MBTA to give police dispatch duty to private firm
T Police officials say moving dispatch duties to a private company will put more police officers on patrol.
View ArticleBrockton woman faces second OUI charge after Abington crash
ABINGTON – Police say a Brockton woman had an open bottle of vodka in her Nissan and was driving with a blood alcohol content three times the legal limit when she crashed into another vehicle on...
View ArticleSome Hull residents want tough probation for Fort Revere graffiti taggers
Seven teenagers, six from Marshfield, will be arraigned in Hingham District Court this week for alleged graffiti tagging and trespassing at Hull's historic hilltop park. An online petition on the Hull...
View ArticleSuspect in Morton Park, Plymouth, attack tells police he's a sex addict
PLYMOUTH – The town employee accused of trying to rape and kill a jogger in Morton Park last week told police he is a sex addict and has twice before used a knife in a sexual assault.
View ArticleStoughton man facing cocaine trafficking, gun charges could be prosecuted...
The details of the investigation weren't revealed, but police seized more than 100 grams of cocaine, more than 140 grams of marijuana, a gun and ammunition Tuesday morning.
View ArticleShady theft at Braintree playground
The shade structure at Braintree's Dyer Hill Playground has been stolen for the second time in a year-and-a-half, town officials said.
View ArticleHull man reports theft, gets arrested for explosives possession
Officers discovered the device while investigating a burglary at the home of a 26-year-old Hull man, police said.
View ArticleCanton man charged with stealing from employer, evading taxes
BOSTON - A Canton man has been charged with stealing $400,000 from his employer and evading taxes on more than $2 million in income over five years.Harry Webster, 54, is expected to be arraigned in...
View ArticleDespite ban, 10,000 "copycat" assault weapons sold in Massachusetts
Attorney General Maura Healey said she has warned Massachusetts gun sellers and manufacturers that her office is stepping up enforcement of the state's assault weapon ban.
View ArticleHolbrook salon offering free haircuts, facials for area law enforcement
HOLBROOK – Stilettos Hair & Spa is showing their appreciation for law enforcement by offering free haircuts and facials to active and retired police officers through the end of July.Stefani Lydon,...
View ArticleWeymouth man held without bail on assault, drug, gun charges
DEDHAM – A Weymouth man who police say was arrested with a bag of guns, cash and drugs after fleeing a home where he struck his girlfriend with a baseball bat has been ordered held without bail in...
View ArticlePolice: Explosive in Hull could have "blown through a wall"
Kevin Butler, 26, was charged for alleged possession of a powerful, hand-made explosive when police found it in a closet where Butler kept a safe with cash. He pleaded innocent at his Wednesday...
View ArticleWrongful death claim filed against Abington after tree killed Whitman couple
ABINGTON – A Boston attorney has filed a $400,000 wrongful death claim against the town for the estates of a Whitman couple killed when a large, rotted tree fell onto their moving car.The April 3...
View ArticleMassachusetts gun rights activists protest AG's move on "copycat" assault...
Gun rights activists and firearm retailers have been encouraging others opposing Attorney General Maura Healey's move to step up enforcement of the state's ban on assault weapons to reach out to the...
View ArticleBrockton man faces drunken driving, other charges after leaving Abington crash
ABINGTON – A 37-year-old Brockton man is facing drunken driving and several other charges after police said he struck a car and then fled the scene that left two other people injured.Police said they...
View ArticleFormer Weymouth man charged with raping unconscious woman at home in Milton
Devante X. Hill, 23, formerly of Weymouth, was arraigned in Norfolk Superior Court on charges of rape and giving police a false name following his indictment by a grand jury last month. He is accused...
View ArticleCourt date postponed for alleged Fort Revere graffiti taggers
4 Marshfield females, all 18, were to have been arraigned Thursday for alleged tagging and other charges from July 15, when Hull police found them at the hilltop park. They'll now go to court Aug. 16.
View ArticleBraintree man charged in road rage incident
Irate at a motorist described as cautious, a 47-year-old Braintree man rammed the vehicle from behind, knocking it onto railroad tracks, police said.
View ArticleMASS MOST WANTED: Suspect in Quincy shoplifting
Crime occurred: Wednesday, July 13Location: Quincy: WalmartCase details: Police say a woman was seen shoplifting from Walmart on Falls Boulevard. She was pushing a cart with merchandise in it, then...
View ArticleProtective custody rules extended to drug overdose cases
BOSTON — Massachusetts police officers will soon have the authority to place into protective custody, without consent, a person who is believed to be in the throes of a drug overdose, an option...
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