Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 9:30PM The Town of Freetown’s Independence Day Fireworks are back! Please see post photos for additional details. Please note, there will be no parade this year. We hear it is expected to return in 2023! A full scale PDF of the Traffic Pattern & Parking Information can be […]
ARTILLERY SHELLS DISCOVERED
FREETOWN, MA — Today, April 24, 2021, two old artillery shells were discovered at the Town of Freetown Transfer Station on Howland Road. Freetown Police and Fire units were dispatched. State Police bomb disposal technicians arrived on scene and detonated the shells at approximately 5:00PM. While there was no danger to residents during the disposal […]
Rape Suspect Arrested
On March 8th, 2021, Gilbert Hernandez, age 55, of Taunton, MA, was located and arrested by the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section on outstanding arrest warrants from the Freetown and Lakeville Police Departments. After a lengthy investigation conducted by Freetown Police Detective Shane Kelley and Patrolman Kaylin Jose, police had sought a warrant […]
Fatal Crash
September 1, 2020 FREETOWN-Chief Carlton E. Abbott Jr. reports that the Freetown police and fire departments responded to a scene of a fatal motor vehicle crash Tuesday morning. At approximately 12:30 am, Freetown police and fire departments responded to County Road for a report of a serious motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian that was […]
Freetown Officer Prevents Suicide Attempt
At 8:15 pm on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, Officer Patrick Lee prevented a 39 year old Lakeville man from attempting to commit suicide. Officer Lee overheard a state police radio broadcast regarding a man walking in the northbound lane of Rt. 140 near Chace Rd. Officer Lee arrived in the area and parked his cruiser […]