Police: Milton man assaulted elderly uncle, police officers
Blair White, 40, of Milton, is charged with assaulting his uncle, who suffers from Altzheimer's disease, and two police officers.
View ArticleFormer Braintree headmaster's sex charge dismissed
BRAINTREE – With criminal charges dismissed against the former head of a private high school for international students, his lawyer plans a civil suit against the police department that made the...
View ArticleArmed robbers strike again – first Stoughton, now Randolph
Police believe the two men who robbed a Randolph gas station while armed Tuesday night are the same guys who hit a Stoughton gas station last month.
View ArticlePolice: Man punched Dunkin' employee, asked to become 1st 2017 arrest
Randolph Police say Kevin Brito also threatened an officer and intentionally clogged the toilet in his cell.
View ArticleLife or death? Decision time for jury in Gary Lee Sampson trial
BOSTON - Gary Lee Sampson has long admitted to taking three innocent lives in a random killing spree more than a decade ago. Now a jury will decide whether the government should take his.
View ArticleMan beaten, hospitalized in Stoughton home invasion
A man told police two men who were masked entered his home and threatened him with a long rifle Thursday morning.
View ArticleManhunt for escaped prisoner ends in Somerville
SOMERVILLE – In his last moments of freedom, James Morales desperately climbed a fence to escape a state police trooper and a return to prison.He made it over one fence but Trooper James Merrick...
View ArticleHome invasion, break-in, stabbing at same Stoughton home
Police are actively investigating what are believed to be three connected, targeted incidents at the same house within 20 hours.
View ArticleBraintree police officer has fun with phone scammer
BRAINTREE - When it comes to phone scams, not even police officers are immune.But Officer Peter Gillis of the Braintree Police Department knows how to spot a scam and says he was only too happy to have...
View ArticleQuincy police seek help identifying New Year's Day would-be burglar
QUINCY - Police are asking for help identifying a would-be burglar who tried to break into a house on Brackett Street a few hours into the new year.Police said they were called to the house around 2:50...
View ArticlePlymouth County investigator facing charges in confrontation with hunters
PLYMOUTH - An investigator in the Plymouth County sheriff’s office has left the job after he was charged with firing a gun during a confrontation with a group of duck hunters.Joseph Polvere, 72, is due...
View ArticleMarshfield man pleas guilty to extortion while working for RMV
Steven King, 49, of Marshfield, pleaded guilty Friday on nine counts of attempted extortion, nine counts of larceny by false pretense, and three counts of using an official position to secure...
View ArticlePlymouth official wants prostitution charges tossed
PLYMOUTH – A local official charged with keeping a house of prostitution will ask a Superior Court judge to throw out the charges next week.Douglas Crociati, a Plymouth airport commissioner, is...
View ArticleMilton Police arrest armed robbery suspect after chase
A suspect in the armed robbery of two convenience stores was arrested following a pursuit through four communities Friday night, police said.
View ArticlePolice: Man caught with two guns near scene of Randolph shooting
RANDOLPH - While police were investigating a shooting from last Sunday in Randolph, where a house was struck on a dead-end street, they spotted a man they suspected to be tied to the shooting and found...
View ArticleCourt hearing postponed in 'Puppy Doe' case
QUINCY – A court hearing has been postponed in the case of a Polish national accused of torturing a dog that became known as "Puppy Doe" after it was found near death in a Quincy park nearly three...
View ArticleVideo referencing Columbine shooting prompts investigation at Quincy school
QUINCY - School officials say they've determined that there is no risk to students and teachers after a middle school student posted a video of themself making references to the 1999 mass shooting at...
View ArticleDeliberations enter third day in Gary Lee Sampson trial
BOSTON - Jurors returned to U.S. District Court in Boston for a third day of deliberations this morning as they try to decide whether spree killer Gary Lee Sampson should spend the rest of his life in...
View ArticleThree Milton shops hit by armed robbers in as many days
MILTON – Police are looking for two additional suspects after the town was hit by three armed robberies in as many days.Police say a man suspected of robbing two conveniences at knifepoint was arrested...
View ArticleMarshfield man arrested on 2nd OUI in snowstorm
Tyler Spillane, 24, of Marshfield, was arrested on multiple charges, including operating under the influence, second offense, and assault with a dangerous weapon.
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