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Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Logan Airport In Custody, Police Say
Two Massachusetts men were arrested on Saturday, Dec. 14, after a hazardous drone operation near Logan International Airport triggered a coordinated safety response, police said. Boston Police officers apprehended 42-year-old Robert Duffy of Charlestown and 32-year-old Jeremy Folcik of Bridgewater, on Long Island in the Boston Harbor Islands around 10:22 p.m. Both face charges of trespassing, with additional charges potentially pending. The incident began at 4:30 p.m. when a Boston Police Officer monitoring real-time crime surveillance detected a drone dangerously close to Logan Internation…
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Woman Throws Stapler, Phone At Grocery Delivery Driver In Boston, Escapes: Police
Police are searching for a woman who they say assaulted a grocery delivery man in Boston. The incident happened on Friday, Feb. 9 in Roxbury, according to the Boston Police Department. At approximately 6:50 p.m. that day, a man was delivering groceries in the area of Dale Street when the unknown woman struck. Police said the woman threw both a stapler and a phone at the delivery man’s head before leaving the scene. She is described as a Black woman who wore light-colored sweatpants and a black hooded sweatshirt. Detectives, who are working to identify the woman, ask anyone who has i…
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Western Mass Officer Suspended Over Alleged $87K Workers' Comp Fraud: Police
The agency responsible for policing standards has suspended a man who was an officer in Connecticut and Massachusetts and who lives in Massachusetts after he was charged with illegally receiving nearly $87,000 in workers' compensation benefits while working in Connecticut. Matthew Hubbard, age 55, of Agawam in Hampden County, was one of four officers suspended by Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training. Hubbard had worked as a corrections officer at a Connecticut prison and claimed he was hurt responding to a call on Aug. 7, 2020, the Connecticut Division of…
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Serial Rapist: Attorney Charged With 4 Cold Case Attacks In Mass, FBI Says
The FBI and Boston police said a New Jersey attorney is behind a string of rapes and kidnappings in Boston more than 15 years ago, officials said. Officials arrested the Weehawken man on Tuesday, May 30. Matthew Nilo, 35, is charged with three counts of aggravated rape, two counts of kidnapping, one charge of intent to rape, and one account of indecent assault and battery, the Boston Police Department announced. The alleged attacks happened in August and November 2007 and August and December 2008 in Charlestown, authorities said. Investigators linked Nilo to the rapes through investigati…
Police & Fire
Katherine Clark's Child Arrested While Protesting Police Shooting Of Manuel Terán
The child of a Massachusetts State Representative was among two people arrested at a demonstration that echoed the message of another protest decrying the shooting of an activist by police in the South. Police responded to a call about a protest at the Parkman Bandstand Monument in the Boston Common on Tremont Street around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, according to the Boston Police Department. Upon arrival, police found an individual spray painting the messages “NO COP CITY” and “ACAB,” on the monument. BPD says during the arrest, about 20 other protesters surrounded officers, int…
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RI Man Who Kidnapped, Killed MA's Jassy Correia Sentenced To Life In Prison
A Rhode Island man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for kidnapping and killing a 23-year-old mother from Boston, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports. Louis Coleman, of Providence, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for the death of Jassy Correia, of Dorchester on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Corriera was reported missing after leaving her birthday celebration at Venu Nightclub in downtown Boston in the overnight hours of Sunday, February 24, 2019, authorities reported. Shortly after 2 a.m., Correia got separated from her friends and tried to getting a…
Politics
House Candidate Gets Into Brawl During Protesting 'Squad' Event In Somerville
A man running for Congress got into a street fight while protesting outside of his opponent's event over the weekend. Police arrested two men in the brawl and took a third to the hospital for treatment, reports said. Republican Donnie Palmer, who is running to unseat Rep. Ayanna Pressley — a member of the so-called "Squad" — and several supporters posted up outside of a campaign rally in Somerville on Saturday, Sept. 24, the Boston Herald reported. Videos show a handful of protesters gathered outside the Somerville Theatre event that featured Reps. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Cori Bush, Ilh…
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Accused Quincy Serial Rapist Had Charge Dropped In 2003: Report
A news report said that police in 2003 arrested a Quincy man accused of multiple violent rapes, but prosecutors dropped the charges. Ivan Cheung, 42, is charged with four counts of rape — two against children — that allegedly happened in 2003, 2005, and 2006, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Investigators arrested Cheung on Monday, Sept. 12. He did not appear at his initial hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 13, but his attorney entered a not guilty plea on his behalf, the prosecutor said. Cheung, who was being held on a $1 million bail, will return to court …
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Second Body Found On Carson Beach In South Boston: Police
Authorities are investigating two deaths on Carson Beach after police found two bodies at different times at the South Boston spot. The first body was reported to Boston police just before 1:30 p.m. Boston firefighters pulled them out of the water near Mother's Rest Area, police said. Investigators did not release any identifying information as they are still notifying their family. Two hours later, police received a call about another body found on Carson Beach near H Street, Massachusetts State Police said. Investigators said it does not appear to be a drowning. Though, they did not…
