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Mass. Man Wanted On Child Porn Charges Hid In CT Woods For Months: Marshals
A 40-year-old wanted man was found hiding in a camp deep in the woods in Windham County on Monday, Oct. 21, after months on the run, authorities said. Steven Labrecque, 40, is wanted by authorities in Massachusetts on charges of child pornography, photographing intimate parts of a child, intimidation of a witness, reckless endangerment of a child, threatening, obscene matter to a minor, assault, and battery, the US Marshal Service said. Marshals were asked to help find Labrecque after police in Franklin and New Bedford, Massachusetts, were unable to track him down. Aut…
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
Missing Lawrence Mom Found Dead In Haverhill, Neighbor Charged: DA
A mother of two who has been missing since last weekend was found dead in a wooded area in Haverhill, authorities said. Carol Flaz-Burgos, 37, of Lawrence, was reported missing on Saturday, Aug. 31. Searchers found her body near Winnekenni Castle beside Kenoza Lake in Haverhill earlier this week. Friends said she walked outside to throw away a bag of trash at her Broadway Street home and never returned. Her son called 911, which sparked the massive search. What followed was a "full court press," with officers from multiple jurisdictions, helicopters, and police dogs …
Police & Fire
Francis Costa Jr. Is Accused Of Masturbating At An MBTA Stop
A 56-year-old man with a history of exposing himself to strangers was arrested this week after someone said they saw him masturbating at an MBTA station during morning rush hour, authorities said. Francis Costa Jr. is charged with open and gross lewdness and disorderly conduct, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A judge ordered him held without bail for 90 days after revoking his bond from an open case. Police were alerted to an alleged flasher on Tuesday, April 6, at the Blue Line Beachmont Station. The alleged victim told officers she was waiting for a train …
News
NY Judge Suspends Justin Timberlake's License Amid Drunk Driving Allegations
Pop superstar Justin Timberlake took time out of his European tour to face a New York judge in his alleged drunk driving case on Long Island. The former NSYNC frontman pleaded not guilty to one count of driving while intoxicated during a virtual appearance before Sag Harbor Village Justice Court on Friday morning, Aug. 2. Timberlake, age 43, of Franklin, Tennessee, was arrested shortly after leaving the posh American Hotel in Sag Harbor, around 12:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 18, after a night of drinking with friends, according to multiple news reports. He was held in jail overnight. Earlier …
Police & Fire
(NEW
Update
) Police Explode Bomb In Haverhill, Scene Cleared; Man In Custody
New Update: Residents near Rosebud Avenue are allowed to return to their homes after police said they destroyed a bomb at a house near there. Police had evacuated the area for hours as they searched for more explosives. Original: A state police bomb squad destroyed an explosive device at a Haverhill home on Friday, June 28. Police were called to 5 Rosebud Ave. around 8 a.m. to investigate reports that someone found an incendiary device. At 1 p.m., Haverhill police said they had destroyed the device in a controlled explosion. Police originally reported they found two …
Police & Fire
CT State Troopers Smash Allegedly Drunk Driver’s Window
Connecticut State Police had to smash a window and use a taser on a 24-year-old man before charging him with alleged drunk driving. The incident occurred in Middlesex County around 2:30 a.m., Saturday, June 22, on 1-91 northbound in Middletown between the rest area and Exit 20. According to State Police, troopers found a black GMC Sierra pickup with a Massachusetts license plate parked in the right climbing lane and several damaged DOT traffic cones. The truck's engine was running, and the driver was slumped over the steering wheel, state police said. Troopers attempted …
Police & Fire
Drunk Wakefield Man Threatens To Blow Up Store During Fight With Security: DA
A drunk Wakefield man is facing multiple charges after he got into a physical fight with Primark security, tried to steal something from the store, and then threatened to blow up the building when he lost, authorities said. Williams Rodriguez-Juarez, 24, is charged with unarmed robbery, making a bomb or hijack threat, assault and battery on a police officer, strangulation or suffocation, trespassing, resisting arrest, and three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon (shod foot), the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A judge set his bail at $500, and he must stay away from…
Police & Fire
No Bail For Man Accused Of Robbing Unconscious Victim In Brazen Boston Attack
