Hopkinton Police seize more than $100K of ecstasy
HOPKINTON – Police on Wednesday seized more than $100,000 worth of the so-called party drug ecstasy.In a release, Hopkinton Police announced that they seized more than a kilogram of...
View ArticleAccent, Facebook lead to ID fraud charges in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – Police doubted a Framingham man they pulled over for having busted brake lights on Wednesday was from Puerto Rico as he claimed.Police say the man who identified himself as Joel E....
View ArticleHopkinton Police seize $100K in Ecstasy, more than 5,000 doses
HOPKINTON – Police have not charged anyone in connection to seizing about 5,000 doses of Ecstasy on Wednesday.On Thursday, police would not discuss specifics of the case.“Because it’s a...
View ArticleLocal man indicted in alleged sex trafficking, money laundering operation
MENDON - A local man was among ten people indicted this week in connection with an online sex trafficking and money laundering operation, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Friday.Eric Simpson,...
View ArticlePenn. man pleads guilty for tobacco trafficking
A Pennsylvania wholesale tobacco distributor is pleading guilty for his role in a Massachusetts tax evasion and money laundering scheme defrauding the state of millions of dollars for illegally selling...
View ArticleMedway festival: 'opportunity to give back'
MEDWAY – On most days, the entrance to Medway Community Farm at 50 Winthrop St. is easy to miss. Not this Sunday.The roots music of Little Jed and the Phat Daddies betrayed the farm’s location,...
View ArticleFramingham Police see an uptick in car vandalism
FRAMINGHAM – Police urge residents to be aware of their surroundings and where they park their vehicles after an uptick in car vandalism last month.At least 15 vehicles were slashed with keys in...
View ArticleFramingham man with 1,100 child porn videos, sentenced to prison
A U.S. District Court judge on Monday sentenced a Framingham man to 17 years in federal prison after authorities said he posed as a teenage girl to convince about 150 boys to send him nude photos and...
View ArticlePolice: Framingham man offered teen girl money for sex
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man offered a teenage girl money for a sexual act and doubled his offer when she said she would call police, authorities said.Heliab Leal De-Melo, 32, pleaded not guilty at...
View ArticleHopkinton man falls victim to phone scam
HOPKINTON – A Hopkinton man fell prey to a scammer posing as an Eversource debt collector who demanded the man pay $3,000 to keep his power, police said.The man only found out after he paid the money...
View ArticleNatick woman arrested for Framingham OUI asks cops for Uber
FRAMINGHAM – A Natick woman asked police to call her an Uber on Tuesday after they found her passed out behind the wheel of her car on Rte. 9, authorities said.Police arrested Irina B. Tsrenlapova, 28,...
View ArticleFramingham firefighter charged with domestic assault in Natick
A Framingham firefighter, arrested Tuesday at his Natick home after authorities said he headbutted his girlfriend, has been a model employee, his chief said on Wednesday.Eder D. Martinez, 32, has been...
View ArticleDA: Abortion argument leads to Framingham assault
FRAMINGHAM – A Brockton man assaulted his pregnant ex-girlfriend because she refused to have an abortion, a prosecutor said Wednesday.Nilton Gomes, 28, told the woman he would kill her if she wasn’t...
View ArticleHopedale man with gun charges is not a threat, attorney says
MILFORD - An attorney for a Hopedale man accused of illegally owning a large collection of firearms, explosives and marijuana urged a judge to release his client Thursday, saying he did not commit a...
View ArticleAl Sharpton defends pot at cannabis business expo
BOSTON - For civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton, cannabis legalization lands squarely under his purview."I will never tell you how to grow marijuana, I don’t know how to do that," Sharpton told...
View ArticleHolliston firefighters battle home blaze
HOLLISTON — Firefighters battle a fire at a home at 156 Mitchell Road in Holliston on Thursday evening. The cause and extent of the damage is under investigation. No one was home when the fire broke...
View ArticleNatick Opioid Task Force outlines work, future plans
NATICK - In its first year, the town's Opioid Task Force has focused on educating the public about the drug crisis and helping people to find treatment and recovery services."We felt those two areas...
View ArticleDA: Man punched, kicked, choked women in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A Lowell man punched and choked his girlfriend’s sister on Thursday and punched and kicked her mother in a melee on Second Street, authorities said.Police arrested Jonathan Israel, 24,...
View ArticleTwo arrested in Holliston on drug charges, third on warrant
Residents of a Holliston neighborhood told police they believed drug dealing was occurring on their street.On Thursday, after an investigation, Holliston Police said they arrested Kevin Delacruz, 23,...
View ArticleMargo Deane honored for years of public service
FRAMINGHAM – Margo Deane dedicated her life to helping others and her selflessness has inspired a new generation to follow in her footsteps, her brother said on Friday.Speaking in Framingham District...
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