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Hundreds of Pride flags stolen from display in Massachusetts town
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Carlisle residents came together to replace the flags within hours, local outlets reported.
Police are investigating after more than 200 Pride flags were stolen from a display in the town rotary in Carlisle last weekend, officials said.
The flags were stolen during the night on Sunday, May 26, Carlisle Police Department Chief Andrew Amendola said in a press release. The department was notified that the flags were stolen May 27.
The flags were placed at the rotary in Carlisle Center at the intersection of Lowell Street, Bedford Road, and Westford Road, Amendola said.
“We are taking this very seriously,” Amendola said in a statement. “It is unfortunate, as Carlisle is an inclusive community, and we want everyone to feel safe and welcomed here.”
The flags were lawfully permitted, Carlisle’s Select Board said in a statement May 30. Board Chairman Travis Snell added that “such action and behavior have no place in Carlisle.”
“Carlisle is an inclusive community that respects the freedoms and the rights of individuals,” Snell said. “Stealing property and undermining freedom of expression is a cowardly act and has no place in our town.”
Residents came together to replace the flags within hours of the thefts, NBC 10 Boston reported, and Carlisle held its Pride event on Friday.
Carlisle police are working to determine who removed the Pride flags, the Select Board said. Anyone with information about the thefts is asked to call the department at 978-369-1155.
Massachusetts
Inside the Massachusetts courtroom where former students face a teacher charged with rape
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The women said they were frightened, but they didn’t show it Wednesday in a Massachusetts courtroom as they watched the teacher who allegedly preyed on them when they were students at the posh Miss Hall’s School plead not guilty to rape.
There is a heavy police presence in a section of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, on Wednesday afternoon due to what authorities are describing only as an “ongoing incident.”
“There is currently a heavy police presence on Salem Road due to an ongoing incident,” Tewksbury police said in a social media post just before 1 p.m. “Motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek alternate routes if possible. Please allow emergency personnel the space they need to respond safely and efficiently”
No further details were released. Police said they will provide updates as more information becomes available.
Massachusetts
Wrong-way crash closes I-495 southbound in Chelmsford, 1 seriously injured – Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
CHELMSFORD, MASS. (WHDH) – A wrong-way driver crashed into another vehicle on I-495 in Chelmsford Tuesday night, shutting down the soundbound lanes in that area, according to Massachusetts State Police and The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).
State police said Troopers from the Concord Barracks responded to a two-car crash on I-495 at the Hunt Road overpass shortly before 10 p.m. They said preliminary information indicates the crash happened as a result of a wrong-way driver striking a vehicle traveling in the correct direction.
Chelmsford Fire and EMS responded to the scene, and the driver was taken to the hospital by MedFlight. State police said they suffered life-threatening injuries.
MassDOT said the highway southbound is currently closed at exit 88 due to the crash, and is expected to remain closed for several hours.
Drivers are asked to seek alternate routes at this time.
This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.
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