BROCKTON – One of the city’s top police officers is making shocking allegations in a whistleblower lawsuit. The police chief is suing the city for ignoring alleged cocaine use at headquarters.
In two separate incidents, in November and December, Stoughton police officers provided life-saving care to unresponsive people. These are their stories.
Brockton’s AJ Dybantsa, the top high school basketball recruit in the class of 2025, made his commitment to college basketball official.
Police said an arrest had been made in a traffic incident in Stoughton that seriously injured the driver.
Spectators lined the streets to cheer on the 40th annual East Bridgewater Christmas Parade to kick off the holiday season.
In case you missed it, here are five of the top stories from the past week in the Brockton area.
The police captain is suing Brockton for ignoring alleged cocaine use at headquarters
One of the city’s top police officers makes shocking allegations in a whistleblower lawsuit. Capt. Arthur McNulty, a 20-year veteran of the Brockton Police Department, sued the city, Police Chief Brenda Pérez and Mayor Robert F. Sullivan. McNulty claims Brockton failed to investigate criminal activity, such as snorting cocaine in a police station bathroom. He also slams the city for alleged biased and unethical hiring practices, political favoritism and illegal spending.
Police captain sues Brockton: The police captain is suing Brockton for ignoring alleged cocaine use at headquarters
Captain Arthur McNulty speaks at the podium during the city’s 9/11 ceremony on City Hall Square on September 11, 2020.
A traffic incident in Stoughton leaves the driver with serious injuries, an arrest has been made, police say
A West Bridgewater woman was arrested after a road rage incident Monday afternoon left another driver with serious injuries, Stoughton Police Chief Donna McNamara said in a written statement. Police said Erin McElroy, 44, of West Bridgewater, rear-ended another vehicle Monday afternoon, causing it to crash into a building at 218 Canton St. in Stoughton. Police say McElroy allegedly got out of her vehicle immediately after the crash and struck the other car involved several times with a metal pipe.
Stoughton road rage incident: A road rage incident in Stoughton leaves the driver with serious injuries. An arrest has been made, police say
One of the new barcode stickers on a Stoughton police car at the station in Stoughton on Tuesday, October 18, 2011.
Spike in pedestrian deaths in the Brockton, Quincy area is unfortunately predictable
A spate of pedestrian deaths in the state could make you wonder if the tolls are normal. It is high, but unfortunately not in line with what you can expect. At least 11 pedestrians have been killed on the streets of Massachusetts since October 27 through December 3. That includes two on Tuesday, December 3 in Hanson and Brockton, one on November 20 in Weymouth, one on November 17 in Randolph and one on October 27 in Milton. During the same period over the past five years, the average was 8.6 fatalities.
Death in the Dark: Death in the dark: Spike in pedestrian deaths in the Brockton, Quincy area is unfortunately predictable
Fatal pedestrian accident in Brockton: Brockton woman dies after being struck by vehicle on North Main Street, victim identified
Brockton Police are investigating after a sixteen-year-old woman was struck by a car at Grove and Lawrence streets in Brockton on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
‘A one in a million chance of survival’: Stoughton police save lives of two people
Stoughton police officers saved the lives of two residents experiencing medical emergencies in November and December, Chief Donna McNamara said in a written statement. In two separate incidents in November and December, Stoughton officers performed life-saving measures on two unconscious victims: one was in cardiac arrest and the other had a “one in a million” chance of survival, according to doctors.
‘One is a million chances’: ‘A one in a million chance of survival’: Stoughton police save lives of two people
Stoughton Police Chief Donna McNamara speaks at a news conference, Friday, April 20, 2018.
Car rams into an occupied house in Abington, three people are taken to hospital
A car crashed into an occupied home in Abington on Thursday evening, sending three occupants to the hospital, according to Abington Fire Chief Jack Glynn. A car with four occupants crashed into the lower portion of the house, located at 295 Ashland St. in Abington, around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, Glynn said. Three of the car’s four occupants were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Glynn said.
Car crashes into Abington house: Car rams into an occupied house in Abington, three people are taken to hospital
Emergency lights of police patrol car on the street at night
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