MISUNDERSTANDING: Boston Police Find Van Wanted In Commonwealth Kidnapping MISUNDERSTANDING: Boston Police Find Van Wanted In Commonwealth Kidnapping
Misunderstanding: Boston Police Find Van Wanted In Commonwealth Kidnapping UPDATE: Boston Police said the van and child have been located and the incident was a misunderstanding.  Boston Police are seeking the public's help in finding a van wanted for a reported kidnapping of an 8-year-old child.  The kidnapping happened at 700 Commonwealth Avenue around 1:10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, police said.  Police said the van involved in the kidnapping is a possible gray Mercedes VanBoston Police Department Police said the van is a possible gray Mercedes Van with a white ventilation bubble on the roof and several stickers on the bumper, including a yellow oval stick…
RI Man Who Kidnapped, Killed MA's Jassy Correia Sentenced To Life In Prison RI Man Who Kidnapped, Killed MA's Jassy Correia Sentenced To Life In Prison
RI Man Who Kidnapped, Killed MA's Jassy Correia Sentenced To Life In Prison A Rhode Island man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for kidnapping and killing a 23-year-old mother from Boston, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports. Louis Coleman, of Providence, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for the death of Jassy Correia, of Dorchester on Tuesday, Oct. 11.  Corriera was reported missing after leaving her birthday celebration at Venu Nightclub in downtown Boston in the overnight hours of Sunday, February 24, 2019, authorities reported.  Shortly after 2 a.m., Correia got separated from her friends and tried to getting a…
Hyde Park Man Charged With Multiple Rapes In Boston, Quincy From 2017: Police Hyde Park Man Charged With Multiple Rapes In Boston, Quincy From 2017: Police
Hyde Park Man Charged With Multiple Rapes In Boston, Quincy From 2017: Police Police arrested a 43-year-old ride-share driver and changed him with multiple sexual assaults years ago after investigators linked him to the crimes by testing old rape kits, authorities said.  William Mancortes is accused of the sexual assaults that date back to 2017, the Boston Police Department announced on Friday, Sept. 23. He is charged with two counts of rape and one charge of indecent assault and battery on a person 14, authorities said. Quincy police also issued warrants for his arrest on aggravated rape and kidnapping charges, officials added. That incident also alleg…
Merrimac Man Pleads Guilty To Raping, Kidnapping 74-Year-Old Woman Merrimac Man Pleads Guilty To Raping, Kidnapping 74-Year-Old Woman
Merrimac Man Pleads Guilty To Raping, Kidnapping 74-Year-Old Woman A 51-year-old man from Merrimac was sentenced to 22 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to raping and kidnapping a 74-year-old woman, the Essex County District Attorney's office said. The woman was sexually and physically attacked by William Raia after she awoke in her Merrimac home on July 3, 2021, the office reports. The woman escaped her home after the attack and ran to her neighbors house where police were called. The woman told investigators that Raia said he had been watching her for a while and was knew her routines, the office reports.  The woman said Raia had smoked …
Ghost Gun Found On Peabody Man Charged With Allegedly Kidnapping Woman: DA Ghost Gun Found On Peabody Man Charged With Allegedly Kidnapping Woman: DA
Ghost Gun Found On Peabody Man Charged With Allegedly Kidnapping Woman: DA A 22-year-old man from Peabody has been charged with allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a woman while simultaneously possessing a ghost gun, the Middlesex County District Attorney's office said. Initial investigation suggests Jonathan Perry was involved in an altercation with the woman in the area of Old Boston Road in Tewksbury around 11:07 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, the office reports.  Perry allegedly grabbed the woman and held her against her will, both physically and with veral threats, while driving his car. Police later located Perry's car in the area of Fuller Street in S…
Cambridge Driver Sexually Assaulted Woman In Back Of His Cab: DA's Office Cambridge Driver Sexually Assaulted Woman In Back Of His Cab: DA's Office
Cambridge Driver Sexually Assaulted Woman In Back Of His Cab: DA's Office A Cambridge taxi driver is being held in lieu of $20,000 bail for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in the back of his cab at an MBTA station parking lot over the weekend, authorities said. Bereket Meshesha, age 44, was charged in connection with the assault that happened in the Beachmont station parking lot in Revere in the overnight hours of Saturday, Sept. 10, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office said. Responding officers found Meshesha standing outside his cab with the woman passed out in the back seat, the office said. A witness told police they saw Meshesha…
