Tewksbury Man Convicted Of Beating Girlfriend To Death In Their Bed Tewksbury Man Convicted Of Beating Girlfriend To Death In Their Bed
Tewksbury Man Convicted Of Beating Girlfriend To Death In Their Bed A 43-year-old Tewksbury man was found guilty this week of first-degree murder in the brutal beating death of his girlfriend in 2019, authorities said.  Eric Griffin was convicted of the murder charge as well as strangulation, two counts of domestic assault and battery and battery, and intimidation of a witness in connection with the killing of  Jennifer Kalicki, 39, of Tewksbury, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office announced Thursday, July 13.  Tewksbury police were called to the home Griffin and Kalicki shared on Sept. 15, 2019, around 8:30 p.m. to reports of a sus…
Man Charged In Shootout That Nearly Killed Bystander In Malden Apartment Lobby Man Charged In Shootout That Nearly Killed Bystander In Malden Apartment Lobby
Man Charged In Shootout That Nearly Killed Bystander In Malden Apartment Lobby A 35-year-old man was charged with shooting a woman by mistake on Sunday night, June 18, which sparked a shootout inside a Malden apartment lobby, authorities said. He was also wounded in the exchange of gunfire.  Mohamed Abdulaziz, of Somerville, is charged with armed assault with intent to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, carrying a firearm without a license, and possession of ammunition in connection with a shooting, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.  Abdulaziz entered the Overlook Ridge Drive apartment building around 2:20 a.m. planning to rob a man, …
Woman Killed In Marlborough Parking Lot; Suspect In Custody: DA (DEVELOPING) Woman Killed In Marlborough Parking Lot; Suspect In Custody: DA (DEVELOPING)
Woman Killed In Marlborough Parking Lot; Suspect In Custody: DA (Developing) A woman was killed in the parking lot of a Marlborough hotel Thursday, June 1, afternoon, and police have captured a suspect, authorities said.  Police were called to the hotel on Lakeside Avenue just after 12:30 p.m. and found the body.  Police did not say how she was killed or how they found their suspect. They also did not identify either of them.  Marlborough police and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office are investigating the slaying.  Check back with the Daily Voice for updates on this developing story. 
Man Cops To Dumping Body In Westford After Woman ODs In Car: DA Man Cops To Dumping Body In Westford After Woman ODs In Car: DA
Man Cops To Dumping Body In Westford After Woman ODs In Car: DA A 59-year-old Western Massachusetts man admitted to leaving a woman's body on the side of a Westford road in 2019 after she overdosed in his car, authorities announced on Monday, May 8. He will spend the next seven to eight years behind bars.  Daniel Perras, of Easthampton, pled guilty to destruction of evidence and improper disposal of a body after he left Melissa Mestre in Westford and got rid of her things to avoid being any link to her death, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.  Perras picked up Mestre on Jan. 31, 2019, from her home in Springfield and dro…
Police Investigating Baby's Death In Waltham: DA Police Investigating Baby's Death In Waltham: DA
Police Investigating Baby's Death In Waltham: DA Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 5-month-old baby boy in Waltham last week. Police responded to a home on Leitha Street just before 2 p.m. on April 13 to a report of an unresponsive baby, a spokesperson for the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. Paramedics attempted life-saving efforts before rushing him to Newton Wellesley Hospital, where he died.  Authorities said the boy didn't live at that home, and it's unclear if his parents were there.  Information about this case is limited as the investigation is ongoing. 
