MA Patch Daily: Bragging About Gun Leads to School Lockdown

It was another busy news day in the Bay State featuring crime logs, breaking alerts, features and interviews, and more. Here are some of the stories and posts our editorial team has been working on today.

A Weymouth High School student was taken into custody earlier today after allegedly boasting about having a gun, sending the school into lockdown mode. House Speaker Robert DeLeo, D-Winthrop, and state Rep. James Murphy, D-Weymouth, were at the school at the time and locked in an officer during the incident.

Also, eight teens were hurt after a rogue wave struck a whale watching boat yesterday. Say, do you play lacrosse? The Bill Belichick Foundation has a new scholarship program underway. An officer staring into the hole on a detail found these old trolley tracks. The unemployment rate in Massachusetts has dropped again, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. There will probably be no Father’s Day card for this dad this year ... just 18 to 20 years in prison for nearly killing his son. A stranger handed over his shirt to another person while a baby was being brought into the world. A police chief speaks openly about potential brutality, crime, and recent murders. Aaron Hernandez pleaded not guilty to witness intimidation in court today connected to a double murder incident in Boston in 2012. And here’s a quick Memorial Day Weekend weather forecast.

Top posts of the day

• Asian Restaurant Abruptly Closes | Framingham, MA Patch
• Arlington Woman Charged with OUI, Crashing Into Tree | Arlington, MA Patch
• Lawrence Court Officer Scheduled to be Arraigned on Four Counts of Rape | Salem, MA Patch
• Hundreds of Marijuana Plants Seized From Sheds Behind a Medfield House | Medfield, MA Patch
• Want to Fly a B-17 Bomber? You Can This Weekend at Lawrence Municipal Airport | Peabody, MA Patch
• Arlington Runaway Katie Mesick Found Safe | Arlington, MA Patch
• Obituary: Jacob A. Smoller, 29; Studied Under Master Bike Builder Koichi Yagaguchi, the Lone Official Frame Builder of the U.S. Olympic Cycling Team | Peabody, MA Patch
• MBTA Police Say This Woman Beat Up An Elderly Person On The Orange Line | Malden, MA Patch
• Police Searching for Suspects in Home Invasion | Marlborough, MA Patch
• 66 Guns Found After Search of Milton Apartment | Milton, MA Patch
• A Message from Easton Soccer | Easton, MA Patch
• Police Log: Assault, Erratic Operator, and More | Milford, MA Patch
• Police Log: Drug Possession, Strangulation, and More | Foxborough, MA Patch
• Bicyclists Carrying Meat Reported as Suspicious | Swampscott, MA Patch
• Has Your Trash Pickup Been Delayed? Here’s Why | Wilmington, MA Patch
• Lexington Restaurant May Appear on ‘Restaurant Start Up,’ Police Auction, New Homes for Sale | Lexington, MA Patch
• Wet Winter is Cause for More Ticks This Season | Tewksbury, MA Patch
• Police Log: Intent to Distribute Drugs, OUI, and More | Braintree, MA Patch
• Arlington Police Report On A Low Flying Aircraft | Arlington, MA Patch
• Mid-Week Review: Special Election Results; Davis Field Expansion; Cyclist Killed in Triathlon | Sudbury, MA Patch
• Alleged Drug Dealer Captured At Malden High School In These Recent Arrests | Malden, MA Patch
• SLIDESHOW: Marian High Senior Awards Night | Framingham, MA Patch
• Abandoned Couch Left on the Street for Weeks | Marblehead, MA Patch
• Police Seize Heroin, Cash, Cars from North Easton Home | Easton, MA Patch
• Retired Framingham Deputy Fire Chief Charles Pillarella, 75 | Framingham, MA Patch
• Weymouth High School Conducts Lockdown to Ensure Safety | Weymouth, MA Patch
• Person Turns in $200 Found on the Side of the Road | Reading, MA Patch
• Mayor Issues Substance Abuse, Addiction Report | South End, MA Patch

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