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Waterbury Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Botched Kidnapping, Shooting Waterbury Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Botched Kidnapping, Shooting
Waterbury Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Botched Kidnapping, Shooting A Connecticut man who tried to kidnap a Western Massachusetts man at gunpoint on New Year's Eve 2022, but shot him instead when the man fought back, will serve eight years behind bars, authorities said.  New Haven County Marc A. Veturis, 29, of Waterbury, pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 28, to multiple felonies linked to the shooting, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  The charges come from a Hampshire County incident on Mill Valley Road in Hadley.  The Daily Hampshire Gazette reported at the time that the victim, a 59-year-old Hadley business owner, h…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man Waiting In Line For Lunch Stabbed In Unprovoked Attack In Region Man Waiting In Line For Lunch Stabbed In Unprovoked Attack In Region
Man Waiting In Line For Lunch Stabbed In Unprovoked Attack In Region A man waiting to pick up his lunch in Western Massachusetts was viciously stabbed in his throat and his assailant went on the run, police said. In Hampshire County, all available Northampton police officers responded to the downtown area at approximately noon on Thursday, March 10, where there was a reported stabbing at an area eatery. Police said that the victim was waiting in line for his lunch when another man approached him from behind, unprovoked, and cut him with a knife in the front of his neck before fleeing the scene. Officers and EMS from Northampton Fire Rescue provided medical …

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by Zak Failla
Sports
Ex-Patriots Player Patrick Chung Tweets 'Best Day Of My Life,' Charged With Assault, Battery Ex-Patriots Player Patrick Chung Tweets 'Best Day Of My Life,' Charged With Assault, Battery
Ex-Patriots Player Patrick Chung Tweets 'Best Day Of My Life,' Charged With Assault, Battery Former New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung was charged with assault and battery on a family member, multiple news reports say. The 34-year-old athlete, who also played for the New England Patriots, was released on $10,000 bail Tuesday following the incident outside of a Milton, Massachusetts home Monday, Oct. 5, CBS 4 in Boston reports. Chung on Monday posted the following tweet: Best day of my life — Patrick Chung (@PatrickChung23) October 25, 2021 A police report obtained by the news outlet says Chung pushed a woman, causing her to fall the ground, and hit her in her face with…

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by Cecilia Levine