"Armed and Dangerous" Suspect Captured on Monday by Waltham Police

The suspect Joshua Hinds, whom Needham and Stow Police warned was "distraught" and "armed and dangerous," has been captured and arrested by Waltham Police, announced Needham Police Chief John Schlittler and and Stow Police Chief Michael Sallese, shortly before 5:00 a.m. on Monday, December 18th. 

Waltham Police made the arrest early Monday morning and was planning to book him.

Late Sunday evening, December 17th, Needham and Stow police departments had issued a public alert, advising anyone seeing Mr. Hinds to exercise extreme caution and to call 911 instead of approaching him. Mr. Hinds reportedly had shown a firearm to someone he knows, and was thought to have multiple firearms in his possession. He reportedly made threats to harm himself and others.

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