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Mass Teen, Man Charged In Explosion At Harvard Medical School; FBI Details What Agents Found
The FBI says two Massachusetts men have been arrested after an explosion shook a building at Harvard Medical School. Logan David Patterson, 18, of Plymouth, and Dominique Frank Cardoza, 20, of Cardoza, are accused of setting off a Roman candle firework inside the Goldenson Building at 220 Longwood Avenue in Boston, federal investigators said. Agents with the Boston Joint Terrorism Task Force made the arrests with help from Harvard University Police. Ted Dox, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston office, said the two bragged about what they did and then tried to cover it up.&nbs…
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PA Gov. Shapiro’s Mansion Firebomber Cody Balmer Sentenced — Watch New Video Evidence
Cody A. Balmer has pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro in a firebombing attack that endangered 22 people inside the Governor’s Mansion in Harrisburg, prosecutors announced on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Balmer admitted to all charges, including attempted murder, aggravated arson, 22 counts of arson (one for each person endangered), burglary, and related offenses, according to Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo. The Sentence Judge Deborah E. Curcillo accepted a plea agreement in which Balmer, 38, was sentenced to a state correctional institution for 2…
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Facebook Friend Stabbed, Burned Alive By Gang Member: Life Sentences Mount
The final member of a violent Lehigh Valley gang has been convicted in the 2018 torture-killing of 18-year-old Tyrell Holmes, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. Zahmire Welcome, 27, of Whitehall, was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and kidnapping by a Northampton County jury after more than a week of testimony. He faces a mandatory life sentence when he is formally sentenced on Jan. 14, 2026. Welcome was the last of four men charged in connection with Holmes' killing — all members of a gang that called itself “Money Rul…
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Charlie Kirk Murder: Person Of Interest Released Hours After Utah Campus Shooting
A person of interest who was apprehended in connection with the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was released hours later. The individual was released from custody following an interrogation by police, FBI Director Kash Patel announced on X Wednesday night, Sept. 10. No suspects had been arrested as of 8:45 p.m. "Our investigation continues and we will continue to release information in interest of transparency," Patel said. Related Report: Who Was Charlie Kirk? College Dropout, Forbes 30 Under 30 Influencer Assassinated At Rally Kirk, 31, was …
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Influencer 'Drew Disaster' Commits Arson In Botched Suicide Attempt: Affidavit
A popular content creator is facing felony charges after allegedly setting her Middletown home on fire in a suicide attempt that killed one of her cats, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Sept. 4. Drew Yvonne Mehalick-Headley, 29 — known to her hundreds of thousands of followers as “Drew Disaster” — allegedly lit the bedroom of her mobile home on Caravan Court around 4:39 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, according to Middletown police. Flames ripped through the residence before firefighters were able to knock down the blaze and rescue Mehalick-Headley, authorities said…
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Miami Man Nearly Beheads, Murders Mom Who Came To Check On Him: Police
A 40-year-old Miami Beach man was arrested and charged with murder after an eight-hour SWAT standoff over the weekend after his New Jersey mother's body was found nearly decapitated in a dumpster, police said. Anthony Caruso, 40, was arrested on Sunday, July 20, following the standoff at his apartment on Washington Avenue, according to a criminal complaint filed by Miami Beach Police. Police were dispatched to 800 Washington Ave.,, for a welfare check after Elizabeth Caruso’s son-in-law reported not hearing from her for over six hours, the affidavit says. Elizabeth had arrived mid-day Satu…
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CT Woman Claimed To Be Devil Before Setting House On Fire, Shooting At Boyfriend: Cops
A 42-year-old man told police he awoke to his girlfriend pointing a gun at his head and claiming she was Lucifer. She told him that they needed to kill the neighbors before she allegedly set their home on fire, authorities said. Megan Dunkin, 31, of Harwinton, turned herself in to police on Tuesday, June 24. She faces multiple charges in connection with the incident, according to the Connecticut State Police. The ordeal began on June 12, when Dunkin’s partner said she started rambling and running around their home, an arrest warrant stated. He later found her burning a hole in a shower curt…
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‘Death To America’ Man Who Tried To Firebomb US Embassy In Tel Aviv Arrested At JFK: DOJ
A man who once lived in Colorado is facing federal charges for attempting to firebomb the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv and threatening to assassinate President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Sunday, May 25. Joseph Neumeyer, 28, a dual U.S.-German citizen, was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport after being deported from Israel, according to federal prosecutors in Brooklyn. Molotov Cocktails Outside The Embassy Neumeyer allegedly showed up at the U.S. Embassy’s Tel Aviv branch on Sunday, May 19, with a dark backpack loaded with three Molotov cocktails. Se…
