By Benjamin Paulin April 17, 2015 Note: This article was originally published on EnterpriseNews.com. BROCKTON – An East Bridgewater man was acquitted of rape charges by a jury in Brockton Superior Court earlier this week. Bryan Souza, 26, was found not guilty on Wednesday of rape and indecent assault and…

By Benjamin Paoulin March 18, 2015 Note: This article was originally published on EnterpriseNews.com. BROCKTON – Stephanie Deeley still has the last voicemail her sister Kimberly Parker left on her cell phone from the day she died in 2013. The message is Parker thanking Deeley for organizing a family event…

By Benjamin Paulin October 22, 2014 Note: This article was originally published on EnterpriseNews.com BROCKTON – A jury was unable to come to a verdict Wednesday in a Brockton murder trial where a man is accused of killing a witness in 2010 who was going to testify in another murder…

By Benjamin Paulin July 29, 2014 Note: This article was originally published on PatriotLedger.com. BROCKTON – The state trooper accused of killing a mother and daughter in a 2013 car crash has yet to spend a day in jail, or pay any bail in the case. On Monday, a judge…

By Phyllis J. Silva Enterprise Staff Writer (1993) BROCKTON – Brockton Superior Court jurors on Tuesday heard a graphic account of the shooting of a 23-year-old city man two years ago. Three men are being tried under the theory of joint venture in conjunction with the shooting of Jean Jusme…

By Benjamin Paulin February 22, 2014 Note: This article was originally published on EnterpriseNews.com. A Brockton man was arrested Friday night after police said he led officers through a high speed chase in the city. BROCKTON- A Brockton man was arrested Friday night after police said he led officers through…

A Plymouth man is facing charges he has been running a scam on local businesses. By Justin Graeber April 3, 2013 Note: This article was originally published on EnterpriseNews.com BROCKTON – A Plymouth man is facing charges he has been running a scam on local businesses. Brockton police say Robert…

But Individual Local Zoning Restrictions Could Limit “Pot Shops” April 2, 2013 In November 2012, Massachusetts voters made the state the seventeenth to legalize medical marijuana for patients with cancer, Parkinson’s Disease, AIDS, and other conditions determined by a doctor. However, many communities are concerned about medical dispensaries, or, “pot…

A 40-page report commissioned by MassInc, a nonpartisan research group, stated that the percentage of prison inmates in Massachusetts has tripled since the early 1980s, even as crime rates have gone down. “It’s an odd set of numbers: crime going down while prison populations are still going up,” said Greg…

By Maria Papadopoulos August 9, 2012 Note: This article was originally published on EnterpriseNews.com. A jury has acquitted a 52-year-old Brockton man on 11 counts of child rape and other charges in a case dating back to 2006. BROCKTON – A jury has acquitted a 52-year-old Brockton man on 11…