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Obituaries
10-Year-Old Killed In Suspected DUI Crash In Mass. ID'd As Rising 5th Grader
School officials identified the 10-year-old boy who was killed over the weekend following an alleged stolen vehicle crash that sent six others to the hospital and left the child's father clinging to life. Jaylen Bush-Victorian, a rising fifth-grader at Downey School in Brockton, died Saturday, Aug. 24, at a stop light on Route 1 near the intersection of Route 495 when a Jeep crashed into the car he was in with his family. Two adults and three children were in the Nissan Altima with Jaylen. Original Report: Intoxicated Driver Sends 6 To Hospital In Plainville Cra…
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Driver Kills 10-Year-Old Boys, Sends 6 Others To Hospital In Plainville Crash: DA
A 42-year-old man is accused of crashing a stolen car into a family, killing a 10-year-old boy, and sending several others to the hospital in Norfolk County this weekend, authorities said. Michael Escolas, of Oxford, is expected to be charged with motor vehicular manslaughter — OUI, theft of a vehicle, and others, the Norfolk County District Attorney said. He was being held on a $25,000 bail. Escola is accused of stealing a Jeep Cherokee parked at the Kenny Chesney concert at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 24, and crashing into a family of six stopped at a traffic light on R…
Obituaries
Fundraiser For Family Of Waltham Officer Killed In Line Of Duty Created
A fundraiser has been created for the family of a Waltham police officer who was killed in the line of duty earlier this month in a hit-and-run crash that left another person dead and two others hospitalized. Officer Paul Tracey was killed on Dec. 6 while managing traffic at a National Grid job site. Utility employee Roderick "Kito" Jackson was also killed when a man crashed into them and kept driving. Running 4 Heroes created the fundraiser to benefit Tracey's family. The organization raises money for first responders killed in the line of duty. The group has raised more than $…
Police & Fire
Search For Fugitive Northeast Killer Now 'Nationwide' Manhunt, Police Say
Danelo Cavalcante has somehow slipped by the hundreds of law enforcement officers in Pennsylvania and neighboring states searching for him in the Longwood Gardens, and though authorities believe he is still in Pennsylvania, they are now describing the search as a "nationwide" manhunt. The 34-year-old fugitive killer was captured on home surveillance footage on the porch of a residence in northern Chester County near Phoenixville, sometime late Saturday, Sept. 9, Pennsylvania State Police said. By Sunday morning, Sept. 10, troopers said they had received leads that Cavalcante was no longer…
Police & Fire
Matter Of Seconds: Video Shows Car With Keys Inside Being Stolen From CT Gas Station
Police are reminding drivers to remove their car keys when at a gas pump after a Nissan Altima was stolen within a matter of seconds while the owner went inside the convenience store. The incident took place in Litchfield County around 10:15 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 14 in Watertown. The driver of the Altima was parked at the gas pumps when they left the vehicle running with the keys inside while they went inside the store, said the Watertown Police. "The vehicle was stolen in approximately seven seconds," police said. Police said suspects are waiting in parking lots for someone to leave t…
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After Stealing Jeep In Front Of Business, CT State Police Say
A Connecticut man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a Jeep from in front of a business. Litchfield County resident Philip Beach, age 52, of the Town of Washington, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 27 at his home after Connecticut State Police received a report of the theft. According to the state police, Beach allegedly took the Jeep from in the business located in the town of Washington around 5 p.m. and was arrested two hours later. The stolen vehicle.Connecticut State Police In addition to larceny, he was also charged with possession of a controlled substance and use of drug pa…
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CT Man Sentenced For Fraud, Identity Theft Offenses
A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for fraud and identity theft offenses stemming from involvement in a scheme to use stolen identities to lease and purchase vehicles and motorcycles. Hartford County resident, Jamie Pinto, age 45, of Manchester, was sentenced Wednesday, Oct. 27 to prison time followed by three years of supervised release, said Leonard C Boyle, acting US Attorney for the District of Connecticut, According to court documents and statements made in court, beginning in late 2017, Pinto, Domingo St. Hilaire Rosario, and another individual conspired …
Police & Fire
Officer Pinned Between Stolen Car, Police Cruiser During CT Pursuit
A Connecticut police officer suffered serious injuries after being pinned between a stolen car and a police cruiser during a pursuit. The incident took place around 12:50 a.m., Monday, Sept. 20, in Hartford County when a Farmington Police officer was responding to a report of a theft of a vehicle on Notch Road. When officers located the vehicle and tried to contact the occupants the vehicle attempted to flee and struck the officer who had just exited his cruiser, said the Farmington Police Department. Additional officers pursued the vehicle a short distance before it crashed into the woods…
