QUINCY - A Braintree man was held on $3,500 bail Thursday after police said he led a state trooper on a chase in Quincy last week.Elias Lefas, 41, of 70 Thetford Ave., is facing 14 charges, including failure to stop for police and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon following the incident on Friday, March 24.Trooper Derek Tronca was on patrol on Willard Street in Quincy shortly after 11 p.m. when he noticed a man inside a gray Toyota Tocoma pickup truck parked [...]
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State Police: Braintree man led trooper on chase in Quincy
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Homeless man charged with rape, incest in Quincy
QUINCY- A homeless man who had been staying at a Quincy shelter has been indicted on multiple counts of rape and incest.Russell J. Page Jr., 24, is facing 11 counts each of rape and incest as well two counts of assault and battery and one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. He is being held on $10,000 bail while awaiting his superior court arraignment, which has not yet been scheduled.Page was initially arraigned in Quincy District Court in January on [...]
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Owner, 26 tenants indicted on Westport animal cruelty charges
The 151-count animal cruelty indictment is the result of an investigation that began in July 2016, when Westport police officers were notified about alleged animal cruelty at the 70-acre farm owned by Richard Medeiros, who rented out lots to multiple tenants.
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MBTA worker from Plymouth faces fraud charge
BOSTON – A Plymouth man and buyer for the MBTA has been indicted in connection with larceny, illegal gratuity and procurement fraud schemes, Attorney General Maura Healey’s office said in a statement.A vendor for the MBTA has also been indicted in connection with the procurement fraud scheme.Timothy Dockery, 50, of Plymouth, was indicted Thursday by a Suffolk County grand jury on three counts of larceny ovr $250, conspiracy to commit larceney over $250, [...]
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W.V. man arrested in Braintree gets life sentence for killing
WINFIELD, W. Virginia – A West Virginia man arrested in Braintree in 2015 has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing a woman with whom he was reportedly having an affair.The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported that the sentencing of Philip D. Casto, 35, on Thursday came more than two months after he pleaded no contest to [...]
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Braintree man facing second drunken driving charge out of Weymouth
WEYMOUTH - A Braintree man is facing his second drunken driving offense after police said he was passed out behind the wheel in Weymouth over the weekend.John Sessions, 26, of 18 Kenmore Road, Braintree was arrested shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday.Weymouth police Sgt. Mark Sirignano was on patrol when he saw a gray Ford Explorer parked on the side of the road near 536 Broad St.The SUV was partially in the road with the driver's door open and music blaring, [...]
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Quincy woman, 62, struck in head with gun during robbery at home
QUINCY - A 62-year-old Quincy woman was hospitalized after she was struck in the head with a gun during a robbery on the front steps of her home early Monday morning.Around 1 a.m., the woman's husband was walking in the front door of his Fayette Street home when he was approached by a man wearing all black who was holding a gun, Quincy police Capt. John Dougan said.The man demanded money and a struggle ensued on the steps of the home. The victim's wife came to the door [...]
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Three teens arrested in Quincy knifepoint robbery
QUINCY - Three teens were arrested over the weekend after police said they followed a man from a T station and then robbed him at knifepoint in Quincy.Maitiu Sheriff, 18, of Weymouth, along with a 14-year-old Weymouth boy and a 16-year-old boy from South Boston were all arrested and charged in the incident.Police received a report of a robbery near Glendale Road shortly after midnight Sunday.When officers arrived, they met with the victim who had a cut on his [...]
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Cops: Randolph man choked woman, charged with attempted murder
RANDOLPH - A Randolph man was held on $10,000 bail Monday after police said he choked a woman because she did not want to have sex with him inside his apartment.Aaron Burns, 30, of 43 Gold St., was charged with attempted murder. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Quincy District Court.Police received a 911 call from a woman who had locked herself in a bathroom inside Burns' apartment Saturday. The woman said she was "choked out," by Burns, according to a police [...]
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State's highest court considers whether state can enforce immigration detainers
BOSTON -- State law enforcement officials have the "inherent" authority to arrest and hold immigrants scheduled for deportation, a Department of Justice attorney argued in court on Tuesday.The Supreme Judicial Court has called into question a tool federal immigration authorities use to gain custody of immigrants in the country illegally: requests for state law enforcement to hold someone for federal authorities without a [...]
