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.
View ArticleWoman found in Weymouth ravine made up attack, police say
Police say she was found bound with duct tape after calling 911.
View ArticlePolice 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...
View ArticleFormer 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...
View ArticleStoughton 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?
View ArticleState 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...
View ArticleAlleged 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...
View ArticlePolice 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...
View ArticleSupreme 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...
View ArticleStoughton 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.
View ArticleDefense 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...
View ArticleFormer Stoughton chief named interim Braintree police chief
Mayor Joseph Sullivan has named former Stoughton Police Chief Paul Shastany as interim Braintree police chief.
View ArticleState 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...
View ArticleCourt 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...
View ArticleSuspected 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.
View ArticleWoman 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.
View ArticleOwner 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...
View ArticleAlleged 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...
View ArticleFormer Stoughton chief to head up troubled Braintree department
Mayor Joseph Sullivan has named former Stoughton Police Chief Paul Shastany as interim Braintree police chief.
View ArticleMan 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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