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Patriots Safety Jabrill Peppers Arrested On Assault, Strangulation, Drug Charges: Report Patriots Safety Jabrill Peppers Arrested On Assault, Strangulation, Drug Charges: Report
Patriots Safety Jabrill Peppers Arrested On Assault, Strangulation, Drug Charges: Report New England Patriots safety and New Jersey native Jabrill Peppers was arrested over the weekend, NBC10 reports. Citing Braintree, MA, police, NBC says police responded to a disturbance call at a local home Saturday morning, Oct. 5 where the 29-year-old East Orange, NJ native had allegedly been involved in an altercation. He will apparently be charged with assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, strangulation, and possession of cocaine, NBC says. Patriots statement on Jabrill Peppers:"We are aware of an incident involving Jabrill Peppers over the weekend in…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mass Man Kills Himself On Interstate After Fatal Daytime Shooting In Worcester: Police Mass Man Kills Himself On Interstate After Fatal Daytime Shooting In Worcester: Police
Mass Man Kills Himself On Interstate After Fatal Daytime Shooting In Worcester: Police Massachusetts police are attempting to unravel the chaotic case of a man who is believed to have shot and killed someone in Worcester before he walked onto I-190, pointed his gun at terrified drivers, and then killed himself when officers had him cornered, authorities said.  It began around 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, when Worcester police were called to a home on Heroult Road to reports of a gunshot victim. They found a man bleeding from a serious wound.  Police gave him medical aid until paramedics arrived and rushed him to an area hospital, where doctors pronounced him…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash In Western Mass ID'd, Driver Charged: DA Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash In Western Mass ID'd, Driver Charged: DA
Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash In Western Mass ID'd, Driver Charged: DA Police identified a 72-year-old Berkshire County as the victim in a hit-and-run crash last week. The woman accused of hitting him faced a judge for the first time on Tuesday, Oct. 1.  Samantha C. Paige, 36, or West Stockbridge, is charged with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, the Berkshire County District Attorney said. A judge ordered her held on a $7,500 bail, but she will not be released from jail after the judge revoked her bond in an unrelated case, authorities said.  Paige is accused of crashing into 72-year-old Franklin Ripley as he rode an electric sco…

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by Josh Lanier
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Springfield Man Raped Woman In Middle Of CT Birthday Party: Police Springfield Man Raped Woman In Middle Of CT Birthday Party: Police
Springfield Man Raped Woman In Middle Of CT Birthday Party: Police A 42-year-old Massachusetts man is accused of plying a woman with alcohol at a Connecticut party before he forcibly raped her in a hot tub during a friend's birthday party, authorities said.  Luis Alberto Elicier, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was charged with first-degree sexual assault and first-degree unlawful restraint, Connecticut State Police said.  Elicier was at a small gathering of friends at a Tolland home for a birthday party on Thursday, Sept. 26. During the festivities, witnesses said Elicier seemed to make advances at a 29-year-old Connecticut woman by playing her f…

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by Josh Lanier
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'Horrific' Sex Assault: CT Couple Convicted Of Abusing 2 Minors, 1 Adult Related To Them 'Horrific' Sex Assault: CT Couple Convicted Of Abusing 2 Minors, 1 Adult Related To Them
'Horrific' Sex Assault: CT Couple Convicted Of Abusing 2 Minors, 1 Adult Related To Them A Connecticut couple convicted of sexually abusing a trio of relatives — two of them kids — will spend years behind bars, authorities announced.  Former Tolland County residents Carlos Rivera and Taina Rivera, both age 43, of Vernon, were sentenced to 20 years a piece in prison in what prosecutors called a series of "horrific" assaults, the Connecticut Department of Justice said.  The abuse lasted for years for the two underage victims, authorities, the prosecutor said.  The two minor victims were 13 when the abuse began, authorities said. A boy told police he was first assa…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Who Allegedly Robbed NY Walmart Charged Under County's Controversial Mask Law Man Who Allegedly Robbed NY Walmart Charged Under County's Controversial Mask Law
Man Who Allegedly Robbed NY Walmart Charged Under County's Controversial Mask Law A man who allegedly robbed a Long Island Walmart was also charged with violating Nassau County's controversial new mask law. The suspect was wearing a black ski mask when he entered the store located in East Meadow at 2465 Hempstead Turnpike at around 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 and began concealing merchandise in his bag.  He exited the store without paying for the merchandise and was confronted by store security, Nassau County Police said, adding that security recovered the merchandise, "and the suspect directed physical threats towards them as he was leaving the scene." A short …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Western Mass Man Pleads Guilty To Killing His Roommate, Sentenced To Life In Prison Western Mass Man Pleads Guilty To Killing His Roommate, Sentenced To Life In Prison
Western Mass Man Pleads Guilty To Killing His Roommate, Sentenced To Life In Prison A 27-year-old Massachusetts man admitted in court on Wednesday, Sept. 25, that he fatally stabbed his roommate two years ago, authorities said.  Devin Bryden, 27, of Northampton, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the slaying of Jana Abromowitz, 21, in July 2022 the Northwestern District Attorney said. A judge sentenced him to life in prison.  Bryden was accused of stabbing Abromowitz at their shared home at 11 Hatfield St. after a friend found the woman's body after she didn't show up for work, the prosecutor said. Bryden also pleaded guilty to armed robbery and …

