Plymouth police believe they have cracked the case of the brazen thief who repeatedly made her way into the locked Redbrook mailhouse and stole packages meant for residents of the South Plymouth neighborhood. Sunny Lynn McDonough, 45, is charged with five counts of breaking and entering to commit a felony and five counts of larceny. […]
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Walmart has just about everything, including a lot of shoplifters
It’s a mecca for shoppers around the country, a massive store selling everything from groceries to electronics, and from eyewear to garden tools. In Plymouth, Walmart is also a mecca for shoplifters, who regularly waltz out of the Colony Place Supercenter with merchandise they didn’t pay for. The items often aren’t worth much — anywhere […]
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Plymouth man allegedly cyberstalked professor for seven years
A Plymouth man is accused of stalking a woman online for seven years, posting phony photos on websites, soliciting sex, and creating fake social media and email accounts to harass her. James Florence Jr., 36, was arrested without incident Wednesday at his apartment in the Redbrook development in South Plymouth and later appeared in federal […]
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Plymouth County grand jury indicts McDonald’s stabbing suspect
A Plymouth County grand jury Friday indicted Jared Ravizza, the man charged with stabbing six people during a spring rampage that began at a Braintree theater and ended at a Plymouth McDonald’s. Ravizza, 27, of Agawam, is accused of attacking two workers at the McDonald’s at the Route 3 rest area on the evening of […]
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Police seek to solve mystery of Redbrook mailroom thefts
Plymouth police are trying to catch the thief or thieves who made their way into the locked Redbrook mail house and helped themselves to several packages belonging to residents of the South Plymouth development. “This matter is still under investigation,” Captain Jason Higgins said in an email. “Our detective division is vigorously working this case […]
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Lawsuit against town, police officer alleges ‘dangerous’ chase caused crash that seriously injured innocent woman
It was an ordinary Wednesday afternoon and Andrea Ratey was on her way to Walmart at Colony Place. She was driving along Federal Furnace Road, turning onto Seven Hills Road, when her life changed in an instant. A young man in a muscle car struck her compact SUV with such force that the rear section […]
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Plymouth woman charged with selling drugs to undercover troopers
A Plymouth woman is facing multiple drug charges after she allegedly sold crack, fentanyl, and methadone to undercover state troopers, according to court records. Police began investigating Claudette Ylitalo, 47, after finding her number on the cellphone of a person who died from a drug overdose in June, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Tim […]
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Plymouth man charged with killing his father ordered held without bail
Matthew Paluzzi, the Plymouth man accused of stabbing his father to death this week, was ordered held without bail Friday in Plymouth District Court. Paluzzi, 26, pleaded not guilty to murder charges before Judge Julie Bernard, who sent him to the Plymouth County Correctional Facility, according to the Plymouth County district attorney’s office. His attorney, […]
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Manomet murder suspect was on probation for threatening a woman with a gun
A 26-year-old Plymouth man faces murder charges after he allegedly stabbed his father to death with a kitchen knife Thursday. Matthew Paluzzi will be arraigned Friday in Plymouth District Court, according to a spokeswoman for Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz. He is accused of killing his father, Anthony Paluzzi, 73, of 15 Cedar Road […]
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In two incidents, police arrest four on drug charges
They were looking for a shoplifter and a guy with an outstanding warrant. In two incidents last week, Plymouth police didn’t find what they were looking for — instead they allegedly discovered crack, fentanyl, a counterfeit $100 bill, and caches of pills, according to police reports. In all, four suspects were arrested and arraigned in […]