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WPD Officers Arrest Juvenile on Gun Charges

October 16, 2024
On October 15th, 2024, at approximately 7:40 PM officers assigned to the Worcester Police Department’s Operations Division, Gang Unit and Crime Gun Intelligence Unit responded to a home on Chandler Street for a report of a male with a gun.

Grove Street - O'Connell Field

Corridor Overview

For users of O'Connell Field and visitors to the nearby Worcester Firefighter Memorial Park and Institute Park boardwalk, parking options were once limited. On-street parking was previously prohibited on this segment of Grove Street, and other available on-street parking was located some distance away. To address this situation, travel lanes and bicycle lanes on Grove Street have been adjusted to create two new on-street parking areas. On the west side of the street, on-street parking is provided adjacent to O'Connell Field.

Grove Street - Forest Street to Holden Road

Corridor Overview

The short segment of Grove Street between Forest Street and Holden Street was reconstructed in summer and fall 2024. Though Grove Street is a 2-lane street elsewhere, this 1/3-mile long segment is 4-lanes, encourage speeding and aggressive driving. The 85th percentile speed is 42 mph, meaning that 15% of traffic is traveling 12 mph or more above the speed limit. High speeds were also observed for traffic exiting Grove Street onto Holden Street via a high speed slip ramp.

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