Former Milton state Sen. Brian Joyce arrested on federal charges
The move comes nearly two years after FBI and IRS agents raided Joyce's law office in Canton.
View ArticleCharges against Joyce: Racketeering, extortion, fraud, money laundering
The move comes nearly two years after FBI and IRS agents raided Joyce's law office in Canton.
View Article7 Romanians plead guilty to skimming from ATMs in Quincy, Braintree, Weymouth
BOSTON – Seven Romanian nationals pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Boston in connection with an ATM skimming scheme operating in Quincy, Braintree, Weymouth and other locations in...
View ArticleRed Sox pitcher Steven Wright arrested
BOSTON – Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright was arrested on Friday night on charges of domestic assault. "We are aware of the incident involving Steven," said an emailed statement from the Red Sox. "This is...
View ArticlePipe bomb explodes on New York subway platform; two hurt, one arrested
NEW YORK — A pipe bomb that was strapped to a man went off in the New York City subway near the Times Square area of Manhattan on Monday, injuring the suspect and another person on the platform at the...
View ArticleJudge clears 3 former guards in death of patient at Bridgewater State Hospital
Judge Jeffrey Locke ruled in Plymouth Superior Court that the conduct of Derek Howard, John C. Raposo and George A. Billadeau did not constitute wanton and reckless disregard for patient safety.
View ArticleMilton man accused of defrauding investors in house-flipping scheme
BOSTON - Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin has charged a Milton man with using a fraudulent house-flipping scheme to convince friends and investors to lend him money that he then used on...
View ArticleAppeals Court reinstates indictments in attack on Plymouth sheriff's lieutenant
BOSTON - The state Appeals Court has reinstated indictments against three defendants who prosecutors say seriously injured a lieutenant with the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department in a 2015 bar...
View ArticlePolice: Student shot classmate with airsoft gun at Rockland school
A 10-year-old student could face charges.
View ArticleFormer governor's brother-in-law charged with sexual assault
Bernard Sigh of Milton, brother-in-law of former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, has been arraigned on a sexual assault charge.
View ArticlePolice say Rockland boy, 10, shot classmate with pellet gun
A 10-year-old student could face charges.
View ArticleFormer governor's brother-in-law charged with sexual assault in Milton
Bernard Sigh of Milton, brother-in-law of former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, has been arraigned on a sexual assault charge.
View ArticleAbington 7-11 robbed at knifepoint
Abington police responded to the store around 3 a.m. Monday after receiving a report from a clerk that the store had just been held up and the suspect, described as a taller white man with dreadlocks...
View ArticleTeen claims he was shot in Stoughton robbery
An 18-year-old man walked into a Brockton hospital emergency room with a gunshot wound to the foot on Tuesday night.
View ArticleWeymouth police arrest 2 in snow blower theft
Video surveillance led police to arrest Michael Garofalo and Kathleen Ball for the Nov. 29 theft of three snowblowers from Murphy's Small Engine Repair. A third man is still at large.
View ArticleHingham lawyer confirmed as superior court judge
BOSTON – The Governor’s Council voted 6-1 on Wednesday to confirm business attorney Debra Squires-Lee of Hingham for a Superior Court judgeship.Squires-Lee did not initially apply for a Superior Court...
View ArticleTrooper hit by car while making an arrest in Quincy
A state trooper injured in an accident on the Southeast Expressway early on Wednesday is the third police officer hurt on the job in the Quincy area in 10 days.
View ArticleWeymouth police arrest 2 in snowblower theft
Video surveillance led police to arrest Michael Garofalo and Kathleen Ball for the Nov. 29 theft of three snowblowers from Murphy's Small Engine Repair. A third man is still at large.
View ArticleJudge orders Deval Patrick's brother-in-law held without bail
QUINCY - A Milton man who was once at the center of a controversy over the state's sex offender assignment system has been ordered held without bail after a judge determined he could pose a danger to...
View ArticleState Police plan sobriety check in Norfolk County
State Police will set up sobriety checks somewhere in Norfolk County on Friday night. The practice is announced in advance to help deter drunk and drugged driving.
View Article