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Hanson police end manhunt; 2 robbers remain on the run

A daylong search for four suspects in a house break-in resulted in two arrests. The active search concluded around 7 p.m., but police are still seeking two more men.

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Woman found in Weymouth ravine made up attack, police say

Police say she was found bound with duct tape after calling 911.

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Police charge Rockland man with car-jacking teen at knifepoint

ROCKLAND - A Rockland man is being held without bail as he faces charges stemming from the knifepoint carjacking of a teenager last week.Macqwan Hicks Johnson, 20, was arrested Wednesday on charges...

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Former prosecutors say spree killer Gary Sampson's death penalty trial was solid

A federal jury, which attorneys will continue putting together next week, will be charged with weighing some 238 mitigating factors raised by Sampson defense attorney's against the 14 aggravating...

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Stoughton human resource director guilty, innocent – or neither – in criminal...

The prosecutor says they won, while the defense attorney also considers it a win. But what does a continuance without a finding mean for the Stoughton human resources director?

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State trooper hit by motorcycle after Patriots game

FOXBORO — A Massachusetts State Police trooper has suffered serious injuries after being struck by a motorcycle while working a traffic detail after a New England Patriots game.The trooper, who has not...

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Alleged car prowler arrested in Quincy

QUINCY – Police say an alleged car prowler was arrested early this morning after leading an officer on a brief foot chase in South Quincy.Capt. John Dougan of the Quincy Police Department said Joseph...

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Police in R.I. arrest man suspected of robbing 3 women in Quincy

Police in Rhode Island have arrested a Weymouth man suspected of driving around North Quincy and grabbing purses from women walking on the sidewalk.Capt. John Dougan of the Quincy Police Department...

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Supreme Court rejects Whitey Bulger appeal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away James "Whitey" Bulger's appeal of his racketeering convictions and life sentence.The justices did not comment Monday in leaving in place Bulger's...

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Stoughton man wanted for armed assault

Police say a Stoughton man broke into a Sharon home in town over the weekend and assaulted a person known to him while he was armed.

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Defense questions DNA evidence in Puppy Doe case

DEDHAM - The lawyer for a Polish national facing animal cruelty charges in Quincy is questioning the reliability of DNA evidence linking the man to a dog known as Puppy Doe that was found near death on...

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Former Stoughton chief named interim Braintree police chief

Mayor Joseph Sullivan has named former Stoughton Police Chief Paul Shastany as interim Braintree police chief.

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State supreme court refuses to recognize union-member privilege

BOSTON -- The state supreme court on Tuesday rejected a former teacher's request to withhold communication with her union in a lawsuit alleging discimination by the Duxbury Public Schools.Nancy...

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Court upholds parental rights for same-sex parter after break-up

The parenting rights of a mother in a same-sex relationship extend even when the couple is unmarried and the mother has no biological connection to the children, the state's highest court ruled...

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Suspected Stoughton CVS gunman may not be arraigned

Officials tell The Enterprise it is likely that the suspect will be directly indicted, then arraigned in superior court at a later date.

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Woman free on Stoughton shoplifting charge goes on Facebook Live

Target employees saw five women trying to steal various merchandise by hiding the items in their purses, police said.

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Owner of cleaning agency faces range of human trafficking charges

NEW BEDFORD -- A New Bedford man is facing charges of human trafficking, larceny, assault and wage theft in connection with forcing a couple from Brazil to work for his cleaning company, Attorney...

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Alleged drunk driver seriously injures pedestrian in Marshfield

MARSHFIELD - Police have charged a Plymouth man with driving drunk and seriously injuring a pedestrian in a crash Monday night in Marshfield.The victim, who is 65, suffered numerous broken bones and...

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Former Stoughton chief to head up troubled Braintree department

Mayor Joseph Sullivan has named former Stoughton Police Chief Paul Shastany as interim Braintree police chief.

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Man convicted in 2006 Quincy murder seeks new trial

BOSTON - A former Mattapan man who has already served nearly a decade in jail for fatally shooting a man outside a Quincy apartment building in 2006 will appear before the state’s highest court next...

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