Crime

At approximately 1:20 a.m. on Sunday Trooper Jason Rami, assigned to State Police-Tunnels, was stationary observing traffic on Rutherford Ave in Charlestown. At that time he observed a Kia Forte missing a license plate then caught up to it and activated his blue lights to initiate a motor vehicle stop. …

At approximately 2:30 p.m. yesterday Trooper Michael Baroni, assigned to State Police-Sturbridge, was patrolling Route 84 in Sturbridge. While he was stationary near Exit 9 he observed a black Volkswagen Jetta with very dark window tint pass his location. Trooper Baroni began to follow the vehicle and, while doing so, …

Shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Thursday a Trooper assigned to the Troop C Community Action Team (CAT) was on patrol in Worcester. As he was traveling on Lafayette Street he conducted an RMV inquiry on a BMW sedan traveling ahead of him. The results of the inquiry revealed the vehicle …

Massachusetts State Police K9s had a very busy week and worked hard for their doggie treats. While most of the K9 activities center around criminal behavior the units are not limited to crime, but also serve the community as in the case of responding to calls where a person has …

Unemployment fraud continues to spike during the pandemic. According to Somerset Police, this past week, ten Somerset residents reported unemployment claims being filed fraudulently using their social security information. In a large-scale scam erupting in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, imposters are filing claims for unemployment benefits, using the …

On Saturday, November 14, two individuals with multiple arrest warrants were taken into custody by officers of the Wareham Police Department. At about 4:20 p.m. Officers Charles Pillsbury and Hannah Salerno arrested Ashley Lynch (29), of Weymouth. The officers located Ms. Lynch in a wooded area to the rear of …

Just after 5 AM today an MSP cruiser and a contractor’s truck were hit by an impaired, wrong-way driver at a road construction detail on Route 3 southbound in Braintree. Subsequent investigation by responding Troopers determined that the wrong-way driver, CHRISTOPHER FAY, 24, of Abington, was operating under the influence …

On Friday, November 13, 2020, the Boston Police Crimes Against Children Unit in coordination with the Child Protection Unit of the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office, arrested George Swain, 71, of Dorchester, at 1218 Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan. Swain is charged with multiple counts of Rape of a Child and …

At about 2:00 PM on Friday November 13, 2020, officers assigned to District A-1 (Downtown) arrested Fitsum Teklehaimanot, 28, of Chelsea, in the area of 170 Tremont Street in Boston as part of an ongoing investigation currently being led and coordinated by the BPD Sexual Assault Unit. At the time …

By Colin A. Young State House News Service The chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribal council was arrested Friday morning on federal bribery, extortion and conspiracy charges that prosecutors said stem from a self-enrichment scheme related to the tribe’s years-long quest to build a resort casino in Taunton. Cedric Cromwell, …