Crime & Safety

Wanted MA Man Found In Webster Following Multi-Agency Operation, Police

The suspect had 11 open charges on his criminal record at the time of his arrest.

Both Worcester and Westminster Police Departments worked together to locate a man who was wanted for three separate counts of intimidation of a witness.
Both Worcester and Westminster Police Departments worked together to locate a man who was wanted for three separate counts of intimidation of a witness. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)

WORCESTER, MA — Both Worcester and Westminster Police Departments worked together to locate a man who was wanted for three separate counts of intimidation of a witness.

Officers located Barry Hanson, who police said had an apartment in Webster. He was pulled over in a rental car and arrested by Worcester police on Oct. 31.

Hanson had 11 open charges on his criminal record at the time of his arrest, according to police. Seven of those charges were for possessing firearms without a permit as a career criminal, and possession of large capacity firearms.

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