The man chatted with someone he though was a 15-year-old girl and sent her sexually charged messages before driving to meet her.
Norwood has five registered sex offender living or working in town.
Police chased the man through yards in the neighborhood for half an hour.
Edward Wright, was arrested in Norwood on his ninth drunken driving charge.
Joseph Cotto-Berrio, of Norwood, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after beating his friend to death over spilled beer.
Jacqueline Cieri, 32, of Norwood, was accused of possessing enough fentanyl to kill 40,000 people.
Police said paramedics were taking a Canton woman to Norwood Hospital, when a man crashed his car into the ambulance, causing four injuries.
Norwood police are looking for a man accused of using stolen credit cards to make purchases at Keegan's Jewelers.
Norwood police said the 3-year-old boy's grandmother was watching him but left to pick up another child when the boy fell asleep.
A Norwood man under the influence of drugs was racing someone on I-95 and caused the other driver to collide with another car, police said.
The car was reported stolen when the man didn't return it to Enterprise. Police said he used a credit card under someone else's name for it.
Police said a man in his mid 30s exposed himself to a group of girls who were walking down Rosemary Street after school.
The suspect is accused of stealing power tools at Home Depots in Norwood, Mansfield, and Avon.
Superintendent David Thomson is asking the community to remain vigilant after a man in a dark car exposed himself to a student after school.
Norwood Police said they found four handguns, an assault rifle, parts to build a machine gun, fireworks, and marijuana.
Road rage took over, causing a 46-year-old Dorchester man and a 21-year-old Attleboro to get out of their cars and argue in the fast lane.
Peter Whalen was drunk when he hit and seriously injured a 67-year-old man who was walking with his wife, according to Norwood police.
The man Officer Zorzi found fell 12 hours prior and couldn't get up. Temperatures fell to 12 degrees.
Twenty percent of all Massachusetts traffic fatalities involved pedestrians, according to 2016 state data.
After the suspect struck and killed the woman in Somerville, he left, went out to dinner and went to Home Depot, prosecutors said.
See what the four most commonly reported scams have been in Norwood recently so you now what to watch out for.
An extra Commuter Rail train headed towards Boston for the Patriots parade struck and killed the Norwood man.
There have been extreme delays heading into Boston.
Police said 23-year-old Treorv Wrensford was drunk and speeding when he crashed early Sunday morning, killing his 22-year-old brother.
Police said the suspect made off with more than $30,000 from ATMs in Norwood, Mansfield, Dedham, and Stoughton, and Randolph.
The meeting had seniors, law enforcement, and senior support services work together to address the needs and concerns of all seniors.
Only the breakdown lane is getting by, police said.
Police have identified the Avon woman who was killed in Sunday's crash on I-95 South.
A 31-year-old woman was killed in a Sunday afternoon crash.
The grants will be used to improve fire safety education for children and seniors in Norwood.
The deer pranced around for about 15 minutes and started kicking and ramming into equipment, causing thousands of dollars' worth of damage.
The suspect's arraignment was in the hospital because police said he is recovering from a bullet he shot at police grazing his own head.
After crashing into a telephone pole, police said, the suspect fired several rounds at officers.
Police said the suspect tried to steal $100 worth of merchandise from the Norwood Ocean State Job Lot.
An officer will be assisting with vehicle and pedestrian traffic until it can be repaired.
The following is from the Norwood Police Log. Arrests and charges mentioned don't imply conviction.
The following is from the Norwood Police Log. Arrests and charges mentioned don’t imply conviction.
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