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'Irish Traveler Scam': $70K, Stolen Jewelry Found In Quincy Traffic Stop: Police 'Irish Traveler Scam': $70K, Stolen Jewelry Found In Quincy Traffic Stop: Police
'Irish Traveler Scam': $70K, Stolen Jewelry Found In Quincy Traffic Stop: Police More than $70,000 of US and foreign currency as well as several pieces of jewelry were found during a traffic stop in Quincy in what police describe as an “Irish Traveler” scheme that’s on the rise in Mass. A driver leaving a Holiday Inn Express in North Quincy was stopped by police on West Quantum Street when his SUV made an illegal left turn and drove the wrong way onto Stratton Way on Saturday, Jan. 20, shortly after 11 a.m., authorities said. After the car was towed for traffic violations, police found over $70,000 in US and foreign money, foreign IDs, and a large pile of stolen jewelry…

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100 MPH Chase: Thief Crashes Car Twice During Getaway, Nabbed In Lynnfield, Police Say 100 MPH Chase: Thief Crashes Car Twice During Getaway, Nabbed In Lynnfield, Police Say
100 MPH Chase: Thief Crashes Car Twice During Getaway, Nabbed In Lynnfield, Police Say A man led police in a high-speed chase from Boston to Lynnfield and ended the pursuit by crashing the car into concrete barriers, officials say. The man, who was later identified as Denny Fernandes Dep Pina Andrade, was arrested in Lynnfield on Tuesday, May 16 after stealing a gray Toyota Tacoma truck, crashing into a Mercedes-Benz SUV, and then leading police in a chase that reached up to 115 mph, according to the Massachusetts State Police. A state trooper noticed the truck at 11:28 p.m. when it sped past his cruiser and into a coned-off construction zone on Tobin Bridge in Boston, knoc…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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85-Year-Old Woman Charged With Acton Hit-And-Run That Hospitalized Teen: Police 85-Year-Old Woman Charged With Acton Hit-And-Run That Hospitalized Teen: Police
85-Year-Old Woman Charged With Acton Hit-And-Run That Hospitalized Teen: Police The senior perpetrator of a hit-and-run has been charged with multiple offenses after she injured a 13-year-old boy with her car and ditched the scene, according to officials.  Cesar Soto was seriously injured in the hit-and-run incident on Great Road, in the Harris Street area, on November 2, 2022 around 6:00 p.m., as reported by Daily Voice. The driver responsible for the act, 85-year-old Joan Hurley, was faced with charges relating to the incident on Wednesday, Jan. 18, according to the Acton Police Department.  Police identified Hurley following an intensive investigation that includin…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Barre Man Drove Into State Police Trooper During Early-Morning Chase: Police Barre Man Drove Into State Police Trooper During Early-Morning Chase: Police
Barre Man Drove Into State Police Trooper During Early-Morning Chase: Police A 34-year-old man ran over a state trooper and crashed into multiple cruisers during an early morning chase that started in Methuen and ended with a wreck in Lowell, authorities said.  Eric Duffy of Barre faces nearly ten charges after Massachusetts State Police said he attempted to escape handcuffs just before 1 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1.  The chase started when a trooper stopped Duffy's Honda Accord after someone reported him for driving erratically on 495 in Metheun, authorities said. He initially stopped but sped off moments later. He led police through Lowell to the Boston Ro…

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by Josh Lanier
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Trooper Dives To Safety As Fleeing Woman Barrels Through Barricade: Police Trooper Dives To Safety As Fleeing Woman Barrels Through Barricade: Police
Trooper Dives To Safety As Fleeing Woman Barrels Through Barricade: Police A Massachusetts State Trooper was nearly run over on Monday, Aug. 22, after a fleeing woman drove through a police barricade on I-93 in Norfolk County, authorities said.  The incident began around 4:30 p.m. when troopers received a 911 call about a car driving erratically in the northbound lanes in Milton and hitting other vehicles, State Police said in a Facebook post. Troopers created a barricade ahead in to stop her, but instead of stopping, the woman sped up and drove at a police cruiser, the post continued. The trooper dove out of the way to safety just before the cars collided.&nb…

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by Josh Lanier