Police release 911 calls that led to Rockland official's arrest
ROCKLAND - Police have released audio recordings from two 911 calls that led to the arrest of a Rockland school official last week.Mark S. Norris, the 54-year-old vice chairman of the town's school...
View ArticleBraintree mall officials agree to make changes after shooting
Improved emergency communications at the South Shore Plaza were agreed to following a meeting between town and mall officials on Thursday.
View ArticleLawmakers to consider increasing juvenile court age
Some criminal justice reform advocates are backing a proposal to expand the Massachusetts juvenile court system to include defendants up to age 21.
View ArticleThree arrested as Stoughton police bust credit fraud ring
Stoughton detectives and the U.S. Secret Service dismantled a credit fraud ring in town, but don't yet know how many victims there could be.
View ArticleKingston police sergeant sheds tears as termination hearing continues
KINGSTON – A police sergeant accused of mishandling sexual assault cases began to cry during the third day of a hearing that could lead to her firing.Sgt. Susan Munford talked about an emotional...
View ArticleNew bills would strip rapists of parental rights
Advocates agree on principle, but differ on interpretations of bill language and what their implementation would look like.
View ArticleJudge casts doubt on OUI evidence from 2012-14
Hundreds of defendants were involved in challenge of blood-alcohol readings
View ArticleHow two anonymous tips dismantled an alleged credit fraud ring in Stoughton
It started with an anonymous email to the police chief, then a video to the department's Facebook page. It ended with three arrests.
View ArticleHow two anonymous tips took down an alleged credit fraud ring
It started with an anonymous email to the police chief, then a video to the department's Facebook page. It ended with three arrests.
View ArticleQuincy man charged with indecently assaulting woman at Braintree station
BRAINTREE – MBTA Transit Police say officers arrested a Quincy man Saturday after he indecently assaulted a 24-year-old woman waiting for a bus at the Braintree station. The woman told police she had...
View ArticleHow a Quincy man's kidnapping led to his own arrest
QUINCY - With his two children fast asleep in the back seat, Mukunda Znajmiecka had just parked outside his Marina Bay home last fall when two masked men pulled him from his car and threw him into a...
View ArticleState court upholds Cohasset couple's right to build on small lot
The state Appeals Court on Tuesday said John and Martha Shaw have a “grandfather” right to build on a 21,850-square-foot lot on Atlantic Avenue, evening though it's one-third the size currently...
View ArticleJustice reform bill would give prisoners route to shorter sentences
BOSTON -- Prisoners would have greater opportunities for early release, even if they received a mandatory minimum sentence, under legislation resulting from the cooperation between all three branches...
View ArticleRandolph bank robber not 'lovin' it' after arrest at McDonald's
A Randolph man was arrested at a local McDonald's and charged in a Tuesday morning bank robbery.
View ArticleMilton Academy discloses decades-old cases sexual misconduct by staff
In a letter Tuesday, the school disclosed the results of an investigation finding that four employees had engaged in sexual misconduct with students decades ago. All of the students were minors.
View ArticleWoman at Brockton murder claims suspect killed to protect her
Police say William James Porter, a 29-year-old father of two, was killed Tuesday by Michael Pircio, who lived downstairs from him. Pircio's girlfriend says he was protecting her from a sex assault by...
View ArticleHull man charged with lewdness at Fort Revere Park
Dennis Hennebury, 48, was arrested Tuesday after a female visitor in the park told police he'd exposed himself and followed her. He was arraigned Wednesday in Hingham District Court.
View ArticleFormer Hanson resident charged in death of 7-month-old daughter.
Ryan Beeley, a 37-year-old Rhode Island resident who grew up in Hanson, is being charged with child neglect following the death of his young daughter, Willow Ramos.
View ArticleHe went on a test drive, then led Stoughton police on a chase
A man pleaded not guilty to 12 charges, including failing to stop for police and resisting arrest, after a chase in Stoughton on Friday night.
View ArticleEx-Hanson resident charged with neglect after infant daughter dies
WARWICK, R.I. – A former Hanson resident and South Shore Vocational Technical High School honor roll student pleaded not guilty Wednesday to neglect after the death of his 7-month-old daughter.A...
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