Month: September 2020

Police Briefs 09-17-2020

Charlestown Sees 40-Percent Increase in Part One Crime Now As August of 2020 was drawing to a close, Charlestown had seen a 40-percent spike in violent and property crime from last year – the biggest year-to-date increase in any of…

Police Briefs 09-17-2020

Charlestown Beat Shoplifting 09/07/10 – As a result of a radio call to First Avenue for a person shoplifting, an individual was questioned and issued a no-trespass order barring her from coming back into the store. Assault and Battery 09/08/20…

Apocalypse — Now

The photos of the wildfires in our western states that have incinerated entire communities and that have turned daytime skies to night by their heavy smoke have illustrated the dramatic effects of climate change upon the daily lives of millions…