A woman was left in critical condition after being stabbed at a Worcester residence early Tuesday morning, and within hours a license plate reader alert in Milford helped police track down the man accused of attacking her. Emergency crews responded to the scene around 5:40 a.m. and found the victim suffering from life-threatening injuries, according to the Worcester Police Department.
Frantic Early-Morning Search Across Three Communities
Worcester police, fire crews and EMS personnel responded to the residence after a report of a stabbing, according to the Worcester Police Department. Officers, firefighters and paramedics provided medical aid to the victim at the scene before she was transported to a local hospital, where she remained in critical condition. As NBC Boston reported, the woman was treated at the scene before being taken to an area hospital, though police did not say where in the city the stabbing occurred.
While first responders worked to stabilize the victim, investigators were already hunting for the man believed responsible. Worcester police searched for the suspect across the city and surrounding communities, including Auburn and Milford, after he reportedly fled the scene in a vehicle. Major Crimes Unit and Crime Scene Unit detectives investigated the stabbing while investigators gathered evidence at the scene, including information about the suspect's vehicle. Police shared that information with departments in neighboring communities as the search expanded.
License Plate Reader Leads Police to Suspect
The break came in the early afternoon. Around 2 p.m., Milford police received an alert through their Flock Safety automatic license plate reader system that led officers to the suspect's vehicle, the same detail confirmed by the department's own account of the investigation. The suspect was taken into custody by Milford police and later transferred to Worcester police custody.
He now faces a charge of armed assault with intent to murder, though police did not release his name. Worcester police said they were withholding further information because the incident was domestic in nature, leaving key details — including the victim's identity and her relationship to the suspect — unanswered for now.
Agencies Credited in the Investigation
Worcester police publicly thanked several agencies for their help with the incident and the ongoing investigation, including Worcester EMS, the Worcester Fire Department, Massachusetts State Police, Auburn police, Milford police and the Worcester County District Attorney's Office. The coordinated response across multiple jurisdictions proved pivotal, with the Flock plate reader system ultimately connecting the dots between the Worcester crime scene and the suspect's location roughly eight hours later.
Worcester police officers had identified a potential suspect as the investigation unfolded, though the department has released no further identifying information given the domestic nature of the case. The case remains active, and no additional details about the charge, arraignment, or the victim's condition have been made public.
