Crime

On Wednesday May 8t Trooper Michael Leslie was patrolling Route 91 in Bernardston when he observed a Hyundai Elantra with a defective license plate light and passenger side taillight. He caught up to the vehicle and activated his blue lights and siren but noted it was very slow to pull …

After further investigation this week, investigators have been able to discern the type of vehicle likely involved in a near-fatal hit and run, which occurred Tuesday evening in Westport. It is now believed the vehicle that struck the pedestrian was a gray BMW 3 Series vehicle. The vehicles is likely …

An East Brookfield man was arrested Thursday, May 9 and charged in federal court in Worcester in connection with unlawfully operating an aircraft and making false statements to federal investigators. Antonio Santonastaso, 59, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of serving as an airman without an airman certificate …

A suspended Massachusetts State Police Trooper was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with being paid over $5,900 for overtime hours that he did not work. Kevin Sweeney, 40, of Braintree, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to two months in prison, one …

On Wednesday at 1:30 a.m., while on patrol, Wareham police officer Stephen Harrison observed a vehicle operating at a high rate of speed on Cranberry Highway near Red Brook Road. He observed the vehicle strike an embankment near the Star Light Motel and go airborne, crashing down on two wheels, …

After a joint investigation between Wareham and Fairhaven Police detectives, as well the US Drug Enforcement Administration, an East Wareham address was raided on Friday morning at about 9:00 a.m. based on a search warrant obtained by the Fairhaven police. Several detectives assisted by members of the Plymouth County Sheriff’s …

At approximately 2:25 a.m. State Police patrols and an MSP K9 team responded to the area of Samoset Road in Woburn to assist local police in searching for a man who fired a gun in a residential area and fled on foot. State Police K9 Section Trooper Dan Purtell deployed …

Police are actively investigating an apparent fatal dog mauling, which occurred this evening in Dighton. At 7:59 p.m. this evening, Dighton Police received a 911 call regarding the discovery of a deceased male on the property of 2577 Maple Swamp Road. The 911 call was placed by a neighbor, who …

The Massachusetts State Police today added two new suspects to our Most Wanted Fugitives list, each involved in separate shootings in Springfield. Both men are actively being sought by the State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section and Springfield Police. DANIEL L. RODRIGUEZ, 18 (turns 19 on May 12), is wanted …

Police are actively seeking the public’s assistance in locating witnesses to a hit and run which occurred Tuesday evening on Old Bedford Road in Westport and left a 30-year-old Fall River woman in critical condition. Westport Police received a 911 call around 8:15 pm Tuesday evening to report a crash …