Weymouth police say drugged driver led officers on five-town car pursuit
WEYMOUTH – Police say a Haverhill man was high on opiates when he led police on a car chase through five towns before crashing into a utility pole and taking off on foot.Weymouth officers arrested...
View ArticleHanover woman charged with driving drunk with toddlers
WEYMOUTH – Police say a Hanover woman drove drunk with two toddlers in her car and later threatened to kill the wife of an officer who arrested her.Officers arrested Angela Powers, 28, of 65 Franks...
View ArticleAccused bank robber turns himself in to Weymouth police
WEYMOUTH – Police had been looking for Jamie J. Smith since they say he passed a bank teller a note demanding money and fled with cash on Aug. 3.In the end, it was a post on Facebook that led to his...
View ArticleMan, 79, says he was attacked after telling group at Fall River hotel to be...
FALL RIVER — A 79-year-old man visiting Massachusetts from Florida said he was assaulted at a local hotel. Al Marceau said he and his wife are from Florida and were in Fall River visiting family for...
View ArticleQuincy police find drugs, cash in car's hidden compartments
QUINCY - Police say officers searching a car seized from a drug dealer Monday night uncovered stashes of cash and drugs hidden in compartments around the gearshift and in the air vents of the car.Capt....
View ArticleBrockton man, 34, murdered in Dorchester
A Brockton man was shot to death in Dorchester late Friday night.
View ArticlePolice say Sharon woman pulled knife on train conductor
BOSTON - A Sharon woman was arrested Monday night after threatening and attacking a train conductor who insisted she pay her fare, according to MBTA Transit Police.Police said Emma Bloom, 23, was on a...
View ArticleMarshfield man wanted for making alleged death threats
Several police departments are looking for a Marshfield man who allegedly threatened to kill multiple people in the span of two days.Marshfield police were first contacted about Clarke A. Phillips IV,...
View ArticleRockland's Chiocca seeks to “clear the air” with district attorney
Rockland Town Administrator Allan Chiocca wants to “clear the air” with Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz after both blame the other for the dismissal of a criminal case.
View Article$2,000 worth of cigarettes stolen in Stoughton break-in
In a similar fashion to other crimes around the region, Cumberland Farms was broken into early Wednesday, with cigarettes and cash stolen.
View ArticleState's highest court rejects pipeline tariff
BOSTON – A Texas natural gas company says it’s reevaluating one of its proposed pipeline construction projects in North Weymouth following a ruling from the state’s highest court that electricity...
View ArticleGuilty plea in the murder of former Abington woman
A North Carolina man was sentenced to 20 to 26 years in prison for the 2012 murder of Brianne Ginty, 22,formerly of Abington.
View ArticlePolice say man tried to kidnap young boy from Braintree store
Police said Stephen W. O'Brien walked into a Quincy Avenue store Friday evening, picked up a young boy and threw him over his shoulder and attempted to walk out.
View ArticlePolice say drunken-driving crash led to fight in Canton
CANTON - Two people were arrested Tuesday night after police say a drunken driving crash on Mechanic street led to a scuffle between a passenger in the car and someone in the crowd that gathered around...
View ArticleMan charged with raping children in Weymouth out on $35,000 bail
DEDHAM - A New Hampshire man is free on $35,000 bail as he faces a series of charges stemming from the alleged rape of two young children in Weymouth.Abdulrham A. Abduljalil, 31, was indicted Tuesday...
View ArticleMarshfield man charged with lewd conduct in Brockton
BROCKTON - A group of men were working at a Brockton auto shop Tuesday night when police say they noticed a man sitting in a pickup truck across the street staring at them and acting strangely.One of...
View ArticleTeens charged with defacing Hull fort will do community service
HULL -- Six teenagers arrested last month for spray-painting graffiti on the walls of Fort Revere in Hull have agreed to perform 100 hours of community service work and pay restitution as part of a...
View ArticleCourt upholds conviction of Hingham man who threw dog off balcony
BOSTON - The Massachusetts Appeals Court has upheld the conviction of a Hingham man facing a sentence of at least two years for killing an 8-pound Chihuahua by flinging it off the balcony of a...
View ArticleMan gets at least six months for 'tickling' girls at Kingston mall
KINGSTON - A Sagamore Beach man will serve at least six months in jail for chasing and "tickling" two young girls in an indoor playground at the Kingston Collection this spring.Justin G. Kettell, 38,...
View ArticleCourt hearing postponed in 'Puppy Doe' case
DEDHAM - A pretrial hearing has been postponed in the case of a Polish national accused of torturing a dog that became known as "Puppy Doe" after it was found near death in a Quincy park nearly three...
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