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FedEx driver robbed in Attleboro
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WLNE) — The Attleboro Police Department said that a FedEx driver was robbed of a package while making a delivery on Franklin Street Friday afternoon. Around 3:30 p.m. the driver was making a delivery when two masked men exited a nearby car and approached him. Police said...
Shots fired in East Boston tear through teenager's bedroom wall
EAST BOSTON - It was a close call for a teenager in East Boston Thursday night as gunshots rang out in his neighborhood and a bullet went through his bedroom wall."Mom, there is a bullet hole in my wall""So my son's bedroom is on the other side of this wall, the bullet came through and went through this wall as well," said Christine Dioria. One of the bullets came barreling through her 16-year-old son Jason's bedroom. "I heard what sounded like firecrackers but it wasn't. My son came running out of his bedroom, 'Mom, there is a bullet hole in...
New England’s Unsolved: New information in the murder of John and Geraldine Magee
It was a double murder that shocked the Merrimack Valley town of Andover. On the morning of December 14th, 2011, John and Geraldine Magee were found shot to death in the living room of their sprawling home on Orchard Crossing.
High school knife fight started after threats of gun in school, Boston police say
A fight broke out at a Boston high school on Wednesday, resulting in one girl’s arrest, a knife taken at the scene and a report being made of a gun brought into the school earlier in the week, according to a report from Boston Police Department. At about 12:30...
MBTA Announces New Affordable Housing Projects In Five Communities
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — On Friday, the MBTA announced the completion of approximately 1,000 units of housing through collaborative agreements to provide affordable housing within proximity to public transit services. One of the recently completed housing projects includes the 18.98-acre site at Attleboro Station. At a ceremony on...
What do police do with their guns when they're not used anymore?
BOSTON - Guns that are used to protect the public are ending up on the other side of the law. Records from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms show that over 16 years, more than 52,000 guns once owned by law enforcement later showed up at crime scenes. That means roughly 3,000 times a year, a police gun was used in the commission of a crime, sometimes with deadly results. WBZ-TV's I-Team worked with CBS News in a partnership with non-profit newsrooms "The Trace" and "Reveal" on a special investigation into where old police weapons end up. Boston mom Ruth...
West Roxbury man accused of being gang member pleads guilty to wire fraud
A 25-year-old man who prosecutors say is part of a Boston-based gang pleaded guilty to a single count of wire fraud in federal court in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain money from the Paycheck Protection Program, a pandemic relief program. Donovan Scarlett, of West Roxbury, is set to...
Neil Young and Crazy Horse deliver blistering show in Mansfield
In a blistering 2.5 hour-set, the band — who hasn’t toured in over a decade — delivered hit after hit, in what was essentially a Greatest Hits show. Neil Young and Crazy Horse turned Xfinity Center into Great Woods on Friday night, in all its ragged glory.
Two arrested in Foxborough on drug and fugitive charges
Two people in Foxborough are facing several charges after police conducted a search warrant on Thursday. Officials arrested 37-year-old Patrick Rockett, and 36-year-old Dacia Broccoli. Police said Rockett was charged with trafficking methamphetamine, possession of drugs and possession of ammunition without an FID card. He was arraigned in Wrentham District...
Teen says he was attacked by group inside Kenmore Station after Red Sox game
BOSTON — An 18-year-old said he was brutally attacked by a group of teens inside an MBTA station after a Red Sox game, resulting in serious injuries. "I got 8 stitches on my lip, my lip was cut open, my tooth went up my lip up here. I had a concussion, I have bruises all over my body," Phoenix Soares said.
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