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Men armed with guns rob Stoughton gas station

Two men who had handguns robbed a Gulf gas station early Tuesday morning.

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Cops: Man caught after third day of stealing bikes from Quincy High

QUINCY – The third time was not a charm for a city man who stole bicycles from Quincy High School three days in a row, police said.After two bicycles were stolen from the bike racks at the high school...

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Mass. Most Wanted: Man commits sex acts in Abington laundromat

Crime occurred: Jan. 15, 2017Location: Abington laundromatCase details: A man was involved in lewd and lascivious acts inside a town laundromat.Investigator: Abington police officer Shannon ReevesCase...

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Quincy police investigating attempted arson of resident's van

A Quincy man had to use a garden hose to put out a fire where someone stuck a rag in the gas tank of his van and lit it on fire Thursday night, police said.

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Randolph man charged with firearms violations

Antoine Lewis, 27, of Randolph was arrested following a traffic stop in Dorchester early Friday morning, state police said.

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Ex-NFL star Hernandez acquitted in Boston double murder

Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez has been acquitted in a Boston double slaying that prosecutors said was fueled by his anger over a spilled drink at a nightclub. The former tight end for the New England...

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Military shells found in Cohasset home

Police seized five military shells and more than 100 firearms from a Cohasset home Friday afternoon.

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Quincy police investigating hit-and-run crashes

QUINCY - Police are trying to determine whether a Quincy man injured in a crash Monday morning was also responsible for two earlier hit-and-run crashes in the city.Police said officers found James...

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Weymouth man to face charges after allegedly fleeing crash on Easter

WEYMOUTH – A Weymouth man will face criminal charges after allegedly fleeing the scene of a two-car crash that injured two adults and a child on Easter.David J. MacKenzie, 51, of 48 Abbott St. will be...

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Quincy man convicted in 1994 slaying charged in new rape case

Shawn Kane was released from state prison in 2015 after serving 16 years for a manslaughter conviction in the brutal 1994 killing of 17-year-old Sonia Leal. He had taken a plea deal in the case to...

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Cohasset man with 98 guns charged with desecrating graves

COHASSET - Criminal charges have been filed against the owner of a Cohasset home where police say they found nearly 100 firearms and a collection of stolen grave markers during a search last...

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Quincy man arrested in break-in after 'brief struggle' with homeowner

QUINCY – Police say one Quincy man illegally entered another’s home early Wednesday morning and scuffled with the person inside before fleeing.During his arraignment in Quincy District Court on...

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Murder conviction upheld for Quincy man 'divorced' by son

The state Supreme Judicial Court has denied Daniel J. Holland's appeal for a new trial in the murder of his wife, Elizabeth, in 1998.

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2 charged in Halifax prostitution bust

HALIFAX - A man and woman living together in a home in Halifax were arrested this week after police said they used the website backpage.com to post an ad for prostitution.Nicholas Butler, 25, and...

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Homeland Security: Weymouth man offered to 'kill anybody for a fee'

WEYMOUTH - A man looking to sell guns out of his Weymouth home, told a confidential informant earlier this year that he would "kill anybody for a fee," according to recently obtained court...

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Mass. Most Wanted: Quincy store robbed at knifepoint

Crime occurred: Saturday, April 8Location: 7-Eleven, 76 Franklin St., QuincyCase details: A man brandished a knife and demanded money from the clerk. Described as being five-feet-four-inches...

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Police: Stoughton woman beat disabled person with shower rod in Sharon

A Stoughton woman beat a disabled person with a shower curtain pole, leading to her arrest, police said.

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Scituate cop charged with drunken driving after Plymouth crash

SCITUATE - A Scituate police officer is on administrative leave, charged with drunken driving in a crash that occurred hours after he graduated from the police academy in Plymouth.Patrick Stewart, 24,...

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Cohasset investigation leads to cocaine trafficking, conspiracy charges

Five people were arrested by Cohasset police on Friday, April 21, at about 4:30 p.m., in the parking lot of the Scituate VFW Post on Route 3A in Scituate. The arrests were the culmination of an...

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Police seek help in identifying Weymouth bank robber

WEYMOUTH - Weymouth police are seeking the public's help in identifying a man who robbed a bank in town last week.Shortly after 10 a.m. on Thursday, a man in his thirties walked into the South Shore...

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