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Man assaulted, robbed inside room at Weymouth motel
WEYMOUTH - A 63-year-old Hanover man was assaulted and robbed inside his room at the Arbor Inn motel in Weymouth early Wednesday morning, police said.Shortly after midnight, police received a call from a guest who said he had been robbed at the motel at 750 Bridge St.The victim told police that a blonde woman knocked on his door and as the two were talking, two men rushed in and attacked him and stole his Wrangler jeans that had $2,000 cash, his cell phone and keys to [...]
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Quincy tavern raided by State Police troopers
QUINCY – State Police are saying little about an investigation that led them to search a long-standing Quincy tavern Wednesday morning. Lt. Mark Frenzo confirmed that troopers joined by Quincy detectives and officials with the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission arrived at The Southside Tavern on Liberty Street along with around 10 a.m. to execute a search warrant. He said employees were in the tavern at the time and were cooperating with investigators. [...]
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4 tires stolen off car in Quincy overnight
QUINCY - A Quincy resident awoke Wednesday morning to find that all four wheels had been stolen off their car overnight.Around 4:45 a.m., police were notified by the resident of 410 Washington St. that the wheels had been taken off the 2015 Honda Accord.The car was left sitting on milk crates, Quincy police Capt. John Dougan said.Last year, the city and surrounding towns were plagued with a rash of wheel thefts.Cars were left sitting on cinder [...]
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Former speaker Thomas Finneran loses pension case
BOSTON - The state’s highest court has ruled that former House Speaker Thomas Finneran’s federal conviction for obstruction of justice more than a decade ago was sufficient to strip him of his pension.The Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday reversed the decision of a lower court that found that Finneran’s conviction, which was related to his false testimony he gave on his role in a 2001 redistricting plan, was not directly linked to his position as a lawmaker and [...]
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Attorney General Maura Healey says Brockton rep's raid alert was legal
Healey says Rep. Michelle DuBois had a First Amendmednt right to post a warning about a rumored immigration raid on her Facebook page.
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Cops: Quincy drunken driver sped 90 mph down Hancock Street
QUINCY - A Quincy man, who was speeding as fast as 90 mph down Hancock Street early Wednesday morning, was driving drunk and had a half pill of ecstasy in his pocket, police said.Scott Harrison, 28, of 1 Brook Road, Quincy was charged with drunken driving, speeding, operating recklessly to endanger and possession of ecstasy.Police received a call from a Brewster ambulance paramedic around 2:40 a.m. about a small gray car that drove by going 90 mph near 275 Hancock St., [...]
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Milton traffic stop leads to heroin trafficking charges for 2 men
MILTON - A State Police trooper, who stopped a driver for going through a stop sign in Milton late Wednesday night, ended up arresting the man and his passenger on heroin-trafficking charges, police said.The driver, Andrew Prunier, 28, of East Wareham, and William Colleary, 41, of Wareham are both facing several charges and pleaded not guilty Thursday in Quincy District Court.At about 11:55 p.m., Trooper Kyle Reed was on patrol in Milton when he saw a gray Saturn Ion [...]
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MASS MOST WANTED: Pair used stolen credit card at Stoughton BJ's
Crime occurred: Friday, March 17Location: BJ’s Wholesale Club, StoughtonCase details: A man and woman used a stolen credit card to open a BJ’s account and racked up nearly $1,000 in fraudulent charges.Investigator: Stoughton police Detective James O’ConnorCase number: 18575Each week, The Patriot Ledger will [...]
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Senate confirms Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court
The U.S. Senate confirmed Neil M. Gorsuch to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, capping more than a year of bitter partisan bickering over the ideological balance of the nation’s highest court.Senators voted to confirm Gorsuch, 49, a Denver-based judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, who will become the 113th person to serve on the Supreme Court.Gorsuch, 49, a Denver-based judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, will become the [...]
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Woman's remains found in Dedham woods
DEDHAM -- The skeletal remains of a young woman have been discovered in woods off High Street.Dedham Police Chief Michael J. d'Entremont and Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey said a resident out for a walk came upon bones shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday.More bones were found and taken to the medical examiner's office, which determined that they were of a black woman in her late teens or early 20s and about 5-foot-6. [...]
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