At Trump event, Sheriff Hodgson gave OD data 7x higher than hospital's
DARTMOUTH — Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson gave it to him straight: Mr. President, the drug problem is so bad that the hospital in New Bedford sees 15 to 20 overdoses every day, on the second...
View ArticleWhitman man charged in January gunpoint robbery in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A Whitman man and his friend arranged to buy a used cellphone, but instead robbed the seller at gunpoint in January, a prosecutor said in Framingham District Court on Wednesday.Police...
View ArticleFramingham ex-probation officer Paul Collins gets up to 3 1/2 years in...
Prosecutor Joshua Pakstis recommended a lengthier sentence than the guidelines, saying Paul Collins used his position of power to get into and maintain a relationship with Andrea Fazio.
View ArticlePolice say vandalism at Jewish cemetery worse than first thought
FALL RIVER -- After canvassing the Hebrew cemetery on McMahon Street, police said Wednesday 59 gravestones were defaced with anti-Semitic language and swastikas, more than double the number initially...
View ArticleFormer barista says Starbucks ignored sexual harassment by customer
PROVIDENCE — A former barista at Starbucks in Barrington is suing her longtime employer, alleging that the company ignored her complaints about a customer's persistent sexual harassment and...
View ArticleMom with kids on YouTube channel suspected of child abuse
MARICOPA, Ariz. — A woman who operated a popular YouTube channel featuring kids is facing allegations she used pepper spray to discipline her seven adopted children, and locked them for days in a...
View ArticlePatriots owner Kraft, others file motion to block release of day spa videos
The surveillance videos allegedly show the men engaged in sexual activity at the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter.
View ArticleDA: Man assaults Framingham cop
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man hit a police officer on Tuesday and struggled with several others who were trying to place him in protective custody, authorities said.Police instead arrested Heriberto...
View ArticleAshland selectmen honor outgoing Police Chief Craig Davis
ASHLAND - When Craig Davis reflects on his five years as Ashland's police chief, among his biggest highlights are the close relationships he’s been able to foster with town management.“I’m sort of...
View ArticleA Fall River man arrested after shouting racial slurs, profanities, threats...
An 18-year-old Fall River man faces seven criminal counts after shouting racial slurs, profanities and threats in front of Natick High School on Wednesday.
View ArticlePatriots owner Robert Kraft wants prostitution video blocked from public
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Attorneys representing New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other men charged in a Florida massage parlor prostitution investigation are asking a judge to block the...
View ArticleFall River man arraigned in Natick threat case
An 18-year-old Fall River man faces seven criminal counts after shouting racial slurs, profanities and threats in front of Natick High School on Wednesday. He shot what appears to be a paintball gun in...
View ArticleJury begins deliberations in Worcester human trafficking case
WORCESTER - Jury deliberations began Thursday in the trial of two men with alleged gang ties who are charged with human trafficking for sexual servitude and deriving support from the earnings of a...
View ArticlePolice: Tenn. men planned to sell AK-47, other guns in Brockton
BROCKTON — Three Tennessee men arrested in the city with a cache of firearms and ammunition planned to sell the guns, including an AK-47, an officer testified in court Thursday.The men, Domenick...
View ArticleCops: School staffer sent indecent photo to 13-year-old Woonsocket girl
WOONSOCKET — A behavioral specialist at Pawtucket's Joseph Jenks Middle School is accused of sending sexually explicit photos of himself to a 13-year-old girl.The Woonsocket police said that Michael K....
View ArticleR.I. charges 88 people with fraudulently collecting food stamps
SCITUATE, R.I. — The state police on Thursday announced charges against 88 people who investigators say fraudulently received food stamps.The suspects got about $469,000 in public assistance over the...
View ArticleShrewsbury man, charged with putting father's body in freezer, back in court
DUDLEY – A Shrewsbury man who in 2017 allegedly stored his father’s corpse in a basement freezer, never telling authorities, was back in Dudley District Court on Thursday.James R. Edwards, 50, of 59...
View ArticleThree Needham officers hospitalized after fentanyl exposure
NEEDHAM — Three Needham police officers were hospitalized early Friday after being exposed to fentanyl.Officers were called to the Marriott Residence Inn parking lot on B Street, just off Rte. 128, to...
View ArticleMan charged with injuring Framingham cop
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man injured a police officer when the officer was trying to take him into custody in January, authorities said.Pamphras Mulondo, 39, was arraigned in Framingham District Court...
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WORCESTER — A Superior Court jury Friday found two men with alleged gang ties guilty of prostituting five women.Angelo Gonzalez, 36, of Worcester, was found guilty of one count of human trafficking for...
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