State Police: Braintree man led trooper on chase in Quincy
QUINCY - A Braintree man was held on $3,500 bail Thursday after police said he led a state trooper on a chase in Quincy last week.Elias Lefas, 41, of 70 Thetford Ave., is facing 14 charges, including...
View ArticleHomeless man charged with rape, incest in Quincy
QUINCY- A homeless man who had been staying at a Quincy shelter has been indicted on multiple counts of rape and incest.Russell J. Page Jr., 24, is facing 11 counts each of rape and incest as well two...
View ArticleOwner, 26 tenants indicted on Westport animal cruelty charges
The 151-count animal cruelty indictment is the result of an investigation that began in July 2016, when Westport police officers were notified about alleged animal cruelty at the 70-acre farm owned by...
View ArticleMBTA worker from Plymouth faces fraud charge
BOSTON – A Plymouth man and buyer for the MBTA has been indicted in connection with larceny, illegal gratuity and procurement fraud schemes, Attorney General Maura Healey’s office said in a statement.A...
View ArticleW.V. man arrested in Braintree gets life sentence for killing
WINFIELD, W. Virginia – A West Virginia man arrested in Braintree in 2015 has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing a woman with whom he was reportedly having an affair.The...
View ArticleBraintree man facing second drunken driving charge out of Weymouth
WEYMOUTH - A Braintree man is facing his second drunken driving offense after police said he was passed out behind the wheel in Weymouth over the weekend.John Sessions, 26, of 18 Kenmore Road,...
View ArticleQuincy woman, 62, struck in head with gun during robbery at home
QUINCY - A 62-year-old Quincy woman was hospitalized after she was struck in the head with a gun during a robbery on the front steps of her home early Monday morning.Around 1 a.m., the woman's husband...
View ArticleThree teens arrested in Quincy knifepoint robbery
QUINCY - Three teens were arrested over the weekend after police said they followed a man from a T station and then robbed him at knifepoint in Quincy.Maitiu Sheriff, 18, of Weymouth, along with a...
View ArticleCops: Randolph man choked woman, charged with attempted murder
RANDOLPH - A Randolph man was held on $10,000 bail Monday after police said he choked a woman because she did not want to have sex with him inside his apartment.Aaron Burns, 30, of 43 Gold St., was...
View ArticleState's highest court considers whether state can enforce immigration detainers
BOSTON -- State law enforcement officials have the "inherent" authority to arrest and hold immigrants scheduled for deportation, a Department of Justice attorney argued in court on Tuesday.The Supreme...
View ArticleMan assaulted, robbed inside room at Weymouth motel
WEYMOUTH - A 63-year-old Hanover man was assaulted and robbed inside his room at the Arbor Inn motel in Weymouth early Wednesday morning, police said.Shortly after midnight, police received a call from...
View ArticleQuincy tavern raided by State Police troopers
QUINCY – State Police are saying little about an investigation that led them to search a long-standing Quincy tavern Wednesday morning. Lt. Mark Frenzo confirmed that troopers joined by Quincy...
View Article4 tires stolen off car in Quincy overnight
QUINCY - A Quincy resident awoke Wednesday morning to find that all four wheels had been stolen off their car overnight.Around 4:45 a.m., police were notified by the resident of 410 Washington St. that...
View ArticleFormer speaker Thomas Finneran loses pension case
BOSTON - The state’s highest court has ruled that former House Speaker Thomas Finneran’s federal conviction for obstruction of justice more than a decade ago was sufficient to strip him of his...
View ArticleAttorney General Maura Healey says Brockton rep's raid alert was legal
Healey says Rep. Michelle DuBois had a First Amendmednt right to post a warning about a rumored immigration raid on her Facebook page.
View ArticleCops: Quincy drunken driver sped 90 mph down Hancock Street
QUINCY - A Quincy man, who was speeding as fast as 90 mph down Hancock Street early Wednesday morning, was driving drunk and had a half pill of ecstasy in his pocket, police said.Scott Harrison, 28, of...
View ArticleMilton traffic stop leads to heroin trafficking charges for 2 men
MILTON - A State Police trooper, who stopped a driver for going through a stop sign in Milton late Wednesday night, ended up arresting the man and his passenger on heroin-trafficking charges, police...
View ArticleMASS MOST WANTED: Pair used stolen credit card at Stoughton BJ's
Crime occurred: Friday, March 17Location: BJ’s Wholesale Club, StoughtonCase details: A man and woman used a stolen credit card to open a BJ’s account and racked up nearly $1,000 in fraudulent...
View ArticleSenate confirms Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court
The U.S. Senate confirmed Neil M. Gorsuch to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, capping more than a year of bitter partisan bickering over the ideological balance of the nation’s highest court.Senators...
View ArticleWoman's remains found in Dedham woods
DEDHAM -- The skeletal remains of a young woman have been discovered in woods off High Street.Dedham Police Chief Michael J. d'Entremont and Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey said a...
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