A 50-year-old man has been arraigned in the murder of a 69-year-old Canton resident. Police say Jeffrey Dwight Locke befriended the victim several months ago.
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A Canton man has admitted to committing employment fraud during his time as a Boston police officer. (Shutterstock)
CANTON, MA A former Boston police officer has pleaded guilty in federal court to committing over $20,000 in overtime fraud at the Boston Police Department s evidence warehouse, said a news release from United States Attorney s Office for the District of Massachusetts.
Retired Officer James Carnes, 57, of Canton, pleaded guilty to one count each of conspiracy to commit theft concerning programs receiving federal funds and embezzlement from an agency receiving federal funds.
Carnes and eight other Boston Police Officers were charged in September 2020 for their roles in an overtime fraud scheme that occurred between May 2016 and February 2019. Prosecutors say the officers collectively embezzled over $200,000.
Outdoornews
March 4, 2021
Cap. Laura Petreikis
In Jo Daviess County, CPOT Thompson and CPO Hoftender completed a deer investigation. The hunter failed to check a deer in by 10:00PM on the day it was recovered. He also failed to tag a deer immediately upon kill. The hunter was issued a citation for illegal possession of deer and a written warning for failure to check his deer in by 10 p.m.
In Bureau County, CPO Kiprono observed two snowmobilers in a field; one of the operators was doing pushups on the back of his moving sled. CPO Kiprono determined their route of travel and stopped them on the other side of the field to conduct a compliance check. Both snowmobilers were 16 years old, with no driver’s licenses, and had not completed a snowmobile safety education course. Neither snowmobile was registered, had insurance or the required 16 square inches of reflective material on each side of the cowling. One of the snowmobiles also had no working lights, to include, one white head l