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CRIME & SAFETY
Scituate man injured in bicycle crash with truck in Cohasset
COHASSET — A 54-year-old Scituate man was transported to South Shore Hospital by ambulance following a crash between a pick-up truck and a bicycle in the 300-block of North Main Street at about 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 29. The bicyclist was traveling north on North Main Street when...
Scituate man's body found in water hours after being reported missing
SCITUATE − The state Medical Examiner's Office is trying to determine the cause of death of an 80-year-old Scituate man found dead Tuesday, the Scituate Police said. The police do not suspect foul play, according to Scituate Police Chief Eric Rollinson. The man's body was found in water less...
Migrant accused of raping teen girl at Rockland shelter pleads not guilty
A 26-year-old Haitian national who is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl at a hotel acting as a migrant shelter where they both lived, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment in Brockton Superior Court on Friday, Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz announced. Cory B. Alvarez is charged with one...
Truck crashes into centuries-old home weeks before homeowner’s wedding
A truck crashed into the side of a 1700′s Norwell home only a few weeks before the owner’s wedding. The Norwell Fire Department said the truck crashed into the home and that the driver was stuck inside. They were able to extricated the driver and take them to the hospital.
Massachusetts fugitive dubbed the ‘bad breath rapist’ captured in California after 16 years at large
DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A fugitive dubbed the “bad breath rapist” has been arrested in the San Francisco Bay Area more than 16 years after he fled following his conviction for sexually assaulting a coworker in Massachusetts, authorities said this week. Tuen Kit Lee was found guilty...
Police vow to crack down on pint-size punks riding bikes
Plymouth Police say marauding gangs of young teenage boys on bikes have been terrorizing motorists and pedestrians in the downtown, waterfront, and North Plymouth areas. The department reported that there have been nearly 30 recent reports of kids on bikes swerving at cars, harassing and swearing at pedestrians, fighting, kicking doors, igniting fireworks while riding, aiming to strike birds, damaging flowers intentionally, and being generally disruptive and scary.
Boston surgeon admits to illegal kickbacks, to pay $200K fine, U.S. Attorney says
The head of spine surgery at Boston Medical Center who was reprimanded by the state in 2021 for leaving a patient in the operating room during an emergency surgery has agreed to pay a $200,000 fine for illegal kickbacks.
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