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Driver Charged With DUI After Head-On Crash In Braintree Sends 3 To Hospital Driver Charged With DUI After Head-On Crash In Braintree Sends 3 To Hospital
Driver Charged With DUI After Head-On Crash In Braintree Sends 3 To Hospital A Massachusetts man was arraigned from his hospital bed after police said he drunkenly crashed head-on with an SUV in Braintree, seriously injuring three people — one critically, authorities said. Ryan Gorman, 39, of Holbrook, was charged Monday, Dec. 2, with causing the early Sunday morning crash near 655 Union St., Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey said. Police allege Gorman was driving under the influence when his westbound pickup crossed into the eastbound lane, striking an SUV driven by an 18-year-old from West Yarmouth at approximately 12:50 a.m. Three people in the SUV …

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman Pulled From Sunken Car After Driving Off Cape Cod Beach, Into Ocean: Police Woman Pulled From Sunken Car After Driving Off Cape Cod Beach, Into Ocean: Police
Woman Pulled From Sunken Car After Driving Off Cape Cod Beach, Into Ocean: Police Police and firefighters in Cape Cod risked their lives Monday night, Sept. 25, after a woman drove into the ocean and her car sank off a beach, authorities said.  It's unclear why, but the driver plunged into the black waters in Barnstable County just after 10:30 p.m. at the end of a dead-end road in West Yarmouth, Yarmouth police said.  When rescuers arrived, the car was about 100 feet from Bay Street Beach and fully submerged in water that was 15 feet deep, police continued. Witnesses told rescuers there was someone in the car, and they hadn't surfaced.  Yarmouth pol…

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by Josh Lanier
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Massachusetts Man Who Never Came Home Found Dead In Cape Cod Waters: Police Massachusetts Man Who Never Came Home Found Dead In Cape Cod Waters: Police
Massachusetts Man Who Never Came Home Found Dead In Cape Cod Waters: Police A 40-year-old man from Cape Cod was found dead after his family reported that he never came home from work, authorities said.  Family members of Eduardo Gomes, of West Yarmouth, told police around 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 that was last seen around 1 a.m. the same day, Yarmouth Police said on Facebook. Media Release Body of missing Yarmouth man located Incident Synopsis: On Monday, January 23, 2023, at approximately... Posted by Yarmouth Police Dept. on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Search parties located the car Gomes was driving at the Sandy Pond Recreation, located off Buck Island R…

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by David Cifarelli
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Greater Boston Attorney Arrested For Allegedly Bribing Local Police Chief (UPDATE) Greater Boston Attorney Arrested For Allegedly Bribing Local Police Chief (UPDATE)
Greater Boston Attorney Arrested For Allegedly Bribing Local Police Chief (Update) An attorney from Somerville has been arrested for allegedly bribing a local police chief to get approval for a marijuana dispensary, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts said.  Sean O'Donovan, age 54, allegedly tried bribing Medford's police chief with $25,000 to secure the approval of a recreational marijuana dispensary for one of his clients, the office reports. The client apparently enlisted O'Donovan to help them obtain a Host Community Agreement (HCA), as required under Massachusetts law, with the City of Medford in 2018. In addition, the City of Medford…

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by David Cifarelli