A pickup truck driver crashed into an electrical substation in Gardner, disrupting the area, after breaching a police perimeter. The incident led to non-life-threatening injuries and ongoing investigations.

Elite colleges are accused in a lawsuit of inflating education costs by colluding on financial aid practices, considering noncustodial parents' finances.

The John Harvard statue at Harvard University was defaced with fake blood, coinciding with the anniversary of a terrorist attack in Israel, with a group expressing solidarity with Palestinian resistance.

A former Billerica police officer has been indicted on charges of aggravated rape of a child and possession of child pornography involving a 15-year-old girl.

Salvadoran man, Tony Joel Salvador Umanzor, receives an eight-month sentence for illegally reentering the U.S. after deportation for oxycodone trafficking.

A woman reported a confrontation in Manchester where Louis Sousa brandished a BB gun; he was arrested and faces charges of Criminal Threatening with a Deadly Weapon.

A Newton school bus driver, Jose Vose, has been indicted on three counts of kidnapping involving incidents where he took children to secluded areas and disabled bus recording devices.

A Boston sex offender, Christopher Fisher, is held on $50k bail for sexual offenses during a medical exam at Mass General Hospital, facing multiple charges. He's ordered to stay away from the hospital and undergo mental health evaluation.

Three Lawrence men are detained on drug distribution charges with a potential 20-year sentence if convicted. They were caught in a federal operation yielding a massive drug and cash seizure. Their innocence is maintained until proven guilty.

Boston Police arrested Juan Pimentel in Roxbury after a 911 call about him brandishing a gun; a stolen firearm was later recovered near his residence.

Dorchester resident Amir Massey was arrested in Mattapan for multiple firearm charges after a traffic stop for faulty vehicle lights led to the discovery of a gun.

Taunton Mayor Shaunna O'Connell faces charges for a domestic incident, with a motion filed to dismiss them in court due to her husband not testifying.

Former pharmaceutical executive Dishant Gupta pleaded guilty to insider trading and could face up to 20 years in prison with a maximum fine of $5 million.