Wareham

A police officer and one other person were injured in a crash on Sunday night in Wareham, Massachusetts. Wareham police said one of their officers was out on a motor vehicle stop on Cranberry Highway around 9 p.m. Sunday when the officer’s cruiser was struck from behind. The officer was seated in the vehicle at the time of the...

A man was arrested Tuesday on a murder charge a day after allegedly shooting and killing his father at their home in Wareham, Massachusetts, authorities said. Robert Gomes III, 26, is suspected of killing his father, 61-year-old Robert Gomes Jr., with a ghost gun during an argument over a power washer, according to court documents. Tearful members of the Gomes…

A man is dead after a shooting in Wareham, Massachusetts Monday night, state police confirmed. Massachusetts State Police confirmed police in Wareham are investigating the fatal shooting. The Wareham Police Department said they had an active crime scene on Main Street between Pierceville Road and County Road, but offered few details. The road is closed to traffic. Footage from the…

Authorities are looking for a man suspected of robbing a fast food restaurant in Wareham, Massachusetts on Friday morning. Wareham Police say they responded to a report of an armed robbery at Subway located in 2890 Cranberry Highway at around 10:49 a.m. Authorities say the masked man brandished a firearma and told employees to open the cash register. The man…

A former Wareham High School custodian is accused of inappropriately touching a female student. Michael Miranda, 54, of Marion, was charged with indecent assault and battery. He appeared in Wareham District Court Monday. Miranda is accused of coming up to a 16-year-old student in drama club, who was washing paint brushes in a custodial closet at school in March, putting…

An electric vehicle that was parked outside of a home in Wareham, Massachusetts, burst into flames early Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to a home on in the Great Hill Estates around 4:15a.m. and found the car in the driveway engulfed in flames. According to the Wareham Fire Department, crews put out the initial fire, but 30 minutes later, the fire…

A dirt bike crash Saturday night in Wareham, Massachusetts, has left two young men dead, authorities announced. The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said Sunday that state and local police are investigating the fatal dirt bike crash involving an SUV. According to the DA’s office, Wareham police received two 911 calls around 10:52 p.m. reporting the crash in the...

A Dorchester man was killed in what officials described as a “horrific accident” when he was hit by a train on a railroad bridge in Wareham, Massachusetts, Thursday afternoon, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Tim Cruz said the man was fishing on the railroad bridge with a group of friends just before the crash....

Wareham residents honored the beginning of Pride month with a flag raising, featuring one of Massachusetts’ only openly gay fire chiefs and hosted by NBC10 Boston’s Derek Zagami.