Drunken driving, animal cruelty: 5 top Brockton-area stories last week
Retiring Brockton cop facing DUI charge in Florida after traffic stop
A Brockton police officer, who is now living in Florida while his retirement is pending, was arrested last week and charged with drunken driving. Police said he responded to his arrest with a profanity-laced tirade. Mark R. Reardon, 57, was arrested in Marco Island, Florida, on April 22 following an early morning motor vehicle stop. Reardon, who was promoted to temporary sergeant in December 2018 and had been with the Brockton Police Department since September 1988, was not actively working for the department. “Officer Reardon is a Florida resident pending retirement and is no longer an active Brockton police officer,” Police Chief Emanuel Gomes said.
A Massachusetts cat will be looking to join a loving family in the New Year after he recovers from being frozen and stuck to a shipping container that was outside a restaurant, according to the animal shelter that’s caring for him. The Animal Rescue League of Boston said a Dedham animal control officer contacted the group after he discovered. Massachusetts Dec 19, 2019
A 19-year-old cat with kidney issues has a new home after being abandoned at Logan International Airport in Boston. Tangee was recently left by a man who was apparently moving out of state, according to the Animal Rescue League of Boston. The organization said he handed her to a woman who had driven him to the airport, leaving a note…
Boston Oct 24, 2019
After two dozen animals were found living in squalid conditions last month at a kennel in Middleboro, Massachusetts, felony charges have been filed against the kennel owner, according to the Animal Rescue League of Boston. The agency’s law enforcement department filed the charges Thursday against Michael Perette, of Middleboro. He’s facing five felony charges of animal cruelty and 23 misdemeanor. Boston Oct 10, 2019
From the NBC10 Boston Weather Center… Today (Thursday): Periods of Southern New England rain and northeast wind gusts to 45 mph, higher Cape Cod. Some power outages. Highs in the 50s. Overnight Thursday Night: Showers and drizzle, dry north. Lows in the 40s. Friday: Windy showers, rain and drizzle for most of Southern New England. Highs in the 50s. Cape…