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Feds go after disgraced Stoneham cop's pension to pay restitution
Robert Kennedy, a longtime police officer in Stoneham, Massachusetts, avoided paying rent while earning a six-figure income
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After suspension for late-night crash that injured family, Brockton police officer promoted
An Internal Affairs probe reviewed the circumstances of a crash involving an off-duty Brockton police officer after he left a bar at closing time. Even though the police chief imposed a three-day unpaid suspension for the incident that injured a family, Stanley David received a promotion to lieutenant.
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Brockton officer suspended for late-night crash that injured family has been promoted
After the officer received a short suspension for a crash after leaving a bar, the Brockton Police Department promoted Stanley David to lieutenant.
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Female Bridgewater police sergeant sues chief: ‘The retaliation was swift'
A veteran police officer is taking legal action against the Bridgewater police chief, accusing him of discriminating against her in a promotion decision, then retaliating by stripping her of duties and giving her a demotion. In an interview with NBC10 Boston, Chief Christopher Delmonte defended the process he has overseen in more than a decade of leading the department.
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Female Bridgewater police sergeant files discrimination lawsuit against chief
A veteran police officer accuses the Bridgewater police chief of discriminating against her in a promotion decision, then retaliating by stripping her of duties and giving her a demotion
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That minor traffic citation? You could lose your license in Massachusetts
Jonah Feldman is relieved he is legally allowed to get behind the wheel again. The sophomore at Tufts University was on a family trip in New Jersey over the 4th of July. On the way back from getting ice cream with his girlfriend and his sister, a police officer pulled him over for speeding. Feldman said the officer told him…
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Minor traffic citation could cost you your license in Massachusetts
When a Holliston driver received a minor out-of-state citation, he was surprised when the RMV sent a letter to notify him about a 60-day suspension of his license. His ordeal is far from an isolated one. So why hasn’t anything been done to fix a problem that unfairly punishes drivers in Massachusetts?...
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Disgraced Stoneham cop allowed to keep taxpayer-funded pension
Former Det. Robert Kennedy, who was convicted of wire fraud after reports from the NBC10 Boston Investigators about his history of unpaid rent, will be allowed to collect about $5,000 a month from Massachusetts taxpayers.
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Disgraced Stoneham cop will keep taxpayer-funded pension
The Stoneham Retirement Board voted to allow a former police detective convicted of a federal crime to keep his pension. At stake was Robert Kennedy’s taxpayer-funded benefit of roughly $5,000 per month. The key question: Was his wire fraud conviction directly related to his duties as a public servant? In January, Kennedy—whose career of more than 20 years with the…
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Brockton police sergeant suspended without pay after crash
Sgt. Stanley David was suspended for three days without pay for his role in a crash that injured a family last year.
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Brockton police sergeant suspended without pay for crash that injured family
The Brockton police chief suspended a sergeant without pay for three days because of his role in a late-night crash after leaving a nearby bar at closing time. That’s according to an internal affairs investigation, which revealed Sgt. Stanley David was drinking on the night in May 2023 when he collided with a family’s vehicle as they sat at...
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‘How come they're not in jail?' Serial scammers avoid criminal consequences
Despite owing thousands of dollars to victims and tallying at least 16 evictions on their record, a husband and wife have escaped any serious consequences for a pattern of behavior that includes bouncing checks and providing false documents to live rent-free in Massachusetts for the past two decades. So why have the Callahans, who are known in housing circles as…
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‘You can't make this stuff up:' Serial scammers avoid criminal consequences
An NBC10 investigation found a husband and wife have defrauded small property owners in Massachusetts for thousands of dollars, lived in homes rent-free, and have been seemingly getting away with it for the past two decades. Instead of crimes, the tactics used by the “professional tenants” have been viewed as matters for housing court.
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Professional Tenants: Hear from the landlords who lost thousands to rent fraudsters
An NBC10 investigation found a husband and wife have defrauded small property owners for thousands of dollars, lived in homes rent free, and have been seemingly getting away with it for the past two decades. In housing circles, they are known as “professional tenants” because they make a living by scamming landlords. Some of those landlords are sharing their stories….
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Professional Tenants: Couple scams landlords, living rent-free in Worcester County for decades
We all know how hard it can be to find an affordable place to live in Massachusetts. But what if someone just decides not to pay rent? Once the landlord pursues an eviction, the tenants delay the legal process as long as possible with last-second motions and other tactics. When they finally get kicked out, the cycle simply repeats for…
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Professional Tenants: Couple scams landlords, living rent-free in Worcester County for decades
“Professional tenants” is a term used in housing circles for those who have figured out how to game a system in Massachusetts, a state with a national reputation for being pro-tenant.
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Does Mass. law need to change to hold bad contractors criminally accountable?
We look into why Massachusetts authorities often don’t consider it criminal when projects go wrong and cost people thousands of dollars.
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‘A civil matter': Does Mass. law need to change to hold bad contractors criminally accountable?
Throughout reporting our “To Catch a Contractor” series, this question keeps emerging: Does Massachusetts law need to change to make it easier for consumers to hold bad contractors accountable?
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Changes proposed to improve homeowner access to state fund following NBC10 Boston investigation
The Newton, Massachusetts, home that Ariel Dowling and husband Aron Levin purchased a couple of years ago had many of the characteristics they were looking for during their search, including a community feel and walkability to shops, restaurants and their kids’ elementary school. But at 100 years old, the house was in need of some updating to make it more…
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‘To Catch a Contractor' series leading to changes
Our reporting is putting thousands of dollars from a state program back into the pockets of homeowners who have been ripped off.