Manhunt in police officer's slaying comes to violent end
AUBURN — The man accused of killing a Massachusetts police officer during an early morning traffic stop was later shot to death after exchanging gunfire with police and wounding a state trooper,...
View ArticleAlleged serial sexual predator facing slew of new charges in Quincy
DEDHAM – A New Hampshire man charged with sexually assaulting several women on the streets of Boston is facing a slew of new charges in Quincy, including multiple counts of rape, indecent assault and...
View ArticleBridgewater inmate charged with plotting to kill President Obama
BRIDGEWATER - An inmate at the correctional facility in Bridgewater was charged Monday with threatening to kill President Obama.Alex Hernandez, 31, of Worcester, was charged with two counts of...
View Article2 arrested in Brockton after wild chase following Braintree robbery
Police arrested two men in Brockton after two accused bank robbers led local and state police on a lengthy pursuit.
View ArticleOfficer-slaying suspect released from prison in 2013
BOSTON — The man suspected of killing a Massachusetts police officer during a weekend traffic stop had a lengthy criminal record and had been released from a maximum-security prison in 2013, officials...
View ArticleAbington Police report recent rash of car breaks
ABINGTON - The Abington Police are warning residents to keep their cars locked after a recent rash of break-ins.Multiple car break-ins in recent weeks have been reported in the area of Daniel Drive and...
View ArticleMarshfield Police use taser to subdue syringe-wielding suspect
A Marshfield Police officer had to use a stun gun to subdue a man who aggressively approached him and other officers with a loaded syringe after they found him hiding in an attic.Officer William Burger...
View ArticleBrockton man calls Stoughton police – on himself
The 22-year-old man said he was jumped outside Target, but was charged with lying to police.
View ArticleProsecutor's statement describes violent rape in Quincy
DEDHAM - Prosecutors say a New Hampshire man was still wearing a court-ordered ankle bracelet from a pending rape case in Boston when he invited a woman to his Quincy townhouse earlier this spring and...
View ArticleConviction of 17-year-old upheld in murder of Brockton cabbie
The state supreme court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of Adilson Neves for the 2008 murder of Brockton taxi driver Edward Conley.Neves, who was one month shy of his 18th birthday when he killed...
View ArticlePolice, firefighters turn out in force for Braintree officer's funeral
Police officers and firefighters from many communities joined family and friends of Braintree police officer Susan Zopatti for her funeral on Wednesday at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Braintree....
View Article'Missing' Weymouth woman simply moved to Florida, police say
SARASOTA, Florida -- An elderly Weymouth woman reported missing earlier this week had simply decided to move to Florida without telling her family, according to police there.WWSB, an ABC affiliate...
View ArticleHingham woman admits to $2 million in mortgage fraud
BOSTON - A Hingham woman has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges stemming from a series of loans totaling more than $2 million that she took out on her Hingham home.Denis Bruce, 57, pleaded guilty...
View ArticleHanover police seek owner of 50 marijuana plants
HANOVER - Missing a few marijuana plants? Hanover police may be able to help you out.The town’s police department posted several images of the plants on Twitter on Wednesday with a message reading, "If...
View ArticleWoman impersonating cop used stun gun on driver in Quincy, police say
QUINCY - A Dorchester woman was arrested Wednesday night after police say she pulled over another driver, hit him with a stun gun and then claimed she was a police officer.Shunae Allen, 35, was charged...
View ArticleAbington residents targeted by 'IRS' scam
ABINGTON – The Police Department is warning residents to beware of a telephone scam that has targeted residents throughout town in recent weeks.The scam features individuals claiming to be from the IRS...
View ArticleMASS MOST WANTED: Suspect in Abington purse theft
Crime occurred: Wednesday, May 11Location: Abington: Lowe’sCase details: Police say a man smashed the passenger-side window of a vehicle parked at Lowe’s on Bedford Street and stole a purse. The man...
View ArticleBraintree man charged with stealing $122,000 from state agency
BOSTON -- A former state official from Braintree has been indicted on charges of stealing $122,000 from the agency where he worked.Ennio Manto, 52, was fired in December from his job as finance...
View ArticleMan who may have killed himself indicted for Plymouth murder
BROCKTON – A grand jury in Brockton Superior Court on Friday indicted the man wanted for the stabbing death of a 76-year-old woman in Plymouth.State Police obtained an arrest warrant for Tyler L....
View ArticleThird man sentenced in killing of Quincy man
SALEM -- A Malden cabdriver was sentenced Friday to 15 to 25 years in prison for the death of a 62-year-old Quincy man at his restaurant in Ipswich.Jun Di Lin, 34, pleaded guilty last September to...
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