A Dorchester man with a long criminal history was ordered held without bail after he allegedly attacked an older man and robbed him as he lay on the ground unresponsive, authorities said. Damond Brown, 52, is charged with unarmed robbery of a person over 60 and will return to court on June 17, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, May 30. The 65-year-old victim told police that he was walking in the Harrison and Massachusetts Avenue area just before 5 a.m. on April 20 when a man he didn't know punched him in the head. He "blacked out" and…
Police & Fire
Elderly Boston Man Charged In Stabbing Leaves 1 Hospitalized
A 70-year-old man in Boston has been charged in connection with a stabbing that injured another man in Mattapan, police said. Joseph J. Marrow, of Dorchester, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 17, shortly before 10 p.m. after the stabbing that happened near 442 River St. Related: 2nd Man Busted In Stabbing Soon-To-Be Dad Wilfredo Arevalo Officers found another man suffering from a non-life threatening stab wound, police said. He was rushed to a local hospital, and Marrow stayed on scene and was arrested. Related: Pedro Caetano Arrested, Charged After Stabbing In Milford Marrow i…
Police & Fire
Second Man Busted In Fatal Stabbing Of Medford Soon-To-Be Dad
A second man has been arrested in connection with the fatal Boston stabbing of a Medford man, who was about to have a baby girl. Julio Ardon, 26, was arrested near 464 Birch Street in Fall River around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11, in connection with the death of Wilfredo Landaverde Arevalo, 34. Related: Medford Man Fatally Stabbed In Boston ID’d By Police He was arrested for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and is set to appear in East Boston District Court, police said. Arevalo was found with life-threatening stab wounds shortly after 6:30 a.m. near 186 Gove St. on Fri…
Police & Fire
Video Shows Police Chase Ending With 2 Nabbed In Boston
A video showing a short police chase and arrest in South Boston has gone viral after commenters were astonished by the number of patrol cars involved in the pursuit. Kailyn Almeida, 23, of Bridgewater, and Christopher A. Meade, 30, of Malden, were arrested following the chase on Monday, Dec. 11, State Police said. The chase began just after 10 p.m. when a trooper tried to pull over a white Acadia in Dorchester near the Neponset Avenue bridge. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Only In Boston (@onlyinbos) …
Police & Fire
Western Mass Man, Ex-Head Of 'Recount' News Site Had 'Large' Amount Of Child Porn: Police
A 44-year-old Berkshire County man and former editor-in-chief of a popular news site faces multiple felonies after he allegedly amassed a trove of child sexual abuse material featuring children as young as 3, authorities said. He also took is accused of taking part in discussions on how to abduct and rape children. Slade Sohmer, of Otis, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 13, following a lengthy investigation and charged with two counts of having child porn and two counts of dissemination of child pornography, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. More charges are expect…
Police & Fire
(Updated) Accused Worcester State Shooter Busted In New York: Police
Update: Kevin Rodriguez, 18, who is accused of a shooting at Worcester State University that killed one and injured another, will soon return to Massachusetts to face charges, authorities said Friday, Nov. 3. Rodriguez was captured in New York on Thursday and signed a waiver of extradition, meaning he will not fight Bay State officials in bringing him back. Original: The 18-year-old man police say pulled the trigger and shot two people at Worcester State University on Saturday, Oct. 28, has been arrested in New York City, police announced Thursday. Kevin Rodriquez, of Lawrence, is cha…
Police & Fire
Love In A Boston Elevator Lands Couple With Warrants In Prison: Police
A couple of love birds decided to get hot and heavy in an elevator at the State Street MBTA Station Monday night, Oct. 16, transit police said, but that wasn't what got them locked up. Transit police received a call of two people *ahem* going down in an elevator around 10 p.m. Police caught the couple in the act, but after running their information, officers realized they were wanted for a slew of other crimes outside of living out the lyrics to a late 1980s B-tier Aerosmith jam. The two had warrants for assault with a dangerous weapon, breaking and entering, and assault on a po…
News
2 More Busted In Baby's Killing In Western Mass, Charged With Helping Shooter: DA
Two people in Hampden County have been arrested and charged with helping one of the men accused of shooting an innocent bystander and killing her baby in a Holyoke shooting earlier this month, authorities announced Tuesday, Oct. 17. Jose Galarza, age 31, and Jay Marie Rosado-Rosario, age 29, both of Holyoke, are charged with accessory after the fact – murder, the Hampden County District Attorney said. Investigators said they helped Kermith Alvarez, the third suspect in the shooting, evade capture after the killing. Related: Third Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of Bab…
