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How to submit tips to the NBC10 Investigators

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child abuse Sep 21

Mother blames DCF, state-licensed foster parents for death of adult daughter
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Former Mass. correctional officer accused of having sex with inmate

stoneham Sep 20

Ex-Stoneham cop with history of stiffing landlords pleads guilty to wire fraud

A former Stoneham police detective with a history of evictions and unpaid civil judgements pleaded guilty to wire fraud in federal court on Wednesday, following an NBC10 Boston investigation. Robert K...
Brockton Sep 20

Former Brockton police chief enters plea in negligent driving case

The former Brockton police chief is admitting that if his negligent driving case went to trial, there would be enough evidence to find him guilty. Emanual Gomes entered that plea in Worchester Distric...
Braintree Sep 19

All in the family: Braintree Fire Department hires stoke nepotism concerns

For several years, allegations of nepotism have simmered within the Braintree Fire Department. But accusations of special treatment grew louder in recent months because of a hire involving one of Fire...
Human Remains Sep 14

Harvard's morgue scandal is part of ‘a much larger story' in trading human remains

The headlines shocked the country in June when multiple people were indicted for allegedly stealing human remains from the Harvard Medical School morgue and sending them to buyers across the country. ...

Massachusetts Sep 12

Social worker describes ‘placement crisis' for kids in care of Mass. DCF

Some of Massachusetts’ most vulnerable children, in state custody with no place to go, are spending nights in rented spaces with social workers sitting watch. A veteran social worker is calling it a crisis for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families. State records obtained by the NBC10 Boston Investigators show the state is rent...
Investigations Sep 11

Melrose to vote on new fire stations after we found leaking roofs, rodents and raw sewage

Taxpayers in Melrose, Massachusetts, will vote in November on whether to replace their outdated public safety buildings. The development comes after an NBC10 Boston investigation revealed a litany of issues inside the city’s fire stations, including no heat in the winter, leaking roofs, rodent infestation and raw sewage. Our story also raised...
Mansfield Aug 30

Mansfield mystery ends: Police chief returning to duty

After spending the past two years off the job, the Mansfield police chief will return to his public safety post. Ron Sellon had been on paid administrative leave after town leaders launched a private investigation into workplace misconduct allegations. That probe concluded last summer and determined Sellon was not fit to serve as police chief. Howe...
Housing Aug 30

Limited inventory: Home buying out of reach for many people in Mass.

Business is booming in the Bay State. But while the number of corporate headquarters is growing so there’s plenty of places to work, finding a place to live is another story. For many people in Massachusetts, the dream of owning a home is simply out of reach. You often hear about limited inventory and high demand, but the lack...
Quincy police Aug 29

Independent investigator to look into 2017 allegations against Quincy police officer

Warning: This story contains graphic details that could be offensive or disturbing to some readers. An outside investigator will now look into troubling allegations involving an officer with the Quincy Police Department. The department launched an internal investigation last month into the allegations against officer Andrew Keenan. The NBC10 Boston...
lady of the dunes Aug 28

Cape Cod's ‘Lady of the Dunes' murder case closed as killer is IDed

The “Lady of the Dunes” case, which involved what had been Massachusetts’ longest-unidentified homicide victim, has been officially closed after nearly 50 years as investigators declared Monday that she was killed by her husband.
lady of the dunes Aug 18

Provincetown detective retires as DA questions integrity in ‘Lady of the Dunes' exhumation

A detective pivotal in helping to solve the “Lady of the Dunes” case has retired from the police department in Provincetown, Massachusetts, after being blacklisted by the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Robert Galibois sent a letter to the Providence Police Department, notifying it that his office ha...
Quincy police Aug 17

Quincy police detective at center of internal investigation declines to comment on allegations

Warning: This story contains graphic details that could be offensive or disturbing to some readers. The NBC10 Boston Investigators questioned a Quincy police officer, who is on paid administrative leave and at the center of an investigation involving allegations that he sent a sexually explicit photo of himself to a young woman with developmental d...
Quincy police Aug 16

Quincy police detective on leave amidst troubling allegations

Warning: This story contains graphic details that could be offensive or disturbing to some readers. The oath taken to wear the badge and public trust is now under scrutiny at the Quincy Police Department after disturbing allegations involving officer Andrew Keenan surfaced from 2017. Keenan was placed on paid administrative leave last month amidst ...
west bridgewater Aug 16

Former West Bridgewater elected official won't fight residency challenge

Following an NBC10 investigation that raised questions about whether he lived in the community, the former chair of the West Bridgewater Select Board is choosing not to fight to prove he should remain on the town’s registered voter list. On Monday, the town clerk’s office received a handwritten letter from Anthony Kinahan, asking to be removed as a...
stoneham Aug 15

Plea deal: Ex-Stoneham cop with eviction history will admit to wire fraud

A former Stoneham police detective will plead guilty to federal wire fraud charges, according to a copy of a plea agreement obtained by NBC10 Boston. Court filings show the agreement between federal prosecutors and Robert Kennedy was reached earlier this month. The anticipated plea is scheduled for September 20 at the federal courthouse in Boston. ...
child abuse Aug 11

Kids abused at Oxford foster home win historic $7M Mass. DCF settlement

Four people abused as children at the hands of foster parents in a Massachusetts-licensed foster home decades ago are set to receive $7 million in a settlement with the Department of Children and Families and social workers, their lawyer announced Friday.
Massachusetts Aug 8

State regulation gone awry as housing crisis declared an emergency

More than 1,700 families are currently living in emergency shelter hotel rooms across the state, with many from Massachusetts living extremely far away from their home communities — which is against state regulations. As the housing crisis stretches on, with an emergency being declared Tuesday, we’re seeing more and more of those families bei...

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