Crime

“Calling all cAHs…Calling all cAHs! Putting a slight spin on a song that an old dinosaur friend of mine named Barney used to sing, “I love you. You love me. Let’s try to make it three for three!” As we are collectively batting a thousand with identifying shoplifters over the …

“A California man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to assaulting two women aboard a redeye flight from Los Angeles to Boston. Jairaj Singh Dhillon, 43, of Modesto, Cal., pleaded guilty on March 20, 2023 to two counts of assault while in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the …

“A Chelsea man was arrested yesterday for possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Lasall Johnson, 54, was charged with possession of child pornography. Following an initial appearance in federal court in Boston yesterday afternoon before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein, Johnson was detained pending a hearing scheduled …

“A Massachusetts man arrested by the Massachusetts State Police for animal cruelty has been sentenced. 29-year-old Elias Pacheco-Osario of Revere plead guilty to animal cruelty by custodian and one count of dog tethering/confining violation. According to Massachusetts State Police, Pacheco-Osario chained his dog to an exposed steel rod at the …

At approximately 5:30pm on Thursday night, members of the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational High School staff reported a bomb threat to the New Bedford Police. Police immediately canvased the school with “sniffer” K-9s that are specially trained to detect smokeless powder, explosive fillers, ignitable liquids, and other explosives-related compounds. …

“On March 20th, at approximately 7PM, detectives assigned to the “Organized Crime Intelligence Bureau” were targeting criminal activity in the west-end sector. At this time, they conducted a traffic stop for a motor vehicle offense in the area of Spring St. and S. Sixth St. when a masked passenger emerged …

Early Sunday morning a Massachusetts State Trooper stopped a motorist from Arkansas in South Boston and found the man, who is not licensed to carry, in possession of four firearms and three large-capacity magazines, including a drum magazine holding 70 rounds. The suspect, TAYVIAN CHAMBERLAIN, 20, of Bentonville, Arkansas, was …

“A local police department has arrested two men in connection with an alleged merchandise scam at area Walmart stores. According to Chief James Donovan, on Monday, just before 1:15 p.m., a Raynham Police Officer responded to Walmart, 160 Broadway, for a report of past incidents of theft or attempted theft …

By Colin A. Young, State House News Service. “Facing a “substantial increase” in people being robbed of their public benefits by fraudsters and scammers, Acting Commissioner Mary Sheehan asked lawmakers Tuesday to support a proposal in Gov. Maura Healey’s budget that would allow the Department of Transitional Assistance to offer …

“At approximately 2000 hours on Wednesday. Massachusetts State Police received reports of a two-car crash on Rt. 391 in Chicopee resulting in serious injuries. Members assigned to a detail in the area were the first on scene and applied a tourniquet to the victim to stem blood loss. The driver …