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Jurors shown video of victim, Stoughton home after murder

A state police crime scene services supervisor and a doctor were witnesses Thursday on the sixth day of testimony in John Rooney's murder retrial.

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Police: Stoughton teen broke into home, poured formula, polish on car

An 18-year-old was charged with kicking in a door of someone he believed owed him money.

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Grand jury indicts man for murder at Randolph bar

A Norfolk County grand jury has indicted a 36-year-old Randolph man for a shooting murder at a Randolph bar.

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Victim's family to Brockton murderer: 'We forgive you, God loves you'

BROCKTON - Carlos Velazquez wiped his face trying to fight back emotion in a Brockton courtroom Thursday.It wasn’t because he had just been found guilty of first-degree murder and would be sentenced to...

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Quincy won't fight Ward 6 ruling; Harris to fill city council seat

The city won't hold a Ward 6 preliminary election Tuesday and it won't fight a judge's decision ordering the city council to appoint William Harris to the vacant seat.

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Brockton man charged with selling fentanyl-laced heroin in Weymouth

WEYMOUTH – Police say the arrest Thursday of a Brockton man charged with selling heroin laced with fentanyl is the latest sign that the often lethal drug cocktail is becoming more prevalent in...

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Quincy police looking for teenage bank robber

QUINCY - Police say they're looking for a teenage bank robber who made off with cash from an Adams Street branch Wednesday evening after claiming to have a gun.Police said the young man passed a note...

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Homeless man charged with breaking into John Adams birthplace in Quincy

QUINCY – Police say a homeless man who broke into the John Adams birthplace and locked himself in a bathroom told officers he was looking for a place to sleep.Officers arrested Michael Zadrozny, 52,...

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Former probation commissioner loses pension

The state retirement board has revoked the pension of former state Probation Commissioner John O'Brien of Quincy following his 2014 conviction on federal charges.

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Drug awareness programs to be held in Braintree Wednesday night

Geared toward parents, the speakers include a couple who lost their son to a heroin overdose.

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Former probation commissioner O'Brien loses pension

The state retirement board has revoked the pension of former state Probation Commissioner John O'Brien of Quincy following his 2014 conviction on federal charges.

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Gunshots reported after fight breaks out in Braintree mall

BRAINTREE - Police say one or more gunshots were reported in Braintree on Sunday evening after a fight that broke out in a store in South Shore Plaza spilled across the street into another shopping...

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Bulger, Greig possessions to be auctioned off

BOSTON -- The U.S. Marshals Service announced Monday that a house and the contents of items seized from the Santa Monica, California, apartment of James "Whitey" Bulger and Catherine Greig will be...

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Free ride to arraignment for man accused of breaking into Stoughton court

A Norwood man is charged with fleeing from a single-car accident and later attempting to break into the Stoughton courthouse.

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Quincy police say drunken driver crashed into 7 parked cars

QUINCY -- A Quincy man is facing drunken driving charges after police say he crashed into at least seven parked cars in Wollaston early Monday morning while trying to get away.Capt. John Dougan said...

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Sex offender wants new trial in Quincy T station assault

BOSTON - A homeless man convicted of groping a teenage girl in a Quincy MBTA station 15 years ago says he should get a new trial because his former lawyer, an admitted cocaine addict, never told him...

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Bourne man charged with indecent assault at Kingston play area

A Bourne man has been arraigned on charges he allegedly inappropriately touched two girls at an indoor play area at the Kingston Collection in Kingston.Justin G. Kettell, 37, of Sagamore Beach, pleaded...

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A first for Hingham: Credit card theft with a “clone card”

Police are asking the public to help identify a man who used a duplicated credit card to buy $1,500 worth of clothing at the Derby Street Shoppes on March 20. The suspect captured the card owner's...

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Best of the best: Stoughton police maintain state accreditation

The police department received accreditation in May 2012 and just received noticed that the status will continue.

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Brockton man charged with 2nd offense drunken driving in Weymouth

WEYMOUTH – A Brockton man is facing second-offense drunken driving charges after Weymouth police pulled him over early Monday morning.Police arrested Nicholas A. Rodriguez, 32, of 24 Kingston St.,...

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