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Commonwealth Confidential: State of policing
An author who researches homicides in Massachusetts says the Karen Read trial exposed something about the state police that she’s suspected for years. Despite Massachusetts State Police’s high homicide solve rate, she says, across the state, murder investigations are susceptible to conflicts of interest and a lack of oversight. We talk to legal experts who weigh in on the system...
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Karen Read trial security cost Mass. nearly $210K in police overtime
Courthouse security for the first Karen Read case cost more than $200,000 in police overtime, according to records shared with NBC10 Boston Thursday.
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Explosions at Newburyport Chemical Plant Tear Hole in Roof; Building Evacuated
Authorities responded Thursday morning after several explosions at a chemical plant in Newburyport, Massachusetts, blew a hole through the roof and forced the building to be evacuated. Fire officials said they responded to SEQENS, formerly PCI Synthesis, at 9 Opportunity Way after receiving a call at around 4:30 a.m. They “made entry to the building and encountered heavy black smoke…
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Talk to Ten: Snowy Sidewalk Dispute Resolved
On Monday morning, there was a flurry of snow removal activity at the MBTA’s Roslindale Crossing commuter rail station. But on the sidewalk below, it was a much different story. Every time it snows, residents in the heavily-trafficked area told NBC10 Boston the path has remained untouched.
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A Look Inside Orchid of Asia Day Spa and Kraft's Alleged Involvement
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is just one of the hundreds of people accused of soliciting prostitutes in Florida this week. The 77-year-old NFL owner is being charged with two counts of soliciting another to commit prostitution based on two separate visits to the Orchid of Asia Day Spa. The charges are misdemeanors.
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Where You Live in Boston Could Impact Your Unhealthy Behaviors
A neighborhood in Brockton has the highest smoking rate in Massachusetts, and its residents are also the most sleep-deprived, according to the findings from the Center for Disease Control’s “500 Cities Project,” which measured health risks and indicators down to the census-tract level in thousands of communities across the country. The study found that half the adults living in the...
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Take Back Your Privacy: Stopping Fraudulent E-Money Transfers
Jenny Racioppi was at a family gathering at her North Reading, Massachusetts home last November when she received a call from Bank of America, informing her of some suspicious activity on her account. That’s when Racioppi noticed a series of alarming emails in her inbox. First, an alert from Bank of America, notifying her of a password change to her...
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Costly Heating Oil Spill Nightmares Leave Homeowners Devastated
It is a construction project no homeowner wants to see: The damage and disruption of a heating oil spill cleanup. The emergency remediation typically leaves concrete basement floors pulverized as workers shovel up contaminated soil and carry it away in large metal drums. Long after the jackhammering subsides, the emotional and financial toll of an oil cleanup can persist for...
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Mass. Lawmaker Proposes Freezing Sick Time Payouts for Employees Under Investigation
A Massachusetts lawmaker is taking action in the wake of an NBC10 Boston Investigators report, which showed how state troopers caught up in the overtime scandal cashed in on a taxpayer-funded perk on their way out the door. Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr, a Gloucester Republican, is proposing freezing payouts for accrued sick time to employees who retire while under...
