Massachusetts Doctor Punched Police Officer During Jan. 6 Attack On US Capitol: FBI Massachusetts Doctor Punched Police Officer During Jan. 6 Attack On US Capitol: FBI
Massachusetts Doctor Punched Police Officer During Jan. 6 Attack On US Capitol: FBI Federal agents arrested an Ashland doctor and charged her with attacking a police officer during the January 6 attack at the US Capitol, authorities said.  Jacquelyn Starer, 68, faces charges of civil disorder, assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers; entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; and engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, the Department of Justice said.  The FBI alleges that Starer illegally broke into the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, during a "Stop t…
Berklee Student Threatens Advocate Of Chinese Democracy: 'I Will Chop Your Hands Off': Feds Berklee Student Threatens Advocate Of Chinese Democracy: 'I Will Chop Your Hands Off': Feds
Berklee Student Threatens Advocate Of Chinese Democracy: 'I Will Chop Your Hands Off': Feds A Berklee College of Music student who is a citizen of China was arrested this week after federal investigators said he was stalking and harassing people who posted pro-Democracy in China fliers.  Xiaolei Wu, 25, is charged with stalking and is expected to make his first appearance in court on Wednesday afternoon, the US attorney for Massachusetts said.  In October, a person posted fliers around the prestigious music college that said "Stand with Chinese People" and "We Want Democracy."  This poster is what upset Xiaolei Wu, the FBI alleges. FBI Investigators said that the flyer enrage…
Former Teacher Who Robbed 6 Banks In Mass, NH Gets Nearly 5 Years In Prison: Feds Former Teacher Who Robbed 6 Banks In Mass, NH Gets Nearly 5 Years In Prison: Feds
Former Teacher Who Robbed 6 Banks In Mass, NH Gets Nearly 5 Years In Prison: Feds A judge sentenced a Manchester, NH, man who pleaded guilty to robbing banks in Massachusetts and New Hampshire to nearly five years in prison, authorities said.  Eric Mohan, 48, was accused of six bank robberies — including one Tewksbury bank twice — during a three-month spree that began in February, the US Attorney for New Hampshire said. He confessed to the crimes in September.  Mohan started the spree on February 11 when he robbed the Triangle Credit Union in Manchester, where he handed the teller a note and escaped with $2,000 in cash, the prosecutor said. He followed that up …
'You're All Gonna Burn': Texas Gun Dealer Threatened Boston Doctor Over Trans-Care: Feds 'You're All Gonna Burn': Texas Gun Dealer Threatened Boston Doctor Over Trans-Care: Feds
'You're All Gonna Burn': Texas Gun Dealer Threatened Boston Doctor Over Trans-Care: Feds Federal agents arrested a 38-year-old Texas man for allegedly leaving threatening voicemails for a doctor who works at the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center in Boston earlier this year, authorities said.  Matthew Jordan Lindner of Comfort, Texas, is charged with transmitting interstate threats and faces up to five years in prison if convicted, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He is being held without bail until a hearing later this week.  The FBI said Lindner, who owns Lindner Ammo in Comfort, called a doctor at the Fenway Health affiliated clinic on Aug. 31 an…
Ex-Con Who Gave Teller Error-Filled Robbery Note Pleads Guilty To Cambridge Heist: Feds Ex-Con Who Gave Teller Error-Filled Robbery Note Pleads Guilty To Cambridge Heist: Feds
Ex-Con Who Gave Teller Error-Filled Robbery Note Pleads Guilty To Cambridge Heist: Feds A Boston man with an "extensive criminal history" pleaded guilty this week to robbing a Cambridge bank only months after getting out of a state prison, federal authorities said. Now he faces potentially decades behind bars.  Jamall Copeland, 49, copped on Friday, Dec. 2, to robbing the TD Bank branch at 1270 Massachusetts Ave. on April 27, the US Attorney said.  FBI agents said Copeland entered the bank just before 2 p.m. and asked in a fake, heavily broken Spanish accent if he could open an account there. As the teller began the process, Copeland reportedly dropped the accen…
Dracut Man Who Pistolwhipped Clerks, Fired Gun In 3 Christmas Eve Robberies Gets 12 Years: Feds Dracut Man Who Pistolwhipped Clerks, Fired Gun In 3 Christmas Eve Robberies Gets 12 Years: Feds
Dracut Man Who Pistolwhipped Clerks, Fired Gun In 3 Christmas Eve Robberies Gets 12 Years: Feds A Dracut man who admitted to robbing three convenience stores on Christmas Eve 2020 will spend 12 years behind bars, federal authorities announced.  Michael Vangpa, 33, was sentenced to 150 months in prison followed by fives years of probation following his guilty pleas to three counts of interfering with commerce by robbery and one count of using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Vangpa robbed two stores in Lowell and a third in Tewksbury within an hour on Dec. 24, 2020, investigators said. Each time he pulled his gun and de…
