Lindsey Lohan's Cuz Sent To Hospital, Big Drug Bust: MA Crime

Two men, including an off-duty New Jersey Police officer, were indicted Tuesday for a January assault that sent a Boston College Hockey Player (who happens to be singer Linsday Lohan's cousin) to the hospital and sidelined him with serious injuries. Read more.

More than 650 grams of suspected heroin, more than 350 grams of suspected cocaine and approximately $60,000 cash were seized in on Thursday in connection with a large scale drug operation run out of Boston and Middlesex County, announced Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan. Read more.

Brandon McCallop, 29, of Dorchester was arraigned in Charlestown Municipal Court on three counts of armed robbery while masked in connection with armed robberies of Charlestown businesses that occurred in March and June. Assistant District Attorney Vincent DeMore requested bail on the three dockets totaling $1 million; Judge Lisa Grant imposed $450,000 bail. 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.

Brothers Busted For International Drug Money Laundering In Boston

Esam Sakkal, 40, a national of Cyprus, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel to 27 months' time served and ordered to pay forfeiture of $19,248.

Alleged Boston July 4 Shooter Caught On Video, Held Without Bail

Boston Police say video surveillance of the area led them to the man who arrested then arraigned and held without bail Tuesday.

Boston Police To Add Bicycle Patrols In Response To Shootings

Boston Police will add more bike patrol officers in an effort to protect children, focusing on places where kids hang out, like playgrounds.

Strange East Boston Explosion: Bail Set At $200k For Boston Man

Police, who said the explosion was not tied to terrorism, allegedly found weapons and more than 100 rounds of ammunition at the apartment.

Alleged Serial Rapist Indicted For More Gunpoint Attacks On Women

Joseph Losano, who once sued Swampscott for removing him from the certification list as a reserve police officer, was arrested Thursday. Read more.

Alleged Snapchat Drug Dealer Asks For His Address To Be Removed

The Andover man arrested by Tewksbury Police for allegedly using the social network Snapchat to sell drugs that sickened two Tewksbury teenagers says that he "really doesn't need my address out on the internet" and accused Patch and the Tewksbury Police Department of "doxxing" him. Read more.

Defense Wants Peabody Murder Victim's Prison Records

A request for Department of Corrections records of a victim in a grisly, 2017 double murder in Peabody is nothing more than a "fishing expedition" by the attorney representing the defendant, according to an attorney for the agency. Salem Superior Court Judge Thomas Drechsler granted the request by John Apruzzese, who represents accused killer Wes Doughty, in April. In a filing on Monday, DOC lawyer C. Raye Poole said the request was overly broad and the records would not be admissible during the trial. Read more.

Fingerprints Reveal Woman's Lie To Peabody Police

A 24-year-old woman made a bad situation worse by allegedly giving police a false name when she was arrested for shoplifting at Macy's at the North Shore Mall Saturday afternoon. Read more.

Framingham Man Arrested For OUI In Stop & Shop Lot: Natick Arrest

The man was allegedly too drunk to take the field sobriety tests.

Northborough Armed Home Invasion Suspects Nabbed In Marlborough

Police arrested two men after an armed home invasion one town over in Northborough Friday morning.
Marlborough and State Police were searching for two male suspects near Hayes Memorial Drive after the home invasion was reported around 7:30 a.m. in Northborough at 45 Milk Porridge Circle.

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