CRIME & SAFETY
Taunton Tragedy: Cyclist Dead, Another Injured in Collision, Mansfield Driver Cited
A heartbreaking accident in Taunton has left one cyclist dead and another with serious injuries after a collision on Thursday afternoon. According to NBC Boston, 76-year-old Donald MacManus of Seekonk was struck by a vehicle and later pronounced dead at Morton Hospital in Taunton. The other victim, a 72-year-old man from Attleboro, is being treated at Rhode Island Hospital for significant injuries to his lower body.
District attorney says more remains found in Easton
EASTON, Mass. (WJAR) — For the second day in a row, police recovered skeletal remains near a brook behind a home in Easton. Residents said Thursday that it's unnerving to hear a human skull was found just behind a home in their neighborhood. Police say there's no threat to...
Human Remains Found in 'Quiet' Neighborhood Could Be Tied to Man Missing Since 2021
Authorities in Massachusetts found human remains over a two-day span this week in a "quiet" wooded neighborhood that reportedly could be those of a man missing since 2021. The Easton Police Department said in a Facebook post that officers received a report on May 1 of potential human remains discovered in the area of 100 Summer Street.
Woman hospitalized after crashing car into pole in Pawtucket
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — A woman was taken to the hospital Saturday evening after crashing her car into a telephone pole in Pawtucket. Police said they believed the woman was arguing with someone on the phone when she swerved and hit the pole on Bucklin Street around 7:40 p.m.
7-Eleven armed robberies and others tied to violent gang, police say. One arrested
QUINCY ‒ Police in Quincy and Norwell have made one arrest and issued two warrants connected to a pair of armed robberies targeting two different 7-Elevens and a car theft from a Quincy autobody shop. The separate robberies took place within less than an hour on the morning of...
Man faces charges after crashing into Bellingham home
BELLINGHAM, Mass. (WLNE) — A man was arrested yesterday after police say he crashed into a house yesterday. The accident happened on Ray Avenue. 46-year-old Christopher Lockwood is facing charges of operating under the influence, operating to endanger, and possession of heroin. Lockwood is expected to be arraigned at...
'He was a good guy': Shocked neighbors describe man fatally shot by Raynham police
RAYNHAM — When asked what kind of neighbor Stephen Maclean was, residents of the King Philip Street Apartments building where Maclean was shot and killed by Raynham police describe him as generous and kind. Maclean was fatally wounded by two 12-year veterans of the Raynham Police Department on Tuesday after he pulled...
Repeat offender indicted on murder charges for the second time in Brockton
BROCKTON — Two men have been indicted for their alleged roles in the fatal shooting of 35-year-old Marvin Hill in Brockton last December, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz said. On Wednesday, a Plymouth County grand jury returned indictments charging Donta Hood, 33, with one count each of...
Quincy man accused of setting live racoon on fire now faces more serious charges
DEDHAM ‒ A Quincy man accused of lighting a live racoon on fire has been indicted on two felony counts of animal cruelty. Officers brought the wounded racoon to New England Wildlife Center animal hospital in Weymouth, where it received around-the-clock treatment for two weeks before ultimately dying of its injuries.
Quincy Police Arrest Weymouth Man for Drug Trafficking, Seize Cocaine and Fentanyl in Montclair Sting
The streets of Quincy are a little cleaner today after the Quincy Police Department's Drug Control Unit clapped the cuffs on a 31-year-old Weymouth man during a crackdown in the Montclair area yesterday. The successful sting operation, which included surveillance tactics, led to the seizure of a significant stockpile of crack cocaine and the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl, substances which have long plagued the streets of Massachusetts.
Alleged DUI crash knocks out Lincoln PD 911 service
LINCOLN, R.I. (WPRI) — Lincoln police said they arrested a suspect for an alleged DUI crash outside of the police headquarters that temporary knocked out 911 service for the department. Just after 12 a.m. on Saturday, police responded to the crash outside of the station on Old River Rd. When they arrived, officers found a […]
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