Plymouth police are trying to catch the thief or thieves who made their way into the locked Redbrook mail house and helped themselves to several packages belonging to residents of the South Plymouth development. “This matter is still under investigation,” Captain Jason Higgins said in an email. “Our detective division is vigorously working this case […]
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Lawsuit against town, police officer alleges ‘dangerous’ chase caused crash that seriously injured innocent woman
It was an ordinary Wednesday afternoon and Andrea Ratey was on her way to Walmart at Colony Place. She was driving along Federal Furnace Road, turning onto Seven Hills Road, when her life changed in an instant. A young man in a muscle car struck her compact SUV with such force that the rear section […]
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Plymouth woman charged with selling drugs to undercover troopers
A Plymouth woman is facing multiple drug charges after she allegedly sold crack, fentanyl, and methadone to undercover state troopers, according to court records. Police began investigating Claudette Ylitalo, 47, after finding her number on the cellphone of a person who died from a drug overdose in June, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Tim […]
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Residents aren’t sold on plan for apartments at Benny’s Plaza
Everyone loved Benny’s. But a proposal to turn Benny’s Plaza into a high-end apartment complex? Not so much. Cabot, Cabot & Forbes, a 100-year-old Boston real estate firm, wants to redevelop the North Plymouth property, which is mostly deserted. The firm’s chief executive officer, Jay Doherty, came to town Wednesday with a plan to build […]
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Plymouth man charged with killing his father ordered held without bail
Matthew Paluzzi, the Plymouth man accused of stabbing his father to death this week, was ordered held without bail Friday in Plymouth District Court. Paluzzi, 26, pleaded not guilty to murder charges before Judge Julie Bernard, who sent him to the Plymouth County Correctional Facility, according to the Plymouth County district attorney’s office. His attorney, […]
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Manomet murder suspect was on probation for threatening a woman with a gun
A 26-year-old Plymouth man faces murder charges after he allegedly stabbed his father to death with a kitchen knife Thursday. Matthew Paluzzi will be arraigned Friday in Plymouth District Court, according to a spokeswoman for Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz. He is accused of killing his father, Anthony Paluzzi, 73, of 15 Cedar Road […]
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In two incidents, police arrest four on drug charges
They were looking for a shoplifter and a guy with an outstanding warrant. In two incidents last week, Plymouth police didn’t find what they were looking for — instead they allegedly discovered crack, fentanyl, a counterfeit $100 bill, and caches of pills, according to police reports. In all, four suspects were arrested and arraigned in […]
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Plymouth man who allegedly fired shots at two homes indicted on 21 charges
A Plymouth man who allegedly fired shots at two homes in March has been indicted on 21 charges, including armed assault with intent to commit murder, illegal possession of a loaded handgun, and possession of a large capacity weapon. A Plymouth County grand jury Thursday charged Joshua T. Fitzgerald with 21 crimes, including 15 felonies, […]
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Since 2020, police have been called to this downtown bar more than 150 times
The owner seemed irked that he had to appear before the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission to answer an allegation that the bar had served a drunk patron. But he was also concerned. “I take it very seriously,” Phil Corbo, owner of Main St. Sports Bar & Grill, told the ABCC commissioners in June. “All […]
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Drug raids yield more than 400 grams of cocaine
The Plymouth police drug unit, with the help of Kingston and state police, raided homes this week in Boston, Plymouth, and Kingston, seizing more than 400 grams of cocaine and $16,000 in cash. Three people were arrested and charged with cocaine- related offenses, according to court records. Two of them have multiple previous drug arrests. […]