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by Josh Lanier
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Westfield Man Gave Woman Laced Drugs Leading To Her Overdose: DA Westfield Man Gave Woman Laced Drugs Leading To Her Overdose: DA
Westfield Man Gave Woman Laced Drugs Leading To Her Overdose: DA A Westfield man is accused of causing a woman's death after he sold her a drug stronger than fentanyl, but told her it was far less harmful, authorities said.  Christopher Halla, 42, is charged with manslaughter and tampering with evidence in the death of a 57-year-old South Hadley woman in May, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  Investigators allege the woman tried to buy oxycodone from Halla, but he gave her a pill laced with metonitazene, a synthetic opioid far more potent than fentanyl. Fentanyl is the leading cause of the opioid overdose epidemi…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man In Wheelchair Hit, Killed In Western Mass Crash Man In Wheelchair Hit, Killed In Western Mass Crash
Man In Wheelchair Hit, Killed In Western Mass Crash A 76-year-old, wheelchair-bound man was killed over the weekend after being hit in a Hampden County crosswalk.  The man, who was not identified, was crossing Kellog Street in Westfield around 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8. when he was struck, the Hampden District Attorney's Office said.  Paramedics took him to Baystate Medical Center, where he later died of his wounds, police said.  The driver of the car remained at the scene.  The crash remains under investigation. 

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by Josh Lanier
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26-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed After Being Thrown From Bike In Central Mass 26-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed After Being Thrown From Bike In Central Mass
26-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed After Being Thrown From Bike In Central Mass Police say excessive speed caused an early morning crash on Monday, Sept. 9, in Worcester that killed a motorcyclist.  The crash was reported around 2:45 a.m. near 465 Shrewsbury St. The 26-year-old Westborough rider was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene, Worcester police said.  The man's name has not been released.  An initial investigation found that the rider was traveling at an "extremely high rate of speed" when he hit a vehicle as it was turning left, Worcester police said. The car was damaged, but the people inside were not hurt.  Worcester police…

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by Josh Lanier
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Duo Charged With Murdering Mom, Daughter In Central Mass. Shooting Duo Charged With Murdering Mom, Daughter In Central Mass. Shooting
Duo Charged With Murdering Mom, Daughter In Central Mass. Shooting Authorities in Worcester have indicted two men in connection with the fatal shooting of a 27-year-old mother and her 11-year-old daughter.  Dejan Belnavis, 27, and Karel Mangual, 28, both of Worcester, were indicted last week on two counts of murder each, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. They are being held without bail. The two are accused of gunning down Chasity Nunez and her daughter, Zella Milton in their car in the area of Lisbon Street at Englewood Avenue on Tuesday, March 5.  Original Report: Mom, 11-Year-Old Daughter Killed In Worcest…

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by Josh Lanier
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Plane Crash: 4 Connecticut Residents, Including Teen, Killed In Vermont Plane Crash: 4 Connecticut Residents, Including Teen, Killed In Vermont
Plane Crash: 4 Connecticut Residents, Including Teen, Killed In Vermont Four Connecticut residents killed in a small plane crash in Vermont as they returned home from a luncheon have been identified. The Vermont State Police said the incident occurred in Addison County, Vermont, in Ferrisburgh on Sunday, Sept. 8. The victims, whose bodies were recovered on Monday, Sept. 9, have been identified as: Paul Pelletier, age 55, of Columbia, in Tolland County  Frank Rodriquez, age 88, of Lebanon, in New London County  Susan Van Ness, age 51, of Middletown, in Middlesex County  Delilah Van Ness, age 15, of Middletown, in Middlesex County . Middletown Po…

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by Kathy Reakes