Retrial set to begin in 2010 Stoughton murder
The 16th juror was selected late Wednesday afternoon after several days of selection.
View ArticleQuincy man sentenced to one year for extortion, fraud
BOSTON — A 52-year-old Teamster from Quincy has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for extorting businesses in Boston and fraudulently receiving more than $40,000 of unemployment benefits.James...
View ArticleProsecution in Brockton murder outlines hammer attack on pastor
BROCKTON - A prosecutor told a jury Wednesday that they don’t know why Carlos Velazquez brutally attacked and beat a 74-year-old man to death with a hammer in Brockton in 2013, but said he took several...
View ArticleDA: Man shot by Braintree police was former Quincy resident
Officials say one or two Braintree officers responding to a domestic disturbance on Liberty Street shot the man after he refused to drop a knife.
View ArticleSouth Shore contingent prepping for national drug summit in Atlanta
DEDHAM -- The Norfolk County prosecutor and a contingent of South Shore officials and experts on drug addiction are headed to a national summit on Monday in Atlanta, where President Barack Obama is...
View ArticleRetrial in murder of elderly Stoughton man begins
Opening statements were given by the prosecution and defense and the first witness was called.
View ArticleFBI employee allegedly pulls out handgun in a Hingham restaurant
A 55-year-old Hingham man faces firearms charges for pointing a handgun at the head of a female acquaintance in a Hingham restaurant Tuesday night, police said.
View ArticleJudge: Attorney General's office has fulfilled obligation in Abington police...
ABINGTON – A federal judge has ruled that the attorney general’s office need not give testimony at a deposition for a lawsuit filed by an acting police officer against the town and the police chief....
View ArticlePainful testimony marks early going in Stoughton murder retrial
John Rooney of Randolph is charged with stabbing 78-year-old Georgios Konstas 28 times at his home in Stoughton in 2010. The first trial ended with a hung jury.
View ArticleDefense attorney's emotions run high in Stoughton murder retrial
DEDHAM – The first day of a five-to-six week murder trial began Thursday morning, but emotions were running high by the end of the half-day session.The prosecution called its first witness, Dorothea...
View ArticleRockland woman charged with breaking into neighbor's shed
ROCKLAND - A Rockland woman was arrested Wednesday after police say she was caught trying to steal a lawn mower from a neighbor's shed.Police said officers were sent to Bigleow Avenue on Wednesday...
View ArticleMASS MOST WANTED: Suspect in Quincy whisky theft
Crime occurred: Monday, March 7Location: Quincy: National Wine & LiquorCase details: Police say a man shoplifted $600 worth of Scotch whisky from National Wine & Liquor on Falls...
View ArticleCash taken in Hingham convenience store burglary
Both a safe and an ATM machine were forced open and the cash removed during an early-morning burglary at a convenience store on Route 3A in Hingham, police said.
View ArticleFlorida police capture child rape suspect whose car was found in Hull
DELAND, Florida - Police in Florida have captured a fugitive child rape suspect whose abandoned car was discovered in Hull shortly after he disappeared last fall.Police say John F. Munroe, 75, was...
View ArticleCanton mom will again fight parole bid by son's killer
CANTON - Jeanne Quinn will face her son’s killer Tuesday morning and tell the state parole board he should remain behind bars."I’m the only voice my son has," she said.Rod Matthews was convicted of...
View ArticlePolice found victim, bloody hammer at Brockton murder scene
BROCKTON - A Brockton police officer on Friday described what he found at the scene when he was called to Clinton Street in 2013 after pastor Lee Harmon had been attacked while riding home on his...
View ArticleRuling in Quincy's Ward 6 dispute expected early next week
A superior court judge is expected to decide early next week whether a fast-approaching city council election in Quincy can go forward.
View ArticleWhite House drug czar: Legalized pot not OK
WASHINGTON – The White House’s focus on treatment for drug addiction instead of criminal prosecution of addicts has not altered the Obama administration’s stance on legalization of marijuana.Michael...
View ArticleMan shot, killed by Braintree police had history of violence
BRAINTREE - A former Quincy man shot and killed by police Thursday on East Division Street had a history of violence and domestic abuse dating back to 1989, according to a criminal background record...
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