Monday, March 25, 2013
A Hyde Park man was arrested on gun and drug charges following a motor vehicle stop Sunday night on Route 24 in Stoughton.
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Monday, March 25
The following is adapted from a Massachusetts State Police Press release: Massachusetts State Police arrested a man late Sunday night on gun and drug charges following a stop on Route 24 in Stoughton. At approximately 11:10 p.m. on March 24, State Police Trooper Kevin MacDermott was headed home from a paid detail on Route 24 southbound in Stoughton when he observed a vehicle with an invalid safety inspection sticker. Trooper MacDermott observed the vehicle move over into the far left lane and accelerate up to 90-95 mph before he was able to stop the vehicle in Stoughton. Trooper MacDermott approached the vehicle and reportedly could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the the car. He spoke to the operator, Jason Brewer, 32…
Sunday, March 24, 2013
A look at what is happening around the region.
Stoughton Police Investigating a Pair of Armed Robberies Stoughton Police are investigating a pair of armed robberies which took place at Fairy Tales Formals and Rite Aid last week. Police received a call at 3:11 p.m. March 14 reporting a robbery at Fairy Tales Formals, located at 761 Washington St. in the downtown. Police say a man walked into the store and stated that he had a gun, stole a few hundred dollars in cash, and then fled on foot. The day before, March 13, Stoughton Police responded to a robbery at Rite Aid at 638 Washington St. in Shaw's Plaza just before 7 p.m., where a suspect with a knife stole an undisclosed amount of pills from behind the pharmacy, before getting away in a stolen vehicle. This same vehicle was later found…
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Stoughton Police arrested a 28-year-old Attleboro man for drug possession following a motor vehicle stop Tuesday in Stoughton.
An Attleboro man was arrested for drug possession Tuesday morning in Stoughton following a motor vehicle stop on Central St. Stoughton Police found crack cocaine, Oxycodone pills and marijuana after searching the vehicle, according to a release on the Department's Facebook page. As a result, Adam Guzman, 28, of Attleboro, was charged with two counts of possession of a class B substance and was cited for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. According to the release, Stoughton's newest police officer Daniel Carmichael ran the registration of a red Honda Accord and found it to be revoked. Officer Carmichael and Officer Robert Kuhn stopped the vehicle at 9:26 a.m. on Jan. 8 in the vicinity of 2091 Central St. Carmichael and Kuhn …
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Canton Police made an arrest, confiscating cocaine, heroin and a gun
Canton Police arrested a Stoughton man as part of a drug bust, which also involved several Canton residents, early Friday morning, confiscating drugs and a gun after an investigation. "It was an ongoing drug investigation which culminated in a search warrant served about 6:00 a.m. on Friday morning," Canton Police Lt. Helena Findlen said. "We were able to get a gun, cocaine, heroin and some pills," Findlen said of the bust., which took place on Weathervane Road in Canton. On Friday, February 10, police arrested John R. Lozzi of Stoughton, charging him with the possession of a firearm without a FID card and possession to distribute a Class B drug. Police also issued a court summons to the following: Ronald A. Lozzi of Canton on charges of …
