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Derrick Couture, 39, accused of setting a house fire that heavily damaged the home; fled to Massachusetts and was arrested the next day near the scene on a felony arson warrant.

Nashua police obtained arson and criminal threatening warrants for Derrick Couture, 39, after a basement fire extensively damaged a single-story home at 16 Barnsdale Road around 2:15 p.m. Monday; no occupants were home and no injuries were reported.

Shooting

9/21/26

300 block of common st, lawrence

CFS: Shots Fired - Shots Fired. This is from the Lawrence police calls for service. Information is subject to change.

Shooting

9/19/26

00 block of prospect st, manchester

GUNSHOT HEARD

Other

9/18/26

00 block of countryside dr, brookline

Missing Person. BPD/BFD searching area for missing female. UTVs and K9 working.

Vandalism

9/16/26

00 block of hanover st, manchester

Vandals smashed several windows and spray-painted swastikas and white power graffiti on The Moka Pot coffee shop overnight; police investigating as a hate crime.

Vandalism

9/16/26

00 block of hanover street, manchester

Windows smashed and swastikas and racist graffiti spray-painted on The Moka Pot coffee shop; Manchester police investigating as possible hate crime and released surveillance images of a person of interest.

Vandalism

9/16/26

Hanover st and elm st, manchester

Vandal(s) smashed front and side windows and spray-painted racist and antisemitic graffiti on The Moka Pot coffee shop between midnight and 4 a.m.; investigated as a possible hate crime.

Vandalism

9/16/26

Hanover st and nutfield ln, manchester

Manchester police arrested Tyler Inman, 20, of Allenstown, on charges of criminal mischief and falsifying evidence in connection with the Sept. 16 vandalism at The Moka Pot; multiple windows were smashed on the Hanover Street storefront and along the

Vandalism

9/15/26

00 block of hanover st, manchester

Vandals broke windows and spray-painted swastikas and 'WHITE POWER' graffiti on the exterior wall of The Moka Pot coffee shop in downtown Manchester overnight; police investigating as a hate crime.

Shooting

9/15/26

00 block of boutwell st, manchester

SHOT SPOTTER

Assault

9/15/26

00 block of davis sq, somerville

Man struck victim in head with steel broom at Statue Park causing deep laceration; 55-year-old Jamaica Plain man arrested

Shooting

9/14/26

00 block of lake avenue north, worcester

A man suffering a gunshot wound to the leg drove his Mercedes-Benz to the emergency room at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus shortly before 4 a.m. Police said the victim has not been cooperative; no arrests made and the incident rema

Shooting

9/14/26

Prentice st, worcester

GUN - Gun Shots. Incident #: 2026000103814. Disclaimer: This report is from the Worcester calls for service. Information may be subject to change.

Shooting

9/13/26

Enaya cir, worcester

GUN - Gun Shots. Incident #: 2026000103735. Disclaimer: This report is from the Worcester calls for service. Information may be subject to change.

Shooting

9/12/26

200 block of s hall st, manchester

GUNSHOT HEARD

Shooting

9/12/26

100 block of taylor st, manchester

GUNSHOT HEARD

Shooting

9/12/26

600 block of elm st, manchester

SHOT SPOTTER

Shooting

9/12/26

500 block of merrimack st, manchester

GUNSHOT HEARD

Assault

9/11/26

200 block of harvard st, brookline

Woman followed juveniles into a Taco Bell and pulled a large kitchen knife on them; police asking public to identify her

Shooting

9/10/26

00 block of island st, lawrence

CFS: ShotSpotter - ShotSpotter. This is from the Lawrence police calls for service. Information is subject to change.

Assault

9/9/26

600 block of merrimack st, lowell

A man allegedly stabbed a 40-year-old woman three times in the face, arm and leg inside an apartment at City View Towers, causing permanent disfigurement, then held the tenant at knifepoint for 30-40 minutes. Damond Brown, 53, was arrested and held w

Assault

9/8/26

200 block of hildreth st, lowell

A woman allegedly attacked her 45-year-old neighbor with a broken crack pipe inside an apartment, causing multiple lacerations to the arms and a stab wound to the right wrist. Sarah St. Onge, 36, of Lowell, was charged with assault and battery with a

Other

9/7/26

00 block of columbus st, fitchburg

Perp Search/Chase. FPD in a foot chase for a male party with a warrant

Shooting

9/7/26

Memorial dr and river st, cambridge

Gunman with assault-style rifle fired at vehicles near Harvard University; 2 people shot with life-threatening injuries; suspect Tyler Brown struck by return fire from trooper and civilian and arrested

Theft

9/6/26

5200 block of campbell blvd, nottingham, md

Two juveniles arrested after theft at Target in Nottingham

Assault

9/6/26

Franklin st and n harvard st, boston

Violent Crime. BPD BEMS o/s assault victim, multiple injuries, Cambridge PD checking 6 JFK St CVS for crime scene.

Shooting

9/2/26

00 block of log st, manchester

GUNSHOT HEARD

Shooting

9/2/26

00 block of allston street, medford

SHOTS - THIS IS FROM THE MEDFORD POLICE DISPATCH LOG. INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

Shooting

9/2/26

Plantation st, worcester

GUN - Gun Shots. Incident #: 2026000098910. Disclaimer: This report is from the Worcester calls for service. Information may be subject to change.

Shooting

9/1/26

Exeter st and e dalton st, lawrence

Three people shot during a brawl at a public housing complex near Lawrence High School; person of interest identified; not believed random

Assault

9/1/26

100 block of mount auburn st, cambridge

Person brandished an edged weapon at a Harvard Square coffee shop; suspect arrested and charged with assault by means of a dangerous weapon

Assault

9/1/26

100 block of mount auburn st, cambridge

Man armed with a machete threatened an employee at Peet's Coffee in Harvard Square; suspect arrested after multi-agency manhunt and Harvard shelter-in-place

Shooting

8/31/26

Exeter st and e dalton st, lawrence

Three young males shot near Lawrence High School during dismissal. Police searching for one suspect.

Shooting

8/31/26

Exeter street and east dalton street, lawrence

Three teens shot at a Lawrence Housing Authority property near Lawrence High School during school dismissal; a 13-year-old bystander was shot in the face. Three Lawrence teens were arraigned Sept. 24 on armed assault with intent to murder and firearm