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.
View ArticlePolice: 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.
View ArticleGrand 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.
View ArticleVictim'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...
View ArticleQuincy 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.
View ArticleBrockton 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...
View ArticleQuincy 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...
View ArticleHomeless 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,...
View ArticleFormer 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.
View ArticleDrug 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.
View ArticleFormer 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.
View ArticleGunshots 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...
View ArticleBulger, 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...
View ArticleFree 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.
View ArticleQuincy 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...
View ArticleSex 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...
View ArticleBourne 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleBest 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.
View ArticleBrockton 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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