Press Releases
Author: Barbara Faherty
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National Human Trafficking Prevention Month- PSA 8: Never the fault of the child
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National Human Trafficking Prevention Month- PSA 7: How victims are trafficked
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National Human Trafficking Prevention Month- PSA 6: Statistics for the CSEC Protocol
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National Human Trafficking Prevention Month- PSA 5: Referrals to our CAC
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National Human Trafficking Prevention Month- PSA 4: Average Age for Child Exploitation
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National Human Trafficking Prevention Month-PSA 3: Help is available
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National Human Trafficking Prevention Month-PSA 2: Prevention
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National Human Trafficking Prevention Month-PSA 1: What is Human Trafficking?
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A Message From District Attorney Tim Cruz – National Prescription Drug Take Back Day 2022
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Use an Emergency Code Word- PSA
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A statement in regards to the Duxbury wiretap case
In January 2022, a clerk magistrate determined a criminal act occurred and issued a complaint. Our office arraigned the case and transferred it to another… |
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DOJ-MA: Brockton Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 19, 2022 Defendant on state probation for aggravated assault and kidnapping… |
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DOJ-MA: Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Wide-Ranging Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 7, 2021 BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role… |
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DOJ-MA: Connecticut Man Sentenced for Firearm Trafficking
Defendant sold two “ghost guns” to undercover officer Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 16, 2021 BOSTON… |
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Plymouth County Drug Abuse Task Force Kicks Off Statewide Training on Recognizing and Responding to Issue of Drug Endangered Children
Contact: Beth Stone (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – Children advocacy professionals, Massachusetts State Police, local police departments and District Attorney’s Offices are amongst the more than… |
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DOJ- MA: Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 13, 2021 Defendant on probation for aggravated assault and kidnapping at… |
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DOJ-MA: Brockton Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 13, 2021 Defendant conspired with others to traffic heroin, fentanyl, cocaine… |
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DA Cruz Concludes Brockton Police Involved Shooting Investigation
Contact: Beth Stone 508-584-8120 BROCKTON – Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has completed his investigation of the December 28, 2020 fatal police shooting… |
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Solved-Homicide of Virginia Hannon
Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz, Massachusetts State Police and Pembroke Police today announced that they have developed information leading them to a suspect… |
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Plymouth COVID 19 Update
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DOJ-MA: Brockton Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Drug and Firearm Offenses
Department of Justice-U.S. Attorney’s Office-District of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 15, 2021 Brockton Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Drug and Firearm Offenses… |
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DOJ-MA: Career Criminal Indicted on Fentanyl Possession
Department of Justice-U.S. Attorney’s Office-District of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 12, 2021 BOSTON – A Brockton man was indicted by a federal grand… |
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Homicide Awareness Month
Homicide Awareness Month with Sharon Baker, Founder of “Life After Death”. After losing her son, Sharon turned her grief into good, forming “Life After Death”,… |
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U.S. DOJ Awards Plymouth County DA’s Office, Health Imperatives with $1.5 M Grant to Combat Human Trafficking
Contact: Beth Stone 508-584-8120 BROCKTON – The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs has awarded the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office and health… |
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District Attorney Cruz announces Tipline, Email and Website Section devoted to unsolved homicides
Contact Beth Stone 508-584-8120 BROCKTON – Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced the launch of a tipline and email for the public… |
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Safe Streets Meeting- Feb 26, 2020
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Operation Safe Streets- December 18, 2019 Meeting
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“The First Day” Screening-Scituate, December 7, 2019
UPDATE: Per Scituate Facts- This event for 12/7/19 has been postponed until a later date… A one year license to this film has been purchased… |
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Operation Safe Streets- November 13, 2019 Meeting
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Safe Streets Meeting-October 16, 2019
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Public Health Commissioner mandates immediate reporting of vaping-related disease to the Department of Public Health
On September 11, 2019, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) issued a new mandate for the immediate reporting of cases involving unexplained e-cigarette or… |
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Saturday, October 27th is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Contact: Beth Stone (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz is reminding residents to safely recycle their expired and unwanted medications… |
