CRIME & SAFETY
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...
Wrentham police issue warning after bear sighting
WRENTHAM — After a black bear was spotted attempting to raid a bird feeder on April 21, Wrentham Police Department is urging residents to remove bird feeders and secure their trash to avoid attracting wildlife. Police Chief Bill McGrath relayed the message from Animal Control Officer Lexi, who reported...
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.
$4 million lawsuit filed against Pawtucket, former police officer
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — The city of Pawtucket and a former member of its police department are facing a multimillion-dollar civil rights lawsuit related to an off-duty shooting in 2021. The federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of three men who were teenagers when their car was fired upon by then-officer Daniel Dolan on Nooseneck […]
Rangers find body of missing man in forest near Massachusetts border
On March 19, a Massachusetts Department of Public Works plow driver noticed a car at the Berlin Pass trailhead in Williamstown that had been parked at that location for eight days, 700 feet from the New York border near Taconic Ridge State Forest. Over the next three days, 18 New...
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.
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.
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.
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