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*UPDATED* Bridgewater Police Officers Deliver Baby in Car 

February 26, 2020 by jgprstaff

Latonia Francois, center, and her husband Herkins Francois, right, with their newborn baby Herkins Francois Jr. The baby was delivered early Wednesday morning, Feb. 26, by two Bridgewater Police officers in a car in the parking lot of a Home Depot. (Photo courtesy Bridgewater Police Department)

BRIDGEWATER — Police Chief Christopher D. Delmonte and Fire Chief Thomas Levy report that two officers from the Bridgewater Police Department delivered a baby in the back of a car early this morning.

The officers will be available to speak to members of the media this evening about the delivery.

WHEN:

Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m.

WHERE:

Bridgewater Police Department headquarters, 220 Pleasant St.

WHO:

Bridgewater Police Officer Michael Clark and Bridgewater Police K-9 Officer Steven Kingsley

WHAT:

At approximately 2:40 a.m. Wednesday, Bridgewater Police received a wireless direct 911 call from Herkins Francois stating that he and his wife, Latonia Francois, were on the way to the hospital because Latonia was in labor and that they may not make it to the hospital in time.

Herkins Francois was instructed to pull off of Route 24 onto Pleasant Street in Bridgewater. He pulled into the Home Depot parking lot, located at 1453 Pleasant St. (intersection of Routes 24 and 104), and Bridgewater Police officers and Bridgewater Fire Paramedics were dispatched to the address.

Bridgewater Officer Michael Clark was the first to arrive on scene. Upon arrival, Officer Clark observed that Latonia, a Taunton resident, was in the back seat of the car. Also in the vehicle was the couple’s two children.

Shortly after, Bridgewater Police K-9 Officer Steven Kingsley arrived to assist Officer Clark. Once Officer Clark realized that the delivery was eminent, he assisted the mother with the delivery of the child just prior to the arrival of the Bridgewater Fire Department. 

Shortly after the delivery of the child, Bridgewater Fire paramedics and the Massachusetts State Police arrived at the scene. BFD paramedics then treated the healthy mother and newborn, a boy, and transported the two to Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital.

Herkins Xavier Francois Jr., was born weighing 6 pounds and 13 ounces.

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Bridgewater Police Department Reminds Residents That Fireworks Are Illegal Statewide

June 27, 2025 By Cody Shepard

As the Fourth of July holiday approaches quickly, we would like to remind residents that the recreational use of fireworks is illegal in Massachusetts.

According to the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services, there have been more than 550 fires and explosions involving illegal fireworks in Massachusetts in the past five years. Six firefighters were injured in these incidents, and damages were estimated at nearly $1 million.

Between 2019 and 2023, Massachusetts medical facilities treated more than 200 people for burns and other injuries associated with fireworks. Two dozen people were treated for severe burn injuries that covered 5% or more of the victim’s body.

The possession, use and sale of fireworks without a professional license is against the law in Massachusetts and punishable by confiscation, fine or imprisonment. Fines range from $100 to $1,000, and some violations could carry a one-year prison sentence.

Please leave fireworks to the professionals!

In Bridgewater, the Bridgewater 4th of July Committee is hosting a professional fireworks display, scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, July 4, at Legion Field, located at 175 Bedford Street.

For more information on state-permitted fireworks displays, visit: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/leave-fireworks-to-the-professionals

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