Weekly Region Roundup

Region Roundup: 2,800 Mile Takeout Run for Pizza; Man Pulls Gun on Salesman (And More...)

A look at the top headlines in your town and the surrounding area for the week of August 5, 2012.

2,800-Mile Takeout Run: Mississippi Man Returns Home with 250 Pizzas from Stoughton's Town Spa Most people have a favorite pizza place. For David Schuler his is Town Spa in Stoughton, about 1,400 miles away from his Madison, Mississippi home. But that doesn't prevent Schuler, a Stoughton native, from enjoying a slice (or more) of his favorite hometown pizza. Schuler made headlines last August when he drove from his home in Madison, Miss. (north of Jackson, Miss.) to Town Spa and back again to pick up an order of 150 pizzas. He upped the ante this year by placing an order of 250 pizzas. After enjoying lunch at the Stoughton restaurant August 11, he packed up his car with six coolers full of pizza and began his journey back home to …

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Weekly Region Roundup

Region Roundup: Vehicular Homicide; Car Crash; Jason Reitman; Kenny Wormald (And More...)

A look at the top headlines in your town and the surrounding area for the week of June 17, 2012.

Norton Police File Vehicular Homicide Charges Motor vehicle homicide charges have been filed against Taunton resident David Boulter, 32, whose vehicle crashed into another car May 19 with a pregnant woman inside. The victim was a passenger travelling west on Old Colony Road when Boulter's car, coming from the east, hit her head on. She was 6 months pregnant at the time, and lost the baby as a result of the crash. Charges were filed this past week.  Read more by clicking here. *** Teen Cited for Head-On Crash on Route 140 The 17-year-old Foxborough teen driving the red Honda Accord that hit another vehicle head-on at Route 140 on June 18 has been cited for “various traffic violations,” according to Foxborough Chief of Police Edward O’Leary…

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Weekly Region Roundup

Region Roundup: Fatal Car Accidents (And More…)

A look at the top headlines in your town and the surrounding area for the week of April 8, 2012.

Fatal Easton Crash Kills Norton Man A Foundry Street accident in Easton resulted in the death of a Norton man Tuesday night, April 10, according to Easton Police. Easton Police Chief Allen Krajcik said in a statement that Eric Gryzboski, 36, of Eisenhower Drive in Norton, went off the road while heading westbound at approximately 10:45 p.m. and crashed his 2002 GMC pickup truck into a large tree near the Norton town line. Read more by clicking here. *** Family and Friends Say Goodbye to Mansfield High Student Family, friends and much of the Mansfield community came to pay their final respects to Michaela Smith on Friday morning at her funeral service at Saint Mary’s Church. Smith, 16, died last Saturday, April 7, after an early morning car…

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Police and Fire Log

Sheridan Street Window Allegedly Shot with BB Gun

A vandalism report highlights today's police and fire log.

  Police responded to a call Sunday at approximately 7:20 p.m. regarding a BB gun shot through their window on Sheridan Street the night before. A report was taken and the incident is under investigation. Alleged Drunk Driver Arrested on New Years Early New Years morning, at approximately 1:37 a.m., police arrested an alleged drunk driver at Golf Country on Turnpike Street. Anthony Ruzzano, 41, of 533 Forest Street, Rockland, was arrested for operating under the influence after being pulled over. He was released on $40 bail. Car Strikes North Easton Savings Bank Friday At approximately noon on Friday, police responded to an accident at North Easton Savings Bank on Main Street. A van struck a flower box by the building. No major injuries or…

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Drunk Driver Arrested after Depot Street Crash

An Easton man was arrested on his second offense of drinking and driving.

After crashing his car on Depot Street Wednesday night, an Easton man was arrested on his second offense of drunk driving. Richard Taylor, 47, of 679 Washington Street in Easton was for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol (second offense), negligent operation of a motor vehicle and marked lanes violation. Taylor allegedly drove off the road on Depot Street near Newell Circle at approximately 10:45 p.m. Wednesday. Emergency officials arrived and treated him for minor injuries. After a subsequent investigation, he was arrested and held at Easton Police Station until he was released on bail at 1:30 a.m. His arraignment is at Taunton District Court Thursday morning.

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