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CRIME & SAFETY
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...
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 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...
'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...
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. ...
Brockton man wanted for murder in connection to Northborough party shooting
Authorities named Erik Coelho Dos Santos as the one responsible for the death of the 16-year-old victim. A Brockton man is wanted for murder in connection with a shooting at a Northborough party that killed a high school student in May. The Worcester County District Attorney’s Office named Erik Coelho...
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...
24-year-old pleads guilty after robbing USPS letter carrier at knifepoint
A 24-year-old Stoughton man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston Monday to the armed robberies of United States Postal Service (USPS) letter carriers, including robbing one at knifepoint. Kenneth Demosthene pleaded guilty to two counts each of robbery of any person having lawful charge, control, or custody of any...
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.
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...
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.
Intoxicated man accused of punching police cruiser in Bangor
BANGOR (WGME) -- Authorities say an intoxicated Massachusetts man punched a police cruiser after being denied entry to a concert in Bangor. Police say 30-year-old Kevin Reid of Braintree, Massachusetts, was denied entry to a concert at the Waterfront Concerts venue on Saturday due to his level of intoxication. Reid...
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