Saugus Video and Articles

Vets busted for selling prescriptions

02 Feb 2012

…in Bedford. David DeJesus, 51; Scott Houtchens, 49; Steven Jakaitis, 49, all of Lowell; David Porterfield, 44, of Saugus; and David Robson, 52, of Tewksbury, were each charged with distributing controlled substances including including heroin… ...

Woman held on high bail in hit-and-run

30 Jan 2012

The woman arrested in connection with a deadly hit-and-run more than two years ago will be in court Monday. Saugus police arrested 24-year-old Steffany Barbanti on Saturday afternoon, two years to the day 81-year-old Christos Agganis… ...

Arrest made in 2010 hit-and-run case

28 Jan 2012

SAUGUS - An arrest has been made in the cold case hit-and-run of a Saugus man. ...

Fatal hit-and-run is unsolved in Saugus

24 Jan 2012

SAUGUS - "He was always smiling, always happy," Peter Politis remembers about his uncle who was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Saugus more than two years ago. ...

Trooper beats drunk driving charge

20 Jan 2012

On Thursday, a clerk magistrate dismissed the OUI charge against 47-year old Thomas McCarthy who was arrested in November by Saugus police after a short chase. ...

Needle wielding woman commits carjacking

13 Jan 2012

…needle if she didn’t give the assailant the keys to her Hyundai Elantra. That vehicle was later recovered on Route 2 in Saugus. Police are now looking for 23-year-old Rishelle Whitcomb for her alleged connection to the carjacking. Whitcomb will… ...

Saugus Youth Hockey VP banned from rink

04 Jan 2012

SAUGUS – The Saugus Youth Hockey vice president has been banned from the rink after the manager says he verbally assaulted people there. ...

N.H. man busted after drug deal goes bad

03 Jan 2012

…Massachusetts residence, police said. The Saugus Police Dept. in Massachusetts notified…
…which was involved in a chase with the Saugus Police. Police obtained a search warrant…
…continue to work in conjunction with the Saugus Police. The Saugus Police are expected… ...

Truck runs red light, collides with bus

29 Dec 2011

…afternoon after the truck allegedly ran a red light. The driver of the truck was identified as 21-year-old Phillip Wideman of Saugus. Wideman was taken to Tufts Medical Center with minor injuries. According to police, the bus only had three passengers at… ...

Trooper accused in chase in court

28 Dec 2011

…arraignment. The veteran state police captain has been suspended without pay for allegedly leading Saugus police on the chase down Route 1. Saugus police say they were called for complaints about an argument at McCarthy's girlfriend's home and… ...

Man wanting to ban Santa receives threat

22 Dec 2011

Saugus police are reportedly investigating threats made against the superintendent of schools. Richard Langlois was going to ban firefighters from visiting schools dressed like Santa Claus. ...

Santa debate heating up in Saugus

19 Dec 2011

A forty-year tradition in Saugus was almost broken Monday after the school superintendant told firefighters they would not be allowed to dress as Santa and deliver coloring books to children, the Saugus Fire Chief told FOX 25. ...

Feds: Ex-library worker stole over $800K

07 Dec 2011

BOSTON - A Saugus woman was charged Wednesday in federal court with stealing more than $800,000 from a Saugus public library account. ...

SUV plunges off Lynn bridge; 1 dead

05 Dec 2011

LYNN – Police say one person is dead and a second has been taken to a hospital after a vehicle plunged off a bridge into the Saugus River. ...

Suspended trooper a no-show at court

22 Nov 2011

…due diligence,” McGovern stated. The due diligence of the Saugus Police Department is also being called into question. According…
…However, no breathalyzer test was ever issued to McCarthy. Saugus Police Chief Domenic Dimella said the department had not comment… ...

Tropper arrested after police chase

22 Nov 2011

BOSTON – A Massachusetts State Police captain was charged with failing to stop for Saugus police after a pursuit Saturday night following an argument at his girlfriend's house, officials said. ...

Couple spots man returning their stolen

08 Nov 2011

…on Christmas shopping, buying fleeces and sweatshirts at the Saugus Mall. When they returned to their home in Burlington, Rachel…
…After reporting the thefts, the couple visited, not the Saugus Mall, where they originally bought the Christmas gifts, but… ...

Filene's Basement filing for bankruptcy

02 Nov 2011

…Basement is also closing another four stores in Massachusetts. The Boston Globe said store employees in Braintree, Peabody, Saugus and Watertown confirmed that the discount retail outlets will close by the end of the year. That would leave only three Filene… ...