Incident, mark and vanessa. They say the driver of the car pulled out a machete simply because another driver had slowed down to let students cross the near a high school. Reporter on a treelined street near burncoat high school, cell phone video obtained by fox 25 shows a guy with a sharp blade and a sharp tongue. And i heard someone say reporter he lives across from where the road rage incident ended. Noticed and amid shorts and striped tshirt is riviera of worcester and thats a machete in his hand. Police say he threatened the driver in the white car with the machete before punching the man Becky Sullivan says shes glad she pulled out of the neighborhood just minutes before it all began. This was a quiet nice neighborhood and people could feel safe. But you dont think we feel safe anymore. Alder riviera has been charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. The machete and assault while threatening to commit murder, hes possibility. Ted daniel, fox 25 news. Following bre
And i heard someone say you want me to chop your head off. Right across from where the road rage incident ended. It sounded serious. And in shorts and a tshirt, 41yearold Alder Riviera of worcester and yes, thats a machete in its hand. Police say riviera threatened the man with the machete before punching him in the face. The teens on the corner were the police say rivera has a 17yearold and 13yearold daughter in his suv. Its a horrible example records Becky Sullivan says shes glad she pulled out of the neighborhood just minutes before it all began. I dont think we feel safe anymore. New at 11 00, we did try to speak with Alder Riviera tonight not home. Hes due in Court Tomorrow charged with assault and battery with a Deadly Weapon and assault while threatening to commit murder. Live in worcester tonight, im ted daniel, fox 25 news. Breaking news out of gloucester tonight where the police chief has been place the on indefinite paid administrative leave. City leaders announced chief cam
Bridgewater State Hospital who are suffering from mental illness. Today the governor unveiled a new plan. Ryan le wants to move away from the prison model opting for a more clinical approach. Byron barnett has more. He has had more harm than help while in the care of the state. Reporter lori talking about her 45yearold brother who is a patient at bridgewater State Hospital. He was committed in january because of his Mental Health problems. But mixed in with other patients who are not only mentally ill but also inmates convicted of serious crimes. He was beaten several times by other inmates that the faculty i believe knew about and was well aware of the threats against him. Reporter today duncan tried to convince the legislative committee to adopt governor bakers plans to completely revamp bridgewater State Hospital convicted patients from the rest of the population. Many of the state inmates have been convicted of murder are or rape and until you separate them, you cant make the posit
Much ground today, it is chilly, cooler than previous days, so 29 in boston, 28 in beverly, 28 in plymouth, 21 in worcester, 23 in keene, New Hampshire. Already right around freezing, chatham down to hyannis, but temperatures barely move from there, so that means at 9 00 a. M. Temperatures still 30 in boston, upper 20s in the burbs, lots of sunshine out there this afternoon, noon Time Temperature from 31 in boston to 27 in worcester, 30 in portsmouth, New Hampshire and 32 in plymouth, and then during the afternoon we see temperature really peaking very close to freezing with some of the clouds backing toward the coastline as we go and slight risk that the clouds will actually spawn a during the cape. 28 to 36 highs, brightest conditions away from the coastline, thats where you will get walltowall sunshine. Today we have more widespread snow into the weekend and break it down coming up shortly and Julie Grauert with live drive time traffic starting with sky fox. Stages of the accident b
Great start. Sara we are following several breaking stories. But first theres more snow on the way. Fox25 meteorologist shiri spear in Stormtracker Weather Center where parts of central mass has been filling in. Shiri batch of light snow spots of norwood, newton, framingham, all the way into the city. Big picture right now going to be one with light snow in the mass pike, 27 in boston right now, 22 in worcester, the in between lawrence, bedford, over to beverly, up to nashua, it is in the teens this morning so cold enough to stick on untreated surface. 9 00 a. M. Rolls around, future cast doing the snow and travel through the day, patchy on and off and temperatures getting up 32 to 36. Lets send you over to Julie Grauert with live drive time with the saugus accident. Julie within the last minute i want to share with you mass dot tweeting that the speed limit on the pike has been reduced to 40 Miles Per Hour from the new york border to exit nine sturbridge. It is because of that weather