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CRIME & SAFETY
Driver injured in crash after leading troopers on chase in Foxboro, police say
A driver was injured after racing off from a traffic stop and crashing their car in Foxboro early Sunday morning, state police say. Around 2:14 p.m., a Massachusetts State Police trooper tried to stop a car on Route 95. The car did not stop and raced down Route 95 before driving onto Route 140 for Mansfield, state police say. The trooper stopped the case. A short time later, the car crashed. The driver was injured, the extent of which was not immediately clear.
Massachusetts State Police looking for 20-year-old accused of fatally shooting 16-year-old at party
NORTHBOROUGH – Authorities are searching for Erik Coelho Dos Santos, who has a warrant for his arrest for a charge of murder resulting from a shooting that occurred in Northborough on May 12, 2024, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Dos Santos, 20, with a...
Police: 3 suspects linked to international theft group used cameras to break into Braintree homes
Police arrested three suspects believed to be part of an international theft group for allegedly surveilling their victims with hidden cameras to break into their homes.
Boston lawyer once named ‘most eligible bachelor’ is sentenced to 5-10 years for raping 21-year-old
BOSTON (AP) — A former Boston lawyer and prosecutor who was once named one of People magazine’s most eligible bachelors was sentenced Monday to between five and 10 years in state prison for rape. Gary Zerola, 52, was found guilty last month after a jury deliberated for five...
'He took a bullet for us': Trump supporters rally at Taunton Green after shooting attack
TAUNTON — Judith Conlan drove from her home in Somerset to share her appreciation for former president Donald Trump with drivers circling the Taunton Green. “It’s not far to travel for a man who took a bullet for us,” Conlan said. She was one of about a...
Boston police seize 9 mopeds in Downtown Crossing
It is the latest round in a crackdown by the city on off-road vehicles. The Boston Police Department said officers seized nine mopeds on Monday in Downtown Crossing, as the department continues its increased focus on enforcing rules for mopeds and motorcycles in the city. A crackdown on off-road vehicles...
Man Shot Dead by Forest Hills Station
A man was shot dead on Sunday night near the Forest Hills T station. Boston Police responded to a report of a person shot at New Washington Street and Arborway around 10:17 pm. Police located an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Boston police officer struck by vehicle, 2 suspects arrested
BOSTON — A Boston Police Department officer was struck by a vehicle late Tuesday in the city's Dorchester neighborhood. Police were called at 11:37 p.m. to 33 Stanton St. after receiving information that several people were in possession of firearms at the location. An officer was struck as a...
Update: Taunton Police find missing 37-year-old woman
TAUNTON — Police Chief Edward Walsh from Taunton Police Department announced Tuesday afternoon that Amanda Brown has been found safe. Amanda Brown, 37, from Taunton, had been missing since early June, according to Taunton Police Department. She is described as approximately 5 feet, 4 inches tall and about 100 pounds, with brown and gray hair. ...
Lincoln police: DUI driver crash causes major power outage
LINCOLN, R.I. (WLNE) — Lincoln police arrested a woman Sunday for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, crashing and causing a widespread power outage throughout the city. Jennifer Masi, 41, of Cumberland was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of an...
3 stabbed in Holbrook apartment complex, police say
All three victims were rushed to the hospital early Saturday morning. The Holbrook Police Department is investigating a triple stabbing that occurred on Saturday, the department said. Officers responded to a 911 call around 3:30 a.m. on July 13th at 166 Longmeadow Drive, an apartment complex, the department said in...
Massachusetts man sentenced to prison after 17 kilos of cocaine, $190,000 in cash seized
BOSTON – A Massachusetts man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for cocaine related offenses. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 55-year-old Francisco Restrepo Mesa of Revere was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 68 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. In April 2024, Restrepo pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, one count of possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.
Defense in Karen Read murder case continues to seek for dismissal of two charges
(WJAR) — The defense in Karen Read murder case is continuing to argue for two out of three charges to be dismissed. Read’s lawyers filed a reply to the prosecution’s opposition on Tuesday. This comes after the prosecution filed an opposition to the defense’s motion to dismiss...
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