Judges, court appeals and DA error led to Weymouth sex offender's release
The story behind sex offender Richard E. Gardner's release is a long one that involves quirks of the criminal justice system, deliberate decisions by prosecutors, judges and probation officials, and...
View ArticleSex offender arrested as fugitive
Richard Gardner, the convicted child rapist , was arrested on a fugitive from justice charge out of Rhode Island Friday night.
View ArticleSex offender Richard Gardner arrested on fugitive charge
Richard Gardner, the convicted child rapist , was arrested on a fugitive from justice charge out of Rhode Island Friday night.
View ArticleWeymouth child rapist held without bail pending transfer to Rhode Island
A convicted child rapist and kidnapper from Weymouth will be sent back to Rhode Island after he allegedly violated his probation in that state.
View ArticlePolice: Man hid license plate, stole from Stoughton store
A man planned a theft from Kohl's ahead of time by concealing his rear license plate, police said.
View ArticleStoughton man held without bail on federal drug charge
Sedrick Oliveira is being held without bail for at least 30 days, after signing a voluntary detention order.
View ArticleTraffic stop prompts manhunt, chase near Quincy-Milton line
MILTON - Police with dogs scoured neighborhoods near the Quincy-Milton line Tuesday afternoon after a driver sped away from State Police troopers and later ditched a vehicle in East Milton...
View ArticlePolice: Sex offender raped girl, 14, in Whitman cemetery
WHITMAN - A convicted Level 3 sex offender on probation is being held on $1 million bail after police said he raped a 14-year-old girl in a Whitman cemetery.Charles Lovejoy, 31, of Lowell, was arrested...
View ArticleRandolph man pleads guilty to shoebox bank robberies in Braintree, Milton
BOSTON - A Randolph man accused of ordering bank tellers to fill a shoebox with cash during a pair of bank robberies in 2014 has pleaded guilty.Gary S. Judge, 37, entered the guilty pleas Monday in US....
View ArticleTwo Sharon men sentenced for evading tobacco taxes
A federal judge has sentenced two Sharon men to prison for bringing tobacco products into Massachusetts without paying state excise taxes.
View ArticleBoston man charged with heroin trafficking in Weymouth
WEYMOUTH -A Boston man already charged with drug trafficking was arrested again Tuesday afternoon after he was caught with a "significant amount" of heroin, Weymouth police said. Rony Pena, 24, was...
View ArticleQuincy man's murder trial begins on CapeCod
BARNSTABLE – A Quincy man is on trial on Cape Cod in connection with the killing of a Hyannis man in 2012.Jury selection in the case began Tuesday in the Barnstable Superior Court trial of David Evans,...
View ArticleAccused Puppy Doe abuser convicted of stealing from church
FALL RIVER - Radoslaw Czerkawski, a Polish national awaiting trial for animal cruelty charges in Quincy's Puppy Doe case, was convicted Tuesday on a litany of larceny-by-check charges in a separate New...
View ArticleQuincy police seek men who broke into USS Salem
QUINCY – Police are asking for help identifying four men who broke into a decommissioned naval cruiser that is currently set up as a haunted "ghost ship" in a Quincy's former shipyard.Det. Karen Barkas...
View ArticleLegalize it? Radio debate tackles Question 4
Proponents and opponents of Question 4 - legalizing marijuana for recreational use - made their pitches Thursday night during a live radio debate at WATD studios in Marshfield. Voters will ultimately...
View ArticleQuincy man pleads guilty in stabbing death of Boston man
A 31-year-old Quincy man will serve 16 to 18 years in state prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of a Boston man two years ago.
View ArticleLegalize marijuana? Radio debate tackles Question 4
Proponents and opponents of Question 4 - legalizing marijuana for recreational use - made their pitches Thursday night during a live radio debate at WATD studios in Marshfield. Voters will ultimately...
View Article'Orchestrated' shoplifters hit stores in Hingham, Natick
NATICK - Police are trying to determine whether a coordinated gang of shoplifters who grabbed more than $13,000 in iPhones from a Natick store Wednesday is the same group that pulled a similar stunt in...
View ArticleJudge Rotenberg Center resident charged with assault in Stoughton
A 19-year-old resident of the educational facility was arrested after police responded to a fight between clients.
View Article5 arrested in Stoughton after detectives witness drug deals
Five people were arrested in Stoughton Thursday after officers witnessed several apparent drug deals.
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