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Canton residents fearing for their safety after speaking out about Karen Read murder case
CANTON, Mass. — The Karen Read murder case has a lot of people on edge. Just last week the judge said the jury list will never be released after some jurors said they fear for their safety, and now a few residents in Canton are also worried after they say someone threw bleach on their yards for speaking out about the case.
Vocal Karen Read supporters say they’ve had bleach-filled balloons thrown on their lawns
Canton police say they're investigating the balloon incidents and have sent evidence off for processing. Canton police are investigating after several residents vocal in their support of murder defendant. say their lawns were targeted with bleach-filled balloons. According to NBC10 Boston, which first reported on the damage, three of Read’s...
Jury selection underway in murder trial of Marshfield woman accused of killing her husband
PLYMOUTH ‒ The murder trial of Christine Ricci, the Marshfield woman accused of stabbing her husband, Michael Ricci, to death in early 2021, began Monday in Plymouth Superior Court with jury selection. Christine Ricci's attorneys have claimed self-defense. Judge Diane Freniere described the case to about 40 potential jurors as follows: "At...
District Attorney identifies Lakeville swimmer who died after being found in pond
(WJAR) — The man who died in an apparent drowning was identified by the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office over the weekend. The victim was identified as 68-year-old Todd Page. The Massachusetts Environmental Police Department responded to Long Pond in Lakeville for a missing swimmer call during a...
Protestors gather in Stoughton to demand justice for Sandra Birchmore
The pregnant young woman was found dead from an alleged suicide in 2021. A prominent doctor ruled her death a homicide earlier this year. Demonstrators gathered outside Stoughton Town Hall Saturday to demand justice for Sandra Birchmore, a young pregnant woman who was allegedly groomed and sexually assaulted by three former police officers before her death in 2021.
Second weekend stabbing leaves 3 people injured outside Brockton bar
BROCKTON — Three people were stabbed during a fight outside a Brockton bar early Sunday morning, police said. Brockton police responded to reports of a stabbing outside Bar Dino's, located at 1002 Main St. at about 1:53 a.m., Brockton police spokesperson Darren Duarte said. When they arrived, officers found...
Suspect in church vandalism spree now faces gun-related charges
Jonathan White, who was arrested July 4 after allegedly vandalizing a historic Kingston church, is facing new, gun-related charges stemming from the search of his car and Plymouth home. A state trooper assigned to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force-Anti-Terrorism unit said a July 16 search of White’s Chevy Tahoe...
‘Slightly Stoopid’ Move Lands Massachusetts Man In Bangor Jail
Too much heat mixed with too many spirits and not enough common sense landed a man from Braintree, Mass., in a Bangor jail over the weekend. Kevin Reid, 30, had been attending the "Slightly Stoopid" concert at the Maine Savings Amphitheater in Bangor Saturday evening, police said. Coming off a...
Whole blood transfusion saves rider after ATV crash in Walpole
The victim was transported to a Boston hospital in a medical helicopter. The Canton Fire Department performed a whole blood transfusion following an ATV crash in Walpole on Friday night, officials say. The Walpole Fire Department requested mutual aid from Canton’s Field Transfusion Paramedic Program just before 8 p.m., according...
Firefighters from Avon and Surrounding Areas Battle Blaze at Recycling Plant; Two Injured
Firefighters were summoned to tackle a significant blaze that enveloped a recycling facility in Avon, Massachusetts, early this morning. According to NBC Boston, the fire ignited at a commercial building situated at 40 Ledin Drive, where the Avon Spiegel Recycling Center, operated by Waste Management, is located. The incident called for mutual aid from neighboring towns, as firefighters from Brockton and Canton, among others, provided assistance at the site.
Quincy man pleads guilty to part in international money laundering operation
A Quincy man pleaded guilty to being involved in a “sophisticated” international money laundering and drug trafficking organization in federal court on Tuesday, according to the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office. Licheng Huang, 41, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, the U.S. Attorney’s office said in...
OPINION: Bail – Illegal Alien in the Wind
The recent release on $500 bail and subsequent flight of migrant Cory Alvarez, alleged to have raped a disabled child by force, highlights a little known but serious problem in our judicial system: when a judge is appointed to the court, he or she sits on both civil cases and criminal cases, whether or not they have ever had prior experience in the criminal arena. In this instance, the Alvarez judge was a very experienced attorney in the civil arena, but she was woefully unqualified to make bail decisions, and made a terrible error in this case.
Two injured, one charged after crash leads to drug discovery in Norwell
NORWELL — A motor vehicle accident on Saturday led to the hospitalization of two individuals and the arrest of a Hingham man after police discovered illegal substances in the crashed vehicle. At 4:12 p.m., Norwell Police responded to a collision on Grove Street near Franklin Road, where a vehicle...
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