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State Police CINRET Team Arrests Man, Seizes Nearly 400 Grams of Suspected Fentanyl, $51,000 in Cash in Brockton
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A newly created State Police Unit aimed at identifying, investigating and arresting violent opiate traffickers has arrested a… |
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Duxbury’s Holy Family Knights of Columbus Council Partners with Community, Police and Government to Help Opioid Victims and End Overdose Abandonment
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Pair Held on High Bail in Connection with Weekend Homicide in Brockton
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – Two people were arraigned today in connection with a shooting Saturday night in Brockton that left one man… |
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Couple Under Arrest, to be Arraigned on Charges Related to Weekend Homicide in Brockton
News Advisory Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON- State Police have arrested two people in connection with a shooting Saturday night in Brockton that left one… |
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State Police Investigating Fatal Shooting in Brockton
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON- State Police and Brockton Police are investigating a shooting in Brockton that left one man dead and another man wounded,… |
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State Police Investigate Fatal Head-on Crash in Plympton
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Kingston woman was killed and another man injured in a head-on collision Thursday night in Plympton, Plymouth… |
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Two Women, Including Attorney Arraigned in Scheme to Smuggle Drugs into Plymouth County House of Correction
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON- Two women have pleaded not guilty to charges that together they conspired to allegedly smuggle Suboxone strips into Plymouth County… |
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Two Charged with Trafficking Fentanyl in Brockton
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – Brockton Police and State Police Detectives assigned to the Plymouth County District Attorney have arrested two men who… |
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Former Martial Arts Instructor Guilty of Rape Charges
Contact: Beth Stone- 508-584-8120 BROCKTON- A Kingston man and former martial arts instructor was found guilty today of raping one of his former students multiple times… |
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Plymouth Man in Police Involved Shooting Held
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON- The man in a police involved shooting in Plymouth on Thursday night has pleaded not guilty at his arraignment, Plymouth… |
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Pedestrian Struck and Killed in Brockton
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON- A female pedestrian was struck and killed in Brockton Saturday night, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has… |
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Brockton Woman Dies After Motor Vehicle Crash
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON- A woman has died as a result of injuries apparently suffered in a three-car crash in Brockton on Thursday, Plymouth… |
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Brockton Man Sent to State Prison on Aggravated Rape Charges
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Brockton man has been sentenced to time in State Prison after a jury convicted him today on… |
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Man Charged with Manslaughter in Brockton Man’s Death
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Brockton man will be arraigned on a manslaughter charge in the death of a 64-year-old man, Plymouth… |
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Man Sentenced to Two Years for Assault and Threats on Woman
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 PLYMOUTH – A man has been sentenced to serve two years in the House of Corrections after being found guilty… |
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Fall River Man Indicted on Series of South Shore Arson Fires
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Fall River man has been indicted on charges he set fire to homes in Hull, Hanson and… |
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Taunton Man to Serve Life in State Prison for Brockton Driveby Shooting
Contact: Beth Stone-(508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Taunton man will serve life in State Prison after being convicted for his role in a fatal shooting… |
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Two Women Indicted on Drug Charges in Brockton
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – Two women have been indicted on drug charges in connection with an ongoing investigation into alleged drug distribution… |
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Norwell Woman to Serve Six Months in Jail for taping Grand Jury, Misleading Police Investigation into Murder
Contact: Beth Stone (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Norwell woman has pleaded guilty to charges she taped Grand Jury testimony and misled the State Police… |
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Norwell Man Arraigned on Statutory Rape Charge
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 HINGHAM – A Norwell man is being held without bail after his arraignment on charges that he allegedly raped a… |
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Pembroke Woman Indicted on Motor Vehicle Homicide, Manslaughter by OUI, other charges after fatal crash in Brockton
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Pembroke woman has been indicted on charges she allegedly caused a fatal car crash that left a… |
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Everett Man Guilty of Child Rape Charges
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 PLYMOUTH – An Everett man has been convicted of child rape charges, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz announced… |
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Taunton Man Guilty of First Degree Murder in Brockton Drive-By Shooting
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Taunton man has convicted for his role in a fatal shooting that left one man dead and… |