Dunkin' Donuts Manager Tied Up, Robbed By Armed Male In Salem: Police Dunkin' Donuts Manager Tied Up, Robbed By Armed Male In Salem: Police
Dunkin' Donuts Manager Tied Up, Robbed By Armed Male In Salem: Police Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with robbing a Dunkin' Donuts manager in Salem while she was leaving work, authorities said.  Police responded to a report of an armed robbery in the area of Linden Street by Forest Avenue in Salem around 1 p.m. on Sept. 6, Salem Police said on Facebook.  The manager told responding officers that a man wearing dark clothes and a blue surgical mask pointed a gun at her and forced his way into her driver's seat while walking to her car with money to deposit.  Armed Carjacking & Robbery in Salem: Surveillance video shows the suspect…
Serial Sex Offender Sentenced For Raping Woman At Boston McDonald's: DA Serial Sex Offender Sentenced For Raping Woman At Boston McDonald's: DA
Serial Sex Offender Sentenced For Raping Woman At Boston McDonald's: DA A convicted serial rapist has been sentenced for 25-30 years in prison for the 2018 rape of a woman in a McDonald's bathroom in Boston, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office reports. Shawn McClinton, age 41, raped and beat the woman in Dorchester McDonald's bathroom on February 19, 2018, the office reports.  In a victim impact statement, the woman said the attack has caused her to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and that she struggles with daily panic attacks.  “I feel as if Shawn McClinton tried to take my life away,” she said, according to the offic…
Risk Of Kidnappings, Violent Crime Prompts US State Department To Issue Mexico Travel Advisory Risk Of Kidnappings, Violent Crime Prompts US State Department To Issue Mexico Travel Advisory
Risk Of Kidnappings, Violent Crime Prompts US State Department To Issue Mexico Travel Advisory A new travel advisory has been issued for Americans who may be planning on heading to Mexico, warning them of "violent crime and kidnapping.” The US State Department advisory comes after incidents of vandalism, looting, and other crimes in the northern part of the Mexican state of Baja California, including the city of Tijuana, along the southern-most border of California. "Violent crime – such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery – is widespread and common in Mexico," the advisory states, noting that the US government "has limited ability to provide emergency services" to US ci…
Serial Sex Offender Found Guilty Of Raping Woman At Boston McDonald's: DA Serial Sex Offender Found Guilty Of Raping Woman At Boston McDonald's: DA
Serial Sex Offender Found Guilty Of Raping Woman At Boston McDonald's: DA A 41-year-old Boston man with a long history of sexual assaults was convicted on Wednesday, Aug. 17, of raping a woman in a Dorchester McDonald's bathroom in 2018, authorities said.  Shawn McClinton faces the possibility of life without parole after a jury found him guilty of kidnapping, aggravated rape, and three accounts of assault and battery, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge will sentence him on Aug. 31.  The attack happened on Feb. 19, 2018, when McClinton and two other men spent the day traveling around the city with the victim. But after the other…
Boston Man Impersonating Police Officer Caught Trying To Rape Woman: Police Boston Man Impersonating Police Officer Caught Trying To Rape Woman: Police
Boston Man Impersonating Police Officer Caught Trying To Rape Woman: Police A man from Dorchester was arrested for posing as a Boston police officer and trying to rape a woman, authorities said.  Charles Singleton, also known as Charles Zimmerman, was arrested after police responded to a call about a person with a gun in the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 6, Boston Police said.  A female victim told responding officers that she had met Singleton after a social gathering in the area and he claimed to be a police officer. Singleton then offered the woman a ride and drove her to a nearby field, police said.  At one point, he stopped and sho…
Victor Pena Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Boston Woman's Rape Victor Pena Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Boston Woman's Rape
Victor Pena Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Boston Woman's Rape Victor Pena, the Boston man convicted last week of kidnapping and raping a woman for three days, will spend the next several decades in prison. Judge Anthony Campo on Monday, Aug. 1, sentenced the 42-year-old man to 29-39 years in prison, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office announced. A Boston jury found Victor Pena guilty on Tuesday, July 26, of kidnapping a 23-year-old woman and raping her over multiple days at his Charlestown apartment in 2019.  The jury deliberated for only two hours and returned guilty verdicts on one charge of kidnapping and ten counts of rape, Boston25 sa…