Crime

A Taunton District Court trial jury last week convicted a 46-year-old Easton man of charges related to the indecent assault of a young male relative and the domestic abuse of his wife. The defendant, Randy Stone, was sentenced to consecutive maximum jail sentences, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn …

At about 7:55 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, Wareham Police Officers Joseph Cardoza, Nate Aronson, and Michael Phinney responded to Brandy Hill Apartments, unit 9L, for a reported disturbance. While investigating, Officer Aronson spotted a large amount of white powdery substance and a digital scale on the kitchen table. A …

Three Brockton men were indicted Wednesday in federal court in Boston on charges of conspiring to manufacture and distribute controlled substances. Binh Thanh Le, 22, Steven McCall, 23, and Allante Pires, 22, were each charged with conspiring to manufacture and distribute MDMA, Ketamine and Xanax. All three men were previously …

“So, these 2 lovely people decided they wanted a free dinner today. They had soup, chicken and shrimp on a skewer and a T-Bone steak! They chose not to pay for the meals or to tip their waitress! The police have been called, a report has been made, and the …

A New Bedford police officer was arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston with child pornography offenses. Paul Hodson, 42, of Acushnet, was charged with one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. He will appear in federal court in Boston …

Despite being out on bail in connection to an ongoing homicide case when he was arrested earlier this month for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and punching a police officer in the face, a New Bedford District Court judge refused to revoke the defendant’s bail, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. …

On Sunday, at 2:25 p.m., Wareham police officers Steve Joy and Sergeant Paul Somers responded to an address in Onset for a report of a male that had doused several items in his residence with gasoline. Upon the arrival of officers, it was determined that he had fled the scene, …

A former Wellesley High School assistant track coach, who is also a former Harvard University track coach, pleaded guilty Monday in federal court in Boston to possession of child pornography. Walter Johnson, 71, of Framingham, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge Leo …

From the Dartmouth Police Department: “Dispatch just notified me that they have fielded numerous calls this evening from citizens reporting that they received a call from the “Dartmouth Police Department.” According to the information gathered by our dispatchers, though the reporting parties caller ID’s displayed “Dartmouth Police Department,” the corresponding …

A career criminal with a 17-page record who broke into numerous buildings in New Bedford last August was sentenced to serve four to seven-and-a-half years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Jason Fleck, 43, of New Bedford pleaded guilty last week in Fall River …