CRIME & SAFETY
Attleboro police arrest New York man accused of stealing used cooking oil
ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WJAR) — Attleboro police said a New York man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he allegedly stole used waste cooking oil that was stored behind businesses. Police said 38-year-old Wilkin Argamonte of Yonkers, New York, was arrested on 68 Washington St. around 3 a.m. Argamonte, who...
Karen Read Murder Trial: Alleged Confession, Secret Affair and Late-Night Internet Search at Center of Case
Did Karen Read kill John O'Keefe? Was Karen Read having an affair? Is Karen Read being framed by members of law enforcement? All are questions surrounding the Karen Read murder case that has gripped a small Massachusetts town as the trial gets underway.
Police: Road rage shooting causes bullet to hit uninvolved car on I-93 in Braintree
State police say a bullet fired during a road rage shooting on the northbound side of Interstate 93 hit a car traveling on the opposite, southbound side near Exit 6 in Braintree around 2:50 p.m.
Massachusetts gang member caught on Snapchat posing with gun sent to prison
A Boston man who posed with guns on Snapchat has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition while under house arrest for four state firearm charges.
Man's body found on Wrentham trail
A man's body was found behind a store in Wrentham Tuesday afternoon. Wrentham police said at approximately 3:45 p.m., a woman walking along the trail behind CVS spotted a male lying next to the trail who appeared deceased. Officials on scene confirmed the man was deceased and began conducting an...
Jury in Duxbury man's murder trial returns to judge. What he was told about deliberation
BROCKTON – For the second time in as many days, the jury in the murder trial of a Duxbury man accused of drowning his father in 2021 told the judge they are having trouble reaching a unanimous verdict Wednesday afternoon. Again, they were instructed to continue deliberations. Prosecutors say...
Federal appeals court dismisses lawsuit over fatal 2020 police shooting in Massachusetts
BOSTON — Justices of the U.S. Court of Appeals this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a Massachusetts man who was shot and killed by police in 2020. The chain of events that led to the death of Juston Root, 41, started just after 9 a.m. on Feb. 7, 2020, when police received a 911 call about a man with a gun near Brigham and Women's Hospital.
City councilor calls on Boston police to address drag racing, illegal vehicle gatherings after Back Bay incident
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn wrote a letter urging BPD to investigate a gathering of people and cars drag racing and doing donuts at 2 a.m. Sunday. A Boston city councilor is calling on the Boston Police Department to take action against street racing and other dangerous road activity after numerous vehicles were reported drag racing and doing donuts early in the morning in Back Bay over the weekend.
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