Whitman

A boy was stuck in the top of a chimney at a home in Whitman, Massachusetts, Wednesday, according to authorities. Firefighters received a call at about 4:05 p.m. for a report of a child that had climbed out a second-floor window and into the chimney, the Whitman Fire Department said. When they arrived, they found the boy, 10, stuck in…

Part of a vacant building collapsed in Whitman, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, leaving behind a crumbled mess of bricks. Fire Chief Timothy Clancy said his department was called to the building on South Avenue around 9:30 a.m. When they arrived they found part of the building’s front wall had collapsed. No one was hurt. That section of the building is...

Police in Whitman, Massachusetts, issued a warning to trick-or-treaters on Tuesday afternoon after a bear was sighted in town earlier in the day. Around 11:45 a.m., Whitman police said they received a report staging that a black bear had been spotted in the area of Commercial Street between Linden Street and Dyer Avenue. A police officer responded and also reported…

Thieves stole five vehicles from a dealership in Whitman, Massachusetts, early Thursday morning, hitting the business twice in just a few hours, according to police. Whitman police say their investigation started when police in Brockton reported that a car involved in a crash in their city appeared to be stolen from a local dealership. Investigators determined that three people drove…

Emergency crews responded to a crash involving a motorcycle Tuesday night in Whitman, Massachusetts. The crash happened on Bedford Street at Temple Street. Aerial footage from the scene showed a motorcycle on the ground. There was no immediate word from police on what caused the crash, or if there were any injuries.

There was no immediate word from police on any injuries.

A Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty in connection with the December 2019 death of her 2-year-old daughter. A Plymouth District Court judge sentenced Shaniqua Leonard, of Whitman, to at least three years in prison and five years of probation after she pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter and reckless endangerment. Two-year-old Lyric Farrell of Whitman was found unresponsive on Dec. 28,…