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Massachusetts woman killed in crash on Route 495 remembered as gift doll maker and crafter
A woman who was killed in a fatal highway crash on Saturday is being remembered. According to Massachusetts State Police, at just after 3:15 p.m., State Troopers assigned to the Middleborough Barracks responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 495 southbound in Bridgewater that resulted in the death of passenger in the vehicle.
Boston Police Arrest Two and Seize Loaded Firearm, Including a Juvenile and a Man with an Outstanding Warrant
On Saturday afternoon in Boston's South End, a sweep by the D-4 Anti-Crime Unit led to the arrest of two young men, one a juvenile and another identified as Danielson Jeudy, 18, of Mattapan. Boston Police officers, while patrolling the vicinity of Massachusetts Avenue and Washington Street, noticed the pair among a group of three, recognizing an outstanding warrant for Jeudy, according to the official Boston Police Department news release.
Building evacuated after fire breaks out at apartment complex in Weymouth
WEYMOUTH, MASS. (WHDH) - An apartment building in Weymouth was evacuated on Sunday after a fire broke out in a unit. Crews could be seen using a ladder truck to fight the flames, which left the apartment on Broad Street badly damaged. There were no reported injuries. The cause of...
Early Morning Shooting at Dorchester Gas Station Leaves One Critically Injured
Early this morning, a shooting took place at a Dorchester gas station, sending one individual to the hospital with injuries described as life-threatening, Boston police confirmed. The incident unfolded at the Mobil Gas Station located at Blue Hill Ave. Authorities report that the victim self-transported to Boston Medical Center soon after the altercation.
Girl, 3, flown to Boston hospital after being pulled from Georgetown pool
A 3-year-old girl was flown to a Boston Hospital on Sunday after she was pulled from a pool at a home in Georgetown unresponsive, officials said. A 3-year-old girl had been submerged underwater for more than 3 minutes in an above-ground pool at a home on North Street in Georgetown a little before 5 p.m. Sunday, officials said. Off-duty firefighters from Georgetown and Newbury were the first to arrive at the scene and learned the girl had been pulled from the pool but was not breathing, Georgetown Fire Chief Matthew McKay and Police Chief David Sedgwick said in a joint statement.
East Bridgewater Shooting Leaves Juvenile Injured
EAST BRIDGEWATER (WBSM) — The East Bridgewater Police Department is actively investigating after a juvenile male was shot in the parking lot of a condominium complex Thursday night. Shortly before 9 p.m. on July 4, East Bridgewater Police received a 911 call reporting that a person was shot on...
Dorchester Teen Charged with Firearm Possession After Mattapan Chase
Earlier today, Boston's Youth Violence Strike Force took Mekhi Clagon, a 19-year-old from Dorchester, into custody on several firearm charges. The arrest occurred in Mattapan after officers on patrol observed Clagon allegedly concealing a weapon under his clothing. The incident took place at approximately 12:44 AM at the intersection of...
Woman charged after allegedly pulling pink gun while trying to dine-and-dash in Chinatown
Zaire Alexander, 24, turned herself in after allegedly pulling the pink firearm on staff who tried to stop her from leaving without paying her bill. A Charlestown woman is facing multiple gun and assault charges after allegedly pulling a loaded pink handgun on staff at a Chinatown restaurant during an apparent dine-and-dash attempt.
Roxbury woman killed in crash after hitting deer remembered as ‘a beautiful soul’
A 35-year-old Roxbury woman was about to begin her nursing program when she was hit and killed by a car on Route 3 in Braintree in June. Magdalena Desrosiers had exited a car she was riding in after it had struck a deer. She went to assess the damage when she was then hit by a car, according to Massachusetts State Police.
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