Josiana Cruz Silva has been crying and praying since her husband was plucked off a Plymouth street by ICE agents last month. After being taken to Burlington, and then back to Plymouth, Daniel Nogueira Capuzzo, 39, was moved to Arizona. Now he’s being held in Colorado, where, Silva said, her husband is surrounded by criminals. […]
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How did he get away with it for so long?
As Plymouth schools’ food services manager sits at home, tethered to an electronic monitor while awaiting his next court appearance, people all over town are asking one key question: How was Patrick Van Cott allegedly able to steal food, equipment, and other goods for decades without getting caught? Van Cott, 62, who pleaded not guilty […]
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ICE agents capture man facing deportation in Miami
A man living in Plymouth but facing deportation proceedings in Florida was taken into custody by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Friday morning after he was found hiding in Vine Hills Cemetery. When ICE agents approached him, the man fled by car into the cemetery off Summer Street where he struck multiple headstones, according […]
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School food services director faces theft charges, held on $50,000 bail
He’s been the Plymouth Public Schools’ food services director for more than 20 years. Police say he may have been stealing from the town for almost as long. Patrick Van Cott, 62, was arrested this week after Plymouth police, acting on a tip, discovered he could have been pilfering school equipment and food for decades, […]
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ICE agents cause a stir in North Plymouth
Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents descended on North Plymouth early Friday morning in a surprise visit that Police Chief Dana Flynn said raised safety concerns and Select Board Chair Kevin Canty called “unacceptable.” It is unclear what or who ICE was looking for, but Flynn said he was unaware of any arrests. In a […]
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Plymouth man charged in crash that killed his passenger
A 30-year-old Plymouth man has been charged with manslaughter and motor vehicle homicide, accused of causing a crash that killed a passenger in his car last summer. Anthony M. Bradley had been cited for multiple driving infractions — and had his license suspended — in the years leading up to the August 30 accident in […]
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Family of Plymouth man killed in crash files $1 million suit against two local restaurants
The family of a 20-year-old Plymouth man who was killed in a single car crash in October has filed a $1 million lawsuit against two local restaurants, alleging their bartenders served him alcohol for hours before the accident without requesting an ID. Benjamin Ruley, of Plymouth, died less than 30 minutes after leaving Proof […]
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More than five months after stepping down, former police captain still collects full pay, tax-free
Jason Higgins, the Plymouth police captain who for years was the department’s public face, is still on the payroll — more than five months after he stopped working and applied for a pension. Higgins, 50, is collecting “injured on duty” pay — meaning that he has been receiving his full salary tax-free ever since he […]
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Plymouth man seriously hurt in Court St. stabbing
A Plymouth man walking along Court Street early Saturday was seriously injured in an apparent random attack by a man heard muttering that he was going to stab somebody, according to Plymouth police. The alleged assailant, Michael A. Figlioli Jr., 42, of Plymouth, pled not guilty in Plymouth District Court Monday to seven charges including […]
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Police officer’s persistence leads to arrest of wanted sex offender
A convicted sex offender wanted by local, state, and federal authorities was arrested on a Plymouth bike path last week after a vigilant police officer came across warrants for his arrest and went looking for him. Christopher Chassey, 57, was ordered held without bail by a Plymouth District Court judge on April 28, facing multiple […]