Police & Fire
CT Girl Arrested After Vehicle Break-In Leads To Car Chase, Police Say
A 17-year-old Connecticut girl has been arrested following a car chase with police after several people were seen breaking into vehicles in Western Massachusetts. The incident began around 2:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 31, Hampden County when a resident in East Longmeadow called 911 to report they could see someone inside their vehicle. Police arrived a short time later and spotted two vehicles, both with Connecticut license plates, at the end of Deer Run Terrace. Officer Rhyan Belisle could see two people in each vehicle, all of them wearing ski masks over their faces, the department said. Th…
Police & Fire
Cruiser Rammed During Execution Of Search Warrants At CT Hotel, Police Say
An Audi rammed a police vehicle in an effort to get away as officers served two search warrants at a Connecticut hotel related to narcotics and firearms-related crimes, according to authorities. The incident took place in Hartford County at the Hawthrone Suites, located at 191 Spencer St., in Manchester on Thursday, Aug. 12. Police officers, along with the Capitol Region Emergency Services Team (CREST), and East Central Narcotics Task Force, executed two search warrants on two rooms at the hotel and seized both firearms and narcotics, said Manchester Police Department Lt. Ryan She…
Police & Fire
Police Search For Stolen Vehicle Suspect In Western Mass
Police investigators in Western Massachusetts are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a wanted suspect who may have been involved in the theft of vehicles that were later recovered. The Agawam Police Department in Hampden County released video of a suspect who may have stolen a vehicle and was caught on camera attempting to open other parked vehicle doors in the area. According to police, the vehicle was stolen in Agawam in the early hours of Saturday, July 24, and later recovered in Suffield, Connecticut in Hartford County. A second stolen vehicle out of Suffield …
Police & Fire
Police Seek To ID Woman Accused Of Stealing Vehicle In Western Mass
Police in Western Massachusetts are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a wanted woman who potentially stole a vehicle this week in Berkshire County. The North Adams Police Department released a photo of a "person of interest" who allegedly stole a motor vehicle after last being seen in the area of Union Street near McDonald's. A post on the department’s Facebook page attempting to identifying the woman drew so much traffic, criticism, and vitriol that it was taken down less than a day later, North Adams Police Chief Jason Wood said. No other descriptive informatio…
Police & Fire
Increase In Thefts, Break-Ins From Vehicles Sparks Concern In Western Mass Town
A recent rash of vehicle thefts and break-ins have caused police in Western Massachusetts to advise residents to lock up their cars at night. The Ludlow Police Department issued an alert this week following an uptick in stolen cars and break-ins in the area surrounding State Street in recent weeks in the town in Hampden County. In each incident, the cars were left open or unlocked with the keys left inside, police noted. At least two stolen vehicles were later recovered in Springfield. “Never leave a car unlocked, keys in the ignition, or valuables in plain view. Taking steps to secure yo…
Police & Fire
Man Steals Vehicle With Sleeping 9-Year-Old CT Girl In Backseat, Police Say
A 9-year-old Hartford girl sleeping inside a vehicle stolen from a Connecticut gas station has been reunited with her mother. The incident took place around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, at the Shell Gas Station located at 404 Hartford Road in Manchester, said Lt. Ryan Shea of the Manchester Police Department. According to police, the child was sleeping in the vehicle when a man jumped inside and drove away with the girl in the backseat. When the child woke up, she began to cry and the suspect, realizing there was a child in the vehicle, pulled over and jumped out, and fled in an acco…
Police & Fire
Man With History Of Assaulting Police Arrested On 16 Charges - Including A&B On An Officer
A 34-year-old man with a history of fighting police officers was recently arrested on 16 charges after allegedly stealing a snowblower, ramming a van into a snowbank, hiding from the police, and attempting to steal a cop’s weapon. The scuffle between officer and suspect took place on Saturday, March 6, as police attempted to break up an alleged burglary. On Saturday around 6:15 p.m. police officers were dispatched to the Goldthwaite Road area in Worcester for a report of two men attempting to steal a snowblower from an apartment building’s shed, police said. When they arrived on the scene…
Police & Fire
Baby Was Inside Idling Car Stolen From CT Gas Station; Suspect At-Large
A baby was abducted when a man allegedly jumped into an idling car outside of a gas station and drove off in the vehicle. The woman caring for the baby was inside the gas station/convenience store at the time, dealing with a credit card issue, Hamden Police said. It was not immediately clear from the police reports what the woman's relationship to the child is. While the 7-month-old baby has been recovered, the suspect is still at-large. The alleged theft and abduction happened on Saturday, Nov. 21, around 9:15 a.m. At that time, Hamden Police received a report that a white 2019 Niss…
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