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Duo Accused Of Torching Springfield Shed During Eviction Dispute; Home Also Damaged In Blaze
Two people who were being evicted from a home in Springfield set fire to a shed on the property, damaging the house and destroying the other structure, police said. Nelson Martins, 51, of Ludlow, and Wendy Champagne, 47, of Ware, were arrested in Ware on Wednesday, May 21, and charged with the March 1 blaze, Springfield Police said. Firefighters were called to a fire on Kamuda Street in Springfield on March 1 and found a shed ablaze and flames leaping onto the nearby home. Crews put out the conflagration with no injuries, but the shed was destroyed, and the house suf…
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Arson Suspected After 4 Fires At Same Abandoned Waltham Campus: ‘We’re Deeply Concerned'
Two more fires have torn through the long-abandoned Fernald School campus in Waltham, and officials believe they may be connected to a troubling pattern of arson dating back to last year. Waltham Fire Chief Andrew Mullin, Police Chief Kevin O’Connell, and State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine confirmed that the recent fires, which happened in April, are now under investigation. They say the blazes appear to have been set on purpose and are likely linked to two others that happened in January and December. “There have been four fires in that area since December,” said Chief O’Connell. “These inci…
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Bonfire Left Burning Sparked 15,000-Acre NJ Wildfire, 19-Year-Old Man Charged: Prosecutor
A 19-year-old New Jersey man has been charged with setting the massive wildfire that scorched 15,000 acres and destroyed a commercial building this week, officials announced. Joseph Kling, of Ocean Township (Waretown), was charged with Aggravated Arson and Arson in connection with the Tuesday, April 22 blaze, according to a joint statement from Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, NJ DEP Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette, and Ocean Township Police Chief Michal Rogalski. The fire was first spotted at 9:45 a.m. by the Cedar Bridge Fire Tower, which reported seeing smoke near Jones Roa…
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College Student In Boston Firebombed Tesla Dealership While On Spring Break, Feds Say
A college freshman on spring break is now facing federal charges after allegedly tossing a Molotov cocktail at a Tesla dealership, torching two Cybertrucks in a late-night firebombing. Owen McIntire, 19, of Kansas City, Missouri, who attends college in Boston, was arrested and appeared in federal court in Massachusetts on Friday, April 18. Prosecutors say the charges stem from a Monday, March 17 blaze at the Tesla Center in Kansas City, where he’s accused of using incendiary devices, including one that didn’t detonate, to start a fire that destroyed two vehicles worth more than $100,000 eac…
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: Cody Balmer’s 911 Call Before Firebombing Gov. Shapiro’s Residence Mentions Palestine
Just hours before Molotov cocktails were hurled into the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence, a man now charged in the attack made a chilling 911 call claiming Gov. Josh Shapiro was targeting Palestinians and hurting his family. Cody Allen Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, is accused of breaking a window at the Governor’s official residence with a hammer and throwing incendiary devices inside while Shapiro, his wife Lori, and their children were sleeping early Sunday, April 13. In a 911 call obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, April 18, Balmer told dispatchers: “Governor Josh Shapiro needs to know t…
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‘Irritable And Agitated’: Cody Balmer’s Mom Sought Help Days Before Governor’s Mansion Arson
Days before the firebombing at the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence, the mother of accused arsonist Cody Balmer pleaded with police, fearing her son was suffering from a mental health breakdown, Penbrook police announced in a release on Tuesday, April 15. On April 10 — just three days before the Molotov cocktail attack that forced Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family to evacuate — Balmer’s mother, Christie, contacted the Penbrook Police Department to report that her son had left home without explanation. She told officers that she believed he stopped taking his medications about a year ago and …
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Hospitalized After Confessing: Cody Balmer Admits Firebombing PA Governor’s Mansion
The man accused of firebombing Pennsylvania’s Governor’s Residence while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept has been hospitalized for a medical event, authorities announced on Monday, April 14. Cody Allen Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg, remains under Pennsylvania State Police supervision while receiving treatment at an area hospital. Officials said the medical episode was unrelated to the fire or his arrest. Balmer will be arraigned at Dauphin County Prison once he is cleared for release, state police said. A surveillance video captured Balmer climbing over a wall onto the Governor’s Residen…
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Shocking Photos Show Firebombed Damage Inside PA Governor’s Mansion After Arson Attack
