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Pembroke van driver indicted on charges of inappropriately touching six women

A former van driver who drove elderly clients to and from a Norwell care facility was indicted Tuesday by a Plymouth County grand jury on charges he inappropriately touched six women.Robert McNeil, 57,...

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Braintree woman accused of trying to smuggle opioids into jail in bra

DEDHAM - A Braintree woman was arrested Monday after she allegedly tried to smuggle opioids into the Dedham jail by stuffing them in her bra.Jessalyn R. Price, 22, was arraigned Tuesday on charges of...

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Driver in Quincy school bus crash charged

The driver of the city school bus that crashed into a house in October, sending five kids to the hospital with injuries, has been charged with negligent operation.

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South Shore used car dealer agrees to close, pay customers $24,000

BOSTON – A car dealer accused of selling used cars with major mechanical problems out of unlicensed lots in Quincy and Weymouth has agreed to close his business and pay more than $24,000 in restitution...

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Quincy police seek man who allegedly drove at officers

QUINCY – Police are looking for a homeless man who they say nearly drove over two officers investigating a report of drug dealing outside the Quincy Center MBTA station Tuesday afternoon.Capt. John...

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Braintree starts work on new police evidence room

The town has approved $200,000 to relocate and improve security at the police department's evidence room.

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Quincy zoning official not charged with drunken driving

After crashing into the front of a Houghs Neck home on Oct. 9, Martin Aikens was unsteady on his feet, had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, his speech was slurred and his eyes glassy, according...

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Braintree police start building new evidence room from scratch

The town has approved $200,000 to relocate and improve security at the police department's evidence room.

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Stoughton man gets time served for serial bomb threats

A 25-year-old Stougthon man was sentenced to 17 months of time served and three years supervised release for sending serial bomb threats.

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Scituate man faces multiple child pornography charges

SCITUATE – A Scituate man faces multiple charges involving child pornography after an investigation by the State Police's computer crimes unit.Daniel Larkin, 46, of Scituate, was arraigned in Hingham...

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Stoughton police seize 4 pounds of cocaine in drug raid

Detectives stopped a Canton man in Stoughton Thursday afternoon and found 36.4 grams of cocaine on him, then another 4-plus pounds in his home, police said.

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Couple charged with stealing checks meant for Quincy churches

QUINCY – A Quincy couple were arrested this week after police say they were caught depositing checks meant for two of the city’s Catholic parishes. Xiume Chen, 37, and her husband, Tianwen Zeng, 42,...

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Curry College responding to rash of hate incidents on campus

MILTON - Police and Curry College officials are investigating a rash of hateful messages and symbols discovered on the Milton school's campus in recent months.Fran Jackson, a spokesman for the college,...

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Former Bruins player guilty of selling pills in Braintree, Plymouth

BOSTON - Former Bruins player Kevin Stevens has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges stemming form the sale of prescription narcotics in Braintree, Plymouth and elsewhere in Massachusetts.Stevens, a...

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$150,000 in cocaine seized by Stoughton detectives

A case investigated for three months by Stoughton police detectives resulted in the seizure of more than four pounds of cocaine Thursday.

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Police face obstacles in enforcing laws against driving while stoned

Officers said they could smell burnt marijuana as soon as they walked up to the pickup truck, where they would later find a small bag of marijuana in the console. The driver, a teenager who had been...

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Teens charged with illegally possessing gun, ammunition, marijuana in Stoughton

Police recently started routine patrol checks on Wheeler Circle after residents noticed illegal drug activity.

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Weymouth men held on home invasion, weapon charges

Two Weymouth brothers are being held without bail after allegedly invading an acquaintance’s home and pistol-whipping him in front of his children on Sunday evening before getting in a standoff with...

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Erratic driver call in Stoughton leads police to 200 pills, steroids

Police say they found a bag with 243 Xanax pills inside a post office box in the driver's car.

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Suspected Stoughton shoplifter charged with trying to bite employee

The woman tried to bite an employee who was keeping her from leaving the store, police said.

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