Crime

Shortly before 1 a.m. on Saturday Trooper John Hagerty, assigned to State Police-Middleboro, was stationary observing traffic at a gas station on Pleasant Street in Brockton. At that time he observed a red Mitsubishi SUV being operated on the roadway with no headlights or taillights active. Trooper Hagerty entered traffic …

By Katie Lannan State House News Service College students would be anonymously surveyed about their experiences with sexual misconduct on campus and woul have access to new, confidential resources in the event of sexual assault, under a bill that’s now on Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk after a last-minute flurry of …

On Sunday, January 3, 2021, Dartmouth Police responded to Little Beach on Horseneck Road, after a passerby discovered what appeared to be a sizeable fragment of an aged human skull in the sand. As of this time, it is suspected that the fragment washed ashore, and was not placed there. …

Chris Lisinski State House News Service Attorney General Maura Healey wants all long-term care residents and staff to know: stimulus checks directed toward residents are for their own use, not for the facility to grab as payment. Saying her office had heard reports of some facilities taking CARES Act checks …

On Thursday at about 7:30 p.m. Wareham Police Officer James White observed a male throw a wooden stake at vehicle on Cranberry Highway near the entrance to Mogan’s Trailer Park. Officer White stopped to investigate, along with Officer Pillsbury. The male was placed in custody, however he threatened to assault …

A Rhode Island man was sentenced to three years in prison today for tax evasion, announced U.S. Attorney Aaron L. Weisman, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, and Special Agent in Charge Kristina O’Connell of IRS Criminal Investigation. According to court documents, …

A response to a crash overnight in Medford led to arrests of the car’s occupants for illegal possession of a rifle and other crimes and resulted in injuries to the first-responding Trooper after his cruiser was hit by an SUV while on scene. At approximately 1:20 a.m., a Trooper on …

The former bookkeeper of a New Bedford-based seafood company has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with embezzling nearly $600,000 from her employer. Kara Howland, 37, of New Bedford, was charged with bank fraud and filing a false tax return. Under the terms of the plea …

Yesterday NBPD Narcotics and Gang Unit Detectives seized 40 grams of fentanyl, 40 Percocet pills, 4 grams of cocaine, and $960 in the area of Tinkham St. and Acushnet Ave. after stopping a vehicle involved in a drug transaction. Yamil Velazquez Acevedo, 25, Providence, and Candido Delgado, 45, 72 Adams …

According to Dartmouth Police, on Wednesday, January 6, at approximately 6:00 a.m., members of both the Dartmouth Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, arrested Justin Camara, 25, homeless, on a warrant associated with an alleged rape which occurred in Dartmouth on New Year’s Eve. The …