Charred walls, melted fixtures, and soot-stained ceilings — shocking new images reveal the devastation inside the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence after an arsonist set it ablaze while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept. The photos, released by the Commonwealth on Sunday evening, show extensive fire damage throughout the stately Harrisburg mansion’s interior, particularly concentrated near the front entrance. Blackened walls, debris-strewn floors, and scorched furniture paint a harrowing picture of the overnight attack that officials say could have ended in tragedy. Commonwealth Medi…
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Cody Balmer Set Fire At Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Residence While Family Slept, State Police Say
A Harrisburg man is accused of setting fire to the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence while Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday, April 13. The blaze broke out around 2 a.m. at the mansion on North Front Street in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, authorities said. Shapiro, his wife Lori, and their children were safely evacuated by Pennsylvania State Police and Capitol Police after troopers banged on their door to wake them. The Harrisburg Bureau of Fire quickly extinguished the flames. No injuries were reported, though the fire caused “signi…
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Arsonist Sets PA Governor Josh Shapiro’s Residence On Fire
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and his family were forced to evacuate their residence as an arsonist set the governor’s residence ablaze while they slept overnight. The blaze broke out at 2 a.m. on Sunday, April 13, in North Front Street in the city of Harrisburg in Dauphin County. Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement they has confirmed that the fire was a deliberate act of arson. The alleged arsonist has since been identified and arrested, click here to read our full report. The Shapiro family was located in a different part of the mansion and was safely evacuated…
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Gloucester Market Basket Employee Accused Of Setting 2 Fires In Store: State
Take this job and burn it. That’s what fire officials say a Market Basket employee did last week when he allegedly set two blazes at a grocery store. Matthew Johnson, 35, faces two counts each of burning personal property and attempted arson for allegedly setting two fires at a Market Basket located at 101 Gloucester Crossing Road in Gloucester, according to the State Fire Marshal's Office. Firefighters responded to the scene around 8:20 p.m. on Friday, March 14, and discovered blazes in the stockroom and inside a cardboard compactor, officials said. Crews had both fires under control by 9 …
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Quadruple Murder: Matthew Locke
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Of Vicious Murder Of Mass. Family: DA
A jury convicted a Massachusetts man of the brutal quadruple murder of his cousin's wife and her three young children at their Worcester County home, prosecutors said. Matthew Locke, 38, formerly of Ware, was found guilty of four counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of Sara Bermudez, 38, Madison Bermudez, 8, James Bermudez, 6, and Michael Bermudez, 2, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. Locke, a cousin of Moses Bermudez, committed the March 1, 2018, murders while Moses was out of town in California, authorities said. The trial lasted four weeks and included…
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Woman Set Fire At Maynard Home That Injured Firefighter: Police
A 26-year-old woman has been arrested after police say she intentionally started a house fire in Maynard last month. Anabelle Dentino, of Maynard, is charged with arson of a dwelling and causing injury to a firefighter, Maynard police said. She is being held without bail. Firefighters were called to 1 Little Road in Maynard to reports of a structure fire. While battling the blaze, a firefighter suffered minor injuries. Arson investigators believe the fire was intentionally set, and Dentino was arrested without incident on Tuesday, July 16. She'll return to court on…
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3 Charged In Movie Style Heist Of Mass. Cannabis Cash Courier: Feds
It played out like a scene from the film "The Town." Three masked men pull up to a cash courier, zip-tie him at gunpoint, pepper spray him, steal more than $430,000, and then burn the getaway vehicle. That's what federal authorities said three men did during a February 2024 heist in Swansea. Steven Madison, 38, of Bridgewater, Christopher White, 37, of Raynham, and Quentin McDonald, 25, of Brockton, were indicted on one count of robbery interfering with interstate commerce, one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, one count of arson of property used in or affecting i…
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$5,000 Bounty To Find Arsonist Who Torched ATV In Newton
Police and fire investigators are asking for the public's help to determine who set an ATV on fire earlier this month, and they're offering a reward for any information leading to an arrest. Newton firefighters received multiple 911 calls for a fire at 85 Dudley Road around 5:30 p.m. on June 1. When they arrived, flames had consumed a Polaris 900 ATV, which retail for about $3,000. Arson investigators spoke with witnesses and examined the evidence and have determined the fire was more likely intentionally set. They're asking anyone in the area at the time of the blaze to c…
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Man Charged With Fire That Destroyed Mass Country Club