Police & Fire
Man Who Pulled Trigger In Chelsea Killing Caught In South Boston: Police
Police in Chelsea say they have arrested a man who killed a 23-year-old on Sunday night, Oct. 8. Edgar Nerys, 28, was captured Wednesday in South Boston, Massachusetts State Police said. He is charged with murder. Police say Nerys shot and killed Santos David Canizales just before 10:30 p.m. near Congress Avenue and Shurtleff Street. Paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead. Nerys will be arraigned Thursday in Chelsea District Court, authorities said. Santos David's mother, Lizett Leiva, created a GoFundMe to help pay …
Police & Fire
Accused Quincy Teen Killer Arrested In Puerto Rico, Returned To Mass: DA
A man police say shot and killed 17-year-old Nathan Paul in Quincy last year and fled to Puerto Rico has been arrested and brought back to Massachusetts, the Norfolk County District Attorney said. Keniel Diaz-Romero, formerly of Quincy, will be arraigned later this week on charges of murder, larceny from a person, possession of a counterfeit bill, uttering a counterfeit bill, conspiracy to commit larceny, and unlawfully carrying a firearm, the prosecutor said. Diaz-Romero is the sixth and final suspect to be charged in the killing of the Weymouth High School senior on Feb. 15, …
Police & Fire
Standoff With Armed Man Inside Middlesex Co. Home Ends Peacefully: Police
A police negotiator was able to talk a man who had barricaded himself inside a Middlesex County apartment Sunday afternoon, Sept. 10, out of the home without bloodshed, authorities said. Officers were called to 7 Elm Court in Maynard just before 12:30 p.m. because a man was destroying things with a hatchet, Maynard police said. Other people inside the home were able to get out without getting hurt. The man, whose name has not been released, barricaded himself inside the home and refused to come outside. The Maynard police SWAT stood at the ready to kick in the door and drag him …
News
(Update) Man Steals MBTA Van With Passenger Inside In Woburn, Crashes It: Cops
Update: Police have identified the man they say stole the MBTA as Thomas Baldwin, 34, who last lived in Lowell. Officers said he stole the van when the driver got out to help someone at a Stop 'n Shop parking lot on Elm Street in Woburn. Original: A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 6, after he stole an MBTA T-RIDE van with a passenger inside in Woburn and crashed trying to get away, authorities said. The 34-year-old man stole the Ford Flex van, which transports people with disabilities, on Elm Street around 3:42 p.m., the transit authority said in a news release. Poli…
Police & Fire
SWAT Team Nabs Wanted Pair In Newburyport, Man Held Without Bail
A pair of wanted people were taken into custody in Essex County with the help of a negotiator and specially-trained officers, officials said. Nicholas Hanson and Francesca Ferrara, both of Newburyport, were taken down by police and a SWAT Team at Hanson's apartment at 234 Low Street in Newburyport on Tuesday, Aug. 22, according to the Newburyport Police Department. Hanson was wanted on multiple arrest warrants and had previously resisted arrest. Ferrara was also wanted on an arrest warrant. Police saw the pair were in the apartment but could not get in contact with t…
News
Man Hospitalized With Serious Wounds In Waltham Stabbing; Cops Bust Suspect
A 33-year-old man faces multiple charges after police say he stabbed someone Sunday morning, Aug. 6, in Middlesex County. Thiago Oliveira, of Waltham, is charged with armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon, and threats, Waltham police said. He will be arraigned on Monday. Officials say Oliveira attacked a man at the Adams Street Apartments at 94 Adams St. in Waltham around 11:15 a.m. The victim suffered severe but non-life-threatening injuries in the attack. Police provided first aid until paramedics cou…
Police & Fire
Child Porn: Female Daycare Worker Took Nude Photos Of Kids in Tyngsborough, Shared Them With Ex
A 38-year-old daycare worker in Tyngsborough was arrested Thursday morning, June 22, and charged with child exploitation and child pornography, federal authorities said. Lindsay Groves, 38, of Hudson, New Hampshire, is accused of taking nude photos of the children under her care and texting them to an ex-partner while employed at Creative Minds Early Learning Center, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Groves allegedly took the photos during bathroom breaks or when changing their diapers before naptime, the prosecutor said. A forensic audit of her cellphone showed s…
Police & Fire