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Victor Pena Found Guilty Of Rape, Kidnapping Boston Woman In 2019: Report
A Boston jury found Victor Pena guilty Tuesday, July 26, of kidnapping a 23-year-old woman and raping her over multiple days at his Charlestown apartment in 2019, reports said. The jury deliberated for only two hours and returned guilty verdicts on one charge of kidnapping and ten counts of rape, Boston25 said. Both sides wrapped up their cases in closing arguments around noon on Tuesday. The weeklong trial featured some graphic and unsettling testimony from Boston police detectives and the victim and a shocking reversal when Pena, 42, took the witness stand in his defense on Monday. …
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White Supremacist Brawl In Boston Sparks Pushback At DA’s Office
Police arrested multiple people over the weekend after fights between members of a neo-Nazi group and counter-protesters broke out at a drag queen reading event in Boston. They will be arraigned Monday morning. Christopher Hood, the founder of NSC-131, a known neo-Nazi group, was arrested for fighting on Saturday outside of the Loring Greenough House in Jamaica Plain after his faction protested a Drag Queen Story Hour. The group wore masks to hide their faces and screamed, "off our streets." They also held a sign calling the people who ran the event "Pedo Scum." Seth Rosenau, who was coun…
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Massachusetts Man Allegedly Told Police To 'Watch Out' While Under Investigation
A Boston man is facing several charges for allegedly making threats against the Boston Police officers while he was under investigation for extortion, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. The investigation began when Christopher Drayton, age 31, allegedly refused to return equipment to a former business associate unless they paid him up to $500 in return, the office reports. During a call with a Boston Police detective, who was trying to resolve the issue, Drayton made statements about the detective's address and claimed to know the layout of his house.&…
Police & Fire
Fatal Father's Day Stabbing Under Investigation In Boston Neighborhood
Boston Police are investigating after finding a man who was apparently stabbed to death on Father's Day in Mattapan. Police responded to a call for a person stabbed in the area of 35 Colorado Street around 2:34 p.m. on Sunday, June 19, police said. Upon arrival, officers found an adult male suffering from apparent stab wounds. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to police. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (617) 343-4470. Anonymous tips can be sent to the CrimeStoppers Tip Lin…
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Boston Police Officer Slapped With Assault & Battery Charge
A Boston Police officer was arraigned in an off-duty domestic violence assault on Monday, June 13, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said. Andrew Blake was arrested on a charge of assault and battery on a household or family member in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 11, Hayden said. “When a sworn officer violates the law – and particularly when an officer is accused of an act of violence – it harms the public’s trust in not only that individual officer but in law enforcement as a whole,” Hayden said. “I’m grateful to the Boston Police Department for taking swift action …
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Girlfriend Charged With Second-Degree Murder Of Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe
A woman is expected in court after being charged with the second-degree murder of her boyfriend and former Boston Police Officer, John O'Keefe, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said. Karen Read, age 42, of Mansfield is facing multiple charges in connection with O'Keefe's death on January 29, the DA's Office said. O'Keefe was found unresponsive outside of his Canton home after Read allegedly dropped him off after a night out. Read was later arrested on a manslaughter warrant and entered a not guilty plea in February. During her first arraignment, Read was plac…
Police & Fire
Missing 13-Year-Old Massachusetts Boy Found (
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UPDATE: Boston Police said Brandon Morgan was located around 4:20 p.m. on Monday, June 6. The Boston Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a missing 13-year-old boy from the city. Brandon Morgan was last seen in the area of 48 McClellan Street around 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, police said. He is described as standing 5-foot-5, weighing 150 pounds and was last seen wearing a gray shirt and blue shorts, according to police. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 617-343-4275 or dial 911. Share this story by clicking on the Faceboo…
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Professor In New England Accused Of Running Over Cop Boyfriend, Leaving Him To Die In Snow Bank
A Massachusetts adjunct professor has been arrested and charged with the death of a longtime police officer. Karen Read, age 41, of Mansfield, a lecturer at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, was charged with manslaughter for allegedly running over her Boston Police officer boyfriend and leaving him for dead in a snowbank while a Nor'easter roared across the area on Saturday, Jan. 29. According to the Daily Mail, Read allegedly dropped John O'Keefe, age 46, a 16-year veteran of the Boston Police, off at a house in Canton. O'Keefe, a widower with young children, …
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Police Arrested For Embezzling Taxpayer Funds In Overtime Scheme
Nine Massachusetts Police Officers have been arrested in connection with an overtime fraud scheme that allegedly bilked taxpayers out of $200,000. The police were arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 2, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Massachusetts. The officers arrested are retired and still on the force. They are: Lt. Timothy Torigian, 54, Walpole; Sgt. Gerard O’Brien, 62, Braintree (retired); Sgt. Robert Twitchell, 58, Norton (retired); Off. Henry Doherty, 61, Dorchester (retired); Off. Diana Lopez, 58, Milton (retired); Off. James Carnes, 57, Canton (retired); Off. Michael Murph…
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