WEYMOUTH - A Pembroke man has been cited in a crash that killed 19-year-old Samuel Gates and seriously injured Gates' girlfriend when his SUV collided with Gates' motorcycle in Weymouth on Aug. 10.David P. Oxner, 20, was cited for motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation and making an improper turn."The investigators have sought a clerk magistrates hearing at Quincy District Court on the misdemeanor charges," according to a statement by Weymouth Police Capt. [...]
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Pembroke man cited in fatal crash in Weymouth
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Owner of Braintree spa charged with sexually assaulting client
BRAINTREE - A Braintree spa owner has been accused of sexually assaulting a female massage client of his inside the South Shore Plaza business.Hung Le, 48, of 26 Gibson St., Apt. 2, Boston was charged with two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person age 14 or older.He pleaded not guilty to the charges at his arraignment on Aug. 25 and posted $2,500 bail to be released the same day. Conditions of his release are that he stay away and have no contact with the [...]
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Three charged with kidnapping man in Quincy over gambling debt
BOSTON - Three men accused of helping run an illegal gambling operation have been charged with kidnapping a man in Quincy last year to try to get him to repay nearly $40,000 in gambling debts.Vinh Huynh and Kim Nguyen of Dorchester, and Quang Le, of Rockland, were arraigned Friday in U.S. District Court on charges of kidnapping, extortion and running an illegal gambling business. A fourth man, Ban Tran of Dorchester, has also been charged in connection with the gambling ring. [...]
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Police: Rockland man selling drugs on Brockton street had a gun
The man was found to have three bags of cocaine on him, police said.
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SJC throws out man's conviction for bringing gun to Milton school
BOSTON - The state’s highest court has thrown out the conviction of a Watertown man who was sentenced to up to 2.5 years in jail after he walked into Milton High School in 2015 with a loaded handgun and ammunition in his backpack. In a split decision issued Tuesday, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Jonathan Villagran’s constitutional rights were violated when a Milton police officer frisked him and searched his backpack without having sufficient reason to [...]
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South Shore police don't expect big gains from military surplus program
QUINCY – While some agencies benefit from the program, South Shore law enforcement officials say their departments won’t be heavily impacted by President Donald Trump’s move to lift restrictions his predecessor placed on giving surplus military equipment to local police agencies.Trump issued an executive order this week that rolls back restrictions President Barack Obama put on a decades-old program, often referred to as the 1033 program, that provides police [...]
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Cops: Drugged driver smashes head-on into car in Weymouth
WEYMOUTH - A woman was injured when a drugged driver crossed into the opposite lane of traffic and smashed head-on into her car Tuesday evening in Weymouth, police said.Taylor Austin Smith, 32, of 659 Broad St., Apt. 3, Weymouth was cited for drugged driving, possession of percocet, operating to endanger and marked lanes violation. He was issued a summons to appear in court to face the charges at a later date.Around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, police were called to the area of [...]
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Boston man suspected in string of South Shore burglaries
BOSTON - Police say a man connected to burglaries in half a dozen South Shore towns was arrested Tuesday after officers chased him down on foot in Mattapan.Police say Daniel Mulholland, 50, was driving a stolen car when he was arrested and had property belonging to people in Canton and Milton, which have both seen a rash of burglaries in the previous two days, including one at a 99 Restaurant. Mulhulland was charged with breaking and entering during the day, receiving stolen [...]
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Gary Lee Sampson to appeal second death sentence
BOSTON - Gary Lee Sampson, a man who freely admits to taking three innocent lives, is not done fighting for his own.The 57-year-old convicted killer, who is facing his second death sentence for a murderous four-day rampage in 2001, filed a notice in U.S. District Court this week indicating that he plans to take his case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The filing comes less than two weeks after Sampson’s trial judge, Leo Sorokin, denied a slew of post- [...]
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West Bridgewater man killed mother with log as she slept, say prosecutors
Thirty-four-year-old Danny Jose Lopes Jr. is accused of hitting is mother five times over the head with a fireplace log.
