A Plymouth man pleaded guilty Wednesday to Covid-19 relief fund fraud, according to the US Attorney’s office in Boston. Ferris Brooks, 41, applied for benefits in his own name and […]
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‘I saw the smoke coming out, I parked my car, and I just ran in’
When Dylan Oxsen arrived at the scene of a house fire at about 3 p.m. on Jan. 25, he was on his own. Thick black smoke poured from the split-level […]
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Plymouth man pleads guilty to attacking Capitol Police officer during Jan. 6 rioting
A retired Boston police officer from Plymouth pleaded guilty Thursday to charges he assaulted a Capitol Police officer during the breach of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Joseph […]
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Arrest made in theft of $150 from autistic man
The thieves were no match for Steven Galandzi. The 28-year-old Plymouth Walmart employee, autistic and vulnerable, was leaving work in late August when three young men accosted him demanding money. […]
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Plymouth Public House, Tavern on the Wharf hit with huge labor law fines
The owners of the Plymouth Public House and Tavern on the Wharf restaurants have been fined nearly half a million dollars for violating state labor laws. Peter Lucido and Paul […]
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A career marked by many complaints ends with a hefty payday
He left a motorist shaking and irate after stopping her for driving just under the speed limit in the Route 3 passing lane. He allegedly pepper sprayed a man who […]
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Georgia man charged with human trafficking after arrest at Colony Place
A Georgia man faces human trafficking charges after two women said the semi-trailer truck driver assaulted them at the Colony Place shopping plaza on Saturday. Plymouth Police said Akeem Shabazz, […]
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Former Sandy’s owner sentenced for federal tax evasion
The former owner of Sandy’s, the popular seasonal restaurant and bar on Plymouth’s Long Beach, was sentenced Friday to two years of probation after pleading guilty to tax evasion. Rudolph […]
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Ponds of Plymouth property defaced by ugly graffiti, including swastikas
Last weekend, residents of Lunn’s Way in the Ponds of Plymouth development woke up to alarming graffiti that included swastikas spray painted on fences, signs, and mailboxes, Plymouth police said. […]
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Traffic restrictions, road closures will be in place for trooper’s funeral services on Thursday
Funeral services for State Trooper Gregory Furtado, a Plymouth resident who died suddenly on Nov. 30, are expected to draw a large crowd of mourners to St. Peter’s Church on […]