Massachusetts Chaos and Crime | Providence News

Providence News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 17, 2026 · 1m

In a high-stakes crackdown in Fall River, 40 arrests were made during “Restore the Row,” with officers seizing drugs and vehicles as the city fights crime. Meanwhile, a CSX freight train derailed in Worcester, leaving five railcars off the tracks—cause under investigation. In Lawrence, Mayor Brian Depena was arrested by the FBI for allegedly misusing $1.5 million in pandemic relief funds for his campaign. A suspect accused of grabbing an officer’s gun during a struggle, causing it to fire, is held without bail. And at Virginia State University, multiple shootings triggered a campus lockdown…