What is the difference between an assault and a battery? The answer is simple. A battery involves physical contact; an assault does not. Specifically, for a battery to occur, the perpetrator must make ...

The Woodruff Police Department said a tanning salon owner was arrested on multiple counts of assault and battery charges.

A 64-year-old assistant referee has been arranged on assault and battery charge after he “grabbed” and “pushed” a ...

With the charges moving forward, District Court Judge Zachary M. Hillman set the trial for her charge Feb. 10, although ...

A 39-year-old man is expected in court Tuesday in connection with a deadly assault in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Oezel Sari, 64, died Monday at a Boston hospital, two days after he was attacked on a sidewalk in Framingham, prosecutors said.