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Two juveniles face criminal charges after Mansfield crash
MANSFIELD, Mass. (WLNE) — Two juveniles are facing criminal charges related to a crash that happened in Mansfield yesterday. According to officials, Massachusetts State Police responded to reports of a crash on the ramp from Route 140 southbound to Route 495 northbound in Mansfield shortly after 4 a.m. The...
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.
Somerset boy, Diman student, with dreams of being a firefighter saves girl at Fall River restaurant
A local teen with dreams of becoming a firefighter showed he is well on his way after springing into action to make a rescue. According to the Dighton Fire Department, Dighton Junior Firefighters candidate Ben Courville, while out to dinner Sunday at the Fall River 99 Restaurant with his mom Christine Courville, noticed that a girl was choking.
Smithfield woman, 25, on bicycle killed in tractor-trailer hit-and-run
SMITHFIELD − A Smithfield woman was killed Monday night after she fell off a bicycle and was hit by a tractor-trailer that left the scene, according to the Smithfield police. The woman was identified as Aliana Ciacciarelli, 25 years old, the police said in a press release. She was...
One person shot in Brockton
BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - One person was shot in Brockton Tuesday night, according to the Brockton Police Department. Police said the person shot near 721 Belmont St. was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries around 8 p.m. At 10 p.m., police were focused on a computer repair business on...
Prison scheme to murder witness, prosecutors and rival gang members foiled by FBI
PROVIDENCE – A prisoner in a federal holding facility in Central Falls conspired with another man to kill five people, including two federal prosecutors, according to an indictment handed up by a grand jury last week in U.S. District Court. Elijah Melton faced fentanyl trafficking charges and was held at the Donald F. Wyatt Detention Facility. While there, he set a plan in motion to target two assistant U.S. Attorneys, two rival gang members and a hostile...
Driver transported to trauma center in serious condition after crash on Route 140
A drive was rushed to a local hospital after an early morning crash. According to the department, the Lakeville Fire Department was sent to Route 140 for a vehicle off the road at 12:15 a.m. Tuesday morning. Responders arrived to find a heavily damaged vehicle off the road and into...
Massachusetts State Police investigating after fatal fiery multi-vehicle crash on I-195
Massachusetts State Police are investigating a fiery fatal highway crash. According to Trooper Brandon Doherty, at just after 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Troopers assigned to State Police-Dartmouth responded to reports of a crash involving three vehicles on Route 195 westbound prior to Exit 1 in Seekonk. Upon the arrival of Troopers,...
Boston traffic stop leads to firearm recovery, arrest
BOSTON — A late-night traffic stop in the Mattapan neighborhood resulted in the recovery of a firearm and the arrest of a Norwood man, Boston Police Department reported Tuesday. At about 2:43 a.m. on July 2, officers from District B-3 were patrolling near Norfolk St. and Wildwood St. when...
'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.
Mass. teen saved girl choking at Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub
A Massachusetts teen saved a girl from choking at Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub after he had been trained on the Heimlich Maneuver, the Dighton Fire Department said. Ben Courville was eating dinner with his mom, Christine Courville, at the Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub when he noticed a girl choking, the fire department said.
Two transported to New Bedford hospital after early morning crash on Route 79
Multiple people were taken to a trauma center after an early morning crash. According to the Lakeville Fire Department, responders were dispatched for a car versus a utility pole just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning on Route 79 (Myricks Street). Ambulance 3 and Engine 1 arrived at the scene within 6 minutes.
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
Man accused of rape in migrant shelter freed on bail
Cory Alvarez allegedly raped a 15-rear-old girl in a hotel being used to shelter migrants in March. A Haitian national who allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl at a migrant shelter in Rockland was released on bail last week, according to court documents. Cory Alvarez, 26, was arrested in March and...
Prisoner Quarri Tyree Queen Attempts Escape from Dedham Courthouse During Probation Hearing
A dramatic turn of events at the Dedham District Court yesterday saw a prisoner, Quarri Tyree Queen, momentarily evade authorities during a probation violation hearing. According to WHDH, the man was awaiting a hearing when he suddenly bolted from the courthouse, sparking a chase through the surrounding area. The escape prompted a scramble of law enforcement officers who, despite the chaos, managed to apprehend Queen shortly after behind a nearby building.
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