Crime

Chelsea man sentenced for creating fraudulent Social Security and green cards sold by New Bedford businessman

BOSTON – A Massachusetts man was sentenced for selling fraudulent Social Security cards and Legal Permanent Resident cards, often referred…

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Trial set to begin for Fall River high school teacher placed on leave after child rape allegations

A trial is set to begin Monday in Fall River Superior Court concerning charges of aggravated rape of a child…

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Armed standoff involving young child on Cape Cod ends peacefully

BOURNE, MA – A situation on Cape Cod that could have had a tragic ending ended peacefully Friday night. According…

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25 arrested in Massachusetts, Rhode Island drug trafficking conspiracy allegedly earning $20,000 per day distributing fentanyl, crack cocaine and powder cocaine

BOSTON – According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, Twenty-five individuals have been charged in connection with a drug trafficking conspiracy…

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Contractor from Fall River accused of cashing check for $25,000 for work that was never done

A local contractor is facing a charge that he allegedly accepted money for work that was never done. 54-year-old Lawrence…

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Man sentenced to 1 year and 1 day in prison for role in Southeastern Massachusetts & Rhode Island fentanyl trafficking conspiracy involving Fall River stash house

BOSTON – A Cranston, R.I. man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a drug trafficking…

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Previously wanted New Hampshire man sentenced for crimes against a child in Massachusetts

SALEM, Mass. – December 5, 2024 – Gjon Gjegji, 56, of Pelham, N.H. and formerly of Haverhill, Mass., was sentenced Wednesday in…

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ERO Boston arrests Honduran national in Brockton accused of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14

BOSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations arrested Salvador Castro Garcia, 46, after the Brockton District…

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Plymouth Police capture Brazilian in North Carolina wanted for 7 counts of child rape, other charges

Members of the Plymouth Police Detective Division have returned from North Carolina with a suspect wanted by the Plymouth Police…

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Taunton and Pawtucket men arrested after highway chase involving Massachusetts State Police, East Providence Police

A Bristol County teen and a Rhode Island man were arrested after a chase that started in Massachusetts and ended…

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