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Freetown Home Heavily Damaged By Fire
Freetown Home Heavily Damaged By Fire
Freetown Home Heavily Damaged By Fire
A house fire Friday night in the Assonet section of Freetown caused extensive damage to the basement and first and second floors of the structure. Fire crews responded shortly before 8pm to 4 Dana Lee Drive. A spokesman says firefighters spent more than two hours at the scene battling smoke and flames...
Assonet Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Dartmouth Officer
Assonet Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Dartmouth Officer
Assonet Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening Dartmouth Officer
DARTMOUTH - An Assonet man is under arrest after allegedly making threats toward a Dartmouth police officer. Dartmouth Police spokesman Detective Kyle Costa says members of the Dartmouth and Freetown Police Departments arrested 28-year-old Justin Alves on two outstanding warrants out of Dartmouth Thursday...
Assonet Man Arraigned in Connection to Fatal Crash
Assonet Man Arraigned in Connection to Fatal Crash
Assonet Man Arraigned in Connection to Fatal Crash
FREETOWN - An Assonet man is arraigned following his involvement in a deadly crash in Freetown last week. According to police, 47-year-old Edward Benfeito was in his car chasing his friend, 36-year-old Jennifer Bartlett, in her car at high speeds late Friday night...
Outraged Neighbors Speak Out On Freetown “Ambush” Party
Outraged Neighbors Speak Out On Freetown “Ambush” Party
Outraged Neighbors Speak Out On Freetown “Ambush” Party
The town of Freetown is ready to take action against the organizers of an out-of-control house party that happened over the weekend. After the party of well over 1,000 people took over a neighborhood, the Freetown Board of Selectmen held a meeting on Monday to inform angry residents about possible punishments, and how to prevent it from happening again...