Brockton school cop due in court; Super Single Mom award winner: 5 top stories last week

BROCKTON — Brockton School Police Officer Darnell E. Campbell is due in court in late October to face charges he faked his timesheets. Separately, Campbell has had his badge and gun taken away while a police watchdog commission decides whether to decertify him as a law enforcement officer.

Middleboro Animal Control executed a warrant at 53 Precinct St. as part of an ongoing animal welfare investigation. Inside the home, animal control officers discovered 17 unregistered dogs living in unsanitary conditions without access to food or water.

Brockton native Tracy Ramos won the Super Single Mom award from Victories For Families, a non-profit founded in Brockton.

Students from as far back as 1974 grabbed their instruments for a tribute to retired longtime BPS Music Director Vinny Macrina at a tribute show at Brockton High School. See anyone you know?

In case you missed it, here are five of the top stories from the past week throughout the Brockton area.

Brockton school cop to be arraigned for alleged timesheet fraud. What we know

Brockton School Police Officer Darnell E. Campbell is due in court in late October to face charges he faked his timesheets. Separately, Campbell has had his badge and gun taken away while a police watchdog commission decides whether to decertify him as a law enforcement officer. Campbell is scheduled to be arraigned on two charges on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Hingham District Court: false claims by a law enforcement officer on hours worked and a public employee standards of conduct violation, according to the clerk’s office in Hingham.

Brockton school cop to be arraigned:Brockton school cop to be arraigned for alleged timesheet fraud. What we know

‘Worst day of my life’:‘Worst day of my life’: Brockton school cop whistleblower says he was retaliated against

Brockton Police School Officer Darnell Campbell is in Brockton District Court for a clerk magistrate hearing on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024.

Middleboro officials rescue 17 neglected dogs without access to food, water. What we know

The Middleboro Health Department removed more than a dozen dogs in dire need of medical care and condemned the house they were living in, according to Town Manager Jay McGrail and Health Agent Kayla Smith. On Friday, Oct. 18, Middleboro Animal Control executed a warrant at 53 Precinct St. as part of an ongoing animal welfare investigation. Inside the home, animal control officers discovered 17 unregistered dogs living in unsanitary conditions without access to food or water.

17 neglected dogs rescued:Middleboro officials rescue 17 neglected dogs without access to food, water. What we know

PHOTOS: Meet the dogs:Meet the dogs rescued from condemned Middleboro house

Shelter needs help caring for dogs:Middleboro shelter needs help caring for dogs rescued from Precinct Street. How to help

Seventeen dogs covered in filth' among pets removed from condemned home in Middleboro on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.

Brockton woman wins Super Single Mom award — How she does it and her best advice

One local woman uses single motherhood to empower her peers and shed light on the perils and successes of raising an 11-year-old daughter on your own. Tracy Ramos is one person who knows what it takes to be everyone’s backbone while being a “super mom” simultaneously. The Brockton native recently won an accolade, the Super Single Mom award, presented by Victories For Families, a non-profit founded in Brockton.

Brockton woman wins award:Brockton woman wins Super Single Mom award — How she does it and her best advice

Tracy Ramos outside Brockton High School on Wednesday Oct. 2, 2024.

Rockland High soccer’s Tommy Hynes has a second gear off the pitch

Rockland High’s Tommy Hynes is a three-sport athlete. The junior is currently a member of the Rockland High School soccer team and also played for the school’s basketball team last winter.  But the third sport he participates in doesn’t involve a net or a hoop. When he’s not kicking a soccer ball, or shooting a basketball, Hynes is on two wheels flying around racetracks throughout New England as an amateur motorcycle racer.  Competing in his first full year of racing, he took off quite literally in 2024, winning two amateur championship races after moving up from Novice.

‘He’s pretty fast’:‘He’s pretty fast.’ Rockland High soccer’s Tommy Hynes has a second gear off the pitch

PHOTOS: Tommy Hynes races motorcycles:PHOTOS: Rockland High soccer player races motorcycles

Tommy Hynes is a Rockland High School soccer player who also does competitive motorcycle racing and was photographed at his house on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.

93-year-old woman pulled from burning condo in Stoughton. How’s she doing?

Firefighters pulled a 93-year-old woman from a burning residence in Stoughton Thursday evening, according to reporting by WCVB. The two-alarm fire broke out at a condominium complex on Greenbrook Drive. The elderly woman was airlifted to a hospital. Stoughton Fire Chief Michael Carroll told WCVB that the woman is alive and in the intensive care unit.

Woman pulled from burning condo:93-year-old woman pulled from burning condo in Stoughton. How’s she doing?

Fire crews battled a two-alarm fire at a condominium complex in Stoughton on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024.

Staff writer Kathy Bossa can be reached by email at kbossa@enterprisenews.com. Support local journalism by purchasing a digital or print subscription to The Enterprise today.

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