A Lexington attorney, David Smerling, 74, has been charged with wire fraud, accused of embezzling $2.5 million from companies he managed. He allegedly transferred funds to hide the theft and faces up to 20 years if convicted.

Boston Police arrested Jaline Phillips-Young under an armed assault warrant, finding a firearm and crack cocaine on him. He faces multiple firearm and trafficking charges.

A teenage girl was shot in the face at an Easton, MA neighborhood and transported to hospital. Assailants fled, with no arrests made. Police suggest the shooting was targeted. The local community is shaken, but officials assure no wider danger.

A construction worker was injured at a Roxbury site, requiring a technical rescue by the Boston Fire Department from an upper level only accessible by ladder.

Fugitive Darasy Chhim was arrested after three years on the run. He's accused of a major role in a drug trafficking conspiracy and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Drivers hospitalized after a school bus and car collided in Grafton, with the car driver seriously injured and bus driver having minor injuries; 14 students were unharmed.

Boston Police arrested Naysaan Austin in Dorchester for a Mattapan stabbing incident last December; he faces arraignment for Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon.

Alan Robinson of Littleton has pleaded guilty to cocaine and gun trafficking charges in a Boston federal court.

Two men were arrested in Worcester for being in a stolen car and possessing drugs, including crack cocaine and Fentanyl, suggesting intent to distribute.

Two Massachusetts brothers have been arrested for their connection to the death of Anthony Leverone, found in an Abington yard. Their charges and the details of Leverone's death remain unspecified.

A man from Brockton was sentenced to 5 years for passport fraud related to murder charges in Cabo Verde and will also have 2 years of supervised release.

A New York man received a 46-month sentence for his role in a cocaine trafficking operation that shipped drugs through the mail to Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

The Boston Police Human Trafficking Unit arrested Sacharis Gathers, a 20-year-old from Braintree, on charges including Trafficking for Sexual Servitude and drug possession.