Forty years after the body of Kingston teenager Tracy Gilpin was found in Myles Standish state forest, a Plymouth County jury this week will decide whether Michael Hand was her killer. With no DNA evidence, no witnesses and no forensics linking Hand to the murder, prosecutors will rely almost entirely on Hand’s own statements to […]
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Two youths reach plea deal in Harvard explosion
A Plymouth teenager and his friend from Bourne have agreed to plead guilty in a Halloween explosion involving fireworks at Harvard Medical School. Logan Patterson, of Plymouth, and Dominick Cardoza, of Bourne, each agreed to plead guilty to a single count of conspiracy to damage a building by means of fire and an explosive. According […]
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40 years later, a teenager girl’s murder goes to trial
It took more than 30 years for Michael Hand to be charged with the 1986 murder of Tracy Gilpin in Plymouth’s Myles Standish State Forest. And it took another eight years for Hand, arrested in 2018, to stand trial for her killing. A Plymouth County jury is finally hearing testimony in Brockton Superior Court in […]
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Plymouth state trooper charged with kidnapping girlfriend
It is an ugly, high-stakes case of she said, he said. Either a Massachusetts state trooper brutalized his girlfriend, holding her captive and threatening her with knives — or the alleged victim made up the story after discovering he was using dating apps to meet other women. Plymouth County authorities believe the alleged victim, a […]
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Former Boys & Girls Club staffer indicted on assault charges
A former employee of the Boys & Girls Club of Plymouth has been indicted on four felony charges after being accused of touching and photographing a partially-nude 7-year-old boy. Bradley Collins, 21, of East Bridgewater, was first arraigned in Plymouth District Court in September after a camper told his mother his “best buddy” had taken […]
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Charges dropped against Plymouth man accused of threatening Trump
A judge has thrown out charges against Michael McMahon, a Plymouth man accused of posting online threats against President Donald Trump. Plymouth District Court Judge Benjamin Barnes this week allowed a motion to dismiss filed by McMahon’s lawyer, Lauren Baker. McMahon, 68, allegedly posted multiple menacing comments directed toward Trump on his Facebook page between […]
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Explosion, fire damage Haven Road home
A Monday morning explosion and fire at a 35 Haven Road home that displaced six people and caused significant damage is under investigation by local and state officials. Firefighters, responding to a 911 call just before 10 a.m. found flames shooting from the second floor of the house, but were able to bring the blaze […]
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Driver in alleged North Plymouth hit-and-run turns himself in
A North Plymouth man was severely injured Saturday evening after being struck by a driver who allegedly stopped briefly before fleeing the scene. The victim, a 54-year-old North Plymouth man who has not been named by police, was treated at the scene before being MedFlighted to a Boston hospital with serious injuries, including possible skull […]
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Case of man who allegedly posed as town manager to go forward
A Plymouth district court judge has refused to dismiss identity fraud charges against a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent who filed a strange traffic complaint with the Plymouth police last year posing as Town Manager Derek Brindisi. With two words — “motion denied”— Plymouth District Court judge John Canavan on Dec. 16 rejected Christopher […]
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Sheriff says ICE detainees better off in Plymouth jail
Responding to calls to stop housing ICE detainees at the jail off Long Pond Road, Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald Tuesday said the men are better off here than out of state — away from their families – as they confront possible deportation. In a letter to the Plymouth Select Board, McDonald said he has […]