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Unemployed NJ Electrician Accused of Being at Forefront of US Capitol Siege
An out-of-work electrician with a 2-month-old child has become the latest tri-state area arrest in connection to the deadly U.S. Capitol siege that took place Jan. 6, according to federal prosecutors.
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Murder Suspect Released From LA Jail by Mistake Recaptured
Detectives have recaptured a man charged with murder who was mistakenly released from jail earlier this month.
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After Criminal Charge, Firefighter Collects $200K in Salary on Paid Leave and Retires
A longtime Braintree firefighter has retired after collecting more than $200,000 in salary while on paid leave. Town officials relieved Lt. Kevin MacAleese of his duties at the fire department pending an investigation in December 2018 after he was accused of threatening a woman while off-duty in Whitman. Under a plea deal, MacAleese admitted in court two months later there…
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Firefighter Facing Criminal Charges Spends More Than 2 Years on Paid Leave
After being charged with a serious crime, a veteran fire lieutenant in Braintree was paid nearly six figures annually to stay home on leave.
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Firefighter on Paid Leave for 2 Years
After being charged with a serious crime, a veteran fire lieutenant in Braintree was paid to stay home on leave for more than two years.
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What If Your Driver's License Is Mistakenly Suspended During a Pandemic?
Like so many other entrepreneurs around the country, Paul McCarthy had to abruptly close his gymnastics school because of the coronavirus. With classes canceled at the gymnastics school he runs in Leicester, McCarthy decided to touch up the paint and tackle other projects. But while traveling to and from the business, he had to rely on getting a ride from...
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Dealing With a Suspended License During the Coronavirus Pandemic
What would you do if your driver’s license were suspended during a pandemic? It happened to a man from Leicester.
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Back Behind the Wheel: Suspension Removed From Driver's Record
An NBC10 Boston investigation detailed how the RMV had suspended a Lexington driver’s license from an out-of-state speeding ticket he settled in 2015.
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Despite Rise in Violent Hate Crimes, Some Mass. Police Departments Say They Don't Need Civil Rights Officers
Rabbi Keith Stern still remembers his first encounter with anti-Semitism. Stern was playing on the swings at his elementary school when a classmate told him a joke about Jewish people. He never told his father, a Holocaust survivor, fearing he would be furious about what his son had experienced. “I absolutely knew if he heard about this that he would…
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Some Police Departments in Mass. Slow to Train Civil Rights Officers
The number of violent hate crimes reported across the country is unfortunately rising, and Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker wants to make sure police are prepared to respond.
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Violence Toward E.R. Nurses and Doctors Is the ‘Dirty Little Secret' of Health Care
The nurses that spoke with NBC New York said change can’t arrive soon enough, and the help they need is an emergency — as all too often it’s them who are becoming the patients
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Tow Driver Could Get License Back After ‘Habitually' Violating Rules
State officials say Joseph Lewis was unfit to run a towing service, but they are now poised to reinstate his license to operate.
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Tow Driver Who ‘Habitually Violated' Rules Could Get License Back
Massachusetts officials are poised to reinstate the license of a Weymouth tow truck driver they previously said was unfit for the job. Joseph Lewis, owner of All Over Towing, was ordered last year to stop towing vehicles from private lots after numerous drivers complained about his conduct. State officials revoked his license, saying he “habitually violated” regulations designed to protect…
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Anti-Semitic Trolls Impersonate Rabbis, Stoking Hate after Hasidic Attacks
Fake accounts, which claim to be of U.S. rabbis, have been posting messages seemingly geared at pitting Jews against African Americans — but why aren’t social media sites stepping in sooner to stop them?
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Parents Say Son's Death Inside Unlicensed Residential Mental Health Home Could Have Been Prevented
At 26 years old, Brandon Nelson hospitalized and released to a residential mental health home in Southern California. He took his own life 24 hours after being admitted. His parents say Brandon’s death could have been prevented and that state regulators failed them.
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Homeless Man Found Dead Outside Los Angeles City Hall
A man was found dead outside Los Angeles City Hall early Wednesday, likely the 963rd homeless person to die on the streets of LA County in 2019, officials said. “It really hits home when one of those human beings passes away in front of our workplace,” LA City Attorney Mike Feuer told reporters. Feuer was about to discuss his concerns…
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This Boston Nurse Signed Up to Walk Dogs for Extra Money, Then Got Scammed
Hang out in Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood and you might spot Gracie Baruzzi taking a stroll with a four-legged companion at her side. For the past six months, people have hired Baruzzi to get their pooches some exercise via the popular dog walking app, Wag!, which she describes as “Uber for dogs.” For the oncology nurse at Boston Children’s...