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Earlier this week, the Southborough Police Department acknowledged mistakes were made in allowing a registered Level 2 sex offender to take up residence just a few doors down from a preschool, despite a town bylaw prohibiting it. In an effort to prevent future violations of the bylaw, the police have reviewed and updated their procedures related to registered sex offenders. Read the full article → from Police procedures revised after sex offender incident

The Metrowest Daily News had a chance to talk with Police Chief Jane Moran this week about why a registered Level 2 sex offender was allowed to live near a preschool for more than two years despite a town bylaw prohibiting it. Read the full article → from Police chief says allowing registered sex offender to live near preschool was a “terrible mistake”

When the Southborough Police Department announced the arrest of a registered sex offender on child pornography charges earlier this week, it came to light that the suspect lived on East Main Street in close proximity to one of the town’s preschools. Many of you have asked how that could happen when the town enacted a bylaw in 2008 to prohibit sex offenders from living within 1,000 feet of schools, day cares, and other facilities. Read the full article → from Selectman: Mistakes were made in case of registered sex offender

The Southborough Police Department announced today that Daniel Goichman, a registered sex offender who lived on East Main Street, was arrested yesterday for possession of child pornography. Read the full article → from Breaking news: Registered sex offender arrested on child pornography charges in Southborough

An Oregon Road resident wrote in today to share that her cars were broken into last night while parked in front of her home. There was no damage, and the thieves did not take much, but she wanted to remind residents to lock their car doors. Read the full article → from Cars broken into on Oregon Road last night

In what marks the tenth home break in since August, a home on Liberty Drive was burglarized yesterday. The Metrowest Daily News reports the burglars went to unusual lengths to make their way inside. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough police say burglars used ladder to enter home

The Metrowest Daily News reports today two homes were broken into on the north side of town on Monday afternoon. Read the full article → from Two homes burglarized in Southborough on Monday

Southborough Police have identified a second suspect in Monday’s attempted copper theft at the NStar building on Cordaville Road. Police arrested one suspect after interrupting the crime in progress, but a second suspect fled the scene and evaded police. Read the full article → from Have you seen this man? Second suspect in copper theft identified

Southborough police arrested a masked suspect in the overnight hours on Monday after he was caught stealing copper wire from the NStar property on Cordaville Road. A second suspect fled the scene and got away despite a manhunt that included a state K-9 unit. Read the full article → from Southborough police interrupt copper theft in progress, arrest one at gunpoint

The Metrowest Daily News reports a home on Flagg Road was broken into on Tuesday. Read the full article → from Home on Flagg Road burglarized on Tuesday

Southborough Police have released a photo of a suspect involved in last week’s armed robbery at Fitzgerald’s General Store. Police say the man entered the store last Wednesday, brandished a knife, and removed an undisclosed amount of cash from the register. Read the full article → from Police release surveillance photo in Fitzgerald’s robbery

Southborough police report an armed robbery took place at Fitzgerald’s Market on Southville Road on Wednesday evening. No injuries were reported, but the suspect got away with an unknown amount of cash. Read the full article → from Breaking news: Armed robbery at Fitzgerald’s Market on Wednesday

Late yesterday afternoon I had a knock on my door. The clean-cut young man standing on the other side said he had recently graduated from college and had started a window cleaning business. I politely told him I wasn’t interested and closed the door. It never occurred to me to call the police, but Lt. Sean James of the Southborough Police Department told me last night that’s exactly what I should have done. Read the full article → from Southborough police share tips on preventing home break-ins

A rash of home break-ins – at least six in the past month – have residents on edge, and police are asking for the community’s help to solve the crimes and to prevent new ones from happening. Read the full article → from Police ask for community’s help after a string of home break-ins