A license‑plate reader flagged a stolen SUV in Weymouth and a Brockton man was arrested after abandoning the vehicle and running into nearby woods.

A Middlesex jury found 59‑year‑old James DeVellis guilty of raping a 21‑year‑old family friend; sentencing is scheduled for Monday. The case traces to an April 2020 visit to a Lexington home.

An SUV crashed into a Sturbridge hotel Thursday, prompting a heavy police and fire response as crews secured the scene. Officials have not yet released details on injuries or charges.

A Boston man pleaded guilty after prosecutors said he bashed an officer’s head into a cruiser windshield during a South Bay Mall arrest; a judge gave him a multi-year prison term.

A 16-year-old was shot in Lowell and taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening arm wound. Detectives are investigating and canvassing Lawrence Street.

A Barnstable County grand jury indicted Malik Franklin in the Oct. 27, 2024 Yarmouth beach deaths; prosecutors say video and phone records are central to the case.

Relatives say missed hospital follow‑up and gaps in community care preceded a preventable Newton triple homicide and are urging lawmakers to allow court‑supervised outpatient orders.

A Lynchburg man was arrested at Springfield's Union Station after a K‑9 alerted to a backpack containing three firearms during a multi‑agency probe.

A Webster woman was arrested after police say she attacked her boyfriend with a hammer and had allegedly stabbed him a week earlier; she was arraigned in Dudley District Court.

The sons of a Brighton resident filed a wrongful‑death suit after their father was found badly decomposed in his room; the complaint alleges he missed 27 meals and went unmonitored for nine days.

A Boston letter carrier pleaded guilty after prosecutors say he hid about 14,700 pieces of undelivered mail in a Weymouth storage locker. The recovered stack included passports, jury notices and government checks.

A McCall Middle School teacher was arraigned June 12 on a felony possession of child pornography charge; the district says there is no evidence students were involved.

A sulfuric acid spill in an East Longmeadow chemistry lab on Monday sent one person to the hospital and brought state hazmat crews to the school. Crews neutralized and decontaminated the area before clearing the scene.