Tuesday, May 21, 2013
This is an excerpt from the Milton Police Log on Friday, May 17. Where arrests or charges are mentioned does not indicate a conviction.
The following information was provided by the Milton Police Department.
Monday, May 20, 2013
This is an excerpt from the Milton Police Log on Thursday, May 16. Where arrests or charges are mentioned does not indicate a conviction.
The following information was provided by the Milton Police Department.
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
This is an excerpt from the Milton Police Log on Monday, May 15. where arrests or charges are mentioned does not indicate a conviction.
The following information was provided by the Milton Police Department.
Our weekly round-up of police and court news from the South Shore, Cape Cod and the Vineyard.
Editor's note: The following information is from police departments, courts and state agencies serving Patch towns. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Man pulled from Oak Bluffs Harbor was drunk, reports say. Stabbing victim reports incident on Blue Hill Avenue. Police say Milton man and girlfriend targeted Hingham neighborhood to steal valuables. Kingston Man arrested on charge of mistreating a police animal. Fishing gear and bicycles taken in Braintree home break-in. Debris smashes windshield, creates backup in Centerville. Hull man arrested for indecent assault at Weymouth motel. 60-year-old Cape Cod woman arrested for shoplifting.
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends reducing the limit. Some say it would save lives. Others say it's unreasonable.
One drink could be the standard for drunken driving – at least for some people if the National Transporation Safety Board has its way. On Tuesday, the NTSB recommended states lower the blood-alcohol threshold for driving under the influence from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent. What do you think? Is the proposal reasonable? About 10,000 deaths a year are related to drunken driving. The NTSB says the lower limit would save 500 to 800 lives a year. Officials at the American Beverage Institute called the proposal "ludicrous." It said the average woman could reach the 0.05 percent limit by having one drink. There were 114 DUI fatalities in Massachusetts in 2012, which were 34 percent of traffic-related fatalities last year, according to Mothers …
Saturday, May 18, 2013
This is an excerpt from the Milton Police Log on Tuesday, May 14. Where arrests or charges are mentioned does not indicate a conviction.
The following information was provided by the Milton Police Department.
This week's "Wanted" involves a counterfeit $100 bill.
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Saturday, May 18
Each week, we'll feature a different outstanding criminal case from around the region. Information is courtesy of MassMostWanted.com. If you have any information regarding the case, contact your local police department. Theft - Case No. 130112 February 18, 2013 Mansfield: Shaw's Grocery Store Case Details: At 1:18pm the suspect purchased a small bag of Doritos, Dentyne chewing gum and two 16oz Cokes for a total of $6.52 and passed a counterfeit $100 bill. The suspect was a white or Hispanic male, thin, with chin strap facial hair. He was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a baseball hat with a gray visor with a large sticker on it. If you have any information about the identity of this person, please contact: Mansfield Police Department: (508…
Friday, May 17, 2013
This is an excerpt from the Milton Police Log on Monday, May 13. Where arrests or charges are mentioned does not indicate a conviction.
The following information was provided by the Milton Police Department.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Winds are expected to pick up to at least 30 mph in the afternoon.
The National Weather Service is warning of the potential for brush fires in the area Thursday afternoon and night. Counties across Eastern and Central Massachusetts and Rhode Island are under the fire warning. Winds are expected to pick up to at least 30 mph in the afternoon. The wind coupled with “low relative humidities” will cause the risk of fire, according to the NWS.
This is an excerpt from the Milton Police Log on Sunday, May 12. Where arrests or charges are mentioned does not indicate a conviction.
The following information was provided by the Milton Police Department.
Briny O'Boy
6:02 pm on Sunday, May 19, 2013
Alcohol is poison. Just kidding. That is just plain stupid, but this is Stupidchusetts and we lead the country in stupid laws that are for the most part, unenforced. Mandatory one year sentence for "Anyone" carrying a gun without a proper permit. That started 20 years ago. Only 3 have been sent to jail for it. No working on Sundays. No alcohol sold on Sundays. All changed or not enforced. Over 10…   more ›