After Abington father’s murder-suicide, experts examine why
ABINGTON — Several hours after the Zaccardi family was found dead of gunshot wounds in their town home last week, Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz said there were more questions than...
View ArticleNatick Police warn of new twist on old scam
NATICK – Although the Social Security scam is not new, police are warning residents that scammers have added a new twist to it.Traditionally, how the scam works is someone uses a spoofed phone number...
View ArticleUpdate: Second student-involved racist social media post being investigated
FRAMINGHAM – School authorities are investigating two separate incidents of racist social media posts made over the weekend, allegedly by students.The first reported incident involves anti-Semitic...
View ArticleWestborough Police identify two connected to grocery store thefts
WESTBOROUGH – Police said they have identified two men in connection with $2,000 worth of thefts from two supermarkets last month.Police have obtained warrants for Christopher Levasseur and John Adams,...
View ArticleReport: Fall River mayor to announce he is taking leave, suspending campaign
FALL RIVER -- Mayor Jasiel Correia will announce Tuesday that he will suspend his re-election campaign and take a leave of absence from office, according to a report in The Boston Globe.A noon press...
View ArticleTwo N.H. shooting victims discharged from hospital
PELHAM, N.H. — Two people who were wounded during a shooting at a Pelham church Saturday are out of the hospital, but a third person remains in serious condition at Tufts Medical Center in...
View ArticleDA: Man tried to rob bank inside Framingham store
“He (Bedian) said, ‘I don’t think you understand. You have five minutes to give me $30,000,’” said prosecutor Pavan Nagavelli. “He said something to the affect about keeping them as hostages.”
View ArticleHolliston police report details abuse allegations against dog trainer
At one point in the video, Cheryl A. Rochleau grabs excess skin near the dog's hind legs and pulls the dog back onto the treadmill, and then picks the dog up with her leg and forces it back on the...
View ArticleUpdate: Second student-involved hateful social media post being investigated
FRAMINGHAM – School authorities are investigating two separate incidents of anti-Semitic and racist social media posts made over the weekend, allegedly by students.The first reported incident involves...
View ArticleMarlborough man charged with stealing pot plants
MARLBOROUGH – A Marlborough man broke into an acquaintance’s green house on Saturday and stole several marijuana plants, police said.Police arrested Andrew Cutler, 22, on Saturday at 9:39 a.m., police...
View ArticleCharges dismissed in Framingham child rape case
A Framingham District Court judge dismissed child rape charges against a Framingham man on Tuesday.
View ArticleThe Hudson man driving a motorcycle when it crashed in Leominister was...
WORCESTER — A Hudson man charged in a fatal motorcycle crash April 6 in Leominster pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Wednesday in Worcester Superior Court.According to prosecutors, Leominster...
View ArticleMan sentenced to up to six years in prison for Millis burglary, chase
MILLIS – A Haverhill man who authorities say broke into a Millis home in January and led police on chase has pleaded guilty in Norfolk Superior Court to the charges.Eric Cuppernell, 31, pleaded guilty...
View ArticleNorthborough seeks big fine for Santo Anza for illegal dumping, defiance of...
NORTHBOROUGH – The town is asking a Worcester Superior Court judge to order Santo Anza to pay the town as much as as much as $25,000 a day for failing to halt illegal dumping on his property for...
View ArticlePolice look to link 2 deaths 67 miles apart
Man, 22, jumps from Connecticut bridge, later dies; mother's body found in shared house destroyed in blaze
View ArticleBraintree council urged to reject Maynard police chief Mark DuBois for top job
BRAINTREE — A deputy police chief is urging town councilors to reject Mayor Joseph Sullivan's choice for the next chief of the department and instead promote an internal candidate.Deputy Police Chief...
View ArticleNorthborough seeks big fine for resident linked to illegal dumping, defiance...
NORTHBOROUGH – The town is asking a Worcester Superior Court judge to order a resident to pay the town as much as as much as $25,000 a day for failing to halt illegal dumping on his property for...
View ArticleFramingham City Council considers first-ever noise ordinance.
The ordinance’s teeth lie in fines police would give for violations. The first time a person or business violates the ordinance’s standards, police would give a written warning. The next violation...
View ArticleProsecutor: Family of murdered woman wanted to adopt 15-year-old suspect
FALL RIVER — Members of the family whose apartment was the scene of a murder earlier this month were trying to adopt the teenager who allegedly killed 68-year-old Ana Vasquez, a prosecutor...
View ArticleBrockton siblings charged in July arson fire over custody dispute
On July 18, a Sinclair Road home went up in flames with three people inside. They all escaped without injury -- and told police they thought they knew exactly who did it.
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