Man Accused Of Driving Shootout In North Cambridge With Kids In Car Found Guilty: DA Man Accused Of Driving Shootout In North Cambridge With Kids In Car Found Guilty: DA
Man Accused Of Driving Shootout In North Cambridge With Kids In Car Found Guilty: DA A Boston man accused of taking part in a rolling shootout in moving cars was found guilty on multiple gun charges, authorities said.  Che Meranda, 31, of Boston, drove through North Cambridge in August 2021, exchanging shots with another man along Pemberton and Middlesex streets with his two young children in the car, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.  Luckily, no one was injured in the duel, but multiple cars were damaged by stray bullets, authorities said at the time.  Meranda was found guilty last week of two counts of assault with intent to kill, a…
CAUGHT: Man Charged With Brutal Malden Slaying Captured After Months On Run, DA Says CAUGHT: Man Charged With Brutal Malden Slaying Captured After Months On Run, DA Says
Caught: Man Charged With Brutal Malden Slaying Captured After Months On Run, DA Says Dion Smith, who is accused of stabbing an elderly Malden man 30 times, was arrested Thursday morning, April 13, in Atlanta, ending a nearly two-month-long manhunt, officials said.  It's unclear when the 33-year-old Boston man will return to the Bay State to face murder and theft charges, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.  Related: Man Charged With Malden Murder Still On The Run Police said the Boston man stabbed 79-year-old Ronald Gilbert more than two dozen times in late December in his second-floor apartment in Malden. Officers didn't find GIlbert's body until Feb.…
UPDATE: IDs Released For Victims Of Doubly Fatal Hopkinton Fire, DA Says UPDATE: IDs Released For Victims Of Doubly Fatal Hopkinton Fire, DA Says
Update: IDs Released For Victims Of Doubly Fatal Hopkinton Fire, DA Says The identities of the married couple who died in a two fire-alarm have been released by officials, who have also ruled the fire not suspicious. Seldon MacNeill and Judith MacNeill both died because of the fire broke out at their home on Hayward Street in Hopkinton around 1:10 a.m. on Sunday, April 9, according to the Hopkinton Fire Department and the Middlesex District Attorney's Office.  Firefighters found 61-year-old Seldon in the hallway. He and his wife, 68-year-old Judith, who was found in a bedroom, were both transported to Milford Regional Medical Center where the husband w…
Hopkinton Military Vet Dies, Wife Hospitalized In Fatal 2-Alarm Easter Fire Hopkinton Military Vet Dies, Wife Hospitalized In Fatal 2-Alarm Easter Fire
Hopkinton Military Vet Dies, Wife Hospitalized In Fatal 2-Alarm Easter Fire In the early hours of Easter Sunday, a two-alarm fire tore through a home and claimed the lives of a military veteran and a dog, and sent a senior woman to the hospital for treatment of her injuries.  The fatal fire broke out at a house on Hayward Street in Hopkinton around 1:10 a.m. on Sunday, April 9, according to the Hopkinton Fire Department.  Officials have not yet released the name of the man who died in the fire, but WCVB identifies the man as Don MacNeill. He and his wife were beloved community members, according to WCVB.  Firefighters arrived at the scene and were greeted by heav…
Westford 30-Year-Old Man Dies In Single-Car Crash: Police Westford 30-Year-Old Man Dies In Single-Car Crash: Police
Westford 30-Year-Old Man Dies In Single-Car Crash: Police The cause of a single-vehicle crash that claimed a man's life is under investigation, police say.  A 30-year-old Westford man died at the scene of the crash that occurred around 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, according to Westford Police Captain James Peloquin.  The driver was the long occupant inside the vehicle. His immediate family was out of state at the time of the crash, Peloquin said, so his identity has not yet been released.  Massachusetts State Police also responded to the scene of the crash, and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office was notified.&nb…
Manhunt: Man Charged In Malden Murder Still On The Run Manhunt: Man Charged In Malden Murder Still On The Run
Manhunt: Man Charged In Malden Murder Still On The Run A 33-year-old Boston man accused of stabbing an elderly Malden man more than 30 times remains on the loose, authorities said. Police have renewed their plea to the public to help track him down.  Dion Smith is now accused of killing 79-year-old Ronald Gilbert last month after Gilbert's neighbors called police to report a strange smell coming from his apartment, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said on Wednesday, March 15.  Officers found Gilbert's decomposing body with more than two dozen stab wounds on Feb. 22. Officials believe he was killed two months earlier in late De…
MANHUNT: Police Searching For Man Linked To Malden Corpse MANHUNT: Police Searching For Man Linked To Malden Corpse
Manhunt: Police Searching For Man Linked To Malden Corpse Police in Middlesex County are on the lookout for a 33-year-old who is connected to a body found in an apartment in Malden. Officers found the body of 79-year-old Ronald Gilbert in his second-floor apartment on the afternoon of Feb. 22, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said. He had been dead for quite some time. The medical examiner is working to determine the cause of death. During their investigation, police said several things belonging to Gilbert had been taken. Officers later linked those stolen items to Dion Smith, 33, of Boston. Malden Police ask anyone with information o…