An Indian man pleaded guilty to lewd behavior on a flight, receiving two years' probation and a $5,000 fine. He must delete photos taken of a female passenger and avoid contact with her.

Emergency crews successfully rescued a child trapped chest-deep in a sandy pit on Harwich's Brooks Road Beach, using protective equipment to prevent further collapse. The child was unharmed.

A Worcester man was arrested for attempting to snatch a purse from an older woman on Main St, after being chased off by bystanders and caught by police.

A Cambridge building faced a dumpster fire, extending into its rubbish chute and prompting a significant emergency response. No injuries were reported, and residents have returned home.

A fire broke out at the Cohasset Recycling and Transfer facility, destroying a front-end loader and buildings after police reported an explosion. Local and neighboring firefighters battled the blaze for hours; an investigation is underway.

A Brockton man was arrested for drug trafficking after a detailed investigation, with cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and a "ghost gun" seized by authorities.

A Chicopee man received a 147-month prison sentence for robbery, assault, and firearm charges involving a confidential informant.

A man from Braintree was sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering within a larger network distributing meth in New England.

Boston resident Joshua Smith, 21, was arrested for multiple firearm charges after police stopped a vehicle in Dorchester. A firearm was recovered during the incident.

Multiple crashes on Route 93 in Wilmington, MA, send four to the hospital and involve a fire truck, with the cause under investigation.

An Orford man, Noah Schwarz, is charged with multiple sexual assaults involving a minor. His arraignment is pending, and state police seek information.

Two men were found dead in a Yarmouth beach parking lot and are under investigation by local and state police; their cause of death is unclear, and there's no public danger.

A man was found with a gunshot wound after a crash in Lawrence, MA, and police are investigating the non-random incident with no ongoing threat to the public.