Sunday, June 16, 2013
A weekly round-up of police, fire and court news from the South Shore, Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard.
Editor's note: The following information has been provided by local police departments, courts and state agencies serving Patch towns. Where arrests are mentioned, they do not indicate conviction. In Milton, a Massachusetts State Trooper responding to a medical call shot and and killed a New Bedford-area man after responding to a call he was driving erratically. A Milton parent said a high school teacher who was arrested for unlawful conduct with a student should never have taught this year. A Brockton woman was arrested for stealing items from Lord & Taylor in Braintree, having allegedly stolen more than $1,000 worth of wallets and handbags. Also in Braintree, a Quincy man was arrested for shoplifting electronics from Sears. Hingham …
Sunday, June 9, 2013
A weekly round-up of police and court news from the South Shore, Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard.
Editor's note: The following information has been provided by local police departments, courts and state agencies serving Patch towns. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate a conviction. A large breed dog was put into quarantine at the Milton Animal Shelter this week after she got out of a Church Street residence and killed a Yorkshire terrier. Police in Braintree this week warned residents of phone scams after a local man wired $500 to a person who claimed his brother had been in an accident. The Braintree Police Department also investigated break-ins on West Street, Oak Street and Monatiquot Avenue that were reported earlier in the week. A passerby pulled a woman from a burning car following an accident Wednesday …
Sunday, June 2, 2013
A weekly round-up of police and court news from the South Shore, Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard.
Editor's note: The following information has been provided by local police departments, courts and state agencies serving Patch towns. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate a conviction. An Oak Bluffs man was jailed for operating under the influence of alcohol on his 30th birthday, after he was stopped while driving away and found to have a blood alcohol count nearly three times the legal limit. Charges of breaking and entering were reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor and a charge of putting a person in fear was dropped from the case against a Vineyard Haven man. A driver driver was arraigned on one count of leaving the scene of property damage after his battered Land Rover was found in a steep ravine along the …
Sunday, May 26, 2013
A weekly round-up of police and court news from the South Shore, Cape Cod and the Vineyard.
Editor's note: The following information has been provided by local police departments, courts and state agencies serving Patch towns. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate a conviction. Milton police received a report of an attempted breaking and entering into a sailboat at the Milton Yacht Club, where an unknown perpetrator allegedly attempted to pry open the cabin hatch of local resident's boat. Two Braintree children who were allegedly kidnapped Monday afternoon, an incident that prompted Braintree and Massachusetts State Police to issue an Amber Alert, were found safe later that night in Connecticut. State police troopers helped a woman deliver her child in the breakdown lane of on the southbound side of Route…
Sunday, May 19, 2013
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.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
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. Cape Codder takes live cannonball to Falmouth Public Library. Machete-wielding Oak Bluffs Dad gets probation. Argument about cell phone in Milton. Hingham construction worker falls 25ft., injures wrist. Woman with a bat in Weymouth. Braintree man drives with three tires, arrested for drunken driving. Plymouth man arrested on prescription drug charges. Cape Cod man arrested, charged with attempted murder.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
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. Milton teen arrested for armed robbery of sneakers. “Take me to Jail,” said OUI offender to Hingham police. Assault at Weymouth fast food restaurant. Braintree woman sells drugs to the wrong person. Fugitive from justice arrested in Plymouth! More charges for the Cape Cod man who allegedly photographed women in the nude without their knowledge. Cape Cod Drug Task Force arrests two for trafficking heroin. Martha’s Vineyard dad allegedly hits teen with flip-flop.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
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. No jail for Tisbury man who punched his mom. Milton resident rescues child during manhunt for bombing suspect. Spare change stolen from Hingham car. No arrests made after gunshots heard in Weymouth. Bomb threats force evacuation of Braintree High School. Plymouth man arrested on weapons charges. Former Cape Cod camp counselor charged with rape. Cape Cod woman charged with threatening to commit murder. Falmouth man charged with marijuana possession.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Unusual and Odd Police Reports 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. Weymouth rapist on the run for 35 years, caught! Suspicious car containing propane tanks found in South Shore town. Man passes out at bank parking lot in Hingham. New York couple allegedly steals $6,500 in goods from the South Shore Plaza. Plymouth man arrested on a charge of assault and battery. Cape Cod police officers join in manhunt for Boston Marathon bomber. Cape Cod man fires gun to stop argument. Martha’s Vineyard rape case ends with “not guilty.”
Sunday, April 14, 2013
OMG PD: A look at police news around the South Shore and Cape and Martha's Vineyard.
The following information is from police departments, courts and media outlets that serve Patch towns. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction. Dog bites Milton man. Turkey breaks into Hingham home. Gas leak in Weymouth causes dozens to evacuate. With crack cocaine allegedly in hand, man was arrested outside Braintree home. Plymouth man charged with assault to murder. Police respond to a report of an armed robbery at Eastern Bank on Cape Cod. Cape Cod drug kingpin sentenced to 25 years. Arrest warrants out for Martha’s Vineyard woman who walked her dogs off-lease!
Ed
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