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Two Women Arraigned in Ongoing Investigation in Brockton
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – Two women have been arraigned on drug charges in connection with an ongoing investigation into alleged drug distribution… |
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Duxbury Man Found Guilty of Assault, Gun Charges
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 HINGHAM – A Duxbury man has been convicted of being intoxicated and pointing his firearm at a patron in a… |
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Operation Second Chance Wiretap Investigation leads to 14 Arrests
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 Firearm, Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine, Cash Seized BROCKTON – Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced that a total… |
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Brockton Man to serve Life in Prison for Role in Stabbing Death of Teen
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Brockton man has been sentenced to serve Life in Prison, plus additional time for his role in… |
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Middleboro Man Sentenced to 17-20 Years in State Prison for Indecent Assault on Boy
Contact: Beth Stone (508) 584-8120 PLYMOUTH – A Middleboro man has been sentenced to serve 17-20 years in State Prison after being convicted of Indecent… |
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Saturday, October 28th is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
Safely dispose of your unwanted pills in med return boxes at police stations around Plymouth County News Advisory Contact: Beth Stone (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON –… |
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Duxbury Man Indicted on Gun, Impersonating Police Officer Charges
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 PLYMOUTH – A Duxbury man has been indicted on charges he possessed illegal firearms, possessed an incendiary device, received stolen… |
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Man Arrested for Setting East Ashland Street Fire in Brockton
CONTACT: BETH STONE (508) 584-8120 JENNIFER MIETH-DEPARTMENT OF FIRE SERVICES (978) 567-3189 BROCKTON– Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz, State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey, Brockton… |
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Brockton Man Guilty of Murder
Contact: Beth Stone (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A man has been convicted and sent to State Prison for shooting another man to death behind a… |
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Pembroke Woman to be Arraigned on Motor Vehicle Homicide, Leaving the Scene Charges after Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash in Brockton
Contact: Beth Stone (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Pembroke woman will be arraigned tomorrow on charges she allegedly caused a fatal car crash that left… |
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No Criminal Charges in Wareham Drowning
Contact: Beth Stone (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – After an investigation, it has been determined that no criminal charges will be filed in the tragic drowning… |
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Fall River Man Pleads Guilty, Sent to State Prison for Child Rape
Contact: Beth Stone (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Fall River man will serve time in State Prison after pleading guilty to charges that he raped… |
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Jail for Bridgewater Man who Exposed Himself to Children on a School Bus
Contact: Beth Stone (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Bridgewater man has pleaded guilty to charges he exposed himself to three children riding on a schoolbus… |
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Plymouth Youth Development Collaborative Secures $125,000 Grant form White House Drug Policy Office
Contact: Beth Stone (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – The Plymouth Youth Development Collaborative (PYDC) has been awarded a $125,000 Drug-Free Communities Support Program grant by the… |
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Shrewsbury Man Sentenced to Serve 20-22 Years in State Prison after Aggravated Rape Trial
Contact: Beth Stone (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Shrewsbury man has been sentenced to serve 20-22 years in State Prison after a jury found him… |
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Acushnet Man Dead After Apparent Suicide
Contact: Beth Stone (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – The investigation is ongoing after the apparent suicide of a man in Rochester, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy… |
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Arrest Made in Murder of West Bridgewater Woman
Contact: Beth Stone (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – State Police overnight arrested a man wanted for the Murder of a woman in West Bridgewater, Plymouth County… |
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Brockton Woman Indicted in Fatal Stabbing of Boyfriend
Contact Beth Stone: (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Brockton woman has been indicted on a Murder charge in the stabbing death of her boyfriend, Plymouth… |
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State Police, Plymouth Police, State Athletic Commission Investigating Death of MMA Fighter
Contact Beth Stone: (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – An investigation is underway after a mixed martial arts athlete died after a showcase held over the… |
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Accessory Charge against Brockton Woman Upgraded to Murder in Brutal Death of Boyfriend
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Brockton woman who first alerted police to her boyfriend’s mortally wounded body has now been charged with… |
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DA Cruz Requests Massachusetts State Police CAT Team to Aid in Patrolling Brockton
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 Response requested after fatal weekend double shooting, shots fired incidents reported BROCKTON – As State Police Detectives assigned to the… |
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State Police and Brockton Police Continue to Investigate Shooting that Left Brockton Man Dead, Woman Injured
