Buying Child Porn With Bitcoin, Big Bang Of Fireworks: MA Crime

Beverly police called in the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad Friday night to help dispose of a caches of fireworks and explosives the department confiscated. Police responded to a call of suspicious activity on Northbridge Road around 9:30 pm, where they seized high-grade fireworks, home made explosive devices and several pounds of chemicals used to make fireworks. Read more.

A Sharon man appeared in U.S. Federal Court in Boston on child pornography charges Thursday. Phillip Hong, who is in his early 20s, was arraigned Thursday and pleaded not guilty to receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography. In April, Hong was ordered held on $25,000 cash bond. FBI investigators went to Hong's Hampshire Street home on March 28. It was then Hong allegedly admitted to using a TOR network to access websites that sold child porn. He told investigators that paid for access with bitcoin and was able to download multiple files. He last visited the site in 2017, he said. Read more.

Here are more of the top crime stories from across the Massachusetts Patch network this week. Individuals accused of crimes are presumed innocent.

Quincy Man Charged In Drunken 4th Of July Hit And Run

Paul Mignosa, 39, was charged with hitting a bicyclist and driving away from the scene.

Former Salem City Worker Gets 5.5 To 7 Years In Child Porn Case

A former Salem recycling coordinator was sentenced to 5.5 to 7 years in prison after his guilty plea last week on child pornography charges. David Holland photographed a naked baby in a sexual pose and traded the photo with a New Hampshire man. The two men also discussed plans to trade access to sex with children.

Former Patriot's Dog 'Simply Vanished,' Police Say

Jerod Mayo's dog Knox was with a trainer in Wrentham when the dog simply vanished, according to police.

Repeat Drunk Driver Gets 2 Years In Jail: Worcester DA

The man was arrested for driving at excessive speeds with a tire completely worn to the rim. And drunk, according to police.

FBI Arrests Peabody Man On Child Pornography Charges

Raymond Scanzani, 60, of 85 Andover Street, had been convicted on similar charges in Florida in 2006.

Mansfield Woman Arrested On Warrant While Trying To Get Bag

A Mansfield woman was taken into custody Monday after she went to claim her missing duffel bag from the North Attleboro Police Department.

Woman Charged With Drunk Driving After Somerville Crash

The woman allegedly spit on an officer's leg and threatened to kill another one while being taken into custody.

How Psychopathic Is Massachusetts?

A new study ranks the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia for psychopathy. At least we're not Connecticut!

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