patrolman matthew scialdone patrolman matthew scialdone. is accused of hiding four he is accused of hiding four oxycotin pills after a man he he was off duty at the time. scialdone is facing a possession charge. he's been placed on administrative leave during the investigation. >> has been a maynard firefighter since 1996. maria: taking a live look at the boston skyline on a thursday night. still a few stray showers moving through our area. much colder weather on the way. way. it is a few scattered showers. here is what showing up now. it is diminished. s this the radar. they are winding down. we're left with a couple of areas of sprinkles. one to the north. one to the south. this is, this is steadiest one so to speak now. going through lynn, south here. it will be dropping to the boston area which is the next 15-20 minutes. a couple of sprinkles now. there is a bit more to the west. as i mentioned, it is winding down in. we will keep it in the forecast by the next hour sore. then it us out of here. right now, look ats that he temperatures.

of you you've matthew -- >> reporter: facing a judge with three others, salem police officer matthew scialdone plead not guilty to a charge he purchased a bag of oxycodone pills from a drug dealer. >> it's alleged possession of a class b. drug. >> reporter: prosecutors say officer scialdone was off duty when members of the lynn drug task force spotted resident involved in a drug street. his attorney told the judge rehab. >> our intention to have mr. scialdone go seek treatment inpatient. going to happen as of today. >> reporter: the officer ago. the chief calls his arrest disappointing. >> i think that it's important to, for us to consider especially as we're dealing with the opiate crisis it's not discerning about how it effects in our community. >> reporter: he made a beeline from the chores not so interested in speaking with us. were you involved in the drug deal? were you involved in the drug deal, officer? redid ask his lawyer about the troubling allegations. why go no a drug treatment program if he wasn't involved with the drug? >> as i said i'm not going to talk about it now. there will

no comment from scialdone who told police was dropping off football money at the lynn sandwich shop. police say another defendant 26- year-old matthew guy also had marijuana and large a cash on him. and struggled with police if scialdone need help his boss is impathetic. >> is that related to an addiction issue then whoa need to get to the bottom of that but we still need to address the fact it's been a break in the public trust. >> reporter: now matthew scialdone he has been on the force for three years and is on paid administrative heave pending outcome of the investigation and volume you be tiered to enterer's drug treatment program. beth germano wbz news. >> thank you. >>> new ma'am sure police charged two -- now ham sure police charged two men with stealing cars and setting them on fire. they got the first call in late january and got more the same day. >> we also had a vehicle stolen and other crimes committed. we have stolen-- they are investigating the crimes. and we anticipate more charges coming out of this. karlin and 24-year-old michael york are free on bond but they april. >>> a new twist tonight in the massive takata a

matthew scialdone, a four-year veteran of the force, was off-duty at the time. he' s been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. also new, a chelsea man under arrest for driving drunk with a child in his car. a witness took amadeo reyes' keys and removed the child from the car after reyes pulled into a bar parking lot in everett. reyes is charged with operating under the influence and child the boy was released to his mother and dcf has been notified. erika: the mother of the toddler known for months as baby doe after her body was found on deer island due in court today. rachelle bond is being held on $1,000,000 bail, indicted as an accessory after the fact to bella bond' t come forward because she was under the control of her boyfriend, michael mccarthy, who has been charged with the girl' s murder. erika: also due in court, a blackstone mother accused in a house of horrors. erika murray faces nine charges including two counts of murder after the remains of three infants were found in heaps of trash and filth in her home. that

. >>> a 3 five-year-old matthew scialdone pled not guilty for drug charges. he headed for treatment after his drug hearing today. >>> funeral frustration, a family's efforts to honor their mother after she passes away taking a troubling turn. they needed help and they called solve it 7. of a big storm, details on the wild coast guard rescue. >> jeremy: and cooler tempts tomorrow, forecast is up next. >> adam: frustration for a local family truck by tragedy. they wanted everything to be perfect to honor their mother at her funeral. >> jadiann: but to the day of the services something went wrong and they turned to solve it 7. hires kris anderson. >> reporter: when handy's mother spased away this fast fall her world was turned upside-down. >> i was emotional. >> reporter: she had to plan her mother's funeral and wanted to make sure it was done right. >> we were worried about the nears, have a proper burial. decided to ordinary it from a near shop in franklin. >> two arrangements and a wreath, orchids and purples. and we told him the time and he said they would b

