Adam Sennott

4 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Adam Sennott

Authorities are investigating after a 55-year-old man was killed in Lynnfield, the Essex district attorney’s office said Saturday. Lynnfield Police responded to a 911 call at Lookout Terrace and found the man with apparent trauma from Friday night, the Essex district attorney’s office said in a statement. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators have determined his death was an apparent homicide. The man’s death is under investigation, the statement said.

5 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Adam Sennott

A college diploma was returned to its rightful owner after it was found among several packages allegedly stolen by a man and a woman in South Boston, Boston police said Friday. Philip Renaud, 57, and Tayla Lynch, 36, both of South Boston, arrested Thursday afternoon, after officers responded at 3:52 p.m. to a report of a larceny in progress near 26 Jenkins St., police said in a statement. When officers arrived, witnesses described a man and a woman who had fled the area on a scooter.

6 days ago | horizonmass.news | Adam Sennott

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1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Adam Sennott

A retired police official is facing a charge of operating under the influence, and an Acton police supervisor has been placed on paid leave, following an incident in the parking lot of a liquor store over the weekend, police said Monday. The retired official, a 64-year-old man who lives in Acton, worked in another community, Acton police said in a statement. He was not identified as he was not arrested.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Adam Sennott

Authorities have identified a man who died after his pickup truck was struck by an MBTA commuter train Saturday in Cohasset, the Norfolk district attorney’s office said Sunday. The man was identified as John F. Canney, 78, of Cohasset, the district attorney’s office said. Authorities responded to reports of a train striking a vehicle at a rail crossing at 11:20 a.m., according to officials. The crash happened on the Greenbush line near 15 Beachwood Street.