MARSHFIELD – Police say a Hanson man was arrested Wednesday after leading police on a 5-mile, high-speed chase that started shortly after he showed up at the Marshfield police station asking strange questions.Police said Colin Tregoning, 21, wove in and out of traffic and he sped down Route 139, over Route 3 and into Pembroke, where he was eventually detained after crashing into two cars and a Jersey barrier.“We are extremely fortunate, based on his [...]
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High-speed chase started with strange questions, Marshfield police say
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Marshfield business owner doubles reward in Brockton dog death
The man matched the reward offered by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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SCANNER AUDIO: Girlfriend called 911 to warn about man accused in fatal shootings in Weymouth
Police received a 911 call Sunday morning from a woman who said her 20-year-old boyfriend had a mental illness, shortly after he crashed her mother's car at the beginning of a shooting rampage that left a Weymouth Police officer and an elderly woman dead.
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Man accused in Weymouth killings held with no bail
QUINCY – Nearly every off-duty Weymouth officer filed into the rows of benches inside a Quincy courtroom on Tuesday to face the man accused of gunning down one of their own, along with an elderly neighbor.Emanuel Lopes, sitting in a wheelchair and clad in hospital gown, was wheeled into a Quincy courtroom filled with solemn police officers from around the South Shore on Tuesday afternoon to be arraigned on two counts of murder in the deaths of Michael Chesna, who [...]
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Foxes set up beachfront den at Rexhame
Beachgoers in Marshfield this year have reported an uptick in the number of foxes joining them for their summer fun, thanks to a den in Rexhame set up right next to the seawall.“The foxes this year have been a bit of a problem,” said Animal Control Officer Aly Ryan. “The coyote populations are down a bit, so there are more foxes and fisher cats.”Assistant Animal Control Officer Griffin Webb said the office receives two or three calls daily about the [...]
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Marshfield makes security enhancements at town hall
Over the past year, at least four individuals have been barred from entering Marshfield Town Hall in the future, and town officials continue to work with the police department to enhance security there and at other public buildings in town.Town Administrator Mike Maresco said that after he entered the role last year, he made safety a priority and worked with the police to identify areas for improvement.“I relied heavily on their expertise,” said Maresco. [...]
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Eulogy: Sgt. Chesna an 'American hero and a patriot'
HANOVER — Joseph Comperchio said his brother-in-law Sgt. Michael Chesna worshiped Boston sports teams, especially New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, and he had tattoos proving his devotion. He loved chicken tender subs with steak fries from Uncle Jimmy’s in Abington, and half-moon cookies from White’s Bakery with a fresh glass of milk. Comperchio, a Weymouth police captain, said Chesna adored his family, including his wife Cindy and two children, [...]
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Officials release names of Falmouth police officers hurt in shootout
FALMOUTH — Two police officers shot while responding to a disturbance on Cape Cod have been identified.Falmouth police Officers Donald Demiranda and Ryan Moore were wounded during a shootout on Friday evening, officials said.Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe said the Falmouth officers were shot around 5:30 p.m. Friday when 21-year-old Malik Antonio Koval, of Falmouth, became agitated and pulled a gun. O'Keefe said Koval was shot multiple times and was [...]
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Marshfield contractor pleads guilty to larceny
Donald McNeil, a contractor from Marshfield, was sentenced to probation and restitution after pleading guilty to charges that he stole from one client and did not pay two of his vendors, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz announced this week.McNeil, the owner of M&M Construction, was brought to authorities’ attention in September 2017 when a homeowner contacted Bridgewater police with regards to a contract they’d entered into with M&M to build an [...]
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MetroLEC Marine Unit successfully removes car from North River
Public safety officials from towns making up the MetroLEC Marine Unit successfully removed one of two cars submerged in the North River under the bridge connecting Norwell's Bridge Street and Marshfield's Union Street Wednesday afternoon.The removal was the unit’s second attempt to remove the two vehicles after an unsuccessful attempt in May.This time the unit only planned to retrieve one of the cars; the second is being left until a later date.The SUV, removed [...]
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MPD offers permanent intermittent positions to 15
Marshfield selectmen extended conditional offers of employment Monday, Aug. 27 to 15 individuals to become permanent intermittent police officers with the town’s police department at the recommendation of Police Chief Phil Tavares.“It’s our farm team,” Tavares said. “If it works out for them and it works out for us, they’ll eventually become full time.”Permanent intermittent officers supplement the police staff when full-time [...]
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South Shore has eye on Merrimack Valley gas fires
After a series of gas-related fires and explosions rocked homes in Lawrence, Andover and North Andover, leaving one man dead Thursday, fire officials on the South Shore say they are watching the situation closely.Columbia Gas, the company that serviced homes involved in the fires, services 45 communities in southeastern Massachusetts, including Scituate, Duxbury, Marshfield, Norwell, Hanover and Canton.“There’s a level of concern,” Norwell Fire Chief T. [...]
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Husband to be charged in Marshfield murder
Allen Warner, 47, was taken to the Marshfield police station.
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Court records: Marshfield murder suspect was physically, verbally abusive
PLYMOUTH — The victim in a fatal domestic shooting Monday night in Marshfield had filed for divorce from her suspected killer three times in the last seven years, court records show. Shana and Allen Warner were first married in Las Vegas in 2008, and Shana Warner had since filed for divorce in Plymouth County in 2011, 2017 and 2018. In her first filing, she claimed Allen had been “physically and verbally abusive due to his drug-use behavior.”Police [...]
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Marshfield police chief: Accused murderer 'purely evil'
Allen Warner, 47, was committed Wednesday to spend 20 days in Bridgewater State Hospital.
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State Police plan sobriety checkpoint in Plymouth County
State Police will set up sobriety checks somewhere in Plymouth County on Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The practice is announced in advance to help deter drunk and drugged driving.
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Marshfield PD encourages use of CodeRed program
In emergency scenarios, Marshfield police not only want residents to be able to reach them, but for them to be able to reach residents. To ensure safety during such scenarios, Police Chief Phil Tavares is urging residents to sign up for the CodeRed program.The program, also known as “reverse 911”, allows public safety officers to notify registered residents of important information in ongoing situations by phone call or via text message.In Marshfield, 13,438 [...]
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Marshfield police charge Brockton pair with stealing from donation bin
While driving on Furnace Street near Furnace Brook Middle School just after 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16, a Marshfield police officer noticed a van parked near a donation deposit bin.According to police, upon entering the parking lot the officer observed a male, identified as Felisberto Pinto, 46, of Brockton, standing by the van and placing donation bags into the vehicle.A female, Carla Montero, 39, also of Brockton, was found inside the bin passing the bags to Pinto. [...]
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Few answers after SWAT team called to Marshfield
MARSHFIELD — A police standoff that drew a SWAT team and bomb squad to Green Harbor ended early Monday evening after police located a man inside a home off Webster Street.Marshfield Police Chief Phil Tavares would not confirm whether the man had died, but said foul play is not suspected. Tavares referred questions to the Plymouth County district attorney's office, which could not be reached Monday night.Officers had been sent to Garden Gate Waye, a cul-de-sac [...]
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Marshfield Police: Sewing needles found in Halloween Twizzlers
MARSHFIELD — Police are advising trick-or-treaters to throw their Twizzlers away and inspect their Halloween candy after they say sewing needles were found in two Twizzler packages collected in the Brant Rock area Wednesday night.Marshfield Police Chief Phil Tavares said that one person had collected both packages of Twizzlers and that police are not aware of any other dangerous material found in Halloween candy."This was supposed to be a night that was fun for the [...]
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