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Police & Fire
3 Missing Mass. Kids Found Miles Away From Home In Jamaica Plain: Police
Three missing children from Stoughton were found safe in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood after state and local police brought on an aggressive campaign to locate them. Stoughton Police sent out a statewide bulletin Friday, night, Nov. 22, that said Ashley Vazquez, 29, had taken her three children — ages 10, 9, and 8, authorities said. Officers were looking for her gray 2023 Toyota RAV4. Investigators used geolocation technology to track the vehicle, ultimately leading to the safe recovery of the children around 10:30 p.m. The case remains under investigation. Police di…
Police & Fire
82-Year-Old Man Dies From Injuries After Stoughton Crash
Update: The 82-year-old man who was hit by a car earlier this week in Stoughton has died. Police ID'd the man as Joaquin Soares of Stoughton. Original: An 82-year-old man remained hospitalized after he was hit by a car in Stoughton on Thursday evening, Aug. 22, authorities said. A car crashed into the man just before 6:15 p.m. as he walked along Central Street, between Turnpike and Lincoln streets. Paramedics rushed the man to Boston Hospital, where he remained Friday. Authorities did not release the man's name or update his condition. The Brockton driver rem…
Obituaries
'Friend To All': Community Rallies Around Family Of Ex-Stoughton Selectman Killed In Crash
David "Spanky" Sousa spent his life giving back to the Stoughton community he loved. After he was killed while picking up debris along a highway, they're paying it back to his family. "Spanky loved his hometown of Stoughton and helping people in need," an obituary for the 57-year-old said. "He was a former Selectman for the Town of Stoughton and was also the Chairman for a time. He played Santa for many charities in the area at Christmas time. He was a founder of the Parade of Lights holiday parade in Stoughton. He loved riding his motorcycle, meeting new friends, and the character Fre…
Police & Fire
Stoughton Man ID'd As DOT Worker Hit, Killed Picking Up Debris On Mass. Highway
Authorities have identified the 57-year-old Massachusetts Department of Transportation worker who was hit and killed Saturday night, July 27, while picking up debris along Route 24 in West Bridgewater. David "Spanky" Sousa, of Stoughton, was struck around 9:30 p.m. while working on the side of the northbound lane near Ext 28B, The Plymouth County District Attorney's Office said. Sousa is a husband and father who has served as a former Stoughton Select Board chairman. The driver who struck him remained at the scene, the prosecutor's office said. Their name was not released…
Police & Fire
Stoughton Police Investigating Shooting
A 31-year-old man was shot in the leg late Wednesday night, and police are asking for the public's help identifying the shooter. Police were called to 40 Stagecoach Road around 10 p.m. where they met a man sitting on the ground with a gunshot wound, Stoughton police said. The man was not a Stoughton resident. Paramedics took him to Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say there is no ongoing threat to the community. Detectives ask anyone with information on the shooting to contact investigators at 781-344-2424.