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 […]
Suspect Spits on Officer
On Saturday, May 2, 2020, at approx. 10:30 a.m., a Freetown police officer stopped a car on South Main Street after determining that the driver was operating with a suspended license. Fearing that the driver was about to flee, the officer ordered him to step out of the car. According to the officer, the driver […]