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Police: Rutland man charged with raping a child
Shawn Baillargeon, 54, was arrested Tuesday. A 54-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in Rutland on child rape charges, authorities announced. Shawn Baillargeon is charged with aggravated rape of a child, rape of a child, and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, according to the Rutland Police Department. He was taken to East Brookfield District Court for arraignment.
Best friends killed in Brookfield car crash remembered for their ‘inseparable bond’
A pair of best friends who were killed in a car crash in Brookfield over the July 4 weekend are being remembered for their “inseparable bond.”. Patrick Mcleish, 31, and Thomas Groccia II, 35, died in the early morning on July 6 when the truck Mcleish was driving crashed into a tree off the side of the road near 12 East Main St., the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office said previously. First responders found both men still in the truck around 1 a.m.
Man seriously injured after being hit by pickup truck in Worcester
A man was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries Tuesday night after they were hit by a pickup truck in Worcester. Worcester Police officers responded to reports of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle around Park Avenue and Pleasant Street at 5:44 PM. Arriving officers discovered a fifty-four-year-old man with serious head injuries. He was taken to the hospital. The operator of the Dodge Ram that stuck the man stayed at the scene, Worcester police say.
Massachusetts State Police looking for 20-year-old accused of fatally shooting 16-year-old at party
NORTHBOROUGH – Authorities are searching for Erik Coelho Dos Santos, who has a warrant for his arrest for a charge of murder resulting from a shooting that occurred in Northborough on May 12, 2024, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Dos Santos, 20, with a...
Two Arrrested for Loaded Firearm in Worcester
WORCESTER – A man police say was driving without a license faces firearms charges after a traffic stop on Sunday, July 14. Officers on patrol on Main Street at around 1 AM observed Onix Aviles, 23, exit a vehicle with a black satchel across his chest. According to the Worcester Police Department, officers were familiar with him from prior encounters.
Anna Maria College director of criminal justice discusses investigation into Trump assassination attempt
WORCESTER, Mass. - The director of the criminal justice department at Anna Maria College, John Colautti, joined Spectrum News 1 to share some insight on the response from federal agencies following the attempted assassination of former President Trump. Colautti is a local professor 30 years of law enforcement and private...
Worcester Police Detain Juvenile During Firearm Investigation on Townsend Street
Early this morning, Worcester Police Department's Gang Unit took a 14-year-old boy into custody following a firearm investigation. The arrest occurred during a search of an apartment on Townsend Street, as reported by official police press releases. The officers, who had a valid search warrant, arrived at approximately 6:00 AM...
Milford Man Airflown to Worcester Hospital Following Early Morning Stabbing; Police Investigation Underway
A violent early morning incident in Milford has left one man with severe injuries following a stabbing yesterday. According to WHDH, at around 4 a.m., Milford police were dispatched to Purchase Street after receiving numerous distress calls. The emergency personnel located the man on the ground, notably bleeding from an apparent laceration.
Elderly Woman Loses $5000 in Moving Scam
A woman recently contacted the Better Business Bureau of Central New England saying she was moving from Arizona to Massachusetts when she was scammed out of almost five thousand dollars and lost all her furniture. It appears she was the victim of a moving scam. The 75 year old woman, who was no stranger to moving, was pressured into locking in a “low-ball” bid for her move. Among the red flags, the company seemed to operate under several different names, and she kept being told her move would be cancelled if she didn’t come up with more funds. The worst of it, the movers who loaded up the van with her belongings, are nowhere to be found. She moved into an empty apartment and her furniture is who knows where.
Driver Leads Massachusetts State Police on High-Speed Chase, Crashes in Foxboro
A high-speed chase on Massachusetts highways ended in a crash early yesterday morning, as reported by state police. The pursuit began when a driver, whose identity has not yet been disclosed, refused to stop for a traffic stop on Route 95. Evading the stop, the driver accelerated away, leading troopers on a chase that extended onto Route 140 towards Mansfield.
State Police violated wiretap laws, judge rules; eight people granted new trials
The violations occurred during an undercover drug investigation in 2022, a judge wrote in a ruling last week. Eight people who had pleaded guilty in connection with a Massachusetts State Police undercover drug investigation were granted new trials last week after a judge ruled that State Police violated laws governing wiretaps.
Climber killed in fall at Leominster State Forest ID’d as Robert Conroy
The Worcester County District Attorney’s Office has identified the climber killed in a fall at Leominster State Forest last week as 69-year-old Lunenburg resident Robert Conroy. Conroy died on the afternoon of July 11 when he fell while climbing in a part of the forest located in Westminster, the...
Broken glass forces closing of Crompton Park pool
WORCESTER — The city pool at Crompton Park will be closed until Saturday after pieces of glass were found in the water. Workers will need to drain the pool and search the floor for any glass. Refilling the pool and balancing chemicals will add to the timetable. A clear bottle had apparently been thrown over a fence during hours the pool was closed. There was glass on the pool deck and in the water. Meantime, high temperatures will continue Wednesday, with readings in the 90s, before slight cooling Thursday and Friday, when the 80s return. This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: Broken glass forces closing of Crompton Park pool
2 men sentenced in 2021 armed standoff on Massachusetts highway
Two men have been sentenced for their role in an armed standoff on a busy Massachusetts highway in 2021 that lasted more than eight hours and caused traffic delays during a busy Fourth of July weekend.Jamhal Tavon Sanders Latimer was sentenced Tuesday in Middlesex Superior Court to three to five years in prison with four years of probation. Steven Anthony Perez was sentenced to just over a year and half behind bars and four years of probation. They were convicted of multiple gun charges last month related to the standoff. The two were part of a group called Rise...
Missing 4-year-old girl with autism found deceased in neighbor's pool
SUTTON, Mass. - The body of a missing girl with autism was found in a neighbor's pool shortly after she was reported missing. Sutton police in Massachusetts said the 4-year-old girl, named Eva, was reported missing on July 11. "At 3:50 p.m. Thursday, the Sutton Police Department received a 911...
Worcester Health Update: Maddie Castile on Gun Violence, Heat Safety
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Co-leaders of drug trafficking conspiracy involving Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Florida, New York that shipped over 100 kilos of cocaine sentenced
PROVIDENCE, RI – The co-leader of a years-long drug trafficking conspiracy that shipped over 100 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Rhode Island has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. As reflected in court documents, Efrain Colon-Garcia, 43, and...
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