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Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police
A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom.
Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.
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Father-Son Duo From MD, MA Used VA Housing Authority Card For PA Hotel Stay: PSP
A Maryland man used a housing authority's credit card to book an extended hotel stay in Pennsylvania, state police announced.
Patrick Rooney, 47, is accused of using a credit card belonging to the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority to pay for two rooms at the Springhill Suites in Unity Township for a week, Pennsylvania State Police said in a release on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
The alleged fraud came just days after Rooney and his son, Thomas Rooney, had an encounter with state troopers, authorities said.
Last month, Thomas Rooney, of Massachusetts, was arrested after he was accused …
Wealthy CT Financier Killed In Ireland; Son Charged With Fatal Attack: Reports
A Connecticut financier was killed at an Ireland hotel after he flew from the United States to care for his mentally ill son. Now his son is charged with the assault that killed him, the BBC reported.
New York City resident Henry McGowan, age 30, of Brooklyn, is accused of killing his father, 66-year-old John McGowan, of New Canaan, on Tuesday, Nov. 12, the outlet said.
The New York Times reported that Henry flew to Ireland earlier this week to stay at Ballyfin Demesne, a hotel in County Laois. Henry suffers from bipolar disorder, and when John learned his son had left the count…
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…
'True Monsters Exist': Philip Chism Admits To Vicious Attack On Social Worker
A social worker who was attacked by a convicted rapist and murderer said she has lived in fear for nearly a decade since that beating. However, she refuses to let it define her life.
Philip Chism, 25, of Danvers, admitted on Friday, April 26, to attempted murder, assault with intent to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon (cinder block), and kidnapping, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced.
The attack happened in 2015 when Chism was on trial for the rape and murder of this Danvers High School algebra teacher Colleen Ritzer a year earlier, the prosecutor said. C…
Man Accused Of Kidnapping Girls At Hudson Church
A Stow man is accused of locking two girls in a church bathroom and refusing to let them out, authorities said.
Michael Gadomski, 61, is charged with kidnapping a child, assault, and disorderly conduct from the alleged Saturday, March 2, incident, Hudson police said.
Police were called to a church on Marlborough Street around 12:30 p.m. after Gadomski had followed two girls into the bathroom and would not let them leave, authorities said.
Gadomski has engaged in similar behavior with these girls in the past, Hudson police said. They were not harmed.
“I applaud thes…
Man Accused Of Shooting Detective In New Bedford Busted Stepping Off Flight In Boston
An 18-year-old man wanted in connection with the shooting of a detective in Massachusetts was immediately arrested after stepping off an international flight in Boston, police announced.
Denzel Gomes, age 18, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 14 by local, state, and federal authorities after stepping off an international flight at Logan International Airport, Massachusetts State Police announced.
According to police, Gomes was wanted in connection with the shooting of an undercover New Bedford police detective on July 17, 2023.
On the day of the shooting, the detective had b…
3 Minors Among 4 Nabbed After Weapons Found In Everett Assault, Robbery: Police
Four people, including three minors, were nabbed in Everett after police found a gun, baseball bats, and bladed weapons in connection with an assault and robbery.
The incident happened on Monday, Jan. 22, around 3 p.m. on Morris Street, according to Everett police.
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After investigating, police found the car used by the four suspects, and they arrested three minors and one adult.
A photo shared by Everett Police Chief Steve Mazzie on social media showed two baseball bats, a long weapon that appeared to be bladed, a gun, three …
Lowell Man Accused Of Murder After Brutally Beating Mom To Death In His Condo: DA
A 24-year-old Lowell man has been indicted for the murder of his mom after she was found beaten to death in July 2023, according to officials.
Michael Belous, 24, was arrested after his mom Elena Vainer, 51, of Reading, was found barely breathing and beaten shortly before 1 a.m. at his condo on Middlesex Street on July 17, 2023, the Middlesex District Attorney said.
Belous was charged with assault and battery on a household or family member and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury.
Officers and paramedics found Vainer suffering from severe head, face, arm, and neck injuries as…
Bail Revoked For Boston Man Accused Of Rape, Assaulting Police Officers: DA
A Boston man charged with raping a woman at a Boston apartment and fighting police officers who came to arrest him has had his $5,000 bail revoked, authorities said.
Milthon Correa-Regifo, 45, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod foot), resisting arrest, two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, and two counts of assault and battery on a police officer, the Suffolk County District Attorney. He was out on a $5,000 bond from a 2022 charge.
Correa-Regifo is accused of attacking a 26-year-old woman at an apartment on Bowdoin Street,…
2 Men Charged In Fight That Left Man Dead At Gillette Stadium During Pats Game: DA
Two Rhode Island men have been charged with assault and disorderly conduct following a fight at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, in September that ended with the death of a 53-year-old, authorities said.
John Vieira, age 59, and Justin Mitchell, 39, of Warwick, were charged on Wednesday, Dec. 20, after months of investigation following the Sept. 17 brawl during a Patriots versus Dolphins game, the Norfolk County District Attorney said. It's unclear what sparked the brawl.
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