last Friday morning, he decided…

A former Stoneham police detective with a history of evictions and unpaid civil judgements pleaded guilty to wire fraud in federal court on Wednesday, following an NBC10 Boston investigation. Robert Kennedy will be sentenced on Jan. 4, 2024, when a federal judge will decide if the disgraced cop should spend time in prison. “My client has accepted full responsibility for…

Court filings show the agreement between federal prosecutors and Robert Kennedy was reached earlier this month. The anticipated plea is scheduled for September 20 at the federal courthouse in Boston.

A former Stoneham police detective will plead guilty to federal wire fraud charges, according to a copy of a plea agreement obtained by NBC10 Boston. Court filings show the agreement between federal prosecutors and Robert Kennedy was reached earlier this month. The anticipated plea is scheduled for September 20 at the federal courthouse in Boston. In February, an NBC10 investigation…