Avon murder began as a plan to kidnap and 'scare' victim, says DA
James Feeney and Scott Morrison are on trial for murder in the 2014 kidnapping and death of 37-year-old James Robertson of Avon, a father of two.
View ArticleTraffic stop in Milton leads to drug trafficking arrest
MILTON — A 38-year-old Dorchester man was arrested Sunday on charges of trafficking methamphetamine after a state trooped stopped him on the Southeast Expressway.Trooper Douglas Mesheau was on patrol...
View ArticleHingham Police say "day made" by boy's note, drawing
HINGHAM — Police say their day was made after receiving a hand-drawn picture and note from a Hingham boy thanking an officer for his assistance last Friday morning.Hingham police shared on social media...
View ArticleShots fired in Milton
MILTON — State Police said shots were fired in Milton Monday morning.State Police said that they were informed of the gunfire through an acoustic technology called ShotSpotter in the area of 7 Brush...
View ArticleEx-priest with Boston ties sent to prison again for child sexual abuse
PORTLAND, Maine — A defrocked Catholic priest convicted of sexually assaulting two students while teaching at Boston College High School in the late 1970s has pleaded guilty to abusing a 9-year-old boy...
View ArticlePolice say woman crashed car in Weymouth parking lot while on meth
WEYMOUTH — A couple from north of Boston spent part of the weekend in jail after police said one of them tried to steal a box of razor blades from a Weymouth grocery store and the other crashed her car...
View ArticleFisherman charged with murder on a boat off Massachusetts
BOSTON – A 27-year-old Mexican national was arrested Monday and charged in federal court in connection with a murder on a fishing boat off Massachusetts.The U.S. Attorney's Office said Franklin Freddy...
View ArticleMarshfield residents asked to stay inside as police search area
MARSHFIELD — Police have issued a Code Red on Monday, requiring residents to stay indoors as they search a four-mile area around Carolina HillReports of a possible active shooter have been floated on...
View ArticleDriver charged in deaths of 4 Stoughton teens released; marijuana linked to...
Prosecutors say they found a significant amount of marijuana at the crash scene, including edibles, and that the driver of the car, Naiquan Hamilton, had THC in his system.
View ArticleActive shooter in Marshfield; residents asked to stay inside
MARSHFIELD — Police are urging residents to stay indoors as they search the town for a man suspected of shooting a woman earlier this evening.Police confirmed on Twitter around 6:45 p.m. that they had...
View ArticleConsulting firm hired to review State Police operations
BOSTON — The outside consulting firm Ernst & Young has been hired to to help reform the State Police, which has been rocked by criminal charges against troopers for collecting overtime for shifts...
View ArticleCourt records: Marshfield murder suspect was physically, verbally abusive
PLYMOUTH — The victim in a fatal domestic shooting Monday night in Marshfield had filed for divorce from her suspected killer three times in the last seven years, court records show. Shana and Allen...
View ArticleHusband to be charged in Marshfield murder
Allen Warner, 47, was taken to the Marshfield police station.
View ArticleQuincy dentist pleads not guilty to committing Medicaid fraud
Dr. Shahrzad Haghayegh-Askarian was banned from participating in MassHealth in 2013, but continued to bill the state’s health insurance program for low-income residents between 2014 and 2017 using...
View ArticleMarshfield police chief: Accused murderer 'purely evil'
Allen Warner, 47, was committed Wednesday to spend 20 days in Bridgewater State Hospital.
View ArticleWhere to find help against domestic violence
The South Shore has several programs for people who need protection from domestic violence. If you feel in danger, call your police department.DOVE, Quincy: 617-471-1234 or 617-770-4065South Shore...
View ArticleSex offender with ties to Weymouth arrested in New Hampshire
A former Weymouth property manager convicted of sexually assaulting children who was on Massachusetts State Police's list of most wanted sex offenders was arrested Wednesday at a New Hampshire trailer...
View ArticleQuincy police: Shoplifter attacked store employee
QUINCY — Police say a Quincy man slammed an employee's head against a wall on Tuesday after he was caught shoplifting at T.J.Maxx store.Antony M. Dimeco, 35, was arrested and charged with shoplifting,...
View ArticlePolice: Boston man had stolen goods from 5 South Shore Plaza stores
BRAINTREE - A Boston man accused of stealing from five stores at South Shore Plaza was done in Tuesday by an orange tote bag.Police said officers were sent to the mall to investigating a shoplifting...
View ArticleMarshfield police chief: Accused wife killer 'purely evil'
Allen Warner faces a charge of murder in the death of his estranged wife, Shana Warner.
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