Monday, January 28, 2013
The Stoughton Fire Department put out a fire in a first floor unit of an apartment building on Porter St. Sunday evening, but despite minimal damage, a faulty alarm system prevented tenants from returning.
Stoughton Firefighters put out a closet fire in the first floor unit of an apartment building on Porter Street Sunday evening. But while there were no injuries and damage was minimal, the tenants from the three-story structure were not able to return to the building Sunday night because of a problem with the alarm system, which did not operate during the fire, Stoughton Fire Captain Doug Campbell said. The Stoughton Fire Department received a call at 6:11 p.m. Jan. 27 reporting a fire in a closet in a unit at 93 Porter St., Campbell said. The building is located directly behind the Freeman St. Fire Station in the downtown. Upon arrival, the Stoughton Police Department was actively helping residents of the apartment building evacuate, …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
A brawl broke out a baby shower at Club Luis de Camoes on Porter Street late Saturday night with four people getting arrested, including one juvenile. The three adult men pleaded not guilty to charges in Stoughton District Court on Monday.
The three adult men arrested in the brawl which broke out at a baby shower at Club Luis de Camoes on Porter Street in Stoughton late this past Saturday night, pleaded not guilty to charges in court on Monday and were released on 1,000 cash bail each, the Boston Herald reports. Paulo Pires Depina, 24; Aderito Lopes DeAndrade, 22; and Patrick Cardoso Lopes, 24, all from Brockton, were arraigned in Stoughton District Court Court Jan. 15 for their alleged roles in the incident, which has made headlines locally and nationally. The three will return to court March 1 for a pre-trial hearing, according to the Herald. A 14-year-old from Brockton was also arrested, but is being dealt with in juvenile court. Nearly 200 people, including children, …
Sunday, January 13, 2013
A brawl broke out a baby shower at Club Luis de Camoes on Porter Street late Saturday night with four people getting arrested, including one juvenile.
BABY SHOWER TURNS INTO BRAWL: A baby shower at Club Luis de Camoes on Porter Street Saturday night turned into a full-fledged brawl that took 20 police officers nearly an hour to quell. Four people ended up getting arrested, including one juvenile. A Stoughton Police detail officer was working the 9 p.m. to midnight baby shower on Jan. 12, when a fight broke out inside the club. The officer called in backup, and at 11:38 p.m, there was a full brawl in progress that had spilled outside the building. Executive Officer Robert Devine told me that the time the incident occurred was of benefit to the police. "We had our midnight shift coming in, so we had more bodies that we'd normally have." Devine said that four officers and two supervisors …
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