Police sweep across Norfolk County to round up wanted suspects
DEDHAM - Police officers and sheriff's deputies fanned out across Norfolk County this morning in what officials said was an effort to round up suspects wanted on charges ranging from motor vehicle...
View ArticleHingham teen dials 911 after eating marijuana-laced candy
HINGHAM - Police are issuing a warning to teenagers and parents after two young people who shared a package of marijuana-laced candy were sent to the hospital last week. Police say an 18-year-old boy...
View ArticleRare night-time house robbery reported in Hingham
Police say an iPad and cell phone were taken from a kitchen counter after the Isaac Sprague Drive homeowners left a door unlocked. An attempted daytime break-in was reported in the same neighborhood...
View ArticleBraintree Police seeking child endangerment charges against Maine man after...
A 19-year-old Maine man is facing child endangerment charges after an early morning crash Sunday on Washington Street.
View ArticleFacebook post led to fight at Pembroke pizza place, police say
PEMBROKE – A dispute over a Facebook post that led to a fight outside a pizza place in Pembroke has landed two men -- one from Pembroke, the other from Hanson -- in the county jail.County prosecutors...
View ArticleScituate man charged with credit card theft
SCITUATE – A Scituate man suspected of stealing a wallet from a parked vehicle and then using a stolen credit card to make purchases at Scituate Harbor businesses is in custody.Jeremy Fabregas, 32, of...
View ArticleHolbrook man charged with second offense drunken driving in Braintree
Police said a 28-year-old Holbrook man was arrested for second offense drunken driving after he pulled into a Braintree lot with an apparent flat tire.
View ArticleSouth Shore police fear flood of marijuana-laced sweets
HINGHAM - They came in a sealed package like any other candy, but when two teenagers in Hingham tried the sweets last week they felt so bad they decided to call 911 – even though it meant admitting to...
View ArticleBoston man charged with dealing crack cocaine in Weymouth arraigned
QUINCY – A Boston man is due back in court in October on drug charges after Weymouth police say he was arrested with $700 worth of crack cocaine hidden in his underwear.James Ferriter, 33, of 18...
View ArticleHull man in jail on no bail for alleged assaults
James Arthur Lawson, 25, was arrested July 21, two weeks after he allegedly injured two people. Police announced the arrest Thursday.
View ArticleQuincy teen indicted in shooting outside recording studio
QUINCY -- A local teenager facing armed assault charges is expected back in Middlesex County Superior Court next Wednesday following a grand jury indictment.Thomas Perkins, 17, of Quincy, is charged...
View ArticleMASS MOST WANTED: Suspect in Abington credit card fraud
Crime occurred: Thursday, June 30Location: Abington: Stop & ShopCase details: Police say a woman used stolen credit card information to purchase gif cards at Stop & Shop on Centre Avenue. She...
View ArticleVIDEO: Car prowler caught on camera in North Quincy
QUINCY - A North Quincy man has turned to Facebook for help catching a car prowler who stole several electronics from his unlocked car early Thursday morning.Jeff Liang, who lives on Young Street,...
View ArticleNatick cop saves suicidal man from jumping off bridge
NATICK - When Officer Dylan Punch arrived at the Speen Street bridge over Rte. 9 Wednesday, he was confronted by a distraught, crying man with one leg hanging over the edge, threatening to jump.Punch,...
View ArticlePolice rescue dog left locked in sweltering truck in Quincy
QUINCY - A Dorchester man is facing an animal cruelty charge after police say he left a pit bull named "Skitters" locked in his sweltering pickup truck for more than eight hours amid this week’s heat...
View ArticleSouth Shore Drug Task Force arrests Holbrook, Marshfield men on cocaine charges
A Holbrook man accused of dealing cocaine is set to be arraigned Monday following a month-long investigation by the South Shore Drug Task Force.
View ArticleElderly woman sexually assaulted by burglar in Hingham home
HINGHAM - Police are hunting for a man who they say sexually assaulted an elderly North Hingham woman Thursday night after breaking into her home through a window Thursday night.Sgt. Steven Dearth said...
View ArticleQuincy drug overdoses, deaths and Narcan reversals on pace to top last year
The city is averaging about five drug overdoses per week so far in 2016, up about a third compared to the rate in 2015.And overdose deaths in Quincy are also outpacing last year, even while the number...
View ArticleQuincy man admits to stealing $1 million from charities, law firms, others
A Quincy man pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Boston to using counterfeit cashier’s checks to defraud victims, including charities and law firms, of at least $1 million.Manuel Ponce...
View ArticlePolice release sketch of man wanted in Hingham sexual assault
HINGHAM - Police are hunting for a man who they say sexually assaulted an elderly North Hingham woman Thursday night after breaking into her home through a window.Sgt. Steven Dearth said the woman...
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