Crime & Safety

Cop Accused Of 'Mocking' Charlottesville Tragedy: Patch PM

Also: OUI on the river kills teen girl; Skydiver spends hours 70 feet up in a tree; Shark takes fisherman's catch for himself; More.

Welcome to Monday's Patch PM. Here are today's top stories.

A Massachusetts police officer is being accused of 'mocking' the Charlottesville tragedy. See his alleged comment and make your own call.

A 16-year-old girl was killed in a jet ski crash on the Merrimack River, and police are saying the 32-year-old man who was driving it was drunk.

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A great white shark was captured on camera leaping out of the water and stealing a Cape Cod fisherman's catch this week. See the video here.

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Crime time: When police told a man he was about to be arrested early this morning, he allegedly punched an officer, drove his truck into a police cruiser, and sped off at 100+ miles per hour. Police are searching for him ... A teen walked into the Brookline police station and confessed to a 2016 stabbing ... A Maine man faces charges after allegedly exposing himself on the beach ... A not-so-stylish Waltham bank robbery suspect is being searched for.


This skydiver probably didn't expect to spend hours stuck about 70 feet up in a tree Sunday night.

Struggles with finding a parking space on the Providence/Stoughton line could go away with the Monday's approval of the Foxborough Commuter Rail pilot.

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