A Brockton man pleaded guilty to laundering more than $1.2 million in stolen tax refunds; prosecutors say he routed altered Treasury checks through a shell company. Sentencing is set for Aug. 6, 2026.

A small plane went down at Westerly State Airport around 12:15 p.m.; the lone occupant was rushed to hospital and their condition remains unknown. Authorities were on scene.

A brick thrown from a rooftop shattered the rear window of a Boston police cruiser on Northampton Street; a suspect was taken for a mental‑health evaluation.

Two vehicles were engulfed in flames at a South Attleboro dealership early Saturday. Investigators say the fire is being treated as suspicious and no injuries were reported.

A four-alarm fire ripped through several triple-decker homes on Princeton Street Sunday; crews reported flames on rear porches and fought the blaze into the night. Investigators remained on scene.

A Washington Street traffic stop last Thursday led Foxborough police to seize suspected cocaine and heroin and arrest Jarrett Smith on trafficking charges. Authorities say the investigation is ongoing.

A man fell from Southwick’s Zoo’s Skyfari after a reported seizure and was airlifted to UMass in Worcester. Witnesses say staff and visitors tried to hold him before the fall.

A PVC pipe bomb was discovered May 16 at Egger Bog Pond in Lakeville; state bomb technicians removed the device and police are investigating.

Two people with gunshot wounds drove themselves to a hospital after early-morning gunfire near Talbot Avenue in Dorchester; detectives are investigating.

One person is in custody after a reported shoplifting at South Shore Plaza; two suspects fled toward the Braintree Split and reportedly tried to enter vehicles. Authorities say the investigation is ongoing.

Orleans District Court First Justice Robert A. Welsh III faces misdemeanor and felony domestic-violence charges and has been removed from the bench pending arraignment in Boston.

Cambridge police say a Somerville man was arrested in North Cambridge after a struggle that turned up a loaded .45, suspected fentanyl and fraudulent IDs.

A private buyer swooped in and bought the Lexus tied to Karen Read’s trial after a Woburn auction was canceled for low turnout.