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A Brockton Public Schools para‑professional was arrested May 15, 2026 and faces sex‑abuse charges involving a student, local media reports.
A man was seriously injured in a slashing at Nubian Square MBTA station Saturday night; transit police say the attacker fled and the victim was hospitalized.
One person was wounded Friday on Dorchester Avenue after gunfire erupted; witnesses say the victim walked to the Avenue Grill and police expect them to recover.
A white Jeep struck BrightPath Norwood on Friday, causing moderate structural damage and a temporary shutdown; no injuries were reported.
Three men were arrested after a masked, gunpoint robbery in East Bridgewater; police credit a multi-agency investigation. One suspect had removed a court-ordered GPS monitor.
A 29‑year‑old Chelsea man was arrested after prosecutors say he threatened Boston University students and deans and posted photos of shell casings and a dean’s home.
A reported threat sent Medway High into lockdown Thursday; police searched the campus and later said the calls were not credible. No injuries were reported.
Massachusetts will activate a public-health emergency operations plan on June 1 to coordinate care, surveillance and safety ahead of World Cup matches in Foxborough.
A Dorchester sweep uncovered nine mopeds stashed at a Kenberma Road residence and resulted in three arrests as police step up enforcement of illegal scooter operations.
Holland Street near Davis Square was cordoned off after an early-morning assault involving an edged weapon. The victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A Fairhaven man was arrested after police say he used a sledgehammer to smash into the Pearl Vision storefront in Dartmouth; about $51,000 in sunglasses were recovered.
Firefighters and police responded to a water emergency between the Seaport and Logan early Thursday; officials have not yet released details. Marine units and harbor patrols were on scene.
Police arrested a 46-year-old Boston man after a Beach Street search turned up roughly 50 grams of suspected fentanyl. The seizure crosses Massachusetts' 10‑gram trafficking threshold.
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