WATD host to serve 5 months for child pornography possession
PLYMOUTH - A Marshfield man who hosts a local radio program on substance abuse has been sentenced to at least five months in jail for child pornography possession.James E. Halligan, 63, was found...
View ArticleMan charged with raping student in her Curry College dorm
MILTON - Hyde Park man is facing a rape charge after police say he sexually assaulted a Curry College student inside her dorm room.Godson Derosena, 18, of 261 Wood Ave., pleaded not guilty at his...
View ArticleBaker seeks to expand law enforcement's use of wiretaps
QUINCY - Gov. Charlie Baker is putting his weight behind legislation long sought by law enforcement that could vastly expand the use of police wiretaps in Massachusetts.Baker said his proposed changes,...
View ArticleMurder suspect arrested in Weymouth
WEYMOUTH - State Police say a man suspected of fatally shooting a legally blind man on Easter Sunday was arrested in Weymouth hours after he was added to the state's most-wanted list.State Police say...
View ArticleNo bail issued to Cohasset man with 98 guns, military shells in home
COHASSET - There was no bail issued at the arraignment Wednesday for a Cohasset man facing several charges, after police said he had multiple unsecured guns, military ordnance shells and stolen grave...
View ArticleScammers seeking fraudulent donations for Weymouth veterans
WEYMOUTH - Police and Weymouth Veterans' Services are warning residents about a scam where people are soliciting fraudulent donations said be going toward helping veterans in town.Calls have been going...
View ArticleDA: 'Long investigation' ahead in search for cause of Billerica crash
Two women and a man are confirmed dead and 10 others injured following a crash at Lynnway Greater Boston Auto Auction off Charter Road in Billerica.At a press conference, District Attorney Marian Ryan...
View ArticlePolice: Lynn murder suspect was hiding out in Weymouth hotel
WEYMOUTH - A man wanted in connection with a fatal Easter Sunday shooting in Lynn was arrested early Wednesday after a police tactical team raided the Weymouth motel room where police say he had been...
View ArticleCops: Quincy woman abandoned her 2 children, lived in squalor
QUINCY – A Quincy woman’s two young children were taken into state custody Tuesday night after police said both of them were found separately by themselves and living in squalor in a Centre Street...
View ArticleCohasset man with 98-gun stockpile released after arraignment
COHASSET - There was no bail issued at the arraignment Wednesday for a Cohasset man facing several charges, after police said he had multiple unsecured guns, military ordnance shells and stolen grave...
View ArticleRandolph man who claimed to create 'Kung Fu Panda' sent to jail
A federal judge has given the Randolph man who sued to back his claim to the character of “Kung Fu Panda” two years in prison.
View ArticleQuincy-bound minivan stopped with 49 pounds of pot
Rhode Island State Police say a 37-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night on his way to Quincy with 48 pounds of marijuana.Huilin Wu, 37, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was ordered held without bail Wednesday on...
View ArticleSecurity tightened after 9 patients 'walk away' from new state detox center
CARVER - State officials are pledging to tighten security after nine civilly committed patients walked away from a new rehabilitation facility in the Myles Standish State Forest, prompting two nights...
View ArticleFBI, State Police search Quincy homes
QUINCY - State Police troopers and agents with the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force searched two Quincy homes around 7 a.m. Thursday morning as part of a state investigation.Agents spent the morning...
View ArticleCarver man convicted of stealing $1.1 million from elderly neighbor
Jamie M. Ferreira, 46, was convicted by a Plymouth County Superior Court judge Thursday in a non-jury trial. He used a fake winning lottery ticket and other bogus documents to bilk the victim for loans.
View ArticleWoman arrested in Quincy sex trafficking raid to be arraigned
A man and woman from New Hampshire were taken into custody Thursday morning. Three others face charges in connection with alleged prostitution operations in Boston, Cambridge and North Reading.
View ArticleFormer Bruin from Weymouth sentenced on federal drug charges
A former forward and star player for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kevin Stevens, a Brockton native, battled drug and alcohol addiction for many years. He sought help from the National Hockey League's...
View ArticleMASS MOST WANTED: FBI seeking Quincy bank robber
Crime occurred: April 8, 2017Location: Eastern Bank, 731 Hancock St., QuincyCase details: A man wearing a hood lightly pulled over his head and face passed a note to the teller demanding...
View ArticleQuincy pizza shop wage dispute sent to mediation
BOSTON - A federal judge has ordered both sides in a dispute over wages at a former Quincy pizza shop to sit down with a mediator this summer to try to reach a settlement.The lawsuit, which seeks more...
View ArticleDetox center escapes rile Myles Standish park advocates, neighbors
PLYMOUTH - When Lisa Skinner heard about the manhunt for escaped inmates underway at Myles Standish State Forest, she feared one of them could be on his way down her family’s dark, rural road, which...
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