Crime & Safety

Drug Fugitive Finally Caught While ... Sunbathing: Patch PM

Also: Mugshot and prior arrest history of the alleged topless, drunk woman are something; Fatal officer-involved shooting justified; More.

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A recent Patch Fugitive of the Week from NH has been captured in Massachusetts. It appears sunbathing in a family member's yard was her fatal flaw.


Braintree Police officers were justified in their response during May's Motel 6 fatal shooting, the Norfolk District Attorney's office confirmed. A man died, and an officer was injured in the incident. You can watch the four-minute-plus video above.

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If you think the mugshot of the woman who allegedly chased after an officer with a dagger while drunk and topless is something, check out what her most recent arrest before that was.


Also in the local news: Twelve people — including nine children — were rescued after a sailboat flipped over in Buzzards Bay yesterday ... The most curious case of who really is the Stoughton town manager seems to be settled, even though the wrong name was announced ... Lawmakers passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which guarantees reasonable accommodations and safety measures for pregnant workers ... Tough Mudder is finally coming to Mass., but some are threatening legal action ...

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Crime time: The third-oldest Jewish cemetery in Massachusetts was vandalized early this morning, police said ... Police reports disclose the man who killed himself in Hingham had threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend ... There has been some incidents of "Stranger Danger" on the North Shore. Take the time to talk you kids, police say ... Two who allegedly took credit cards from a Panera Bread in Stoughton are wanted.


Across Patch

There is a new richest person in the world. He beat Bill Gates, and you probably know of him.

Sen. Lindsey Graham used some very choice words in warning President Trump against firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

The Boy Scouts CEO has apologized for President Trump's "political rhetoric" when speaking to the kids.

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