State Senate candidates divided over tougher penalties for drug traffickers
A candidate for the Plymouth and Norfolk state Senate seat is proposing tougher penalties, including potential life sentences, for drug traffickers with multiple convictions.The three other candidates...
View ArticleEvidence thrown out in case tied to Stoughton shooting
BOSTON --The state Appeals Court has upheld a judge's decision to throw out evidence seized from a car that left the Whiplash nightclub in Stoughton 10 minutes before a shooting there that wounded two...
View ArticlePembroke man sentenced to prison for trafficking heroin
Plymouth County Judge Brian Davis on Monday sentenced Paul Castanha, 26, to serve three-and-a-half to five years in state prison. A Plymouth County jury found Castanha guilty of trafficking heroin on...
View ArticleWhitman man cited for crashing into Stoughton pole, leaving scene for hours
STOUGHTON – A Whitman driver crashed his SUV, went to a friend’s house, then returned to the scene more than an hour later to have it towed, police said.An American Automobile Association tow truck...
View ArticleScam twist: Hingham scammer said he was scamming
A man who claimed he was a Hewlett-Packard service provider got access to a Hingham man's computer files Saturday -- and then said he was a scammer and hacker.
View ArticleBlood, fingerprint evidence at center of Stoughton murder trial
DEDHAM – Low voices were heard in the courtroom until the sound of clattering shackles came down the hallway and into the court."Good luck, Johnny," one of the court officers said as he took off the...
View ArticleJurors view scene of 2010 Stoughton murder, officers testify
The 16 jurors in the re-trial of Randolph's John Rooney were taken to the scene of the murder Monday.
View ArticleEx-Weymouth Bank executive arraigned on embezzlement charges
DEDHAM — A former bank executive has denied allegations he stole more than $268,000 from his niece and nephew who were in his care after their parents died.William Hartnett of Weymouth pleaded not...
View ArticlePolice arrest suspect hours after Weymouth bank robbery
WEYMOUTH – Police say they were able identify and arrest a bank robber barely four hours after he hit a branch on Commercial Street.Police say Richard D. Bragg, 45, of Brockton robbed the South Shore...
View ArticleNorwell man indicted for house fire, police threats
Ryan Palmer, 30, was arrested Jan. 11 for allegedly setting fire to his parents' home and threatening police. He was indicted by a Plymouth County grand jury Tuesday.
View ArticleStoughton woman attacked by murder suspect sought help from neighbor
During the fourth day of testimony in John Rooney's murder retrial, a neighbor of the victim and a retired Stoughton police sergeant testified.
View ArticleStoughton murder suspect to police: 'It sounds like me'
The murder retrial of John Rooney continued into its fourth day Tuesday.
View ArticleCanton killer makes case for parole nearly 30 years later
NATICK - Rod Matthews spoke softly and occasionally broke into sobs Tuesday as he tried to convince parole officials that he is no longer the 14-year-old boy who murdered a classmate in the 1980s just...
View ArticleWeymouth police arrest Brockton man hours after bank robbery
WEYMOUTH – Police say they were able to identify and arrest a bank robber barely four hours after he hit a branch on Commercial Street.Police say Richard D. Bragg, 45, of Brockton robbed the South...
View ArticleQuincy police receive $10,000 grant
QUINCY - The Quincy police department was recently awarded a $10,000 grant to combat underage drinking.The Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Highway Safety Division and the National...
View ArticleStoughton man, 19, charged with selling fentanyl
Police executed a search warrant Tuesday after receiving complaints from residents and opening an investigation.
View ArticleHingham police circulate scam-alert cards
Police have placed the “Stop! Are You Sending Money?” cards in shops that sell prepaid cards, senior citizen apartments and other locations around town. Hingham had its last scam incident last weekend.
View ArticleStoughton police detective spends day testifying in murder retrial
A Stoughton detective spent 5 1/2 hours testifying Wednesday.
View ArticleJudge rules against city of Quincy in Ward 6 dispute, awards seat to runner-up
A judge has ordered the city council to appoint William Harris as the Ward 6 city councilor, wiping out a special election scheduled for next Tuesday.
View ArticleUnknown fate for Quincy special election as city weighs options
A judge has ordered the city council to appoint William Harris as the Ward 6 city councilor, wiping out a special election scheduled for next Tuesday.
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