Crime

A Worcester man pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with unlawfully importing and exporting salamander and turtle species. Nathan Boss, 27, pleaded guilty to two counts of smuggling wildlife into the United States, two counts of smuggling wildlife out of the United States, and making a false statement to a federal …

This is an update to a story we reported yesterday. Yesterday at approximately 1 p.m. Troopers assigned to State Police-Leominster responded to reports of a serious crash on Route 2 westbound at Mt. Elam Road in Fitchburg. Upon their arrival, they observed a Jeep SUV that had been struck in …

A suspect wanted for murder in Columbus, Ohio, was captured this morning in Fall River in a joint operation by Massachusetts State Police, the United States Marshals Service, and Fall River Police. TROY DUNCAN CAPERS 2d, 37, was taken into custody at an apartment at 19 Cook St. The arrest …

New Bedford police detectives seized a cumulative 562.3 grams of fentanyl and 803 grams of cocaine—with a street value of more than $250,000— along with $96,576 during a six week stretch in late April and May. “Trafficking cases are significant,” explained head of the Narcotics Unit Lt. Justin Kagan. “It …

When a Massachusetts State Trooper yesterday captured a suspect who fled from a stolen car in Plymouth, the suspect refused to give his name, resisted arrest, spit on the Trooper, and said he was COVID-19 positive. The suspect continued to spit in the cruiser during transport to the State Police-Norwell …

“Around 1:00 p.m. today, on Route 2 in Fitchburg, a tire believed to have come from this truck/trailer, crossed from the eastbound side to the westbound side and struck the pictured Jeep, causing serious injuries to the driver of the Jeep. The truck was last seen traveling westbound on Route …

The former Chair of Harvard University’s Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department was indicted Tuesday on charges of making false statements to federal authorities regarding his participation in China’s Thousand Talents Program. Dr. Charles Lieber, 61, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of making false statements …

The FBI Boston Division, the Boston Police Department, and the Boston Fire Department—Fire Investigation Unit are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two men who were seen around the intersection of Tremont Street and Bromfield Street in Boston, Massachusetts on Sunday, May 31, 2020 between 9:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. …

On June 1, New Bedford narcotics detectives seized more than 680 grams of cocaine with a street value of $68,000 along with $14,981 and various drug trafficking paraphernalia as a result of an investigation into a cocaine distribution service at 36 Jouvette St., Apt. #2. 25-year old Kelvin Trinidad of …

On May 28, New Bedford narcotics detectives seized 130 grams of fentanyl, 277 tabs of gabapentin, a small amount of cocaine and ecstasy, and $4,163 at 88 Linden St., Apt. 2N in New Bedford. Fentanyl is responsible for 93% of all overdose deaths in Massachusetts. 30-year old Jensen Peraza-River of …