Crime & Safety

Police Log: Drug Possession, Assault and Battery, and More

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

August 21

5:36 p.m. - After a hit and run on Washington Street, Jonathan Greene, 19, of Stoughton, was arrested and charged with possession of a class D drug with intent to distribute, witness intimidation, obstruction of justice, and allowing improper operation of a motor vehicle.

August 22

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2:29 a.m. - During a motor vehicle stop at the intersection of Central Street and Ewing Drive, Fritz Orphe, 34, of Stoughton, was arrested on a warrant.

2:31 p.m. - A caller on Kinsley Street reported a stolen vehicle, telling police that she let her son borrow her vehicle and he has no returned. Later, a 43-year-old male from Stoughton received a summons for using a motor vehicle without authority and use of a motor vehicle in a felony or larceny.

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5:55 p.m. - A caller at Dollar Tree on Park Street stated that an employee punched him in the face. When police responded, Anderson Martinez, 38, of Brockton, was arrested and charged with assault and battery.

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