Police charged the 55-year-old man in connection with driving into a crowd of Black Lives Matter demonstrators outside of Newton City Hall.
Newton police are trying to find a man who drove through a crowd rallying for racial justice at City Hall.
Retired Chief Howard Mintz will begin work on July 13 and overlap with Chief David MacDonald who will officially retire on July 17, 2020.
A teen punched an officer in the face on June 25, during a “bad trip” on psychedelic mushrooms, according to a police report.
The mayor is forming an independent task force to review policing in Newton.
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller said this was the first step in reviewing the police department polices.
Newton Police Chief David MacDonald said he is resigning after 27 years on the job. He is 56. His predecessor was 65 when he retired.
A dog walker said she was attacked, but a man with white hair said he was the one attacked.
"To roll down on me with guns drawn when I am walking on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon with my wife is uncalled for,” Duncan said.
Police descended on the Chestnut Hill mall after reports drivers from out of state appeared as if they were going to loot the building.
Here are a few of the types of calls police responded to recently, including a report of a man who used someone's yard as a toilet.
At least one man was thrown from the car, according to early reports.
Firefighters are working to put out a fire at a home on Prospect Street.
Police are warning residents to make sure their cars are locked after several people reported their cars were broken into over the weekend.
Newton Firefighters were called to a home on Eddy Street for a report of a fire.
The 15 year old reported missing Thursday was found safe Friday, police said in an update.
Rebeca Craig, 37, of Boston, was charged with more than two dozen crimes, including forgery and larceny.
Newton Police said an officer watched as a group of young people fished mail from a U.S. Postal Office mailbox early Tuesday.
Guests are invited to meet officers and join in on simulated police scenarios throughout the night.
Newton officials said a racial epithet was found taped to the sidewalk in Newton this weekend.
Each year the Newton police have to remind folks they have a right to complain about (or compliment) police officers.
Lt. David Tempesta is the officer who wrestled a knife away from a would-be robber in West Newton.
This is the third report of a pedestrian being hit by a car so far this year in Newton.
The Memorial Spaulding crossing guard was taken to the hospital but is expected to be OK, according to officials.
The 20-year-old from Newton was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to transit police.
The firefighters' union and city have ratified a new three-year contract.
Here's some of what Newton police have been up to this week.
The training will help residents better respond to emergency situations and hopefully save a life.
Plus, OUI offenses, shoplifting calls, vandalism calls and much more.
An off-duty Newton police officer suddenly found himself on the job after all, putting an end to an armed robbery in town.
Newton Police said an officer happened to be in the store when a man holding a knife and threatened a store clerk.
Newton employees will have a City Of Newton Identification badge with the employee's picture on it and clothing that identifies them.
Jeffery Kellem, who was a coach at a school in Waltham, stole more than $1.6 million from an older client and a client who had passed away.
A 62 year-old Newton man was arrested and charged with impersonating a police officer after someone confronted him about a pile of leaves.
Firefighters and police put their vehicle lights on and stood watching atop the Pike's bridges as the body of the fallen firefighter passed.
Three people were home and all three got out.
The 12-year-old fell some 10 feet into a hole neighbors said they didn't even know was there.
He's one of at least a dozen people to have been fatally hit by a commuter rail train so far this year.
Police said a boy's dad reported the suspicious event Monday night.
Every week, Newton Police officers respond to dozens of calls. Here are a few examples of what they responded to in the past week.