CRIME & SAFETY
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 who killed father trying to exorcise his ‘demon' sentenced to prison
A Massachusetts man convicted of involuntary manslaughter after he drowned his father in a Duxbury pond was sentenced to prison on Friday. Jack Callahan, now 22, told police in 2021 that he tried to exorcise a "demon" from his father, 57-year-old Scott Callahan, by baptizing him at Island Creek Pond.
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.
Massachusetts State Police Air Wing Assists in Arrest of Domestic Assault Suspect in Plymouth
Early this morning, the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing stepped into action to assist in the apprehension of a suspect involved in a domestic assault and battery incident in Plymouth. According to information released on the official Massachusetts State Police News, MSP Air 4, with Sergeant Gregg Spooner and Trooper Joshua Pacheco aboard, took to the skies in search of the suspect, managing to quickly locate him near the Old Colony YMCA on Wareham Road.
Massachusetts man indicted for manslaughter in overdose death of his toddler, DA says
Donald Humes, 32, of Onset, was indicted by a Plymouth County grand jury on charges in connection with “a lengthy and in-depth investigation” into the 2022 death of his son Cameron Humee, said Cruz.
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.
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...
Defense in Apple store crash death suggests faulty AI was to blame
Officials allege Bradley Rein was traveling as fast as 60 mph in the seconds before the fatal crash. A lawyer for the driver charged in the deadly 2022 Hingham Apple store crash says faulty AI technology could have caused the SUV to accelerate into the shop’s glass facade, killing one person and injuring nearly two dozen others.
Death of Weir River Farm’s Ruby the llama raises concerns; Trustees of Reservations stands behind its ‘high standards for animal care’
Following an incident that occurred at Weir River Farm April 4 involving Ruby the llama, Hingham Animal Control Officer Leslie Badger went to the scene just after 7:17 p.m. to investigate in response to an anonymous call to the Hingham Police Department. She subsequently filed an animal complaint. (See attached...
Author of ‘spiritually uplifting book’ illegally took $1.5 million in pandemic relief funds
A Massachusetts businessman and author was sentenced to two years and three months in prison after filing for and receiving $1.5 million in pandemic relief funds with businesses that were no longer in business or had been created after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Joao Mendes, 60, of Brockton,...
Brockton Woman Admits Stealing Gun, Vehicle In 2022 Burglary
A Brockton woman has admitted to stealing a firearm and a vehicle in a residential burglary on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said Thursday, April 23. The defendant, Avis Big Track, 32, pleaded guilty on April 24 to burglary. She faces a maximum of 20 years...
Duxbury man sentenced for drowning death of father in 2021
DUXBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - A 22-year-old Duxbury man was sentenced to state prison Friday after he was convicted of drowning his father in an attempt to “baptize” him in 2021. Jack Callahan was sentenced to four to six years in state prison after an eight-day trial in April,...
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