The man accused of attacking a well-known local chef inside his North Plymouth home last month will remain in jail until trial, a judge ruled Thursday. After a 30-minute dangerousness hearing, Plymouth District Court Judge Shelby Smith granted a prosecutor’s request to keep Jose Juarez, 38, behind bars until at least January. Plymouth County Assistant […]
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Armed man subdued by police at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital
A man carrying a bayonet and a pistol triggered a lockdown at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth Saturday morning, according to police and two staff members who were there. The hospital issued a “Code Silver,” a signal alerting staff that an active shooter or a person with a weapon was in the facility and they should […]
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Boys & Girls club staffer faces charges related to photographing, touching child
His mother knew something was wrong when she picked up her seven-year-old son from summer camp on the afternoon of August 11. He was afraid to say what was bothering him — he’d been warned “not to tell his mommy or daddy what happened,” Plymouth police reported. But the child eventually told his mother – […]
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Local chef uses hammer to fend off attacker inside his home
Imagine being jolted awake by someone screaming. At first you think it’s your roommate. Then you realize the voice is a stranger’s. That’s what happened at about 8 a.m. on August 15 when Mike Wisdom found an unhinged man inside his North Plymouth home. A vicious assault and struggle took place. After several minutes, […]
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Hacker disrupts school board Zoom meeting with pornographic image, swastikas
A Plymouth School Committee meeting being held on Zoom was cut short Monday night after a hacker took over the screen, replacing it with a grainy picture of a man engaged in a sex act, according to screenshots shared with the Independent. Swastikas could be seen on two corners of the screen, and at the […]
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Suspect with lengthy criminal record accused of Harborwalk thefts
Even before she pleaded guilty last year to pandemic relief fraud, Katherine Quigley had been charged more than 100 times for similar crimes, such as larceny and identity theft, according to police reports. In June 2024, the 45-year-old Plymouth woman admitted stealing, or conspiring to steal, $51,735 in Covid-related unemployment checks, hatching the plan with […]
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Police say ebike complaints are down sharply
Plymouth police say they received a flurry of complaints about ebikes after the Independent reported in June that teenagers were illegally riding the electric vehicles all over town, terrifying pedestrians, endangering themselves, and harassing motorists. On May 30, two teens — one 14, the other 15 — got into a head-on crash along the Plymouth […]
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Serial thief pleads guilty to multiple charges
Sunny McDonough, the serial thief who swiped packages from mailrooms in Plymouth and more than a dozen other Massachusetts communities, pled guilty Wednesday to multiple felonies. She was sentenced in Plymouth District Court to six months in jail, a term that will start after she wraps up a 15-month sentence for a probation violation in […]
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Serial cyberstalker gets nine-year sentence
He expressed deep regret for his actions, but James Florence, a Plymouth man described by prosecutors as a serial cyberstalker, could not persuade a judge to show him leniency. Florence, 37, an information technology professional who once held US Department of Defense “secret clearance” status, was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in prison followed by […]
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Man faces charges after brandishing knife in bar
In recent years, Main Street Sports Bar & Grill has been the frequent scene of assaults, brawls, and drunken encounters. Last week was no different. Plymouth police swarmed the bar after a customer who was kicked out returned brandishing a knife and threatening to stab the bouncer who banished him, police say. The bar this […]