Court upholds conviction of Braintree man who threw dog off balcony
BOSTON - The Massachusetts Appeals Court has upheld the conviction of a Braintree man who served a two-year sentence for killing an 8-pound Chihuahua by flinging it off an apartment building...
View ArticleAccused Braintree kidnapper was free on bail on PCP charges
BRAINTREE – A shirtless man walks through the front door, down an aisle and scoops up a 13-month-old baby without losing a step. Surveillance footage from the South Shore India Market on Quincy Avenue...
View ArticleMASS MOST WANTED: Suspect in Braintree shoplifting
Crime occurred: Saturday, July 16Location: Braintree: Victoria’s SecretCase details: Police say a woman was caught concealing merchandise at Victoria’s Secret in South Shore Plaza. She was asked to...
View ArticlePerson stabbed in domestic violence incident in Quincy
A person was stabbed and suffered non-life-threatening injuries at a home on Quincy Street Friday afternoon in what police described as a case of domestic violence.
View ArticleTraining makes Hingham police officers better able to detect drugs' effects
Hingham police officers James Brady and Ashley Mills recently completed more than 100 hours of training that enables officers to recognize drivers who are under the influence of drugs.The timing is...
View ArticleMICHAEL FLANIGAN, Plymouth: State trooper provided service that was above and...
Last Sunday I was shopping and inadvertently left my wallet on the back cover of my pick-up. It was 96 degrees out and I was in a hurry to get into the air conditioning inside the truck.Driving off I...
View ArticleHingham police say woman stole $2,000 in jeans in 2 minutes
HIGNHAM - Police have released surveillance images of a woman who they say managed to steal 46 pairs of women’s jeans, worth around $2,366, in less than 2 minutes.Police say the woman went into an...
View ArticleMultiple shots fired after argument in Quincy neighborhood
QUINCY - Police are looking for a man who they say fired as many as eight shots after arguing with several people living on Chubbuck Street early Sunday morning.Police said officers were sent to the...
View ArticleQuincy woman arrested on drug charges at Weymouth beach
WEYMOUTH – A Quincy woman is facing drug charges after police say she snorted Adderall at a public beach, police said.Officers responded to Lane Beach at 11:48 a.m. Sunday after another beach-goer...
View ArticleCops: Weymouth woman with revoked license charged after crash
WEYMOUTH – A Weymouth woman who had already lost her license for drugged driving when she was behind the wheel of a vehicle that crashed into another car, police said.Officers arrested Vanessa G....
View ArticleOne woman held, one free, in robbery of Quincy nun at knife point
Vanessa Young and Crystal Young, both 26, of Somerville are charged with robbing a Quincy nun at knife point, taking a satchel that contained her rosary beads. Bail for Vanessa Young was set at $5,000....
View ArticleDrug use alleged in Hingham crash that injured 4, including baby
Police will summon a 35-year-old Quincy man to court on drugged driving charges after a head-on crash sent four people, including a 1-month-old infant, to the hospital.
View ArticleAfter spike in bomb threats, state seeks to standardize response
In an era of cyberbullying, sexting and anonymous chat apps, it may come as surprise that one of the most disruptive threats to a productive school day last year came in the form of an old-fashion...
View ArticlePark ranger accused of placing bathroom camera free on bail
Raymond McKinnon, 30, of Hyde Park, is free on $10,000 bail after his Monday arraignment. He's charged with secretly taking picture and ivdeos of partly nude females with a pen camera.
View ArticleQuincy man charged with third offense OUI
A 50-year-old Quincy man was charged with third offense operating under the influence of alcohol after he was observed speeding on Quincy Avenue in Braintree, police said.
View ArticleBraintree woman charged with passing counterfeit money
A 23-year-old woman is charged with passing a counterfeit bill at a Pearl Street restaurant, police said.
View ArticleQuincy man charged with third-offense drunk driving
A 50-year-old Quincy man faces a charge of third-offense drunken driving after being arrested early Tuesday morning, police said.Paul Desmond was released on personal recognizance following his...
View ArticleCanton mother's murderer denied third parole from life sentence
NATICK - A 58-year-old man who has been paroled twice from a life sentence for the 1988 murder of a Canton mother has been denied a third chance at freedom.Robert Sorensen, a former doughnut maker who...
View ArticleBraintree launches outside audit of police evidence
The town has hired a consultant to audit Braintree Police evidence handling
View ArticleSaudi college student accused of raping Weymouth children
DEDHAM - A Saudi national studying at a New Hampshire college remains free on $35,000 bail as he faces a slew of charges in the alleged rape of two young children at a Weymouth home where he stayed...
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