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(Update) Body Pulled From Avon Well ID’d As Man Missing Since September (Update) Body Pulled From Avon Well ID’d As Man Missing Since September
(Update) Body Pulled From Avon Well ID’d As Man Missing Since September Update: An autopsy has ruled out foul play in the death of Keith McKechnie, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said. Avon police are still waiting for the results of a toxicology report.  Original: A man who was reported missing in Avon since September has been found dead in a well on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 25, according to the Norfolk District Attorney's Office. Keith McKechnie, 45, left his home on East High Street on Sept. 7 and didn’t come back, Avon police said. Family and friends had posted several pleas for help to track him down as he suffers from mental illness, and th…

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Ex-Dedham Officer In Prison Nearly Decade After Kidnapping Death Of Avon Dad: DA Ex-Dedham Officer In Prison Nearly Decade After Kidnapping Death Of Avon Dad: DA
Ex-Dedham Officer In Prison Nearly Decade After Kidnapping Death Of Avon Dad: DA A former officer with the Dedham Police Department has finally entered prison for his role in the kidnapping death of an Avon father nearly a decade ago, officials said.  Micheal Schoener, age 49, entered state prison on Thursday, May 4 for the kidnapping and murder of 37-year-old James Robertson, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office reports.  Robertson was taken from his family home on New Year's Day 2014 and was found murdered in the woods of Upton about two years later, the DA's Office reports.  Robertson was last seen by his family getting into a car with two me…

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by David Cifarelli
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Police Pursuit Starts In Avon, Ends In Arrest Of 25-Year-Old Brockton Man Police Pursuit Starts In Avon, Ends In Arrest Of 25-Year-Old Brockton Man
Police Pursuit Starts In Avon, Ends In Arrest Of 25-Year-Old Brockton Man A police pursuit in Avon last week resulted in the arrest of a 25-year-old man from Brockton, authorities said. The pursuit started when officers tried stopping a 2008 Nissan Altima near Memorial Drive at 11:37 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, Avon Police Chief Jeffrey Bukunt reports. The car was allegedly being driven without an inspection sticker. The driver, later identified as Marvens Jean-Jacques, allegedly failed to stop for police and drove away over the speed limit, Bukunt said. The pursuit stopped after Jean-Jacques crossed into Brockton, but officers took down the car's registration.&nbs…

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Pair Of Fatal Crashes Under Investigation In Eastern Massachusetts Pair Of Fatal Crashes Under Investigation In Eastern Massachusetts
Pair Of Fatal Crashes Under Investigation In Eastern Massachusetts State police are investigating multiple fatal crashes that happened over the weekend in eastern Massachusetts.  Damiah Bosden-Wigfall, 26, died in a fiery crash on Friday, July 23, just after 2 a.m. in Avon, when her 2015 Hyundai slammed into a dump truck and burst into flames, Massachusetts State Police said.  A 27-year-old woman from Randolph was able to climb out of the car. Paramedics took her to a nearby hospital for treatment. Officers did not release any updated information on her condition. The driver of the dump truck, a 67-year-old man from Lunenburg, was not …

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by Josh Lanier