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Boston Man Fired Gun Repeatedly During Daylight Armed Robbery: Police Boston Man Fired Gun Repeatedly During Daylight Armed Robbery: Police
Boston Man Fired Gun Repeatedly During Daylight Armed Robbery: Police Police arrested a Boston after they said he fired multiple shots during an armed robbery during broad daylight on Wednesday, Nov. 9.  Sylvester Coburn, 36, of Dorchester, faces armed robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, armed with intent to rob, and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, Boston police said.  Investigators said Coburn approached a couple around 10 a.m. near 4374 Washington Street and demanded cash and jewelry. Surveillance video shows the victim and Coburn fighting over the gun when two rounds were fired. Luckily, no one was injured, police said.&nbs…

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by Josh Lanier
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Boston Woman Pulls Knife, Bites Dollar Tree Worker Who Tried To Stop Her From Stealing: DA Boston Woman Pulls Knife, Bites Dollar Tree Worker Who Tried To Stop Her From Stealing: DA
Boston Woman Pulls Knife, Bites Dollar Tree Worker Who Tried To Stop Her From Stealing: DA A 52-year-old Boston woman attacked an employee of a Dollar Tree this week after they tried to stop her from stealing from the Dorchester store, authorities said.  Cherry Clanton is charged with armed robbery, assault and battery, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon stemming from the Sunday, Nov. 6, incident, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  A Dollar Tree employee said they saw Clanton stealing items during her visit over the weekend. When they confronted her about the shoplifting, Clanton pulled out a boxcutter and tried to stab the emplo…

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by Josh Lanier
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'I Don't Have To Pay For These': Boston Man Pulls Off Brazen Knifepoint Robbery At Shoe Store 'I Don't Have To Pay For These': Boston Man Pulls Off Brazen Knifepoint Robbery At Shoe Store
'I Don't Have To Pay For These': Boston Man Pulls Off Brazen Knifepoint Robbery At Shoe Store A Boston man is charged with armed robbery after police said he pulled a knife on a store manager over a pair of shoes.  Jason Johnson is accused of robbing the Downtown Crossing DSW in Boston on Sept. 29, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Police arrested him last week.  Employees of the store said Johnson triggered the alarm when he walked into the Washington Street store around 7:30 p.m., which indicated he had stolen merchandise from another store on him, police said. Johnson put on a pair of black Adidas shoes and left the box behind. When a store manager app…

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by Josh Lanier
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Western Mass Man Who Said His Name During Armed Robbery Gets 8 Years In Prison: DA Western Mass Man Who Said His Name During Armed Robbery Gets 8 Years In Prison: DA
Western Mass Man Who Said His Name During Armed Robbery Gets 8 Years In Prison: DA A 24-year-old Amherst man learned the hard way that saying your name while robbing someone you know defeats the purpose of a mask, officials said.  Oscar Garcia Alvarado pleaded guilty to a 2019 armed robbery, and a judge sentenced him to between seven and eight years in prison on Thursday, Oct. 6, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  Alvarado and another man who police have not identified broke into an Amherst man's apartment on Nov. 14, 2019, while he was playing video games with friends online, police said. The duo carried a pistol and a rifle and covered their fa…

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by Josh Lanier
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26-Year-Old Charged With Daylight Armed Robbery in Busy Downtown Boston: DA 26-Year-Old Charged With Daylight Armed Robbery in Busy Downtown Boston: DA
26-Year-Old Charged With Daylight Armed Robbery in Busy Downtown Boston: DA Authorities say a 26-year-old Boston man robbed a man at gunpoint in one of the busiest parts of the city last week during rush hour.  Alex Philogene, of Dorchester, was charged with armed robbery and a judge on Friday, Sept. 30, ordered him held on a $25,000 bond, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Philogene was out on bail for an unrelated charge of assaulting a correctional officer, the prosecutor said. The court revoked that bond.  Police said Philogene approached a man just before 5 p.m. on Sept. 22 at the corner of Washington and Winter streets in Downtown C…