A Massachusetts was arrested Thursday, March 28, and charged with setting a blaze last year that demolished a Dartmouth country club. Shawn Medeiros, 31, of New Bedford, is charged with burning a building, the State Fire Marshal's Office said. Medeiros is accused of setting the May 7, 2023, blaze at Hawthorne Country Club around 1:30 p.m. It took two hours to get the blaze under control. Fire investigators knew right away that the blaze appeared to be intentionally set. Authorities did not speculate on any potential motive for the arson. The club was a …
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Framingham Fire That Injured 4 'Intentionally Set,' Reward Offered For Clues
Thousands of dollars are being offered after an apartment complex in Framingham sent four people to the hospital, authorities said. The two-alarm fire broke out at around 3:50 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, at 1630 Worcester Road, according to Framingham Fire Chief Michael Dutcher. The lobby of the apartment building, including both elevators, were damaged in the fire. Related: Multiple Firefighters Hurt After 3-Alarm Framingham Blaze Four people were rushed to the hospital but have since been released. No residents were displaced in the fire, Dutcher said. “An initial investigation indi…
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Chelsea Building Fire Rule Suspicious; Reward Offered For Info
Fire officials are offering a $5,000 reward for information as they investigate who sparked a three-alarm blaze in Suffolk County. The fire happened at 43-45 Blossom St. in Chelsea on the evening of Nov. 8. “This fire had a very real chance of spreading to other buildings in a densely built residential neighborhood,” said Chelsea Fire Chief Leonard Albanese. The Chelsea Fire Department responded to heavy fire on the upper floors of the vacant building. The fire spread through the roof of the structure, but firefighters were able to contain it. No injuries were reported. The…
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Revere Fire That Trapped 2 Intentionally Set: Investigators
Fire investigators are asking for the public's help to track down an arsonist in Revere. Firefighters were called to a two-alarm fire at a multi-unit apartment in Revere on Park Avenue on Sunday evening just before 6 p.m., the State Fire Marshal's Office said. Crews rescued two people who were trapped behind the flames. Both were treated for minor injuries, authorities said. Fire firefighters say the blaze was intentionally set. “Two occupants of this building had to be rescued by firefighters,” said Revere Fire Chief Christopher Bright. “This incident could have …
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Potentially 'Devastating' Fire In Groton Ruled Suspicious: Fire Marshal
Fire investigators say a blaze at a large, abandoned building in Middlesex County may have been intentionally set. The blaze at the 500 Main St. building in Groton started just before 2 p.m. in a utility room on Monday, Oct. 9, the State Fire Marshal said. The facility, which used to house the Deluxe Corporation, has been the target of vandalism in the past. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames, and no injuries were reported. Though fire crews admit, they got lucky. The outcome could have been much different and potentially deadlier if they hadn't reached the …
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Unlawfully Present Haitian Citizen Nabbed For Setting Church On Fire In Mass: ICE
A Haitian national who was unlawfully in the US is now in custody after breaking into an Essex County church and setting it on fire, officials announced. The Haitian national, who entered the US as a nonimmigrant in 2015, was arrested on violation of immigration charges on Tuesday, Sept. 26 by federal Enforcement and Removal Operations officers, US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement announced on Thursday, Oct. The suspect, whose name was not released, was previously convicted of breaking into a Methuen church and setting it on fire in 2017. He will now remain in ICE custody pending …
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Peabody Man Tries To Kill Girlfriend, Nabbed For Arson, Kidnapping, Police Say
An Essex County man scorched his apartment in an attempt to murder his girlfriend who was still inside, officials say. Edi Diazabakana, of Lowell, was arrested around 11 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8 after he kidnapped his girlfriend and tried to kill her, a plot that was only foiled because police arrived at his apartment because a fire alarm was reported to be going off, according to the Peabody Police Department. Diazabakana's girlfriend was yelling for help when police arrived at the apartment at 85 Lowell Street, telling the police that her boyfriend was trying to kill her. Fir…
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Arson: At Least 8 Fires That Destroyed 400 Acres In Lynn Were Intentionally Set
At least eight recent fires that destroyed over 400 acres of land in Lynn Woods were intentionally set, the state fire marshal announced on Wednesday, May 17. Investigators from the Lynn Fire Department and the State Police Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit said fires on Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday were the result of arson. “Fires like these put people, property, and wildlife at risk,” said Department of Conservation & Recreation Chief Fire Warden David Celino. “We’re experiencing Red Flag conditions across Massachusetts right now, with high winds, low humidit…
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