House Ransacked During Break-In

Two residential break-ins were reported in Westborough on Monday, but don't appear related.

The inside of an Arch Street home was ransacked during one of two residential break-ins Monday, Westborough Police Chief Alan Gordon said today. The break-in does not appear connected to one at the Park Village West Apartments on East Main Street earlier Monday, Gordon said in a press release. In the Arch Street incident, the thief kicked in a side door and stole a safe storing personal papers, as well as "a sizeable amount of jewelry," Gordon said. The break-in happened betwee 7:15 a.m. and 5 p.m., he said. The Park Village West break-in happened at 3:48 a.m. "The resident observed a suspect attempting to open her sliding glass basement level window. He was scared away by the resident," Gordon said. Police are asking anyone with …

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Westborough Man Arrested for Northborough Break-In

The incident was reported early Saturday.

A Westborough man has been charged with breaking into a home in Northborough this weekend. Northborough Police on Saturday arrested Adam D. Boyce, 29, of 17 Westend Ave., Westborough, and charged him with wanton destruction of property over $250, and breaking and entering at nighttime for a felony. Northborough police responded to 44 Fisher St. in Northborough for a burglar alarm at 1 a.m. Saturday. Officer Jeremy Trefry found Boyce inside the home, and immediately arrested him. Police allege Boyce had kicked in the side entry door to get inside.  Boyce was later bailed to appear in Westborough District Court.

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Police Notes

Man Charged in Rt. 9 Car Break-Ins, Items Recovered

The break-ins were reported on Tuesday afternoon; the suspect was arrested early Wednesday morning.

A routine police stop led to the recovery of a number of items stolen from cars in Westborough this week. A Maine man was placed under arrest. Derek P. Duchesne, 23, of 14 Maple St., Bridgton, ME, was charged with receiving stolen property, possession of burglarious tools, possession of a dangerous weapon and possession of a class B drug. Just before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, March 7, Westborough Police Officer Chris Atchue stopped a car on West Main Street because it did not have a current inspection sticker. Atchue recognized that the car matched the description of one reportedly used in five car break-ins on Tuesday. Reports of break-ins started at 3:06 p.m. on Tuesday at the Cheng Du restaurant on Route 9. Stolen items included pocketbooks…

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Police and Fire Notes

Logs: Crashes, Break-ins, Arrest

The following information was obtained either through scanner reports, the Westborough Police Department or the Westborough Fire Department.

  Here are excerpts from the Westborough police and fire logs. Please note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account. We report all arrests; other than that, we pick out incidents you might find interesting. Tuesday, Nov. 29 2:29 a.m.: Officer Paul Pinto and Officer Christopher Atchue investigated a crash on Turnpike Road. A field interrogation report was filed. 8:58 a.m.: Emergency medical services were requested on Oak Street at Spectrum for a client having a seizure. Officer Jeffrey Keaveney and Westborough paramedics responded. A patient was taken to the hospital. 10:35 a.m.: Emergency medical services were requested on Flanders Road. Officer Jeffrey Keaveney and Westborough paramedics assisted with the …

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Police Notes

Man Arrested in Area of Recent Town Break-Ins

Resident on Lyons Street reports the man was seen on her deck, looking into her home.

A 20-year-old man was arrested in Westborough yesterday on charges of outstanding warrants after police investigated a report of a man looking into a home on Lyons Street. The Lyons Street and Computer Drive area has been experiencing a string of house and vehicle breaks recently. “We’ve had car breaks up by the Extended Stay, a number of hotel rooms have been broken into, the laundry rooms with the coin operated machines, that type of thing,” said Westborough Police Chief Alan Gordon, adding that there was a Halloween break-in on Crestview Drive. At about 3:15 p.m., a resident on Lyons Street reported that a man was looking into her windows from her rear deck. The woman described the man as Hispanic, in his late teens, wearing a dark …

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