Crime

A Randolph man was indicted today in federal court in Boston on child pornography charges. Michael Lee, 51, was indicted on one count of sexual exploitation of children and one count each of distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography. In December 2017, Lee was charged in a criminal complaint …

A 43-year-old former Department of Corrections correctional officer who was caught dealing heroin in his hometown of Swansea was sentenced last week to serve three-and-a-half years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Stephen Lebreux pleaded guilty last week in Fall River Superior Court to …

At approximately 10:12 p.m., this past Saturday, Trooper David Amadei was on patrol on Route 90 eastbound when he observed a Honda Accord commit motor vehicle violations. Trooper Amadei stopped the vehicle at the 85-mile marker in Charlton. As a result of an investigation and subsequent search of the vehicle, …

An MS-13 member was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for racketeering conspiracy, including his involvement in a shooting that led to the death of an innocent bystander, as well as his involvement in an attempted murder of a rival gang member and armed robbery. Hector Ramires, a/k/a “Cuervo,” …

A leader of MS-13’s Enfermos Criminales Salvatrucha clique was sentenced Monday in federal court in Boston. Rafael Leoner Aguirre, a/k/a “Tremendo,” 22, a Salvadoran national, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 19 years in prison and three years of supervised release, which he will …

A Georgia man was indicted in federal district court in Boston on Thursday, March 29, in connection with his role in a bogus advance fee lottery scheme. Peter Anthony Chin Jr., 34, of Atlanta, Ga., was indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. On Feb. …

On Sunday, April 8, the Massachusetts Environmental Police report that an inspection was conducted on a commercial scallop vessel in New Bedford. The vessel was on a “closed area trip” which restricts the landing limit for scallop meats to a certain poundage. Upon completion of the off-load, the vessel was …

On Tuesday, April 3, at approximately 1:45 a.m., Trooper Scott Boutell, who is assigned to the Shelburne Falls Barracks, was patrolling on Route 91 in Greenfield when he observed and stopped a gray Mazda for committing motor vehicle violations. The vehicle contained two male and one female occupant. Trooper Boutell …

On April 5, at approximately 5:26 pm Barnstable Police were called to 77 Mitchell’s Way Hyannis after a contractor observed 6 individuals inside the abandoned home with what he believed to be two handguns and two rifles or shotguns. Several patrol units responded to the address and ordered the occupants …

A 55-year-old Raynham woman who stole more than $60,000 from a local public employees union was sentenced this week in Fall River Superior Court to three years of probation and was ordered to pay full restitution, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Pamela J. Almeida, who was …