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Gov. Baker wants to toughen penalties for dealing deadly drugs
BOSTON – A year after working with the Legislature to try to stem the flow of opioids and improve addiction treatment options, Gov. Charlie Baker is targeting narcotics dealers with a proposal to enhance penalties for dealing drugs that lead to overdose deaths. The governor, who sits on President Donald Trump’s opioid task force, also wants to expedite the scheduling of new synthetic drugs, strengthen witness-protection laws and make murder-for-hire plots a serious [...]
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MASS. MOST WANTED: Man stole $800 generator in Abington
Crime occurred: Thursday, July 27Location: Lowe's, 400 Bedford St., AbingtonCase details: A man walked into the store and stole an $800 generator within two minutes.Investigator: Abington Police officer Joseph DavernCase number: 18928If you have any information about the identity of this man or where he is, call Abington police [...]
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Police: Man slashed multiple times with box cutter in Quincy Center
QUINCY - A homeless man is being sought by authorities Thursday after police said he slashed another man multiple times with a box cutter in Quincy Center Wednesday night.An arrest warrant has been issued to Steven Gomez, 28, who will be charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.Police were called to the McIntyre Mall, behind city hall, around 6:50 p.m. for a report of a stabbing, Quincy Police Capt. John Dougan said.Officers arrived to find a [...]
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Cops: Man caught with items he just stole out of Quincy car
QUINCY - A Roxbury man was caught red-handed, police said, when he was found with items he had just stolen from a woman's car in Quincy Wednesday night.Terrell Rodrigues, 25, of 45 Centre St. was charged breaking and entering a vehicle in the day time.Police were called to Station Street shortly before 5 p.m. for a report of a 2016 Jeep Patriot that was broken into. A laptop computer, handbag, purse, clothes, credit card and cash were taken out of the car. [...]
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Man slashed with box cutter in Quincy Center
QUINCY - A homeless man is being sought by authorities Thursday after police said he slashed another man multiple times with a box cutter in Quincy Center Wednesday night.An arrest warrant has been issued to Steven Gomez, 28, who will be charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.Police were called to the McIntyre Mall, behind city hall, around 6:50 p.m. for a report of a stabbing, Quincy Police Capt. John Dougan said.Officers arrived to find a [...]
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Hull man arrested for breaking into car
Anthony Coleman, 27, faces 3 charges, after he was allegedly found inside a Ford Explorer at 2 a.m. on Aug. 31. He'll be back in court on Nov. 6.
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Holbrook teens charged with breaking into cars in Braintree
BRAINTREE - Two teenagers have been charged and a third is wanted for allegedly cruising the Braintree Highlands on bicycles in search of unlocked cars to break into.Anthony O’Leary, 19, and a 16-year-old from Holbrook were arrested early Friday morning and charged with breaking and entering at night to commit a felony. Braintree police say they have identified a third teenager involved in the burglaries and hope he will turn himself in.Police said officers [...]
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Hingham burglar breaks in, steals second car
Police say a burglar who broke into a Summer Street home last week stole a resident’s car and left another stolen vehicle behind in its place.Officers were sent to check a home on Summer Street on Tuesday at the request of the Canton police, who located a car in Canton belonging to a Summer Street resident. The car appeared to contain stolen property, police said.Hingham officers found the home had been broken into and a car was left in the driveway.The [...]
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LISTEN: Extra! Extra! hosts talk breaking news with multimedia journalist Margaret Smith
Breaking news can be one of the most exciting and stressful parts of journalism. This week on the Extra! Extra! podcast, hosts Caitlyn Kelleher and Joy Richard speak with Chelmsford Independent Multimedia Journalist Margaret Smith about the topic, and her recent experience covering a breaking story.For their sixth episode, the Richard and Kelleher discuss with Smith what goes into each breaking story, and how reporters navigate the sometimes sensitive topics that come with the [...]
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Brockton man faces drunken driving charge after allegedly fleeing Weymouth police
WEYMOUTH – Police say a Brockton man was drunk when he sped away from a Weymouth police cruiser late Saturday night and led officers on a high-speed onto Route 3 and into Braintree.Tyrone Burgo, 31, was arrested on charges of subsequent-offense drunken driving, failure to stop for a police officer, driving without headlights, making unsafe lane change, failing to stop for a red light, driving to endanger and speeding.Burgo’s arraignment was set for Tuesday [...]
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