POLICE & FIRE This US Drought Monitor map shows conditions in the Plymouth area as “extremely dry.” The darker orange color indicates parts of the state where the drought is considered “severe.” Plymouth fire chief warns of ‘extremely high’ brush and wildfire fire risk Foley says a ban on outdoor burning is likely to remain in place indefinitely because of drought conditions. by Mark Pothier – Independent Staff 11/15/202411/16/2024 Recent Police & Courts News Under tough conditions, firefighters keep Alden St. fire from spreading The blaze in a garage and outbuilding threatened nearby houses in the dense North Plymouth neighborhood. by Mark Pothier – Independent Staff 11/14/202411/14/2024 Suspect in organized theft spree held on $100,000 bail She and another woman allegedly stole goods from Ulta in Plymouth – as well as from other stores in Massachusetts and elsewhere – as part of a crime ring. by Andrea Estes – Independent Staff 11/12/202411/12/2024 Wild in the streets of Plymouth: When did running red lights become normalized? In 40 minutes, I witnessed more than two dozen drivers ignore traffic signals. It’s become an everyday occurrence. by Mark Pothier – Independent Staff 11/07/202411/08/2024 Firefighter charged with making secret video recordings resigns under pressure Richard Pimental continued to get paid while on leave. He stepped down rather than face a disciplinary hearing. by Andrea Estes – Independent Staff 11/05/202411/05/2024 With a suspect facing murder charges, family and friends of Brent Berkeley grieve his senseless death The 41-year-old father was gunned down in the Middle St. parking lot Friday. Witnesses say the alleged killer tried to perform CPR. by Andrea Estes – Independent Staff and Mark Pothier – Independent Staff 10/26/202410/26/2024 Downtown shooting leaves man dead, suspect in custody The killing happened in the Middle Street parking lot. Police say investigation is ‘active and ongoing.’ by Mark Pothier – Independent Staff 10/25/202410/25/2024 Suspect in Redbrook thefts built a business by selling everything from onesies to a Weber grill Despite more than a dozen charges since 2022, Sunny McDonough has not faced serious consequences. by Andrea Estes – Independent Staff 10/24/202410/24/2024 A setback in case against man accused of 1986 Myles Standish forest murder Court rules confession can’t be used to prosecute Michael Hand, charged with the brutal killing of 15-year-old Tracy Gilpin. by Andrea Estes – Independent Staff 10/23/202410/23/2024 Marshfield man will serve at least 28 years in prison for crash that killed 13-year-old Plymouth girl Claire Zisserson was riding in a car struck by Gregory Goodsell, who had been drinking heavily and using cocaine. by Andrea Estes – Independent Staff 10/04/202410/04/2024 Plymouth man indicted for allegedly murdering his father Matthew Paluzzi, 26, is charged with stabbing his father in August. by Andrea Estes – Independent Staff 10/02/202410/02/2024 Load more posts Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again. RESOURCES Plymouth Police Website Police Logs Contact Plymouth Police Plymouth County Police, Fire and EMS Live Scanner Daily Police Logs PPD Logs October 24-31, 2024 PPD Logs October 1-23, 2024 PPD Logs September 2024 PPD Logs August 2024 PPD Logs July 2024 PPD Logs June 2024 PPD Logs May 2024 PPD Logs 4/17/24 through 4/30/24 PPD Logs 4/16/24 PPD Logs 4/15/24
This US Drought Monitor map shows conditions in the Plymouth area as “extremely dry.” The darker orange color indicates parts of the state where the drought is considered “severe.” Plymouth fire chief warns of ‘extremely high’ brush and wildfire fire risk Foley says a ban on outdoor burning is likely to remain in place indefinitely because of drought conditions. by Mark Pothier – Independent Staff 11/15/202411/16/2024
Under tough conditions, firefighters keep Alden St. fire from spreading The blaze in a garage and outbuilding threatened nearby houses in the dense North Plymouth neighborhood. by Mark Pothier – Independent Staff 11/14/202411/14/2024
Suspect in organized theft spree held on $100,000 bail She and another woman allegedly stole goods from Ulta in Plymouth – as well as from other stores in Massachusetts and elsewhere – as part of a crime ring. by Andrea Estes – Independent Staff 11/12/202411/12/2024
Wild in the streets of Plymouth: When did running red lights become normalized? In 40 minutes, I witnessed more than two dozen drivers ignore traffic signals. It’s become an everyday occurrence. by Mark Pothier – Independent Staff 11/07/202411/08/2024
Firefighter charged with making secret video recordings resigns under pressure Richard Pimental continued to get paid while on leave. He stepped down rather than face a disciplinary hearing. by Andrea Estes – Independent Staff 11/05/202411/05/2024
With a suspect facing murder charges, family and friends of Brent Berkeley grieve his senseless death The 41-year-old father was gunned down in the Middle St. parking lot Friday. Witnesses say the alleged killer tried to perform CPR. by Andrea Estes – Independent Staff and Mark Pothier – Independent Staff 10/26/202410/26/2024
Downtown shooting leaves man dead, suspect in custody The killing happened in the Middle Street parking lot. Police say investigation is ‘active and ongoing.’ by Mark Pothier – Independent Staff 10/25/202410/25/2024
Suspect in Redbrook thefts built a business by selling everything from onesies to a Weber grill Despite more than a dozen charges since 2022, Sunny McDonough has not faced serious consequences. by Andrea Estes – Independent Staff 10/24/202410/24/2024
A setback in case against man accused of 1986 Myles Standish forest murder Court rules confession can’t be used to prosecute Michael Hand, charged with the brutal killing of 15-year-old Tracy Gilpin. by Andrea Estes – Independent Staff 10/23/202410/23/2024
Marshfield man will serve at least 28 years in prison for crash that killed 13-year-old Plymouth girl Claire Zisserson was riding in a car struck by Gregory Goodsell, who had been drinking heavily and using cocaine. by Andrea Estes – Independent Staff 10/04/202410/04/2024
Plymouth man indicted for allegedly murdering his father Matthew Paluzzi, 26, is charged with stabbing his father in August. by Andrea Estes – Independent Staff 10/02/202410/02/2024