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Obituaries
Family, Friends Mourn Death Of Stoughton Woman Found Slain
As Stoughton police search for answers in the apparent slaying of Amber Buckner, her family and friends and grappling with their new reality. Memorials for the 40-year-old woman have flooded social media as news trickled out about her death. Officers found her body at an outbuilding at 743 Park Street Tuesday morning, Dec. 13. Investigators have been tight-lipped about most of the details to this point. But Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said Buckner's body was covered in "significant injuries." But Buckner was more than how she died. Friends on social media wrote about the w…
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Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Boy Killed In Overnight Stoughton Car Crash: DA's Office
A 16-year-old boy has died in an overnight car crash in Stoughton, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office reports. Ja’Zell Bentencourt, of Stoughton, was killed in the crash that happened on Sumner Street near the intersection with Ryan Road, the office reports. Initial investigation suggests his car drove off the road and hit a guardrail. Bentencourt, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene. The road was closed originally and has since reopened, the office reports. The crash remains under investigation.
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Police & Fire
Police ID Body Of Woman Found Dead With 'Significant Injuries' In Stoughton: DA (
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The body of a 40-year-old woman found in an outbuilding in Stoughton is being treated as a homicide, the North County District Attorney announced. Stoughton officers found the body of Amber Buckner, a Stoughton resident, at an outbuilding at 743 Park Street near 5th Street Tuesday morning, Dec. 13, authorities said. Buckner had "significant injuries," prosecutor Michael Morrissey said during a press conference. He didn't go into any details about them. Stoughton authorities said they do not believe there is an active threat to the community despite no one being arrested in this case. …
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Police & Fire
2 Hospitalized In 4-Car Crash Near Stoughton Shopping Plaza: Police
Two people are injured following a four-car crash outside a shopping plaza in Stoughton, authorities said. Police and fire responded to the crash near RK Plaza around 1:45 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, Stoughton Police Chief Brian Holmes reports. Upon arrival, officers found four vehicles involved in the crash. Two people were taken to local hospitals with injuries, Holmes said. Their conditions were no specified. Investigation suggests that one of the cars, which had several bullet holes, was also involved in an alleged shooting in Brockton, Holmes added. The shooting is…
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Police & Fire
Stoughton Man Admits To Using Money For Struggling Businesses To Pay His Mortgage: Feds
A Stoughton man who pleaded guilty to using COVID-19 relief money to pay his mortgage and gave some to his wife and several other people will spend 15 months in federal prison, authorities said. Adley Bernadin, 44, pleaded guilty to a single count of wire fraud, and along with his prison term, he must forfeit $284,596, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Federal investigators said Bernadin used his home healthcare business "La Salette" to apply for Payroll Protection Program money but lied about the number of employees he had and the payroll costs on the aid application. Bern…
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Police & Fire
Minor Injuries Reported After Car Collides With Train In Stoughton: Police
Authorities said that only minor injuries were reported after a car collided with a train on the tracks in Stoughton Friday afternoon, Oct. 28. Route 27 from Porter Street to Canton Street was closed to traffic for "the next several hours" because of the collision, Stoughton Police said on Twitter. Police said the train was across the entire street. Traffic is closed at Canton Street and School Street and Porter Street @ Stoughton Center. Any responding media is asked to utilize the train lot via Wyman street. — Stoughton Police (@StoughtonPD) October 28, 2022 Police said Kelois – the…
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News
Boston Man To Serve A Decade For Robbing Child At Knifepoint In Stoughton
A Boston man was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison for breaking into a home and robbing a child at knifepoint over a year ago, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office reports. Prosecutors said that Lamaar Matthews, age 30, and Valery Daniel, age 19, planned on stealing drugs from a Stoughton home one night in January 2021. However, the duo broke into the wrong house and ended up in the child's bedroom at a home on Pratts Court, according to Stoughton Police. Matthews and Daniel then started threatening the child with a knife and demanding drugs, th…
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Police & Fire
Brockton Man, Member Of Dark Web Drug Ring Gets 2 Years In Prison: Feds
A 26-year-old Brockton man who pleaded guilty to being part of a sophisticated and popular dark web drug empire will spend 28 months in prison, authorities said. Steven McCall was sentenced to just over two years on Wednesday, Sept. 28, after he pleaded guilty to manufacturing and dealing ecstasy, Ketamine, and Xanax along with two other men, the US Attorney General for Massachusetts said. He must also give up a 2012 BMW that authorities said he paid for with drug money. The government asked the judge for a much harsher penalty of just under six years behind bars, but Senior District …
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News
Ex-Stoughton Police Officers Had 'Disturbing' Relationships With Woman Until Her Death
The Stoughton Police Department said three former officers had inappropriate relations with a young girl who later killed herself while pregnant with one of the officer's child. Sandra Birchmore, 23, was found dead inside her Canton apartment on February 4, 2021. Stoughton Police launched an internal investigation the next day to determine if any misconduct was carried out by officers. What unfolded was a “deeply disturbing pattern of behavior," according to Stoughton Police Chief Donna McNamara. "Our investigation discovered that Matthew Farwell exploited Miss. Birchmore, a young woman,…
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Police & Fire
Men Who Ran Dark Web Drug Site From Stoughton Sentenced To Prison: DOJ
A 25-year-old Brockton man who helped create and run a Dark Web drug ring was sentenced to more than two years in prison, federal authorities said. Allante Pires pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, Ketamine, and Alprazolam (Xanax), the U.S. Attorney's Office said. He will spend 28 months in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and must forfeit a 2013 Mercedes E sedan that investigators say he bought using drug money. Though, prosecutors wanted a far harsher penalty of 70 months…
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Police & Fire
37-Year-Old Woman Killed In Stoughton Rollover Wreck: Police
A 37-year-old woman died Wednesday night, Aug. 24, after she wrecked her car on Route 24 in Stoughton, authorities said. Suzete Mendes, of Hyannis, was driving in the northbound lanes around 8:30 when her 2015 Infiniti Q40 went off the right side of the road, hit the guardrail, and rolled over, Massachusetts State Police said. Paramedics rushed her to Good Samaritan Hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead. No one else was injured. Police are investigating what caused Mendez to drive off the road and crash.
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Police & Fire
Person Accidentally Shoots Themself Outside Stoughton Target: Police
One person is in the hospital after they appeared to accidentally shoot themself outside the Target in Stoughton, authorities said. Police responded to a call of a person shot in the parking lot of the store at 1 Hawes Way around 6:46 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 1, Stoughton Police said. Upon arrival, officers located a female victim suffering from a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound to the leg. She was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The firearm was later taken by police and the incident remains under investigation.
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