Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
A 24-year-old Easton man was arrested in Milton Lower Mills after a police chase through the Blue Hills Reservation following an alleged kidnapping in Dorchester; the woman was evaluated at the scene and the incident appears domestic in nature.
Public Safety
A multi-vehicle crash on I-95 northbound near Exit 25 in Canton on Monday, Aug. 17, seriously injured two people and closed all northbound lanes, while separately a Canton resident reported $40,000 in unauthorized bank withdrawals to Westwood Police.
Public Safety
Canton Police Chief Michael Daniels publicly explained how the department uses Flock Safety license plate readers, citing two recent cases where the technology helped solve a property crime and find a missing person, while pledging that all searches are logged and audited.
Public Safety
A pregnant woman was rescued from an SUV after being held at gunpoint during a police chase on I-93 in Milton on Aug. 12; the suspect, Dominic Hampton-Boyd of Roxbury, was arrested near Exit 11 and held without bail.
Public Safety
Stoughton Town Manager Thomas Calter denied ordering the destruction of any report tied to Sandra Birchmore's 2021 death in her Canton apartment, as firefighter and DPW unions voted no confidence in his leadership and the federal murder trial of former detective Matthew Farwell approaches in October.
Public Safety
Chapman Street has reopened and evacuated residents have returned home after Thursday's gas line rupture in Canton, but Spring Street traffic remains restricted during ongoing Eversource repairs.
Public Safety
Defense attorneys for former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell have filed a motion to block references to the Karen Read case and a related civil lawsuit from his federal murder trial over the 2021 death of Sandra Birchmore in her Canton apartment, as prosecutors prepare to call about 50 witnesses when the trial begins in October.
Public Safety
Two weeks after Milton closed Turner's Pond due to a harmful algae bloom, Assistant Health Director Karolyn Ho says parts of the pond are clearing but the advisory remains in effect until state testing confirms the water is safe.
Public Safety
The Town of Milton issued a public health advisory on Wednesday, July 22, warning residents to avoid all water contact at Turner's Pond due to a harmful algae bloom that poses risks to people and pets.
Public Safety
Sen. Bill Driscoll Jr. of Milton championed a bill to ban the cancer-linked plasticizer DEHP from IV bags and medical tubing, which the Massachusetts Senate approved during the week of July 13 and sent to Gov. Maura Healey.
Public Safety
Cambridge has scheduled a special City Council meeting for July 24 to review violence prevention technology and programs after Canton resident Rayquon Brown, 29, was charged with murder in the July 4 shooting death of Cambridge DPW worker Xavier Bautista.
Public Safety
Rayquon Brown, 29, of Canton was arraigned Monday, July 13, on murder and firearm charges in the July 4 shooting death of Cambridge DPW worker Xavier Bautista; prosecutors say he acted as a lookout during the attack.
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