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Three adults and one cat escaped a house fire in Wareham, Massachusetts, Monday morning, but another cat died. The Wareham Fire Department received multiple calls about a fire at 33 Long Boat Road in West Wareham around 2:17 a.m. Monday. Wareham Police officers arrived on scene first and told firefighters that there home was heavily involved in fire. Firefighters made an…

Police arrested several people near Boston’s Faneuil Hall Thursday night, recovering several firearms, authorities said Friday. Boston police officers were on patrol in response in the area of McKinley Square when they saw 12 people allegedly loitering in front of “No Trespassing” signs in Jenney Plaza. According to authorities, officers arrested a 22-year-old Roxbury resident and a 25-year-old Somerville resident…

A Dedham, Massachusetts couple will face charges in connection with the death of teenager who was pulled from their pool last month during a graduation party. A clerk magistrate on Wednesday ruled charges can move forward against the homeowners, James Coughlin and Leslie Coughlin, in the death of 17-year-old Alonzo Polk of Dedham. They are charged with furnishing alcohol to…

A woman who was shot Tuesday night near the Roxbury – Dorchester line in Boston is expected to survive, police say. Police were alerted to shots fired just after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at 131 Dale St., 15 rounds at 150 MLK Blvd. A call also came in around the same time for shots fired. Police found a firearm and ballistics,…

Police and family in Weymouth, Massachusetts, are asking for the public’s help to identify the driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed Xuan “Sue” Vo over the weekend.

Police are looking for the person who stole Jimmy Fund donations at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.

The man accused of killing his roommate in Somerville, Massachusetts, Wednesday appeared in court a day later, where prosecutors said the killing occurred in the middle of an argument. The victim’s sister was apparently the one who called 911 — she was hiding in a closet when the shooting took place, officials said. Edson dos Santos Moreno, 26, shot 22-year-old…

Police in Newton are telling people to lock their doors in response to five home break-ins, of which all victims were Asian residents, over the past month.

A staffing shortage is causing a shakeup inside the Massachusetts State Police, according to an email the NBC10 Boston Investigators obtained from the leader of the agency. According to the memo, 46 veteran troopers are being pulled from their specialty units and temporarily reassigned to barracks, where they’ll help patrol the streets. In his communication to troopers, Col. Christopher Mason…

Police in Newton are telling people to lock their doors in response to five home break-ins over the past month, all victims of which were of Asian descent. Police have released images from video surveillance that show the same person pictured at the time of the break-ins on June 19 on Dedham Street and June 20 on Helene Road.

Police departments in Massachusetts have new software at their fingertips that can search and monitor social media activity, but its rollout is raising concerns among some free speech advocates. The tool, made by a company called ShadowDragon, searches public information from dozens of social media networks, using digital clues to identify who’s behind online accounts and to visualize networks...

Police departments have access to new software to monitor people’s activity on social media.

The body of a 50-year-old Boston man was found in the roadway on Route 90 eastbound on the Exit 135 ramp in Boston Tuesday, according to police. The Massachusetts State Police responded to reports of a pedestrian down around 12:45 p.m. Tuesday. Investigators were on scene. Based on preliminary investigation, authorities believe the man was struck by multiple unknown cars…

The suspect in fatal shooting in Milton, Massachusetts, over the weekend was held without bail at his arraignment Monday. Myles King, a 21-year-old from Milton, is accused of shooting 25-year-old Marquis Simmons. Simmons was shot after he got off his moped, according to a statement from the Norfolk District Attorney’s office. He was taken to Boston Medical Center where...

A man accused of trying to kidnap a woman in East Boston is expected to appear in court Monday.

Everett police shot and injured a man who allegedly barricaded himself in an apartment building, then emerged with a sword early Monday morning, authorities said. The 45-year-old Everett man allegedly barricaded himself shortly after midnight inside a Buckman Street apartment building where he lives, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office. Everett police and other officers, including from...

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Shots were fired and a neighborhood shut down Sunday night into Monday morning as police responded to a call for a reported armed and barricaded man in Everett, Massachusetts.

Shots were fired and a neighborhood shutdown Sunday night into Monday morning as police responded to a call for a reported armed and barricaded man in Everett, Massachusetts.

A man was arrested after allegedly trying to kidnap a woman on Porter Street in East Boston Wednesday morning. The victim reportedly told police she was approached by a man around 4a.m. on Wednesday who asked for directions to the Maverick Square MBTA Station. According to police, as she began to provide directions, the man — identified by police as…