Change in defense lawyer to delay start of Puppy Doe trial
The man accused of torturing the dog known as Puppy Doe is getting a new attorney again, a change that will delay the start of his animal-cruelty trial next month.
View ArticleMan punched in the face in Quincy Center robbery
QUINCY - Police say a 21-year-old Quincy man was punched in the face by a 33-year-old Weymouth man Monday afternoon even though he'd handed over the cash the man demanded.Police Capt. John Dougan said...
View ArticleMan stabbed near Sudbury Farms
A Randolph man is recovering from wounds he received after he was stabbed near Sudbury Farms Sunday evening, Randolph police said.The 23-year-old man suffered knife wounds in his neck and back on a...
View ArticleDemolition of Del Prete house looms as land court sides with Rockland officials
Judge says Robert Del Prete “seized a lucky opportunity, and cavalierly marched ahead with his construction project, ignoring the obvious risks."
View ArticleStoughton man charged with strangling, threatening to kill girlfriend
Police found several guns and a large amount of ammunition in the home.
View ArticleHanson man charged with child enticement
HANSON – A Hanson man arrested Wednesday is facing federal charges for sending sexually explicit videos to two pre-teen girls, authorities said.Mark L. Leach, 48, was charged in a criminal complaint...
View ArticleNotorious gang network suspected in Stoughton heists
Officials think members of the Felony Lane Gang have landed in town.
View ArticleHingham insurance broker charged with alleged tax fraud
Anthony J. May, 61, of Dover, was arrested Wednesday by IRS agents. He's charged with failing to report substantial amounts of income he received in 2008 and 2009 from commissions, brokerage fees and...
View ArticleAlleged serial predator facing new rape charges in Quincy
QUINCY - Less than a year after he was arrested and charged with raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others on the streets of Boston, Steven G. Lent was free on $250,000 bail and living in a...
View ArticleGPS tracker leads police to woman charged in two Quincy bank robberies
QUINCY – Police say a GPS tracker tossed into a bag of money by a Quincy bank teller helped lead investigators to a woman now charged with robbing two banks in the city over the course of a...
View ArticleWoman sleeping in Stoughton parking lot has car broken into
A woman told police she was sleeping outside a Stoughton church when a man smashed her car window and stole something from inside.
View ArticleHingham police report housebreak on Friend Street
Jewelry and other items were taken in the break, which took place during the day on Tuesday, police said.
View ArticleQuincy woman arrested in prostitution sting in Andover
A 21-year-old Quincy woman was among three people arrested during a recent prostitution sting in Andover targeting human trafficking.
View ArticleMASS MOST WANTED: Suspect in Quincy credit card fraud
Crime occurred: Saturday, March 23Location: Quincy: Home DepotCase details: Police say a man used a fraudulently obtained credit card to purchase items at Home Depot on Centre Street on March 23 and...
View ArticleAppeals Court hears case of convicted rapist seeking parental rights to...
BOSTON - With three state Appeals Court justices looking on, Attorney Wendy Murphy argued that a convicted rapist who impregnated a 14-year-old during a 2009 rape, should not have parental...
View ArticleQuincy lawyer specializes in horse-related cases
QUINCY – Like most lawyers, Kathleen Reagan has a varied practice: divorce and family cases, firearm issues, farm-related matters. But the work the Missouri native and Braintree resident really loves...
View ArticleDecades later, 'Quincy model' for domestic violence has a limited legacy
QUINCY - In 1993, a television crew from CBS’s "60 Minutes" was dispatched to Quincy to document something unusual happening in the city’s courthouse.There, the crew found prosecutors, court officials,...
View ArticleWeymouth man found with 13 baggies of fentanyl-laced heroin, police say
A Weymouth man is facing drug charges after police said they found him for 13 baggies of heroin laced with fentanyl – an often lethal drug cocktail that officials say can lead to a rash in overdose
View ArticlePolice say Braintree woman to be charged with drunken driving after crash
A 52-year-old Braintree woman will be charged with drunken driving stemming from an early morning crash on Friday.
View ArticleBraintree police: Stoughton woman asleep behind wheel arrested
Crystal M. Starobin, 25, of Stoughton, is charged with operating under the influence of drugs and possession of heroin with intent to distribute.
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