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Watertown Police Buy Family New Refrigerator After Officer Discovers They Were Facing Desperate Situation
A Watertown Police officer bought a family a new refrigerator after learning that a family was in a difficult situation and could not afford to replace their broken one. Officer Frank Forde learned that the family’s refrigerator stopped working, and that the father has a serious medical condition and he could not work, Watertown Police Chief Justin Hanrahan in a post on the WPD Facebook account.
Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section arrests level 3 offender wanted for questioning
The Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section Metro Team has arrested 53-year-old Edmund LaChance for failing to register with the Sex Offender Registry Board. According to the Massachusetts State Police, LaChance was separately wanted for questioning in a disturbing incident on Tuesday evening when a suspicious man driving in...
Karen Read case: John O’Keefe’s family files wrongful death suit
The lawsuit also names the two Canton bars where Karen Read and John O'Keefe drank the night before O’Keefe died. The family of the late Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read, O’Keefe’s girlfriend and alleged killer. Read, 44,...
Dorchester Community Shaken by Fatal Shooting, Boston Police Seek Witnesses
Tragedy struck Dorchester last night when a man was found with life-threatening gunshot wounds at 519 Washington Street. According to a statement from the Boston Police Department, officers arrived at approximately 9:58 PM in response to reports of a shooting. The adult male victim, whose identity has not been disclosed, was transported to a local hospital and was later pronounced dead.
Somerville police seek help identifying suspect in road rage car vandalism
SOMERVILLE — Somerville Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a male suspect involved in a motor vehicle vandalism incident that occurred on July 20. According to authorities, the incident took place at the intersection of Prospect Street and Somerville Avenue following a traffic altercation. The...
‘A catatonic state ever since she hit the ground’: Sorority to blame for college student’s 'catastrophic' fall from 2nd-story window, lawsuit says
The family of a college student in Massachusetts who fell out of a second-story window during a sorority party says that she has suffered "catastrophic" injuries — and that the Greek organization is responsible. The post ‘A catatonic state ever since she hit the ground’: Sorority to blame for college student’s ‘catastrophic’ fall from 2nd-story window, lawsuit says first appeared on Law & Crime.
Police patrolling Caribbean Carnival arrest eight people they say were walking or running around with loaded guns
Boston Police report on a series of unrelated arrests Saturday of people wandering around the Caribbean Carnival area with loaded guns, from a 16-year-old and two pals they say had two guns in a backpack - one loaded with 18 bullets - to a man with a gun loaded with seven rounds who was charged with his fourth firearm offense.
Two transported to the hospital, one with serious injuries after head-on Cape Cod crash
Two were taken to a hospital after a head-on crash on Cape Cod. According to police, on Saturday, at approximately 10:25 p.m., Bourne Police and Bourne Fire & Rescue responded to Sandwich Road in the vicinity of Longboat Road for a reported head-on motor vehicle accident involving two vehicles. Upon...
Woman arrested in connection with Roxbury double stabbing, Boston police say
A 32-year-old woman was arrested Sunday morning in connection with a double stabbing in Roxbury the previous night, Boston Police said. Shalia Brown, of Boston, was arrested around 8:40 a.m. in the area of 1965 Columbus Ave. in Roxbury. She is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to Boston Police. Brown is expected to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court.
Jashun Cooley ID’d in Boston shooting on Saturday
The name of a Roxbury man killed in a shooting on Saturday has been released, Boston police announced. Jashun Cooley, 38, was found by police in the area of 159 Washington St. at around 9:58 p.m., the police department said in a statement on Monday. Cooley was found with gunshot...
Chelsea Police Seek Public's Help to Identify Suspect in Armed Robbery at Family Food Mart
Chelsea Police are on the lookout for a man who carried out an armed robbery at the Family Food Mart on Revere Beach Parkway on Friday. The suspect, wielding a firearm, intimidated the store clerk and demanded cash from the register. Initially, the clerk mistook the man for a customer, asking where to find the water before the situation escalated, as reported by Boston.com.
Winthrop woman pleads guilty to 2021 stabbing death
BOSTON, August 26, 2024 – A Winthrop woman pleaded guilty today to a manslaughter charge in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old woman in Chelsea in 2021, District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced. AVA NAJAFI, 20, pleaded guilty to killing Cyndell Rodriguez, 19, of Chelsea. Suffolk Superior Court Judge Mary...
Police: 11 arrested with firearms at Boston’s Caribbean festival, no shots fired
No one was injured, and no shots were fired, police said, a year after eight people were shot at the Caribbean Carnival Festival in Dorchester. Eleven people were arrested with firearms around the Caribbean Carnival Festival in Dorchester Saturday, police announced, a year after eight people were shot on the outskirts of the parade.
Kayakers find body in Charles River
The investigation is ongoing. Two kayakers reported seeing a body floating in the Charles River on Sunday morning, according to officials. Massachusetts State Police said in a statement that troopers from the Boston Barracks and Marine Unit responded to the report under the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge on the Boston side.
Woman charged with stabbing two in Egleston Square, one in the face
Boston Police report arresting a woman this morning about three blocks away from where she is charged with stabbing two people last night in Egleston Square, one in the face. Sharia Brown, 32, was charged with the double stabbing at 2041 Columbus Ave. around 11:15 p.m. on Saturday. BPD officers...
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