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Massachusetts State Police looking for 20-year-old accused of fatally shooting 16-year-old at party
NORTHBOROUGH – Authorities are searching for Erik Coelho Dos Santos, who has a warrant for his arrest for a charge of murder resulting from a shooting that occurred in Northborough on May 12, 2024, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Dos Santos, 20, with a...
Police: Rutland man charged with raping a child
Shawn Baillargeon, 54, was arrested Tuesday. A 54-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in Rutland on child rape charges, authorities announced. Shawn Baillargeon is charged with aggravated rape of a child, rape of a child, and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, according to the Rutland Police Department. He was taken to East Brookfield District Court for arraignment.
Former SDHS teacher pleads guilty to decades-old abuse of minor; Worcester school administration chastised for not reporting incident
A former Stephen Decatur High School band teacher pleaded guilty this week to a misdemeanor charge stemming from a sexual relationship he had with a student more than three decades ago, but not before the involved parties accused school administration of playing some part in the underage abuse. In Worcester...
Climber killed in fall at Leominster State Forest ID’d as Robert Conroy
The Worcester County District Attorney’s Office has identified the climber killed in a fall at Leominster State Forest last week as 69-year-old Lunenburg resident Robert Conroy. Conroy died on the afternoon of July 11 when he fell while climbing in a part of the forest located in Westminster, the...
Driver arrested after chase through 2 states; Charlton police cruiser struck
SOUTHBRIDGE — A Connecticut man was arrested after a Thursday afternoon vehicle pursuit that crossed state lines, led to a Charlton cruiser being struck and ended in Southbridge, according to Charlton police. Nicholas Newton, 31, of Connecticut was arrested in Southbridge after several unsuccessful attempts to stop a vehicle...
A look inside MCI-Concord, the oldest prison in Massachusetts, now empty
CONCORD - It is lights out at the state's oldest prison for men in Concord. "It's a little eerie to walk around and see no incarcerated folks, no staff walking around," said Shawn Jenkins, Department of Corrections Interim Commissioner as he took reporters on a tour of the facility. The last inmate walked out the doors of MCI-Concord on June 28, a decision made with the state's declining prison population and the millions it would take to upgrade the nearly 150-year-old facility. "It can be everything from cell design to cell space, the type of doors that are used, the...
Man seriously injured after being hit by pickup truck in Worcester
A man was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries Tuesday night after they were hit by a pickup truck in Worcester. Worcester Police officers responded to reports of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle around Park Avenue and Pleasant Street at 5:44 PM. Arriving officers discovered a fifty-four-year-old man with serious head injuries. He was taken to the hospital. The operator of the Dodge Ram that stuck the man stayed at the scene, Worcester police say.
Alleged Porch Pirate Caught in Milford
By MyFM’s Claire Beverly – An alleged porch pirate has been caught in Milford. Tuesday afternoon a neighbor called 911 to report a man stealing a package from a porch before leaving in a red car with a Rhode Island registration. Police spotted the car and after a short chase stopped the guy on Quinshipaug Rd. Wilber Arias of Pawtucket is charged with larceny, receiving stolen property and a whole host of traffic violations including fake plates and no registration. They have not yet said if they had found other missing packages on him at the time.
Milford Man Airflown to Worcester Hospital Following Early Morning Stabbing; Police Investigation Underway
A violent early morning incident in Milford has left one man with severe injuries following a stabbing yesterday. According to WHDH, at around 4 a.m., Milford police were dispatched to Purchase Street after receiving numerous distress calls. The emergency personnel located the man on the ground, notably bleeding from an apparent laceration.
Woman Set Fire At Maynard Home That Injured Firefighter: Police
A 26-year-old woman has been arrested after police say she intentionally started a house fire in Maynard last month. Anabelle Dentino, of Maynard, is charged with arson of a dwelling and causing injury to a firefighter, Maynard police said. She is being held without bail. Firefighters wer…
Police officer hit by car while responding to call for person with gun outside Boston church
Two suspects were arrested and three firearms were seized after police say an officer was struck by a fleeing vehicle while responding to a call for a person with a gun in the parking lot of a church in Boston.
Mass. woman charged with punching firefighter at crash scene
TEWKSBURY Mass. — A Marlborough woman is facing a slew of charges in connection with a Thursday crash in Tewksbury in which police say she hit another car while driving drunk and then punched a firefighter who responded to the crash. Susan Kapopoulos, 58, has been charged with operating...
Milford woman tried to kill boyfriend’s brother with broken beer bottle, report says
A Milford woman who was arrested Tuesday is accused of trying to stab her boyfriend’s brother to death with a broken beer bottle during an argument over a lost wallet early Monday morning, according to court documents. Sandy Villeda Martinez, 35, has been charged with assault with intent to...
Anna Maria College director of criminal justice discusses investigation into Trump assassination attempt
WORCESTER, Mass. - The director of the criminal justice department at Anna Maria College, John Colautti, joined Spectrum News 1 to share some insight on the response from federal agencies following the attempted assassination of former President Trump. Colautti is a local professor 30 years of law enforcement and private...
2 men sentenced in 2021 armed standoff on Massachusetts highway
Two men have been sentenced for their role in an armed standoff on a busy Massachusetts highway in 2021 that lasted more than eight hours and caused traffic delays during a busy Fourth of July weekend.Jamhal Tavon Sanders Latimer was sentenced Tuesday in Middlesex Superior Court to three to five years in prison with four years of probation. Steven Anthony Perez was sentenced to just over a year and half behind bars and four years of probation. They were convicted of multiple gun charges last month related to the standoff. The two were part of a group called Rise...
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