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KITCHENER Waterloo regional police say one person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries following an incident in Ayr on Thursday afternoon. Officials tweeted about a large police presence in the area of Manley Street and Mac Donald Street for an ongoing investigation around 5 p.m. An updated tweet shortly after 7 p.m. said one person was taken to an out-of-region hospital. Police said officers have now cleared the area. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
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WEST BRIDGEWATER At 95 years of age, Justin Wyner, chairman of the board at West Bridgewater s Shawmut Corporation, has seen a lot of change in his 105-year-old manufacturing company.
Beginning his tenure at Shawmut working for his father in the 1940s, it has been his first and only job, Wyner said at a news conference at the Manley Street facility on Wednesday.
Looking at a crowd of masked faces, with a backdrop of manufacturing machines mass-producing N95 masks on Wednesday morning, the change was evident.
The West Bridgewater Shawmut facility that he helped build in 1984 looks a lot different in 2021.
This third-generation Massachusetts family business has a history of service, producing field jackets, blankets and parachutes for the U.S. military during both World War I and World War II.
A persistent panhandler followed a man home from the Metro Transit North Transfer Point, 1213 Huxley St., and kicked in his apartment door, Madison police reported.
The 42-year-old man was visibly distraught when officers arrived to assist him shortly after 1 p.m., police spokesman Joel DeSpain said in a report.
He told police the man repeatedly asked for money while following him to his apartment in the 2000 block of Packers Avenue. He said he ignored the man, but he continued to follow him and wanted to come inside when they arrived at his apartment, DeSpain said.
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MADISON, Wis. Police arrested a man Thursday afternoon after he allegedly kicked in the door of a stranger’s apartment in the 2000 block of Packers Avenue.
According to an incident report, the suspect, 37-year-old George R. Staisil, followed the victim home from the North Transfer point. While the victim was on his way home, Staisil repeatedly asked him for money despite the victim’s repeated refusal.
When the victim returned home, Staisil said he wanted to come inside. The victim was able to get inside and lock the door, but Staisil kicked the door in, according to the report.
The victim called police, and Staisil ran from the scene.