Crime & Safety

Police Log: Shoplifting, Erratic Driver, and More

The following is from the Hingham Police Log. Where arrests and charges are mentioned, they don't imply conviction.

March 20

9:32 a.m. - A vehicle near the Hingham rotary and Summer Street almost hit a jogger and went over two snow banks. The caller reported that the car was going back and forth between lanes, stopped on Route 3A, and turned on their blinker when there was no place to turn . After driving into Weymouth, Weymouth Police took her into custody.

4:46 p.m. - Jason Smith, 32, of Rockland, was arrested at Kohl’s and charged with shoplifting by asportation.

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March 21

4:48 p.m. - During a motor vehicle stop at the intersection of Derby and Old Derby Streets, Richard Purssell, 19, of Brockton was arrest with a warrant for assault and battery on a person over 60/with disibilities with injuries.

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