Maynard

A woman has been arrested on an arson charge after a fire last month in Maynard, Massachusetts. The fire broke out at an unoccupied home on Little Road on the night of June 5. Crews responded to the home around 11:55 p.m. One firefighter suffered minor injuries, authorities said. The Maynard Police Department said Wednesday that 26-year-old Anabelle Dentino of…

Maynard police say a man posing as a delivery driver broke into at least seven homes, stealing guns and other items.

Police say a man broke into houses while posing as a DoorDash driver, stealing guns and other items.

A man who’d been posing as a DoorDash driver while breaking into at least seven homes in Maynard, Massachusetts, has been arrested, police said Friday, noting they’d recovered three guns that were taken in one of the robberies. Joseph Encarnacion Jr., of Lynn, faces 28 counts, including breaking and entering, stealing a gun and identity fraud, Maynard police said....

Dan O’Connor remembers getting the voicemail and feeling confused. The structural engineer has more than 30 years of industry experience works on large transportation projects for state agencies and municipalities. According to the message, there were questions about a report he’d supposedly written about a home in Malden, Massachusetts. “I had zero idea what they were talking about,” O’Connor...

Authorities are warning homeowners about a sophisticated contracting scam by a transnational criminal organization.

Massachusetts homeowners are being warned about a transnational criminal organization accused of operating a sophisticated contracting scam. The scheme involves fake websites, fake reviews, and fake companies. The NBC10 Boston Investigators have found dozens of victims around the Boston area. Most are out a few thousand dollars. Some have lost much more. “Nothing looks like it was done professionally,” said…

Homeowners are being warned about a transnational criminal organization police say is operating a sophisticated contracting scam in Massachusetts.