Boston sex offender indicted in attempted rape of Hingham woman
Donald J. Galvin, 65, of Roxbury, was indicted Tuesday by a Plymouth County grand jury for the alleged July 28 attempted rape of a 79-year-old Hingham woman. He's been held without bail since he was...
View ArticleResidents chase half-naked intruder out of Plymouth home
PLYMOUTH - Police are searching for a man who they say broke into two Plymouth homes and was naked from the waist down."I heard the lady up at the house going crazy and pushing someone out of the...
View ArticleProsecutors say fingerprints link Quincy man to loaded gun found by kids
BOSTON - Bail has been set at $20,000 for a Quincy man whose fingerprints were found inside a loaded handgun discovered on a Dorchester Street last month by two children walking to a playground.Dante...
View ArticleQuincy official says indicted lieutenant shouldn't be paid
The head of Quincy's public safety committee says the city shouldn't keep paying police Lt. Thomas Corliss, now that he's under federal indictment and, as a result, banned from having a gun.
View ArticleResult of Braintree Police evidence probe could upend court cases
An audit of the police department's evidence room has the potential to give defense lawyers grounds to have convictions overturned.
View ArticleBoston man held on $150,000 for allegedly stabbing two in Quincy
QUINCY – A Dorchester man is being held on $150,000 bail on charges that he stabbed two men who tried to break up a domestic fight inside a Quincy apartment complex early Tuesday morning.Travis Alden...
View ArticleIndicted Quincy police lieutenant plans 'vigorous fight' to clear his name
The Quincy police lieutenant accused of defrauding the city by lying about his work hours plans to put up a fight in federal court.
View ArticleHanson woman charged with embezzling from mom
Elderly Taunton mother bilked of over $80,000 over a three-year period, according to criminal charges in Taunton District Court.
View ArticleHull man faces burglary, property destruction charges
Joseph Grainger, 36, was arrested Wednesday morning for an alleged property destruction. Police went to where he was staying with a search warrant for an alleged, unrelated tool theft on Aug. 23.
View ArticleBraintree Police evidence probe expanded, to focus on cases since 2013
Mayor Joseph Sullivan met for three hours Wednesday with Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey to discuss the initial results of an audit of the Braintree Police evidence room.
View ArticleBraintree police evidence probe focused on cases going back to '13
Mayor Joseph Sullivan met for three hours Wednesday with Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey to discuss the initial results of an audit of the Braintree Police evidence room.
View ArticleIndicted Quincy cop plans 'vigorous fight' to clear his name
The Quincy police lieutenant accused of defrauding the city by lying about his work hours plans to put up a fight in federal court.
View ArticleBoston man held on $150,000 for allegedly stabbing two in Quincy
QUINCY – A Dorchester man is being held on $150,000 bail on charges that he stabbed two men who tried to break up a domestic fight inside a Quincy apartment complex early Wednesday morning.Travis Alden...
View ArticleMayor Koch suspends indicted Quincy police lieutenant
Thomas Corliss, the Quincy police lieutenant accused of defrauding the city by lying about his work hours, has been suspended without pay in the wake of his federal indictment.
View ArticleMan chases suspect who broke into his car in Stoughton
The victim chased the suspect down the street after he saw the man breaking into his car Tuesday.
View ArticleElection scam thwarted in Hingham
This week a scammer tried to get a donation for “the November election” from a 91-year-old Hingham resident. He got suspicious when the caller asked for his Social Security number.
View ArticleMayor ends pay for indicted Quincy police lieutenant
Thomas Corliss, the Quincy police lieutenant accused of defrauding the city by lying about his work hours, has been suspended without pay in the wake of his federal indictment.
View ArticleMASS MOST WANTED: Suspect in Quincy laptop theft
Crime occurred: Tuesday, Aug. 16Location: Quincy: BJ’sCase details: Police say a man stole a laptop computer and headphones.Investigator: Detective Bill MonteithCase number: 17798If you have any...
View ArticleSame-day arrest in Stoughton after fatal heroin overdose
Detectives bought heroin Thursday from a man who they say may have sold the narcotic to an overdose victim.
View ArticlePublic defenders want more detail on Braintree police evidence
A deputy chief council for the Committee for Public Counsel Services wants Braintree Mayor Joseph Sullivan and the district attorney's office to release more information about an audit that has...
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