CRIME & SAFETY
Woman killed in car crash in Carver
A woman died when her car crashed into a utility pole in Carver, Massachusetts, early Wednesday morning, officials said. The car was found crashed into a utility pole on Main Street, near King Richard's Faire, at about 5:38 a.m., according to Carver police, fire and ambulance services. The only person inside, a 56-year-old from Carver, was rushed to a hospital and later pronounced dead.
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer says he is reviewing the extensive materials in the murder case
BROCKTON − The lawyer for Lindsay Clancy, who is charged with killing her three young children in 2023, was back in court Tuesday afternoon. The hearing at Brockton Superior Court on March 26 was held so the Duxbury mom's lawyer, Kevin Reddington, and prosecutors could discuss evidence collected so far. Reddington said...
'Murder in progress': Police tried to spare attacker's life as they saved woman from assault
COHASSET, Mass. (AP) — Detective Lt. Gregory Lennon glimpsed at the modest duplex from his patrol car while waiting for backup that was seconds behind. This was a wellbeing check, among the most common calls in this quiet seaside town near Boston, but Lennon knew better than to go in alone. Everything seemed quiet when Lennon stepped out of the cruiser and into the winter darkness to greet two arriving officers. The downstairs shades were up, lights on. It was two days after Christmas 2018, and Lennon was supposed to be home with his family. When an officer called in sick, Lennon agreed to cover a night shift. After more than two decades in law enforcement, he knew staffing shortages come with the job. It had been a slow night. Now a concerned mother wanted police to check on her 25-year-old son, who she said suffered from mental health challenges.
Bridgewater teacher charged with physically abusing 3 pre-K students
A Massachusetts woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that she physically abused three pre-kindergarten students in her care. Kathryn A. Rousseau, 56, of Taunton, is charged with three counts of assault and battery on a person with intellectual disabilities, the Plymouth District Attorney's Office said. She was released on personal recognizance with the conditions that she have no contact with the victims or their families and stays away from the Mitchell Elementary School in Bridgewater.
Non-citizen, Fentanyl trafficker arrested in New Bedford, to be deported after serving prison sentence
“A 49-year-old Braintree narcotics trafficker arrested in New Bedford in possession of nearly 500 grams of Fentanyl was sentenced to serve six to six-and-a-half years in state prison last week, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Robinson Paradis-Feliz pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with Trafficking...
Former Boston gang member starts group to support and engage with youth
BOSTON - Fed up with the violence, Dorchester neighbors gathered outside of the Ashmont T Station Wednesday, two blocks from where a man was shot and wounded Sunday night, to reach out and offer their support to local youth.When asked if violence in the area has gotten worse, Ted Newton responded, "Definitely got worse. Definitely. Watching kids get killed."Newton felt compelled to stop and chat with Danny Santana, the founder of the group Inspiring Today's Youth, or ITY. They spent Wednesday talking and listening to teens near the T station."Right over here, a young guy was shot. Thank god he's...
Video shows truck scrape Sumner Tunnel ceiling before getting stuck inside
BOSTON - The Sumner Tunnel in Boston was shut down briefly early Tuesday morning after an incident with a truck.Video from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) showed a truck that was too tall for the tunnel scrape the ceiling and end up stuck inside just before 4 a.m. No one was hurt.The tunnel was shut down and the truck was removed about two hours later. A MassDOT spokesman said inspectors determined there was no structural damage to the tunnel.Traffic was diverted to the Ted Williams Tunnel until the Sumner re-opened just after 6 a.m.
I-Team: 5-time drunk driver who killed woman in 2001 sent back to prison
DEDHAM - A five-time drunk driver who lost his license for life after admitting to a 2001 crash that killed a woman and was caught by the I-Team driving again faced a judge in Dedham District Court Tuesday. The trial took less than 30 minutes. When it was over Judge Michael Pomarole found William Foley Jr. guilty of operating after revocation and sentenced him to 18 months in the house of correction. Prosecutors used video from an I-Team investigation in 2021 when we found Foley behind the wheel of a Mercedes SUV on more than one occasion. At the time, the...
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