Crime

“After yesterday’s post regarding pet safety, I have been asked to post the regulations regarding what a bystander can do if you see a pet unattended in a vehicle. Massachusetts Law Chapter 140 Section 174 F. Section (e) After making reasonable efforts to locate a motor vehicle’s owner, a person …

This past Friday, shortly after 3 a.m., Trooper Tiery Cazeau along with Field Training Officer Trooper Ralph Dugue, were patrolling Massachusetts Avenue in Boston. While traveling in the area of Columbia Road they observed a Nissan SUV operating without any headlights on prompting them to activate the cruiser’s emergency lights …

On Tuesday, July 21 at about 3:35 p.m. Wareham Police received reports of a motorcycle accident on Glen Charlie Road. Wareham Police Officer Michael Phinney arrived and observed an injured 27-year-old East Wareham man being treated by an off-duty firefighter paramedic. It appeared that the man had been operating a …

At 10:10 p.m. Troopers from the State Police-Revere Barracks responded to a shooting in front of the Twist and Shake ice cream shop, 82 Revere Beach Blvd., Revere. Troopers were on scene within minutes and located 20-year-old male, Yaseen Butt, of Revere suffering from a gunshot injury. The victim was …

A 23-year-old Attleboro convicted cocaine trafficker who was driving in excess of 80 miles per hour along a heavily travelled one lane road in Norton before crashing and fleeing from police last January, was sentenced to serve two years in state prison today, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn …

Last night at about 8:15 p.m., Trooper Amanda McIntosh, a recent graduate of the 85th Recruit Training Troop and her Field Training Officer, Trooper Michael Leslie, assigned to State Police-Shelburne Falls were on patrol on Interstate 91 North when they observed a black Hyundai Tucson with a Vermont registration commit …

33-year old Ricardo Velez-Gonzalez was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Eastham and charged with manslaughter in connection with last Friday’s fatal shooting of Keven Rocha on Margin Street in New Bedford. The defendant was held in jail overnight and arraigned today in New Bedford District Court on the manslaughter charge. New …

A 33-year-old New Bedford man has been charged with Manslaughter in connection to last Friday’s fatal shooting of Keven Rocha on Margin Street in New Bedford, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Ricardo Velez-Gonzalez was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Eastham by members of District Attorney Quinn’s Massachusetts …

In 10 years, New Bedford police officers have responded to 868,074 calls for service and made 41,871 arrests while shooting one person. So why are we punishing New Bedford and other good police departments across the country that have shown restraint when it comes to police-involved shootings and deaths? The …

The Boston Police Department has received several recent reports of incidents involving a victim being contacted by a phone number which appeared to be that of a legitimate law enforcement agency seeking money for various reasons. Anyone who receives such a call should contact the Boston Police Department immediately and …