but patrolman matthew scialdone now faces a drug charge. >> it's a break in the public trust relative to this situation. and, you know, we need to get to the bottom of it. reporter: investigators say he was the driver yesterday who picked up a friend, who had just purchased oxycontin pills from two brothers on this lynn street corner. >> the driver of the week appeared to be stopping at something, a cardboard box. they discovered there was oxycontin. reporter: the 35-year-old is now facing a possession charge and many questions from his chief, who says she never saw any signs that we pay attention to, to, you know, their conduct, their behavior. anytime that they may actually be calling in sick. and that has not happened. reporter: three others are also charged in the case. during the investigation, scialdone has been taken off the streets. >> i find it disappointing myself as the chief, that this is something that, you know, one of our officers engaged in. reporter: he now says he will be going through a drug treatment program. we're live in lynn, john >> john, thank you. other big s

patrolman matthew scialdone is accused of hiding four oxycodone pills, after a man he was with bought them. he was off duty at the time. an internal affairs investigation is underway while he is on leave. 5 on the opioid crisis. the number of fatal drug overdoses in new hampshire is up for 2015. the state medical examiner says 420 people died last year fentanyl is to blame for 157 of those deaths. 385 of the fatal overdoses were caused by an opiate or opioids. emily: super tuesday. randy: a group saying that i have been disenfranchised in and a sweet surprise for an ohio woman. the birthday treat from kids -- who love seeing her on their way home from school. and ahead in news to go -- hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike t they've all come [ cheers and applause ] v all come to look for america v all come to look for america i'm bernie sanders, olessa: northbound side you have some rush hour delays in full force now. about a 25 minute drive from braintree into boston. the rest of the area quiet. no weather issues this morning. cindy: no, just feels like

matthew scialdone is charged with possession of oxycodone. he was one of four people arrested by lynn officers wednesday for involvement in a drug transaction. it is alleged he was off duty at an internal affairs investigation is also underway while he is on leave. 5 on the opioid crisis. the number of fatal drug overdoses in new hampshire is being revised. and it' s not promising news. the state medical examiner now says 420 people died last year. fentanyl is to blame for 157 of those deaths. 385 of the fatal overdoses were caused by an opiate or opioids. emily: concerns ahead of super tuesday. randy: the group saying they' ve been disenfranchised in salem. and a sweet surprise for an ohio woman. the birthday treat from kids, who love seeing her on their way home from school. emily: and ahead in news to go, new details on the alleged drunk driver accused of olessa: a live look outside. traffic does not look too bad. accident-free this morning. wind chills. the feel of winter with us the next couple of days. a chilly start to your weekend. by

matthew scialdone was arrested after taking part in drug deal. he had oxycodone pills on him when taken into custody and scheduled to report to work and he has been placed on leave. >> sara: three young women in women were attacked and turns out they were the ones doing the attacking. one of the girls will be charged with falsely reporting a crime and all three are being charged with assault and campus official say they are worried this will crimes. >>> julie: apple filed a court order used by terrorists. tech giant filed motion yesterday afternoon ahead of today's deadline. the fbi asked apple to help them get into the phone of the san bernardino shooter. in the legal brief apple argues the government's request would violate the company's first amendment right and apple says fbi seeking dangerous power by undermining privacy. >> sara: sea world confessing espionage. they posed as animal rights activists last year and told to spy on protesters who were upset at treatment of whales at company's water parks. last year the people for ethical treatme

. >>> gene: police in lynn say patrolman matthew scialdone was arrested after drug deal. he had oxycodone pills when taken into custody. he was scheduled to go to work too hours later. he has been placed on leave. >> sara: fire official don't know what caused a fire. this is brand-new video from fire from witness and house was entirely gulfed in flames and home worth $3 million. it was built in the 1940s and the home has quite a past. famous families were spain there, including the kennedys. in fact, day before john f. spent time here to escape for a few moments. >>> sara: circus operator contesting more than $30,000 in fines for a tent collapse that killed two people in new hampshire. osha fined walker international events and on wednesday the circus operator says it is going to fight the penalty. last august father and six-year-old daughter died when strong winds flew the tent over. osha claims the company ignored the weather warnings and failed to put up the tent correctly. >> gene: 7:16, and fox25 learned all homes in the state could be required to have a new smoke de