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Judge Denies Ex-Brockton Police Chief's Attempt to Dismiss Negligent Driving Case
A Worcester District Court judge denied an attempt to dismiss a negligent driving case against Brockton’s former police chief. The criminal case against Emanuel Gomes stems from a three-vehicle wreck he caused in his department vehicle in May 2021. The chief did not receive any citations for the crash, and it flew under the radar for months until an NBC10…
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Ex-Brockton Police Chief Appears in Court to Face Charge of Negligent Driving
Former Brockton Police Chief Emanuel Gomes faced a judge in Worcester District Court on Wednesday, arraigned on a negligent driving charge stemming from a three-vehicle wreck he caused in his department vehicle.
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Ex-Brockton Police Chief to Face Negligent Driving Charge in 2021 Crash
A Massachusetts clerk magistrate has allowed a case against former Brockton Police Chief Emanuel Gomes to move forward over a three-vehicle crash Gomes was involved in last year.
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Person Wounded in Brockton Shooting, Police Say
A person was wounded in a shooting in Brockton, Massachusetts, Friday morning, police said. The shooting took place before 1 p.m. near Fuller Street, according to the Brockton Police Department. The victim is expected to survive, police said, but didn’t release more information. The shooting happened hours before a gun violence awareness event in the city, part of National...
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Police Chief's Crash Kept Quiet, Raising Transparency, Special Treatment Concerns
On a Saturday night along Route 24, Marie Berthe Francois pulled over in the breakdown lane and flipped on her emergency flashers so she could reset her GPS device. Without warning, a vehicle smashed into her from behind. The impact spun her car around so it was facing in the opposite direction. “The noise was so loud,” Francois recalled. “It…
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Man Shot in Brockton Hospitalized Early Christmas Morning
A man shot multiple times was sent to the hospital on Christmas in Brockton, Massachusetts, police said Saturday. The man, 31, is expected to survive the wounds, according to the Brockton Police Department. The shooting was reported on Green and Moreland streets about 1 a.m. The wounded man was inside an apartment, where detectives — who’d obtained a search warrant…
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Officer Under Investigation After Video Shows Him Kneeling on Brockton High Student
A police officer in Brockton, Massachusetts, is on leave and under investigation after a video posted on social media showed him kneeling on a high school student during an arrest. The video was recorded outside during lunch break Wednesday at Brockton High School. Brockton Public Schools said the officer detained the student for allegedly attacking another student. That student was…
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Officer on Leave After Video Shows Him Kneeling on Brockton High School Student
A police officer in Brockton, Massachusetts, is on administrative leave after a video posted on social media showed him kneeling on a high school student during an arrest. The video was recorded outside during lunch break Wednesday at Brockton High School. Brockton Public Schools said the officer detained the student for allegedly attacking another student. Some of the other students…
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Brockton Standoff: New Video Shows It Begin, Officer Out of Hospital
Police are working to uncover what happened when a man fatally shot someone, then injured a police officer before killing himself. New surveillance video shows the moment the incident began.
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Update on Wounded Brockton Officer From Mayor, Police Chief
Brockton’s mayor and police chief gave an update on an officer who was shot four times by a man who later killed himself after a standoff.
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‘Tragic, Senseless Loss': Brockton Teen Mourned After Shooting Death
Friends and family are mourning the death of a 16-year-old who was shot at a house party in Brockton, Massachusetts. The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office identified the victim Sunday as Liedson Monteiro-Terry. He was fatally shot in the early hours of Saturday morning. Investigators are still searching for the gunman. Police responded to a home on Sprague Street...
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Police Search for Shooter in Killing of Brockton Teen
An investigation is underway after a 16-year-old boy was shot dead at a party in Brockton, Massachusetts.
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16-Year-Old Shot Dead at Party in Brockton
An investigation is underway after a 16-year-old boy was shot dead at a party in Brockton, Massachusetts. Police responded to a home on Sprague Street around 1:40 a.m. on Saturday and found the teen dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Witnesses told police there was a large crowd at the home for a party around the time of the shooting….
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Brockton Woman Shot in Taco Bell Parking Lot
A 27-year-old woman was shot in the head outside of a Taco Bell in Brockton, Massachusetts, in the early hours of Monday morning, according to authorities. The victim was taken via ambulance to Good Samaritan Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Police responded to the Taco Bell parking lot on Belmont Street in Brockton after a reported shooting at 1:12 a.m….
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Man Arrested After Deadly Brockton Hit-and-Run
A man was arrested two days after a hit-and-run crash that left a woman dead in Brockton, Massachusetts. Seventy-two-year-old Marie Rose Bien-Aime was hit and killed around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday on Pleasant Street, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office. Thursday afternoon, 33-year-old Michael Blanche of Brockton was arrested Thursday afternoon, prosecutors said. He is charged with leaving...
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Search Continues for Driver in Deadly Brockton Hit-and-Run
While Massachusetts police continue to search for the driver in a fatal hit-and-run crash, a Brockton family is mourning the loss of their loved one. Seventy-two-year-old Marie Rose Bien-Aime was struck and killed around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday on Pleasant Street, according to Brockton police. “My dad is very sick. And I have to tell my dad, my mom got hit…
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Man Arrested in Deadly Brockton Shooting
D’Vante Bly-Mollenthiel, 22, of Brockton, was arrested Sunday on a murder charge in the Super 8 Motel shooting death of 20-year-old Christopher Lascase.
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Woman Killed in Hit-And-Run Crash in Brockton
A woman died after being hit by a car in Brockton Tuesday night, according to officials.
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Brockton Man Arraigned in Deadly Hit-and-Run Crash; Victim ID'd
A 57-year-old Brockton man was arraigned Wednesday in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a woman dead the previous night. Allen Perkins, accused of leaving the scene of a deadly crash, was held on $2,500 cash bail in connection with the incident that killed 55-year-old Brockton woman Michelle Maxwell. Brockton police and Massachusetts State Police are investigating the hit-and-run…
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Relief After 8-Year-Old Girl Found Safe in Brockton
Brockton police say 8-year-old Grace Adorno, who was reported missing Monday night, was found safe and unharmed after sleeping under a tarp on a family friend’s porch.