Scammers are posing as sheriff's deputies and demanding gift cards from victims.
The department said it received a number of reports of check fraud over the last month.
At least one employee suffered burns on his arms in the Wednesday fire.
Woburn police have received "a large number of reports" of thefts from cars in recent days, the department said.
A male person of unknown age was struck "while intentionally on the right of way," transit police said.
Gretchen Pollard-Ramos says she was heartbroken driving through Woburn common Saturday to find the Pride flag in the grass.
The state legislature passed a bill allowing the city to construct a new fire headquarters on what would otherwise be protected land.
Anish Khalifa, 29, died suddenly during physical fitness exercises during Essex County Sheriff’s Department training, Tuesday.
"Please talk to your elderly family members about this scam since they are most often the targets," Woburn police warned.
The police department reported an uptick in scammers who claim a family member is in jail and urgently in need of money.
Scammers often ask for money in the form of gift cards, or other odd forms of payment, the alert notes.
The Middlesex DA's office announced indictments handed down between Dec. 5 and Jan. 30.
A police chase on I-93 South ended in Woburn Wednesday night.
The Lynn man was also indicted for a string of other robberies across Middlesex County.
No one was home, but the Feb. 18 2nd-alarm fire left the home uninhabitable.
Crews cleared the scene shortly after noon Tuesday.
Callers claim to be members of the state police and ask for money.
The city saw over 1,100 motor vehicle crashes last year, but fewer than in the last several years.
All five arrests were related to outstanding warrants, according to the police logs.
Open burning season runs from Jan. 15 to May 1 in most of Massachusetts.
Youth hockey coach Allen S. Pereira, 59, of Woburn, was arrested Sunday and charged with sexual assault by Dracut police.
The arrests include two with charges of operating under the influence, and one of breaking and entering.
A 59-year-old man was left in critical but stable condition.
The fire was confined to a garage, where it caused considerable damaged but no injuries, Chief Stephen Adgate said.
The Woburn resident, 28, was sentenced in federal court Thursday for a charge he pleaded guilty to in September.
Three employees were hospitalized as a precaution, officials said.
Woburn Police Chief Robert Rufo encouraged people to check on addicts in their families, due to a "bad batch of drugs out there."
Four vehicles were involved in the crash in Wilmington.
The department successfully contained a fire in a two-story home.
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The Massachusetts State Trooper was reportedly okay after the crash, while the driver was taken to the hospital.
Stoneham police said the discovery resulted from a motor vehicle stop.
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Firefighters have been working since the early morning at a home that was reportedly under construction.
The crash killed a 23-year-old Woburn man who was riding his motorcycle.
A Woburn man was found dead after a motorcycle crash on I-95 northbound near exit 35, State Police said.
Michael Nelson, who was arrested on drug charges with his wife in February, was arraigned on human trafficking charges in June.
The Woburn Fire Department said Sunday night's fire, which left 16 homeless, was caused by a cigarette.
Eric Hegarty has not been seen since July 27, when he told a co-worker he was going to walk from New Hampshire to Woburn.