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Read trial jury "deeply divided," judge gives them final chance for verdict
UPDATE: A mistrial was declared Monday afternoon in the Karen Read trialDEDHAM - The jury in the Karen Read murder trial told the judge Monday morning it is "deeply divided" and cannot reach a verdict after 23 hours of deliberations so far.The jury of six women and six men told Norfolk Superior Court Judge Beverly Cannone in a new note Monday morning that they have "fundamental disagreements" and are still deadlocked. What is Tuey Rodriguez?Cannone once again told them to keep deliberating, but this time with what's known as a "Tuey-Rodriguez instruction." That is essentially a "last resort" instruction to deliberate...
Man beat victim with metal baton during road rage incident on South Shore, police say
A man is facing criminal charges after investigators say he violently beat another man with a metal police baton during a road rage incident on the South Shore late Friday night.
Baby with life-threatening injuries after fall in Dorchester
A baby is fighting for their life after a fall this morning. Boston police say they received a call just before 8:30 for a baby in cardiac arrest following that fall. The incident happened at 10 Ashton street. The baby’s injuries have been described by the police as life-threatening.
Alleged road rager with a baseball bat sought for Roxbury incident
A possible dispute over a parking spot on Hutchings Street in Roxbury Saturday afternoon ended when one of the combatants came after the other with a baseball bat, Boston Police say. Police are now trying to find the woman in a white top and yellow pants who went after the...
Illegal immigrant charged with raping disabled teenage girl released on $500 bail
An illegal immigrant charged with raping a 15-year-old disabled girl in Massachusetts was released on $500 cash bail. Haitian national Cory Alvarez, 26, is accused of luring and assaulting the disabled teenager at a Comfort Inn in Rockland, Massachusetts, which has been used to house illegal immigrants, according to a report citing court documents.
Driver sought after hit-and-run crash shuts down Watertown restaurant
It took a split second for a truck to slam into a restaurant in Watertown, Massachusetts, forcing it to shut down. Jana Grill and Bakery, a popular Mediterranean restaurant at the intersection of Watertown Street and Galen Street, is owned by an Armenian family that relies on the business to make ends meet.
Massachusetts man facing several charges after authorities locate missing 16-year-old girl
Multiple agencies combined to locate a missing child which led to the arrest of a Massachusetts man. According to police, on Friday, Berlin, Massachusetts officers responded to a location in their town to assist the Norwood Police Department (North Carolina), the Massachusetts State Police , and the Clinton Police Department in regard to the search for an abducted 16-year-old girl from North Carolina.
15-year-old junior firefighter saves woman from choking at restaurant
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WHDH) – A newly-trained junior firefighter in Massachusetts put his skills to the test and saved a woman’s life. The 15-year-old jumped into action when he noticed a woman choking on her food. The rescue happened Sunday at a restaurant near Boston. Ben Courville’s mother...
Dorchester man took photos up 11-year-old girl’s skirt at bus stop, DA says
A Dorchester man appeared in a Boston courthouse on Monday after he was charged in connection with taking an “upskirt” photo of an 11-year-old girl in June, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office announced. Agustin Jaramillo, 28, was charged with indecent assault and battery on a person...
Boston's District A-1 Drug Control Unit Nabs 22-Year-Old on Trafficking Charges in North End
In a significant move by law enforcement, Boston's District A-1 Drug Control Unit apprehended Fortunato D’Ampolo, a 22-year-old Boston resident, on multiple drug-related offenses in the North End area. The arrest took place yesterday around 10:00 AM, within the confines of Culitto Park at 10 Stillman Street, a location recently scrutinized for suspected drug activity. The surveillance and ensuing arrest were part of ongoing efforts to tackle the drug trade in the neighborhood.
Heath Street gang associate with three gun convictions in five years switches things up and gets convicted for coke possession
A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Heath Street Gang associate to 22 months in prison after he admitted that, yes, he was the guy housing police officers found with saleable amounts of cocaine on him in the Mildred Hailey Apartments in Jamaica Plain last September, even though he wasn't supposed to be anywhere near the complex because of his earlier convictions on gun charges.
Driver flees after crashing car into brook in Brockton neighborhood
A driver ran away after crashing a car in Brockton Sunday evening. Police say a car jumped a curb on Moraine Street, crashed through a fence and hit several trees before ending up in a brook. “The driver got out of the vehicle and fled on foot,” a Brockton police spokesperson tells Boston 25. Brockton Fire is on scene of a motor vehicle crash. The vehicle crashed through a fence, hit a tree and landed in the Salisbury Brook. The driver of the vehicle fled. pic.twitter.com/T8gIyXyPU4
'No suspects at this time': Victim injured in weekend Brockton shooting
BROCKTON — A 36-year-old man was injured in a shooting that occurred in a Brockton parking lot over the weekend, police said. The victim was at a parking lot across the street from 45 Petronelli Way, which is located near the new Marvelous Marvin Hagler statue, when he was shot at about 3 a.m. Saturday morning, Brockton police spokesperson Darren Duarte said.
Boston police arrest three, seize firearms after Shot Spotter alert in Roxbury
BOSTON — Boston Police Department officers arrested three men and recovered two firearms after a Shot Spotter activation in Roxbury led them to the suspects. The incident occurred near the intersection of Marcella Street and Centre Street, where officers were directed following the detection of ten gunshots by the Shot Spotter system.
SUV driver plows onto Red Line tracks at Savin Hill, cutting Ashmont service
Update, 4:45 p.m. A test Red Line train just went through Savin Hill with no problems following repairs to the third rail and the fence. A driver somehow managed to slam his SUV onto the outbound Red Line tracks from the parking lot at Savin Hill station early around 12:30 p.m., damaging part of the third rail and causing the shutdown of the line between JFK/UMass and Ashmont, as Just Some Dude shows us.
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