Crime

A Roxbury man identified as John Doe was arrested today and arraigned in federal court in Boston. According to the indictment unsealed today, Doe repeatedly used a Social Security number that was not his, including to obtain a U.S. passport, which he then used to enter the U.S., and in …

On Thursday, July 19, at about 12:00 p.m. Wareham Police were requested to respond to Tobey Hospital for a stabbing victim in the Emergency Room seeking treatment. Officer Nate Aronson arrived to find a male who had been slashed across the face and was brutally kicked. Wareham Police detectives took …

On July 19, 2018, the Lakeville Police Department reported that they arrested a male subject relating to an online solicitation. The investigation concluded that an individual was attempting communication with a minor child for purpose of sex. As a result of this 7-month investigation the following individual was arrested: Robert …

Amid multiple citizen complaints of drug dealing in the Shangri La area, detectives began an investigation into Tayon Woodley, 44, of New Bedford. On Tuesday, July 17, at about 11:45 a.m. members of the Wareham Police Detective Division, observed Mr. Woodley pull into the beach at Blissful Lane and complete …

At 9 a.m. Monday morning, Marine 44, a vessel in the Massachusetts State Police Marine Section fleet being piloted by Trooper Daniel Carideo, was transporting two members of the State Police Underwater Recovery Unit to the United States Coast Guard base in Boston to conduct a hull survey on USCG …

UPDATE: On Thursday, July 19, Jazz Tavares, turned himself into Wareham District Court, stemming from an incident on Monday, involving Officer Charles Pillsbury. He posted $1,000 bail and is due to return to court on August 13. The following is a press release from the Wareham Police Department: On Monday, …

An MS-13 member pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to RICO conspiracy and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by an illegal alien. Manuel Landaverde, a/k/a “Scooby,” 26, a Salvadoran national, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, more commonly …

A Captain with the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office was convicted today by a federal jury in connection with helping Carlos Rafael, known as the Codfather in the fishing industry, and the owner of one of the largest commercial fishing businesses in the U.S., smuggle the profits of his illegal overfishing …

On Sunday at about 8:20 pm, Wareham police officer Charles Pillsbury observed a motorcycle fail to stop at a red light, on the traffic signal at Depot Street and Cranberry Highway. Officer Pillsbury attempted to stop the motorcycle, however, it sped up, continuing up Maple Springs Road at a high …

Weymouth police officer Michael Chesna and an elderly woman died early Sunday morning from gunshot wounds when the suspect, Emmanuel Lopes, took the officer’s gun and fired following a vehicle crash and a foot chase. Officials say an unidentified elderly woman also died after being hit by stray bullets in …