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Officer hit by SUV, driver shot in head when police approached what they said was a stolen vehicle in a Forest Hills parking lot
Boston Police officers were approaching a 2024 BMW SUV at the parking lot at the Forest Hills MBTA station when the driver tried to flee, running over an officer, who opened fire and hit the driver in the head. Both were taken to local hospitals. The homicide unit was called...
Rise of the Moors members sentenced for 2021 standoff on I-95 in Wakefield
Two men who were part of a group known as Rise of the Moors were sentenced on gun charges this week in connection with their roles in an hours-long armed standoff on Interstate 95 in Wakefield in 2021, according to a spokesperson for Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office.
6, including teens, charged with 2023 murder of 2 men in Lynn
Two men were killed after a shooting at a late-night gathering in September of last year. Six people were charged with murder Thursday in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed two men and injured five others in Lynn last year, officials said. The alleged shooters include two teenagers. Essex...
'Most eligible bachelor' attorney who raped sleeping woman gets sentenced after years of allegations and acquittals
Former Boston prosecutor Gary Zerola, once named in People as one of the nation's most eligible bachelors, has been sentenced to five to 10 years in prison for the rape of a 21-year old woman in early 2021. The post ‘Most eligible bachelor’ attorney who raped sleeping woman gets sentenced after years of allegations and acquittals first appeared on Law & Crime.
A look inside MCI-Concord, the oldest prison in Massachusetts, now empty
CONCORD - It is lights out at the state's oldest prison for men in Concord. "It's a little eerie to walk around and see no incarcerated folks, no staff walking around," said Shawn Jenkins, Department of Corrections Interim Commissioner as he took reporters on a tour of the facility. The last inmate walked out the doors of MCI-Concord on June 28, a decision made with the state's declining prison population and the millions it would take to upgrade the nearly 150-year-old facility. "It can be everything from cell design to cell space, the type of doors that are used, the...
Netflix announces doc series about death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe
On Friday, Netflix announced a new three-part documentary on the death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe. On Jan. 29, 2022, O’Keefe was found unresponsive in the snow outside of a home in Canton, Massachusetts. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital. His then-girlfriend, Karen Read, was charged with second degree murder, manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and for leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death.
Homicide investigation yields new details into death of Weymouth's Christine Mello
WEYMOUTH ‒ Newly released findings in a Weymouth homicide investigation reveal that police visited the Weymouth home several times before finding the body of Christine Mello, 56. Other newly released details from prosecutors include:. Mello was stabbed in the head and hit with "blunt force," according to the medical...
Police surround wooded area in Lincoln amid ongoing protest
Police surrounded a wooded area in Middlesex County after several protesters tied themselves to trees and construction equipment. Officers were lined along a forest on Route 2 in Lincoln. A group called “Protect the Lincoln Forest” shared photos with Boston 25 News inside the treeline Wednesday afternoon. They say that in the last two days, four protesters have been arrested by police. Two were allegedly taken into custody on Tuesday for refusing to leave the trees and two were arrested Wednesday for chaining themselves to construction vehicles.
Three Columbian citizens residing in New York arrested for alleged crimes in Massachusetts; appear to be connected to International Theft Group
Three people believed to be part of a large-scale theft ring have been arrested for alleged crimes in Massachusetts. According to police, on Thursday, July 11, Braintree Police Detectives arrested three individuals on various charges in connection with a conspiracy to commit residential burglaries. The suspects appear to be connected to an organized International Theft Group. Also known as South American Theft Groups, these groups are known to use extensive surveillance, GPS technology, surreptitious video feeds, and counter- surveillance to establish patterns of behavior for their prospective victims.
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