Legal or not, South Shore police chiefs say cops can't use pot
A legal adviser to police chiefs says Massachusetts law requires that police officers be legally able to use a firearm.
View ArticlePolice join investigation of abuse charges at Hingham day care center
The state Department of Children and Families confirmed the allegations of abuse by teachers at the Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance company site Friday. The company said one teacher has been fired and...
View ArticleQuincy man arrested as FBI takes down alleged meth ring
QUINCY - A Quincy man was among nearly a dozen people arrested Thursday as the FBI took down what it described as a ring of methamphetamine dealers working in California and Massachusetts.James...
View ArticleAnother year in jail for child rapist from Weymouth who violated parole
WARWICK, R.I. - A child rapist and kidnapper from Weymouth admitted Friday that he violated the terms of his parole by visiting the Quincy public library shortly after he was released from prison.A...
View ArticleStoughton man indicted on federal drug charge
Sedrick Oliveira was indicted by a grand jury in federal court on a charge of selling fentanyl, cocaine and oxycodone.
View ArticleSearch on for man who tried to rob Whitman bank
Police are using a dog to search the downtown area and are reviewing surveillance video as they search for the prospective thief.
View ArticleFormer Weymouth woman stabbed to death in Kentucky
RADCLIFF, Kentucky - A former Weymouth woman who recently lived in Randolph was stabbed to death earlier this month in her apartment in Radcliff, Kentucky, allegedly by her roommate.WLKY, a CBS...
View ArticlePossibilities for keeping child rapist jailed long-term are unclear
WEYMOUTH – A convicted child rapist and kidnapper from Weymouth will stay locked up until at least next October, but whether authorities have any legal options to keep him in custody beyond then...
View ArticleMan convicted in brutal Plymouth murder dies in prison
BROCKTON - A former Stoughton man convicted in the brutal 1977 murder of a Hanson school teacher has died behind bars, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said Monday.The district attorney...
View ArticleFormer Weymouth banker admits to stealing from orphaned siblings
DEDHAM – A former Weymouth bank executive has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the theft of tens of thousands of dollars from accounts set up for the children of his sister and brother-in-law...
View ArticleMan run over by his own truck, killed in Stoughton
A Rhode Island man was killed when he was run over by his own box truck in the BJ’s parking lot early Tuesday morning, but police are still investigating what occurred.
View Article$5,000 from Cops for Kids with Cancer will help Rockland man with leukemia
ROCKLAND -- A local charitable organization is helping take the financial bite out of a young Rockland man’s battle with leukemia and a rare disease.Braintree-based Cops for Kids with Cancer presented...
View ArticleTeen arraigned on manslaughter charge in fatal Weymouth crash
QUINCY - A Weymouth teenager has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a late-night crash that killed a 15-year-old classmate from Archbishop Williams High School and injured another.John...
View ArticleMarshfield man's larceny conviction reversed
The state appeals court found that the evidence introduced against Marshfield resident Damien Long during his district court trial was not sufficient to sustain the conviction of larceny of over $250...
View ArticleState Police cruiser rear-ended by impaired driver on 93
BOSTON - A State Police trooper was brought to a Boston hospital late Thanksgiving night after his cruiser was rear-ended on Route 93 by a driver who police say was impaired by drugs or alcohol.David...
View ArticleCleared by evidence mishandling, man demands court fees too
BOSTON - A man whose drug conviction was thrown out because of a massive evidence handling scandal at a state crime lab has lost his bid to get his court fees back too.In a decision issued Friday, the...
View ArticleDrugs worth more than $100,000 seized from Quincy apartment
QUINCY - A Quincy man was held on $20,000 bail and another remained at large Monday after police say detectives seized a stash of opioids and cocaine from their apartment with a street value of more...
View ArticleScituate man accuses financial authority of conspiracy in federal court
Both Mark Pompeo, of Scituate, and his counsel said that the complaint, which alleges the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and a private company conspired against hedge fund employees by...
View ArticleJury selection begins in trial of Hingham cop charged with insurance fraud
PLYMOUTH - Jury selection began this morning in the trial of a Hingham police sergeant accused of lying about an on-the-job injury and filing fraudulent insurance claims.Kris Phillips, a veteran police...
View ArticleHingham cop's insurance fraud trial underway
Police Sgt. Kris Phillips, 53, is charged with faking an on-duty injury in July 2015 and then filing a false medical-insurance claim. He's being tried in Plymouth Superior Court, and has been suspended...
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