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Two teens arrested, charged with robbing 9-year-old boy at gunpoint in Boston
Two teens have been arrested for allegedly robbing a 9-year-old boy of his cellphone at gunpoint in Boston Thursday, police say. The young boy was at Children’s Park at the corner of Intervale and Fernboro Street waiting for a cookout around 6:30 p.m. when two 15-year-olds approached him and took his cell phone at gunpoint, Essex County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said. The two 15-year-old teens were charged with armed robbery and threat to commit a crime in West Roxbury Juvenile Court on Friday. “Being robbed at gunpoint is a terrifying experience for anyone. But the age of the victim here, and the ages of the charged juveniles, adds an extra layer of shock and heartbreak. I commend this young boy and the adults present for providing the information that led to the arrest,” Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said.
Four people, including juvenile, injured in Medford crash
A crash on Interstate 93 in Medford, Massachusetts, sent four people to the hospital and caused major delays on Thursday morning. Troopers responded to I-93 south near exit 24 just after 5 a.m. for a three-vehicle crash, according to Massachusetts State Police, who said one of the vehicles hit was part of a road detail.
Man dies after stepping onto Red Line tracks at South Station
One person died in the incident, MBTA says. The Red Line experienced severe delays Wednesday night after an apparent suicide at South Station. Around 6 p.m., the MBTA announced delays of around 30 minutes due to a “medical emergency” at South Station. Shortly after, they extended shuttle bus service to replace trains between the Kendall and JFK/UMass stops.
Police looking for 7 suspects after woman robbed in Roxbury
The woman suffered non-life threatening injuries when her purse with credit cards and cash was stolen, according to Boston police. Police are investigating after seven people allegedly approached a woman with a knife and stole her purse in Roxbury earlier this week. Boston police released images of the seven people,...
'Not sure what happened yet.' Natick police investigating two-car crash on Route 135
NATCK — Two people suffered serious injuries just before noon Thursday after a crash on East Central Street, police said. The cause of the 11:31 a.m. crash is unknown, according tp Deputy Police Chief Brian Lauzon. Two people — a man and a woman — suffered "incapacitating injuries" in the crash and were transported...
4 men in alleged Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut retail theft ring arrested after robbery of 80-year-old
Four men were arrested for an Organized Retail Theft following an investigation by Hingham and Weymouth Police on Friday in a Hingham shopping center parking lot. According to Hingham Police, on July 19th, Hingham Detectives were contacted by Weymouth Police Detectives who had observed suspicious activity by the four men inside an SUV at a shopping center in Weymouth and followed the SUV into the Derby Street Shops in Hingham. Detectives continued to observe the suspicious activity of the men as they walked in and out of the Apple Store.
30-Year-Old Boston Murder Mystery Solved: Carl Richard Vega Sentenced to Life in Prison for Judy Chamberlain’s 1987 Murder
Justice Delayed, but Not Denied: The Decades-Long Pursuit of Closure. According to True Crime News, in a Boston courtroom Carl Richard Vega aged 61 faced the culmination of a harrowing tale that gripped the city for more than thirty years. Known also by the alias Ricardo Mazzarino Vega was sentenced to spend the remainder of his life behind bars without the possibility of parole. His conviction stemmed from the heinous murder of Judy Chamberlain a 21-year-old whose lifeless body was discovered by a maintenance worker in a basement well. Chamberlain had been brutally strangled after enduring a sexual assault her tragic demise casting a long shadow over her loved ones and law enforcement.
Seven sought for beating up, robbing woman on Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury
Boston Police report they are looking for seven men and women they say attacked and robbed a woman outside 218 Blue Hill Ave. around 7:40 a.m. on Monday. The victim suffered injuries not considered life threatening in the attack, in which at least one of the suspects was holding a knife.
Officers at South Bay jail ignored dying woman, lawsuit alleges
Ayesha Johnson was civilly committed to receive treatment for her alcohol abuse disorder. Hours later, she died on the floor of a jail cell at the Suffolk County House of Correction at South Bay. The father of the woman who died in a jail cell while awaiting treatment for alcohol...
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