Simply put, Executive Officer Robert Devine of the Stoughton Police Department said that a Monday night drug bust executed by two of his officers was "good police work." Officers John Hartford and Kevin Lima arrested two men from Brockton at 10:10 p.m. on January 3 after the officers witnessed a "hand to hand" exchange between the two men in the parking lot of the Gulf Station on Dykeman Way, near the Avon/Stoughton boarder. Philip Le, 22, of Brockton (Holmes Ave.) was arrested and charged with possession of a class B substance and trafficking cocaine. Denis Rath, also a 22-year-old from …

There was a two-car accident at the intersection of Plain Street and Washington Street, Wednesday morning at 8:48 a.m., according to Executive Officer Robert Devine of the Stoughton Police Department.  Stoughton Police and Fire units responded to the accident, where a vehicle pulling out of Plain Street did not yield to a vehicle driving on Washington Street, getting "broadsided" in the process, according to Devine.  A citation was given to the operator of the vehicle pulling out of Plain Street for failure to yield to oncoming traffic.  The operators of both vehicles were transported to the…

Lesson to be learned from car-theft: A "green civic" with an Olivio's Grille and Pizzeria sign on top of the vehicle was stolen from behind the pizza shop Wednesday evening at 8:18 p.m., according to police reports.  Olivio's is located in the downtown area at 752 Washington Street; there are "no leads right now as to where the car is," according to Executive Officer Robert Devine.  "Again, it's another case of safeguarding your things," said Devine, who expressed remorse for a "hard working guy" who had his car stolen.  But, Devine said "crime is someone's desire meeting the opportunity and …

Both D'Angelo restaurants in town robbed this month: Police say a suspect came into the D'Angelo sandwich shop on Central Street this past Saturday at 9:45 p.m. and passed a note saying he had a gun and wanted any money the store had on hand, before eventually making off with approximately $700.  Executive Officer Robert Devine said the suspect in this robbery is a white male in his mid-to-late 20s, is between 5'9 and 5'11, has a thin build and was clean shaven at the time of the incident.  The suspect was wearing jeans and a dark-blue hooded winter jacket with fur lining around the hood.  …