Judge overturns conviction in 30-year-old Brockton murder case
Superior Court Judge Thomas McGuire, who presided over the 1985 trial of Darrell Jones, who was accused of shooting Guillermo Rodriguez to death in a city parking lot, ruled this week that Jones would...
View ArticleMilton man among those charged with murder
Four men were indicted Wednesday in Suffolk County Superior County on first-degree murder and robbery charges.
View ArticleState Police plan sobriety check in Plymouth County
State Police will set up sobriety checks somewhere in Plymouth County on Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The practice is announced in advance to help deter drunk and drugged driving.
View ArticleRandolph nursing home patient arraigned on murder charge
DEDHAM – A Norfolk County grand jury on Thursday indicted Walter Rice Jr., 58, on a first-degree murder charge in the fatal beating of his elderly roommate at a Randolph nursing home.Rice is charged...
View ArticleMilton man among four charged in Dorchester killing
Four men were indicted Wednesday in Suffolk County Superior County on first-degree murder and robbery charges.
View ArticleMASS MOST WANTED: Couple steals credit cards in Braintree
Crime occurred: Sunday, Nov. 5Location: South Shore Plaza, 250 Granite St, BraintreeCase details: A man and a woman stole someone's wallet and used a debit card they found inside at multiple stores in...
View ArticleRaynham bodybuilder charged with strangling step-daughter, 11
A former corrections officer is now charged with strangulation or suffocation against his step-daughter.
View ArticleDuring indictment, ex-con accused of two arson fires in one night in Brockton
Mark Sargent, a convicted arsonist from Fall River, was indicted on several charges of arson on Friday. Sargent was accused of starting two arson fires in Brockton during the course of one night in...
View ArticleWith 1985 Brockton murder conviction overturned, Darrell Jones released after...
Jones was released Thursday on $5,000 bail at the Brockton Superior Courthouse after a judge recently overturned his conviction, citing evidence that a Brockton police officer gave false testimony...
View ArticleConviction reversed, Brockton man freed after serving 32 years for murder
Darrell Jones was released Thursday on $5,000 bail at the Brockton Superior Courthouse after a judge recently overturned his conviction, citing evidence that a Brockton police officer gave false...
View ArticleRaynham bodybuilder charged with attempting to strangle step-daughter, 11
A former corrections officer is now charged with strangulation or suffocation against his step-daughter.
View ArticleConvicted arsonist accused of setting fires in Hull, Hanson, Brockton
BROCKTON – A 50-year-old Fall River man who received a controversial break three years ago after admitting to arson has been indicted on charges of setting fires in Hull, Hanson and Brockton.According...
View ArticleCashier stabbed at Quincy gas station
The man was taken to Quincy Medical Center on Saturday afternoon after he was stabbed in the left hand.
View ArticleBraintree police break up fights at South Shore Plaza
"Large-scale fights" broke out around closing time at the mall, police say.
View ArticleSynthetic marijuana leads to OUI arrest in Abington
Bryan Lambert, 49, of Bridgewater, was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of drugs, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and marked lanes violations after police pulled him over...
View ArticlePlymouth County DA spent $2.4 million for private lawyers
Cruz declined representation by government lawyers that would have come at no cost to taxpayers.
View ArticleLaptop stolen in Duxbury vehicle break-in
DUXBURY – Police report that a vehicle was broken into on Chapel Street early Sunday morning, and a backpack containing a laptop computer was stolen. A witness to the break-in reported that two young...
View ArticleLynn man charged with murder in shooting death of Weymouth teen
BOSTON – A Lynn man is being held without bail in connection with the shooting death of a 17 year old from Weymouth.Jaquan Shepard, 20, was arraigned Tuesday in Dorchester Municipal Court on a charge...
View Article2-year-old Weymouth girl overdoses on Suboxone
The child is in stable condition at Boston Children's Hospital, police said.
View ArticleNew US Attorney Andrew Lelling favors 'discretion' in pot prosecution
BOSTON -- Less than a month since his Senate confirmation, U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling may now be the person with the greatest ability to influence how the legal marijuana industry will take shape in...
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