Weymouth woman loses $31k in fake 'warrant' scam, officials say

The callers may threaten you with jail, but you should just hang up and report the call to police," law enforcement officials ...

Norfolk County residents lose thousands in fake jury duty scam

Two Norfolk County residents lost $6,700 in a jury duty scam involving fake sheriff's office calls and Bitcoin payments.

Can you be fined or sent to jail for skipping jury duty? Yes. But watch out for this scam

Women from Sharon and Dedham lost a total of $6,700 to scammers claiming to be from Norfolk County Sheriff Patrick ...

‘Just hang up’: Sheriff issues urgent warning after scammers steal $6,700

Two women were tricked into making Bitcoin payments after scammers posed as sheriff's office employees, threatening ...

‘Just hang up’: Mass. sheriff issues urgent warning after women scammed out of thousands of dollars

Two local women fell victim to a “missed jury duty” phone scam on Monday when they were threatened with arrest or detainment.

DA identifies 3 men incarcerated at MCI-Norfolk who died within one month

There have been five reported deaths in the Massachusetts prison system over the last month. Three occurred at MCI Norfolk.
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Jail official forces subordinates to perform free labor at his MA home, feds say

A former jail official in Massachusetts has been arrested on extortion charges, according to prosecutors. Saad Chaudhry via Unsplash A former Massachusetts jail official is accused of forcing ...

Norfolk County sheriff, accused of misusing campaign money, resigns as head of statewide sheriffs’ association

McDermott resigned as president of the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association on Wednesday, the first day of a planned association summit in Lenox. In a statement, the Quincy Democrat said he was ...