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by Josh Lanier
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Boston Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Brockton Armed Robbery: Feds Boston Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Brockton Armed Robbery: Feds
Boston Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Brockton Armed Robbery: Feds A 27-year-old Brockton man who pleaded guilty to taking part in an armed robbery that involved a high-speed police chase and shots fired at officers will serve eight years in prison, prosecutors said.  Dennis Martin is the fourth and final suspect in a 2019 robbery of a T-Mobile store in Brockton, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts said. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, interference with commerce by robbery, brandishing, using, and carrying a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunit…

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by Josh Lanier
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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…

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by David Cifarelli
News
Boston Man Pleads Not Guilty In Connection With Fatal Quincy Apartment Shooting Boston Man Pleads Not Guilty In Connection With Fatal Quincy Apartment Shooting
Boston Man Pleads Not Guilty In Connection With Fatal Quincy Apartment Shooting A Boston man is being held without bail after pleading not guilty to his role in a fatal shooting that took the life of a 32-year-old man from Quincy, the Norfolk County District Attorney's office reports.  Dwayne Harper, age 28, of Dorchester, was wanted for his involvement in a shooting at the Elevation Apartments in Quincy last month that claimed the life of Jordan Wiggins. Harper was arrested while leaving his home at 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, the office reports. “Quincy Police and State Police detectives attached to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office have been working since the A…

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by David Cifarelli
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Man Robbed In Broad Daylight On Popular Bike Trail In Peabody: Report Man Robbed In Broad Daylight On Popular Bike Trail In Peabody: Report
Man Robbed In Broad Daylight On Popular Bike Trail In Peabody: Report Police are looking for a suspect after a man was robbed in broad daylight on a popular bike trail in Peabody, multiple news outlet report. Police responded to a report of an armed robbery on the Independence Greenway, in the area of Russell Street, around noon on Wednesday, Aug. 24, Boston25 and NECN report.  The victim told responding officers he was attacked by a man wielding a knife who demanded cash and his wedding ring, both outlets said citing Peabody Police. The victim suffered a nose injury as a result and was taken to a local hospital for treatment.  The invest…

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by David Cifarelli
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Boston Woman Faked Identity To Get Job At Store She Robbed: Police Boston Woman Faked Identity To Get Job At Store She Robbed: Police
Boston Woman Faked Identity To Get Job At Store She Robbed: Police Neveah Monroe told Boston police two armed robbers burst into the 4 Corners Cannabiz store on Monday, Aug. 8, demanded cash and then bolted. But investigators later learned Neveah Monroe wasn't the victim of any crime because she didn't exist. Jessica Lugo, 27, of Roxbury was arrested on Wednesday after police said she took part in an elaborate plot to rob the Dorchester store, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Lugo lied and used the fake name Neveah Monroe to get a job at the store on Washington Street, authorities said. It's unclear when she started …

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by Josh Lanier
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U.S. Marshals Nab 'Fugitive Of The Week' From New Hampshire In Worcester U.S. Marshals Nab 'Fugitive Of The Week' From New Hampshire In Worcester
U.S. Marshals Nab 'Fugitive Of The Week' From New Hampshire In Worcester A 21-year-old New Hampshire man wanted in connection with a violent armed robbery that sent a man to the hospital earlier this year was captured recently in Worcester. Melvin James Campbell IV was arrested on Aug. 3 after the U.S. Marshal Service listed him as the agency's Fugitive of the Week late last month. Agents said he was considered armed and dangerous. It's unclear how long he was in Massachusetts.  Authorities accused Campbell of breaking into a Nashua, N.H., home in March along with several other men, the Marshal Service said. The men forced their way inside the house and be…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Repeat Robber Nabbed By Boston Police Repeat Robber Nabbed By Boston Police
Repeat Robber Nabbed By Boston Police Police arrested a 29-year-old Boston man robbed two people and a store on back-to-back nights earlier this week.  Danavian Daniel faces several charges after police said he pulled a gun on someone at 758 Tremont Street on Monday, July 18, and demanded cash, Boston Police said. Shortly after, police said he did the same thing to another person on the same block.  Daniel robbed a store at 124 Harvard Street the following night, officers said. Investigators noted similarities in the robberies and linked them together. When police went to arrest him earlier this week, Daniel tossed h…

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by Josh Lanier