CRIME & SAFETY
Two 7-Elevens on South Shore of Mass. robbed at gunpoint, police say
NORWELL, Mass. — Police in Massachusetts are investigating whether two armed robberies that happened early Wednesday morning at 7-Eleven convenience stores on the South Shore are connected, and whether a vehicle theft is connected to one of those incidents. Norwell police said that shortly after 4:15 a.m., three masked...
Black-led women’s running group sues Boston Marathon organizers and Newton police chief for alleged racial discrimination
A Black-led running group is suing the organizers of the Boston Marathon as well as the city of Newton, Massachusetts, and the Newton police chief over alleged racial discrimination that took place in a cheer zone at last year’s race.
Woman killed in Hopkinton road rage incident brought ‘life and love’ with her
Destini DeCoff, a 26-year-old woman who was killed when she was struck by a car in Hopkinton earlier this month in what officials described as a road rage incident, lived for her family, including her 7-year-old son, her obituary reads. DeCoff was struck by a car prosecutors say was being...
Driver dead, passenger seriously hurt in rollover car crash in Waltham
A car crash left a driver dead and their passenger hurt late Sunday in central Waltham, Massachusetts, police said. The rollover crash took place outside a city building on High Street, past Moody Street, about 11:43 p.m., police said Monday. Both occupants of the car were removed from the vehicle and rushed to the Lahey Clinic, where the driver was pronounced dead.
Child falls from window in Woonsocket
A child fell out of a window in Woonsocket Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Chief Thomas Oates told NBC 10 the 2-year-old boy fell out of a first-floor window,. Officials said he suffered minor injuries. He was transported to Landmark Hospital. Police said they found the child on concrete in...
Irish firefighter charged with raping woman at Boston hotel in court
BOSTON — An Irish citizen who is a member of the Dublin Fire Brigade accused of raping a woman at a historic Boston hotel while visiting the Massachusetts capital for St. Patrick's Day weekend was in court Tuesday. Terence Crosbie, 37, of Dublin, Ireland, was charged last month with...
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