Co-worker testifies Collins admitted to giving gun to woman
Former probation officer David DiGiorgio said he knew Paul Collins and Andrea Fazio had some sort of relationship, one that DiGiorgio did not find to be appropriate.
View ArticleHeadlines help Baker make case for bail reform
BOSTON - Two recent criminal cases involving a Lawrence cop accused of child rape and a Cambridge man arrested on ammunition charges highlight the need, according to Gov. Charlie Baker, for his bill to...
View ArticleSouthborough police arrest one in December robbery
Police are still looking for Orlando Gonzalez, 33, whose whereabouts are unknown. He is Stephen Rodriguez's brother, according to the release.
View ArticleCo-worker implicates associate probation officer in Framingham gun-swap case
Former probation officer David DiGiorgio said he knew Paul Collins and Andrea Fazio had some sort of relationship, one that DiGiorgio did not find to be appropriate.
View ArticleAmazon lobbies to exempt employees from labor protections
OLYMPIA, Wash. Many of Amazon's Seattle-area employees would be exempt from new labor protections in a bill passed by the state Senate after lobbyists for the tech giant pushed to change a key...
View ArticleManafort case sparks conversation about sentence disparities
A judge's decision to sentence President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman to less than four years in prison — a fraction of the penalty called for in government guidelines — sparked widespread...
View ArticlePolice: Woman killed neighbor's ferret, poisoned her own dog
PROVIDENCE — A Providence woman is accused of stealing her neighbor's ferret and crushing its back, and force-feeding poison to her own dog.Late last month, police found Bear the ferret and Rhody the...
View ArticleMan held after body found in his Worcester cellar
WORCESTER — Thomas Garon Jr., charged in connection with the discovery of a body buried in the basement of the Penn Avenue apartment building where he lives, was ordered held without bail after a...
View ArticleOnline seduction of girl, 15, puts ex-cop in prison
PROVIDENCE — Matthew Riley lived multiple lives.By day, he worked as the canine officer for the Narragansett Police Department. By night, he was a devoted husband and father of two children.But behind...
View ArticleAnswers sought six years after death of Framingham woman's sister
"We have no more answers than we had the night she died," said Stephanie Deeley, of Framingham, who is Kimberly Parker's sister. "Kim was found unresponsive on her front lawn. The only person with her...
View ArticleRockland man arrested after hitting Southborough house with car
SOUTHBOROUGH — Police arrested a 34-year old Rockland man Sunday morning after he drove his 2011 Maserati into the corner of a house on 263 Cordaville Road.Felipe Deafilvapinheiro was arrested at 5:11...
View ArticleProsecutors make the case against Paul Collins using a taped interview with...
WOBURN — When Framingham police called it strange that a gun once registered to him wound up in the hands of a local drug dealer, Paul Collins agreed.“It is a stretch,” said Collins in a June 13, 2016,...
View ArticleRandolph special ed teacher denies assaulting children
QUINCY — A lawyer representing a Randolph special education teacher accused of assaulting children as young as 6 has denied the allegations, saying they were made by a disgruntled teacher's aide who...
View ArticleCar chase yields safe full of suspected fentanyl and cash
By Joe Difazio The Patriot Ledger
View ArticleActresses, prominent business owners charged in nationwide college admissions...
Hollywood stars are among dozens of people charged Tuesday in a nationwide college admissions cheating and athletic recruitment scheme, federal officials announced.U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling said...
View ArticleJury gets the Framingham probation officer gun case
WOBURN – After three days of testimony in Middlesex Superior Court, Paul Collins’ fate is now in the hands of the jury.The jury of eight women and four men now has to decide if the 65-year-old Collins,...
View ArticleFormer Framingham probation officer Paul Collins guilty of gun trafficking
WOBURN – After being handcuffed by court officers after a Middlesex Superior Court jury found him guilty of gun trafficking on Tuesday, Paul Collins turned to look at his family before facing the...
View ArticleTV celebrities and coaches charged in college bribery scheme
BOSTON — Fifty people, including Hollywood stars Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, were charged Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents allegedly bribed college coaches and other insiders to get...
View ArticleQuincy fire displaces 27 people
QUINCY — Regina Timonina grabbed her elderly neighbor by the hand as they started down Arlington Street on Tuesday afternoon in search of the Red Cross. The two women, along with more than a dozen of...
View ArticleSon of late RI mob boss alleges he was falsely imprisoned on warrant for his dad
PROVIDENCE — The son of the late Mafia capo Frank L. “Bobo” Marrapese Jr. is suing the Cranston police, the Adult Correctional Institutions, and the former attorney general, Peter Kilmartin, alleging...
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