"Drowning is swift and silent and even the most experienced swimmer is susceptible to drowning," police said.
A three-alarm fire on Egerton Road Saturday was the third fire in as many weeks.
Police: Michael Perry pointed what looked like a rifle at an officer during an altercation in the woods. It was later found to be a BB gun.
A three-alarm fire displaced five people, including the family of Gibbs School custodian Bobby Noviello.
Emergency crews responded to a blaze on Egerton Road Saturday.
Police said a 17-year-old briefly fled officers who tried to pull him over for failing to stop at a crosswalk.
Town Meeting debated Monday whether to budget $43,000 for body cameras while a policy for their usage is still being drafted.
Mason Conway alerted his parents and knocked on his neighbors' door to tell them to evacuate when he spotted a fire on their porch.
A fire broke out at Thai Moon on Mass. Ave. Thursday morning.
Nearly 1 million pounds of prescription drugs were collected during the last take-back event in October 2020.
Police issued a notice Monday about 65-year-old Michael Clark living in Arlington.
Police say residents should be wary of unsolicited offers to do work on their driveways.
Amber Hazeltine, 15, was reported missing Wednesday.
Police Chief Juliann Flaherty said the department is investigating the detainment of a civilian during a drug arrest.
In November and December, Arlington police raised $6,000 for The Children's Room, which provides grief support groups for kids.
Police say fraud schemes related to the vaccine are on the rise.
Officers found 19 Amazon packages in Patrick McLaughlin's car when he was stopped on suspicion of being under the influence, police said.
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A grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will support supplemental patrols with traffic-specific enforcement.
Officer Brandon Wenz pulled an elderly resident to safety after a tree fell into a house Sept. 30.
Here is where sex offenders are registered as living or working in Arlington.
The AFD is reminding residents that Arlington is one of 22 Massachusetts towns where open burning is not allowed, due to population density.
The session, part of Arlington's six-part series on race and policing, was postponed from Aug. 4.
Town Manager Adam Chapdelaine said organizers are affiliated with an organization that has been labeled a hate group by the SPLC and ADL.
Mohammad Hossain, 23, was drunk when he threatened a group of kids during an altercation at Menotomy Manor, police said.
Jason Rudokas, 43, is among 10 people facing charges in the hanging of a "Climate Justice Now" banner on the Citgo sign.
In two of the four vandalism incidents reported Monday, a sticker depicting a Klansman on a horse was stuck to lawn signs, police said.
The session, originally scheduled for Aug. 4, will address Lt. Richard Pedrini's controversial comments in a police trade publication.
The aim of the new site is to keep residents informed about police initiatives, events and incidents in Arlington.
John Carvalho, 31, was found with a knife after he was sought for questioning in an assault with a dangerous weapon, police said.
VISIONS, Inc. presented its assessment of diversity, equity and inclusion in the Arlington Police Department this week.
Michael Moran, 40, is already in custody for an unrelated incident in Tewksbury.
The department updated its use of force policy this week, bringing it in line with all eight reforms.
Alexander Bergeron, accused of blocking traffic, told Patch he went into the road to confront a driver yelling "profanity and hate speech."
Officials said Friday they "join in the collective sense of national sorrow that the death of George Floyd has brought on our society."
The deer was badly injured after going through the front of an auto parts shop on Mass. Ave.
Dante Quinn, 32, was found with Oxycodone and Oxymorphane pills, drug packaging materials and thousands of dollars in cash, police said.
An Arlington woman was arrested after driving into a utility pole on Mystic Street last week, police said.
A new Anti-Defamation League report says there were five antisemitic or white nationalist incidents in Arlington in 2019.
The 27-year-old was one of two bicyclists hit by a car on Mass. Ave. Tuesday evening.