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – Two people were shot, one fatally outside a Brockton house overnight, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz… |
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State Parole Board Denies Man Parole in 1975 Middleboro Murder
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – The state Parole Board has issued their unanimous opinion to deny parole to Todd Fournier for a 1975… |
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Brockton Stabbing Suspect Found Dead, Female Victim Critical
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – State Police and Brockton Police found the male suspect wanted for the stabbing of his wife dead early… |
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Taunton Man Sent to State Prison for Armed Carjacking
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Taunton man has pleaded guilty to carjacking and robbing two women in Brockton at gunpoint, Plymouth County… |
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State Police Arrest Two, Seize Heroin, Cocaine, Two Guns, Cash as Part of Drug Investigation in Brockton
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – Two Brockton residents, one male and one female, were arrested this morning and heroin, cocaine, guns and cash… |
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Brockton Woman Held Without Bail in Fatal Stabbing of Boyfriend
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Brockton woman is being held without bail in the stabbing death of her boyfriend, Plymouth County District… |
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Wareham Man Arraigned on Child Pornography Charges
Contact: Beth Stone- 508-584-8120 BROCKTON – A Wareham man has arraigned on charges he possessed child pornography, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has… |
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Weymouth Man Arraigned on Drug, Gun Charges
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 7 Firearms, Large Amounts of Suspected Fentanyl, Cocaine, Heroin, Seized BROCKTON – A man is being held on high bail… |
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Middleboro Man Sent to Jail on Assault, Gun Charges
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A former Ultimate Fighting Championship cage fighter has been convicted and sentenced to jail for a violent assault… |
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Drug Samples Tested at State Police Lab Confirmed as Deadly Opioid Carfentanil
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Rockland Couple Indicted on Oxycodone, Cocaine Trafficking Charges
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Rockland couple was indicted today on drug trafficking charges, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has… |
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Brockton Man Sent to State Prison on Gun Charge
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 PLYMOUTH – A Brockton man has been sentenced to State Prison time for possessing a firearm, Plymouth County District… |
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Carver Man Sentenced to State Prison, Ordered to Pay Full Restitution for Scheming to Steal $1.1 Million From Elderly Victim
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 PLYMOUTH – A Carver man who orchestrated a scheme to defraud an elderly neighbor of $1.1 million has been sentenced… |
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Brockton Man Guilty in Fatal Stabbing of City Man
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Brockton man has been convicted for his role in the stabbing death of a 22-year-old man, Plymouth… |
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SJC Affirms Conviction of Brockton Man who Murdered Girlfriend
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the… |
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Carver Man Found Guilty of Scheming to Steal $1.1 Million from Elderly Victim
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 PLYMOUTH – A Carver man who orchestrated a scheme to defraud an elderly neighbor of $1.1 million has been convicted,… |
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Man Killed in East Bridgewater Fire
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – An 86-year-old man was killed this morning after a fire at his East Bridgewater home, Plymouth County District… |
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Brockton Man Indicted in Murder of His Mother
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A Brockton man has been indicted on charges that he stabbed his mother to death at their family… |
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Middleboro Man Pleads Guilty, Sent to Jail for Fatal Hit and Run Crash that Claimed the Life of a Middleboro Father
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 PLYMOUTH – A Middleboro man who struck and killed a bicyclist and then fled the scene has been sentenced to… |
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Brockton Man Indicted in City Murder
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – A man has been indicted on charges that he killed a city man, striking him twice with a… |
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Former Boston Man Found Guilty of Non-Fatal Shooting in Brockton
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 594-8120 BROCKTON – A former Boston man has been found guilty of an Assault to Murder and gun charges in the… |
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Composite Sketch Released of Person of Interest Wanted in Connection with Three Rapes, Two Homicides in Brockton
Contact: Beth Stone- 508-584-8120 BROCKTON, MA -State Police Detectives and Brockton Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest who has been… |
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Investigation closed in suicide death of Leo Marino
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 BROCKTON – Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced that his office has concluded its investigation into the… |
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Lakeville Man Arrested After State Police, US Postal Service Disrupt Marijuana Through Mail Delivery
Contact: Beth Stone- (508) 584-8120 Investigators Seize 35 Pounds of Marijuana, THC Gel, Cash as part of Investigation BROCKTON – State Police have thwarted the… |