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3 arrested in Braintree after large-scale police manhunt

BRAINTREE — Three suspects wanted in connection with a weeks-old shooting in Plymouth were arrested in Braintree on Tuesday after a large-scale police manhunt.The suspects abandoned a car on Allen...

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Police: Man brought ax to Braintree Staples in romantic dispute

BRAINTREE — A Weymouth man is facing assault charges after police say he tried to confront a Staples employee with an ax over a romantic dispute in Braintree Friday morning.Police say a 21-year-old man...

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Swastika at Quincy school prompts conversation about hate

QUINCY — An approximately three-foot-wide swastika spray painted on the wall of Beechwood Knoll Elementary School prompted a discussion with students about the hate symbol on Monday.Quincy Public...

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Jury gets case of third man charged in Marshfield murder

PLYMOUTH — After a three-week trial, jurors are set to begin deliberations on Tuesday in the the murder trial of James Ferguson, one of three men charged in a bloody alleged burglary-gone-wrong that...

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Jury delivers second conviction in Marshfield murder

PLYMOUTH — A Boston man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for his role in the bloody killing of a Marshfield man during a 2015 robbery gone wrong.After deliberating for about three...

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Weymouth man indicted for alleged sixth offense drunken driving

DEDHAM — A Norfolk County Grand Jury has indicted a Weymouth man accused of getting behind the wheel while drunk for the sixth time.The indictments charge Edward J. Ralph, 60, with sixth offense...

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Carver man convicted in fatal crash

WAREHAM — A Carver man was convicted of motor vehicle homicide Tuesday in a fatal 2017 crash that killed a 24-year-old motorcycle rider in Middleboro.Tony Hourani, 32, was found guilty of motor vehicle...

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Randolph police search for shooter

RANDOLPH — Things were back to normal as customers streamed in and out of the Dunkin' Donuts and convenience store combination at the Mobil Gas Station at 1245 North Main St. in Randolph Sunday...

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2 charged with trafficking fentanyl in Quincy

QUINCY — Two men were charged with trafficking fentanyl in Quincy after police said they found about an ounce of opioids in their car.Leudi Arias, 21, and Jordy Regalis-Rivera, 20, both of Roslindale,...

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Police: Milton man had unlicensed guns, illegal silencers

QUINCY — A Milton man was held on $150,000 bail after State Police and federal authorities said they found silencers and guns without serial numbers in his home and car.Tuan D. Nguyen, 46, was...

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Did the Marathon bomber get a fair trial in Boston? Court to decide.

BOSTON – The Boston Marathon bomber’s lawyers urged a federal court to overturn their client’s death sentence, arguing Thursday that intense media coverage and signs of juror bias led to an unfair...

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Dorchester man held without bail in Randolph shooting

QUINCY — A Dorchester man accused of shooting another man in the arm at a Randolph gas station last weekend is being held without bail while awaiting a dangerousness hearing.Traequon Duncan, 23, turned...

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Did the Boston Marathon bomber get a fair trial? Court to decide.

BOSTON – The Boston Marathon bomber's lawyers urged a federal court to overturn their client's death sentence, arguing Thursday that intense media coverage and signs of juror bias led to an unfair...

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Drunk woman hit Hingham police station with SUV, police say

A 47-year-old Hull woman faces driving under the influence charges.

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Braintree man accused of raping child

QUINCY — Bail has been set at $50,000 for a Braintree man accused of repeatedly raping a child starting when she was in preschool.John Gould Jr., 62, was arraigned Tuesday in Quincy District Court on...

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Lawsuit challenges prison system's opioid treatment limits

BOSTON — Massachusetts' prison system faces a federal lawsuit challenging how it provides inmates with opioid addiction medications.The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and the law firm...

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Canton woman sentenced in connection with crooked compounding center...

BOSTON — A Canton woman was one of two former verification pharmacists sentenced this week for approving bogus prescriptions at a now-defunct Framingham pharmacy blamed for a 2012 deadly fungal...

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South Shore car chase ends with arrest on Cape Cod

State Police arrested a Boston man in Yarmouth after a car chase across the South Shore on Sunday.The driver, Jermaine O. Omoregie, 30, was charged with using a motor vehicle without authority,...

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Duxbury man accused of racketeering in federal gang indictment

DUXBURY — Robert J. Avitabile had a fondness for Hawaiian shirts and prostitutes.The Duxbury man also owns the three “trap houses” in New Bedford that were referred to in a federal indictment this...

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Video shows police chase from Braintree to Yarmouth

State Police arrested a Boston man in Yarmouth on Sunday after he led police on a car chase from Braintree to Cape Cod.The driver, Jermaine O. Omoregie, 30, was charged with using a motor vehicle...

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