FBI agents this week searched the Plymouth home of Jonathan White, who was arrested July 4 after he allegedly ransacked a historic Kingston church, destroying priceless artifacts, and setting fire to Pride and Black Lives Matter flags. Agents descended on a Micajah Pond Road home, believed to be owned by White’s mother, on Tuesday and […]
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Police captain on paid leave while under investigation for alleged assault on his father
A top Plymouth police official has been on paid leave for three weeks while the town investigates allegations that he physically and verbally assaulted his father at a dance recital last month. Captain Jason Higgins, a command staff member who serves as spokesman and chief of professional standards, has denied the allegations made in a […]
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Plymouth man undergoing psychiatric evaluation after alleged vandalism rampage at historic church
A Plymouth man is undergoing psychiatric testing after he allegedly ransacked a historic Kingston church, smashing antique windows and shutters, and setting fire to Pride and Black Lives Matter flags hanging outside, according to Kingston police. Jonathan White, 43, was arrested on July 4, several hours after he allegedly broke into the First Parish Unitarian […]
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Fired Walmart worker’s alleged threats prompt massive police response
Two days after he was fired from Walmart at Colony Place in Plymouth, a former employee allegedly threatened to shoot up the store and then kill himself, police said. Plymouth police descended on the store Tuesday afternoon — with eight cruisers and two motorcycle units — after the department received a call about the threat. […]
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Teen’s speedy 911 call helps to keep downtown house fire from spreading
A teen’s swift thinking prevented a fire from destroying one downtown home and spreading to others, Plymouth Fire Chief Neil Foley said. The teenager, the only person in the single-family house at 3 Howland Court, called 911 around 4 p.m. Thursday. Firefighters responded almost immediately. “The quick action of the 16-year-old calling 911, allowing for […]
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Plovers will force restrictions, but July 3rd White Horse celebration is still on
Officials say bonfires and fireworks won’t be allowed on about a half mile stretch of the beach.
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As a family mourns, questions remain in the death of Rodney Riviello
In the end, Rodney Riviello was just a few blocks from the emergency room he walked out of in the scorching heat late last Tuesday morning. His body was found Saturday near the shore at the end of a private way called Blackmer Lane. The narrow road, adjacent to 10 Warren Ave., is only about […]
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‘This whole experience has been unbelievable.’ As a Manomet man remains missing, his son wonders what happened.
Dan Riviello, whose father, Rodney, has been missing since Tuesday, says he “could not be more grateful” for the outpouring of support from people who have come together to look for the 69-year-old Manomet man. “There are no words,” Riviello said Thursday afternoon. “It’s unbelievable and incredible. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect […]
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Prisoners are spending thousands of hours a month talking on the phone – for free
The inmate, who was being held at the Plymouth County Correctional Facility on an armed robbery charge, liked to talk. On a single day in April, he sat on the phone for seven hours and 13 minutes, according to the sheriff’s department. When the calls automatically disconnected at 30 minutes, the inmate just redialed, officials […]
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Cliff St. fire causes more than $800,000 in damage
A quick spreading fire Saturday destroyed two attached homes in Chiltonville, one of which had just undergone a major renovation, according to fire officials. It took more than 30 firefighters nearly five hours to put out the blaze, which caused an estimated $830,000 in damage to the properties at 26 and 28 Cliff St. — […]