CRIME & SAFETY
Bodycam video shows moments before police shot and killed man in Raynham
RAYNHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Newly released body camera video shows the moments before police shot and killed a man in the doorway of his apartment in Raynham Tuesday afternoon. The incident happened at 501 King Philip Street after officers received an initial call from the girlfriend of the man who died.
Road closed in Taunton after crash
TAUNTON, Mass. — A street in Taunton is closed after a motor vehicle accident Thursday afternoon. Police said a section of North Walker Street was closed. It's unclear what may have caused the crash. No injuries were reported. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office is investigating the crash.
Taunton crash leaves 1 bicyclist dead, another injured
One Massachusetts man is dead and another is injured after they were hit by a vehicle while riding bicycles Thursday afternoon in Taunton. The Bristol County District Attorney's Office said late Thursday night that 76-year-old Donald MacManus of Seekonk was hit by a Mercedes-Benz around 2:25 p.m. on North Walker Street. He was brought to Morton Hospital in Taunton, where he was pronounced dead.
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...
Karen Read jurors to tour Canton, Mass., property where John O'Keefe's body found
DEDHAM, Mass. — Jurors in the Karen Read Murder trial have viewed pictures of the scene and heard testimony. On Friday, they are expected to see the area for themselves. Canton Paramedic Katie McLaughlin will return to the stand Friday morning to continue her testimony of what she saw and heard that night.
Sandra Birchmore Was Allegedly Assaulted by Three Police Officers — Then She Took Her Own Life
According to The Marshall Project, in 2014 Sandra Birchmore's mother wrote a letter to the leader of their local Explorer program to thank him for the work he was doing. Birchmore had signed up for the youth program that matched kids with local police in 2010 when she was 13 years old. Four years later, she was a different person, but not for the reasons her mother might be thinking. On Feb. 4, 2021 Birchmore's body was found in her Canton, Mass. apartment. The cause of death was apparent suicide. It would later be revealed that Birchmore had been victimized...
Focus turns to demeanor of girlfriend charged in Boston officer's death on second day of trial
BOSTON (AP) — The demeanor of a Massachusetts woman charged in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend and the words she uttered at the crime scene were the focus Tuesday on the second day of her trial. Karen Read has been charged with second degree murder and other charges in the 2022 death of Officer John O’Keefe. The 16-year veteran of the Boston police was found unresponsive outside a Canton home. He was taken to the hospital and, hours later, pronounced dead. An autopsy found O’Keefe died of hyperthermia and blunt force trauma. Read has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Testimony from two police officers and two firefighters who arrived on the scene early Jan. 29, 2022, described a chaotic scene in which O’Keefe was laying face up and Read was attempting to give him CPR. She had blood on her mouth, possibly from giving him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. They described Read as distraught and screaming and that O’Keefe had no pulse and wasn’t breathing. They also described interactions with Read, in which she made statements that appear to implicate her in O’Keefe’s death.
Crash into Dunkin’ in North Attleboro sends driver to hospital
NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass (WLNE) — North Attleboro Police are currently investigating the scene of a crash that happened at a Dunkin’ Donuts this morning. It happened just before 5 a.m. on South Washington Street on Route 1. Air bags were deployed, and the driver was sent to the...
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.
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.
Police respond to crash involving multiple cars on I-95 in Mansfield
(WJAR) — Police responded to a crash involving multiple cars on I-95 late Tuesday night. The crash happened around 11:00 p.m. on the southbound side. Crews worked around two vehicles with significant damage. One of them left the road. Police have yet to release additional details. This story will...
'He asked me to be his alibi': Witness testifies to drug binge before Rock Street murder
FALL RIVER — Nelson Coelho told a woman he’d recently met and shared crack cocaine with that he was involved in the deadly robbery that killed 54-year-old convenience store owner Lal Kishor Mahaseth during an attempted armed robbery and that it was an accident, prosecutors alleged. And they said Coelho, 40, asked the woman if she would be his alibi as police searched for Mahaseth’s shooter. ...
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