Manchester-By-The-Sea Man Nabbed For Child Porn After Months-Long Investigation: Police
A months-long police investigation culminated in the execution of a search warrant that led to an arrest, officials say. Casey Connors, of Manchester-By-The-Sea, was arrested on Thursday, April 20 at approximately 4:30 p.m. as the result of a long-term investigation, according to Manchester-By-The-Sea police. The arrest followed the execution of a search warrant at 1 Powder House Lane in Manchester-By-The-Sea. The following groups were involved in the investigation: Topsfield police Rowley police Ipswich police The Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory Connors is …
Police & Fire
Surrendered
: Western Mass Homicide Suspect Moves From Most Wanted List To Jail
The wanted man who sparked a state-wide alert has given himself up after months of police searches, officials say. Evdyeke Oniel Pabon Flores, a 21-year-old man wanted for murdering a man in Holyoke in December 2022, surrendered to police shortly after 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 13, according to the Massachusetts State Police. Police shared this photo of Flores from 2020.Massachusetts State Police Police issued a state-wide alert for the Flores, who was believed to be armed and dangerous, on Wednesday, March 29, as reported by Daily Voice. He was added to the Massachusetts Most Wanted…
Police & Fire
Hammer-Wielding Man Threatens To Kill Employees At Somerville Gas Station: Police
Police arrested a man who who threatened employees both verbally and physically at a Somerville gas station last month. Police responded to a report of a suspicious person at a gas station on Alewife Brook Parkway just before 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28, according to a Somerville Police crime log. Upon arrival, officers learned that a man walked into the store and was rude to employees. After he was told to leave, the man grabbed a hammer, chased the employees and threatened to kill them before leaving the store. Officers arrested the man when he came back to the same area around 9 p…
Police & Fire
Driver Turns Out Lights To Evade Cambridge Cops, Drives Straight Into Pole: Police
The driver of a stolen car gave himself away when he drove the wrong way down a one-way road, officials said. Police noticed that a man was driving the wrong way on Technology Square in Cambridge shortly after 4:00 a.m. on Friday, March 3, according to the Cambridge Police Department. The driver, a 35-year-old Somerville man, saw police and quickly turned the car's headlights and rear lights off, made a U-turn, and drove off, slamming the vehicle into a pole on Bishop Allen Drive a block away. While looking up the car's details, police maintained a safe distance from the vehicle and found…
Police & Fire
SWAT Officer Shoots Man's Hand Who Threatened Taunton Resident: Police
An armed man shouted threats to a resident who was inside his home, leading to an hours-long standoff that ended with a single gunshot, officials say. In Bristol County, a man was arrested for holding a handgun and making threats to an individual from outside the victim's duplex on Pratt Street on Wednesday, Feb. 15, according to the Taunton Police Department. Police responded around 11:45 p.m. and evacuated the duplex and surrounding homes. Residents in the area were warned of the situation through a reverse 911 call from the City of Taunton. The suspect stayed…
Neighbors
Arrest Made In Shooting Death Of 13-Year-Old Tyler Lawrence In Boston: Officials
An arrest has been made in the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy in Boston two weekends ago, officials said. Csean Skerritt, age 34, was arrested for allegedly shooting and killed Tyler Lawrence on Sunday, Feb. 5, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced on Monday. Skerritt is charged with murder, being an armed career criminal level III, and various firearm and ammunition charges, Hayden said. He was already in federal custody on un-related charges. "I want to thank the Boston Police detectives for their extraordinary, nonstop work on this case, and the US Attorney’s O…
Obituaries
Loved Ones Honor Lawrence Father With 'Infectious Smile' Gunned Down At 31
Loved ones are mourning the death of a 31-year-old father from Lawrence who was shot and killed in Methuen last weekend. "Carlos always had a smile on his face, he was the life of the party, and was a trustworthy and kind man," his obituary reads. "He loved to spend time with his family more than anything." Bello was shot in the Haverhill Street area of Methuen and later pronounced dead at Lawrence General Hospital early Sunday morning, Jan. 29 as previously reported by Daily Voice. Adrian Isabel, age 17, of Methuen and Kelvin Francisco-Perez, age 22, of Lawrence, have been arrested …
Police & Fire
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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