Crime

This past week a small, terrier-type dog was found in appalling condition and wandering the streets of Beverly, MA. Now, the Beverly Police Department and the Animal Rescue League of Boston’s Law Enforcement Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying the dog’s former owner/caretaker. The 10-year-old male dog …

On Saturday at about 1:25 A.M., a trooper arrested two people in separate motor vehicle stops, one for methamphetamine trafficking and the other for OUI while operating the wrong way. Trooper Douglas Mesheau was on patrol on Route 93 Southbound in Milton when he observed a 2010 Mercury Milan change …

An employee of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra was arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston with receipt and possession of child pornography. David St. George, 71, of Arlington, was charged with one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of …

A Milton man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to federal sex trafficking charges. Duhamel Cassagnol, 30, pleaded guilty to sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; engaging in a conspiracy to commit sex trafficking; and transporting an individual for prostitution. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs …

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell was asked about the progress of turning parts of Acushnet Ave. into an International Marketplace. 

A Revere man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to possessing child pornography. Ian Silver-Eck, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. scheduled sentencing for Jan. 17, 2019. In August 2017, Silver-Eck was charged by criminal …

David Brunell, 56, of Webster, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to one count of theft of government money. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman scheduled sentencing for Dec. 13, 2018. Between June 2000 and June 2017, the Social Security Administration deposited approximately $234,000 in retirement benefits …

A suspended Massachusetts State Police Trooper has agreed to plead guilty today in connection with the ongoing investigation of overtime abuse at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP). Gary Herman, 45, of Chester, who was previously arrested on June 27, 2018, was charged with one count of embezzlement from an agency …

A Norwell man was charged today in federal court in Boston with sexual exploitation of children. The defendant previously coached Norwell youth football. Derek Sheehan, 48, was charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of children. He is currently in state custody on related charges pending in the Hingham District …

A federal grand jury has indicted a California man who was previously arrested and charged with making violent threats against Boston Globe employees in retaliation for the newspaper’s editorial response to political attacks on the media. Robert D. Chain, 68, of Encino, Calif., was indicted on seven counts of use …