Former Marion man sentenced for tax evasion
BOSTON – A former New Bedford seafood wholesaler was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for failing to file tax returns and filing a false tax return for his business’ income.George F....
View ArticleKingston girl's suspected killer ordered held without bail at arraignment
BROCKTON - A tip led investigators to the arrest of Michael Hand, 61, of North Carolina, for the murder of 15-year-old Tracy Gilpin of Kingston. Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz declined...
View ArticleWareham Police Log: Feb. 21 - March 1
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Sunday, Feb. 21, to Thursday, March 1. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found...
View ArticleWareham Police search warrant nets arrest, crack cocaine
WAREHAM – Police executed a search warrant at Room 3 at the Village Motel on Cranberry Highway at noon Friday that netted them an arrest and eight “rocks” of crack cocaine.Police said detectives...
View ArticleA Plymouth woman OD’ing on heroin driving with her 3-year-old crashes vehicle...
WAREHAM – A Plymouth woman OD’ing on heroin crashed her car off Glen Charlie Road while her 3-year-old child was seated in the back seat Friday afternoon, police said.Police said Sgt. Peter Flannery...
View ArticleWareham Police Log: March 2- 7
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Friday, March 2, to Wednesday, March 7. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found...
View ArticleHome health aide arraigned on charges she stole $27,000 from elderly...
BROCKTON — A Fall River woman working as a home health care aide has been arraigned on charges she allegedly stole $27,000 from her elderly Mattapoisett clients, Plymouth County District Attorney...
View ArticleEarly morning fire destroys Wareham residence
WAREHAM - No one is unaccounted for following an early morning fire that destroyed a two-story home at 36 Restful Lane, according to the state Fire Marshal’s office.Jennifer Mieth, state Department of...
View ArticleWareham drug dealer convicted of manslaughter in overdose death
A 36-year-old man is the first street-level drug dealer to be charged and convicted of manslaughter in the county.
View ArticleRep. Gifford supports stronger penalties for opioid trafficking, assaulting...
BOSTON – State Rep. Susan Williams Gifford, R-Wareham, is hailing the passage of a comprehensive criminal justice reform bill that strengthens the state’s opioid laws, makes it a felony to assault a...
View ArticleWareham man convicted in OD fatality will serve 6-8 years
BROCKTON – A Wareham man who was the first to be charged and convicted in Plymouth County of supplying a fatal overdose, which caused the death of a 25-year-old woman, has been sentenced to state...
View ArticleEast Wareham man charged with attempted murder, arson in connection with...
WAREHAM - An East Wareham man has been arrested for attempted murder in connection with an arson fire that destroyed a home at 36 Restful Lane early Thursday morning, March 29.Police said as a result...
View ArticleWareham man gets 6-8 years in prison for manslaughter in overdose death
A 36-year-old Wareham man, the first drug dealer convicted of manslaughter in Plymouth County, was sentenced to six to eight years in state prison on Friday.
View ArticleWareham Police log: March 8-15
The following are excerpts from the Wareham police log for Thursday, March 8, to Thursday, March 15. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found...
View ArticleRochester traffic stop leads to $100,000 marijuana arrest
ROCHESTER — After stopping Joseph Sessine for driving seven miles over the 40 mph posted limit on Mary's Pond Road, the officer asked him twice to step out of his vehicle, court records say.And twice,...
View ArticlePlymouth County Sobriety Checkpoint April 21-22
Colonel Kerry A. Gilpin, superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, has announced that a “Sobriety Checkpoint” will be implemented by the Massachusetts State Police on a public way in Plymouth...
View ArticleWareham Police, DEA host drug give-back April 28
WAREHAM - The Wareham Police Dept. and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired,...
View ArticleResident complaints lead to police surveillance and 5 heroin arrests in East...
WAREHAM - As a result of resident complaints into illegal drug activity in the parking lot of 7-Eleven, 3 Barker Road, Wareham Police detectives have made multiple arrests in the last week.On Thursday,...
View ArticleTurkey crashes through windshield on Route 25 in Wareham
WAREHAM - A woman was given a fowl turn on Route 25 in Wareham Friday morning when a turkey crashed through the windshield of her vehicle as she drove along the highway.State Police Lt. Tom Ryan said...
View ArticleEast Wareham man attempting to flee stolen vehicle stop by swimming away is...
WAREHAM – An East Wareham man fleeing a stolen vehicle stop ran through Wareham neighborhoods before attempting to swim to freedom but was eventually arrested following a boat chase.Police said Officer...
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