TOWNSEND – Chief Robert M. Eaton Jr. is renewing calls for support for a countywide criminal lockup facility after a Townsend police officer was brutally attacked by a dangerous suspect who tried to escape from a holding cell at the Townsend Police Department.
Middlesex Sheriff’s Office: Regional lockup bill passes key legislative hurdle
BOSTON – A bill that would allow police departments in Middlesex County to place pre-arraignment detainees in a regional lockup facility operated by the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office was reported out favorably by the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security last week.