Guns
Cocaine, ketamine, and guns found on yacht in Nantucket Harbor; vessel owner arrested
Crime The owner of a yacht in Nantucket Harbor was arrested after police recovered cocaine, ketamine, guns, and ammunition on the vessel. The Jess Conn, owned by Scott Anthony Burke, in Nantucket Harbor. David Creed / Nantucket Current A man from Florida was arrested on his yacht in Nantucket Harbor after police responded to a […]
MBTA offering free rides at Kenmore station after Guns N’ Roses concert at Fenway Park
Local News Subway service is free at Kenmore station after 10 p.m. on Monday until the end of service. Subway rides will be free at Kenmore station following the Guns N’ Roses concert at Fenway park. Katarina Benzova Subway rides from Kenmore station will be free from 10 p.m. until the end of service on […]
Why was Maine shooter allowed to have guns? Questions swirl in wake of massacre.
Crime The questions about how Robert Card was able to own guns underscore the difficulty in seizing guns from potentially dangerous people with mental illness. Lucy Allard, 5, and her brother Zeke Allard, 8, plant crosses in honor of the victims of this week’s mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. The residents […]
Maine mass killing suspect had mental health issues, purchased guns legally, authorities say
National News Investigators are still searching for a motive for the massacre, but have increasingly been focused on Robert Card’s mental health history. A police officer keeps watch during a manhunt at a farm for the suspect in this week’s deadly mass shootings, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in Lisbon, Maine. Police are still searching for […]
Police: Marshfield man shot guns at neighbors’ houses while drunk
Local News David Planchard, 66, is facing multiple charges in connection with the incident. A Marshfield man is facing multiple charges after police say he shot guns from his porch toward his neighbors’ houses while he was drunk. Marshfield police said officers responded around 8 p.m. on Monday to a call from a resident in […]
Mass. may outlaw attaching guns to robots
Local News New legislation supported by local leaders like Boston Dynamics would ban the weaponization of robots except by the military and police. Boston Dynamics, the company behind lifelike advanced robots such as Atlas, is supporting new legislation that would prohibit attaching weapons to machines like theirs. David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe A […]