Former house cleaner wanted for thefts in Sharon
SHARON - Police are looking for a former house cleaner accused of stealing from a Sharon home he was paid to clean earlier this year.Sharon police say Aaron Moul, 24, is wanted on warrants for larceny...
View ArticleStoughton man shot by several BBs; another driver's windshield hit
In two separate incidents Saturday, about 11 hours apart, people were shot at by BB guns.
View ArticleWarrant sweep nets 10 Randolph arrests
Ten Randolph residents were served warrants on Friday on charges ranging from drug possession to assault to simple motor vehicle violations during a warrant sweep in Norfolk County by the South Shore...
View ArticlePolice: Easton man on drugs nearly struck Stoughton cruiser, fled police
The man led officers on a vehicle pursuit, then foot chase, for about 10 minutes.
View ArticleIs public nudity lewd if no one sees it? Hingham judge says no
HINGHAM - If a man is naked in the woods and no one's around, does it count as open and gross lewdness? Not according to a Hingham judge.Heather Bradley, the first justice in Hingham District Court,...
View ArticleRandolph man, 2 others charged with selling $209,000 in stolen razors
BOSTON – Three Boston-area residents have been charged with conspiring to sell almost $209,000 worth of stolen Gillette razor blades on eBay.Mark S. Girardin, 43, of Randolph, Robert A. Liberatore, 51,...
View ArticleWeymouth man facing assault, drug and gun charges held on $50,000 bail
DEDHAM – A Weymouth man who police say was arrested while fleeing with a bag of cash, guns and drugs after hitting his girlfriend with a baseball bat has been ordered held on high bail.At a hearing in...
View ArticleNight Out in Braintree thanks community for support of police
The town's observance of National Night Out lets police officers thank the community for their shows of support, chief said.
View ArticleFeds charge former Whitman cop with embezzling funds from disabled veterans
WHITMAN - A former Whitman Police sergeant was charged federally with embezzling money from disabled veterans Tuesday.Glenn P. Pearson, 60, was arrested Tuesday and charged with wire fraud,...
View Article5 arrested in Stoughton warrant sweep
Four were arrested on warrants issued by Stoughton police and another was picked up on a federal warrant Wednesday morning.
View ArticleFormer Whitman cop charged with embezzling from disabled veterans
WHITMAN – Tom McCarthy was stunned to learn the news Wednesday that former Whitman Police Sgt. Glenn Pearson was charged federally with embezzling money from disabled veterans.Pearson, 60, was arrested...
View ArticleRockland official says DA Cruz 'blew it' on illegal car-sale case
Rockland's town administrator says the Plymouth County DA's prosecutors 'mishandled' a 2-year case against Kevin McGee, who has continued to sell used cars without a license the state requires. A...
View ArticleFentanyl found in two-thirds of Massachusetts overdoses in 2016
The powerful painkiller fentanyl is responsible for a majority of opioid-related overdose deaths across the state, officials said.
View ArticleDA clears Braintree officers in fatal shooting
BRAINTREE – Robert L. Dussourd was within three feet of a police officer and threatening to stab him when he was fatally shot by police on March 24, investigators concluded. Officers had used a police...
View ArticleWeymouth police say man was supplying heroin, fentanyl to local drug dealers
WEYMOUTH – Police have arrested a Weymouth man who they believe was supplying heroin and fentanyl to local drug dealers.Officers arrested Robert W. Crowley, 28, of 81 Rockway Ave., Tuesday afternoon...
View ArticleWeymouth man, Quincy woman charged after burglary
WEYMOUTH – Police say they caught a pair of burglars Wednesday afternoon after one of them was spotted ducking down in the backseat of a getaway car.Christopher Welch, 27, of Weymouth, is due to be...
View ArticleThreat or toy? Braintree police ask Facebook users to guess guns
BRAINTREE - How quickly can you tell the difference between a real gun and a relatively harmless toy? The Braintree Police Department invites you to find out.The department posted a photo of eight...
View ArticlePolice say Quincy woman overdosed while behind the wheel
BROCKTON - A Quincy woman was charged with drugged driving after she overdosed behind the wheel in Brockton, police said.Brockton police and fire departments were called for a report of a woman who was...
View ArticleStoughton man assaults 3 officers, shocked twice with Taser, police say
A 32-year-old man became combative with officers after the car he was a passenger in was stopped by police Wednesday night.
View ArticlePolice say no crime committed by man hanging out at Quincy school
QUINCY - Police say they are not seeking charges against a man who was questioned Thursday after two teenage girls complained that he had been staring and smiling at them while hanging out around their...
View Article