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 […]
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Police seize crack, fentanyl worth up to $1 million
(This story was updated on July 10 to reflect dismissed charges against one of the six original defendants in this case.) Plymouth drug detectives seized hundreds of grams of crack cocaine and a kilogram of fentanyl potentially worth more than $1 million in a series of drug busts last week. Four men are being held […]
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Plymouth contractor gets nine-month jail term
A Plymouth home improvement contractor bilked Massachusetts homeowners out of more than $500,000, collecting deposits on swimming pools and other projects and never completing the work, Plymouth County prosecutors allege. Steven Docchio, 59, was sentenced to nine months in jail Tuesday after pleading guilty to four counts of larceny over $1,200. Docchio was originally indicted […]
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Plymouth health care consultant among dozens arrested in child porn sting
A Plymouth health care consultant was among more than 50 people arrested across Massachusetts this week, accused of exploiting children, including by having, creating, or sharing child pornography. Keith Cheverie, 39, who describes himself online as a health care insurance expert, pleaded not guilty November 4 to one count of possessing and one count of […]
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Plymouth man charged with domestic abuse released from jail
A former Massasoit Community College police officer accused of battering a woman is free after a judge ruled that he should no longer be held without bail. Robert Coppage, 60, was working as a college security guard when he was charged October 28 with 12 criminal charges including strangulation, threats to commit murder, and assault […]
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Former college police officer held on domestic violence charges
A former college police officer is behind bars after he allegedly battered the woman he was living with by pointing a gun at her head and causing multiple bruises on her face and limbs, according to Plymouth police. Robert Coppage, 60, of Plymouth, was working as a campus security officer at Massasoit Community College in […]
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‘I will carry this sorrow every day for the rest of my life’
It was a bittersweet end to a marathon court case that would decide if a Dorchester man was responsible for the overdose death of a 23-year-old woman at a Plymouth sober house. The defendant, William McNeill, 39, pleaded guilty this week in Plymouth Superior Court to manslaughter and drug distribution charges — almost seven years […]