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Masturbating, Touching Woman On Boston-Bound Flight: FBI Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Masturbating, Touching Woman On Boston-Bound Flight: FBI
Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Masturbating, Touching Woman On Boston-Bound Flight: FBI A 76-year-old Florida man faces 90 days in jail after he pleaded guilty this week to masturbating on a flight from Newark to Boston earlier this year, federal authorities said.  Donald Edward Robinson of Bonita Springs was accused of exposing himself and masturbating at a 21-year-old woman aboard the April 8 flight, the FBI reported.  The woman recorded a 24-second video on her phone of Robinson fondling himself through his pants shortly after takeoff, authorities said. Later in the hour-long flight, he exposed himself to her and touched her thigh without consent.  The woman…
Second Man Busted In Masked Armed Robbery Of Martha's Vineyard Bank: DA Second Man Busted In Masked Armed Robbery Of Martha's Vineyard Bank: DA
Second Man Busted In Masked Armed Robbery Of Martha's Vineyard Bank: DA Police made another arrest in connection with a daring morning robbery on Martha's Vineyard where a three-person team of burglars forced their way inside a bank and tied up the staff, authorities said.  Omar Johnson, 39, of Canterbury, NH, faces charges of masked armed robbery with a firearm and conspiracy to commit armed robbery with a gun, the Cape and Island District Attorney's Office said in a news release. Police and the FBI arrested Johnson following a traffic stop in New Haven on Friday night, Nov. 25.  Posted by Tisbury Police Department on Saturday, November 26, 2022 Investigat…
Holyoke Man Admits To Working With Violent Mexican Cartel Drug Ring: Feds Holyoke Man Admits To Working With Violent Mexican Cartel Drug Ring: Feds
Holyoke Man Admits To Working With Violent Mexican Cartel Drug Ring: Feds A Holyoke man pleaded guilty to helping a Mexican drug cartel distribute fentanyl throughout Massachusetts, federal authorities said. Police found drugs, money, body armor, and a stockpile of guns when they arrested him last year, officials added.  Josue Rivera Rodriguez, 45, who goes by the nickname Bori, confessed last week to charges of conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, distribution of 400 grams or more of fentanyl, and two counts of distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He faces a minimum of 10 years in prison and…
Boston Children's Hospital Receives Another Bomb Threat Hoax: Report Boston Children's Hospital Receives Another Bomb Threat Hoax: Report
Boston Children's Hospital Receives Another Bomb Threat Hoax: Report Administrators at Boston Children's Hospital received a bomb threat Wednesday morning, Nov. 16, the third such hoax made to the facility in less than four months.  Police swept the buildings but found nothing, Boston 25 reported.  “We will continue to work closely with law enforcement and hospital security teams, and we are grateful for their immediate response,” a spokesperson for Boston Children’s Hospital told Boston 25. “We are committed to ensuring the hospital is a safe and secure place for all who work here and come here.” This harassment is an ongoing concern for the hosp…
Missing Southern Massachusetts Girl Colleen Weaver Found Safe In New York City Missing Southern Massachusetts Girl Colleen Weaver Found Safe In New York City
Missing Southern Massachusetts Girl Colleen Weaver Found Safe In New York City A 16-year-old girl who has been missing for over a week was safely found in New York City, authorities said. Colleen Weaver was found around 11 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 after she was first reported missing from her Raynham home on Tuesday, Oct. 18, Police Chief James Donovan reports.  Donovan thanked the numerous law enforcement partners, media members, residents and well-wishers who helped to spread the word about Colleen's disappearance. "This has been a trying couple of weeks for everybody involved and I want to thank everyone who assisted in this tremendous effort,"&nbs…
Salisbury Woman Who Sexually Exploited Friend's Baby Gets 17 Years: Feds Salisbury Woman Who Sexually Exploited Friend's Baby Gets 17 Years: Feds
Salisbury Woman Who Sexually Exploited Friend's Baby Gets 17 Years: Feds A 26-year-old Salisbury woman who admitted to sexually exploiting a baby she was taking care of and sharing the photos online will spend the next 17 years in prison, authorities said.  Desiree Daigle was arrested by the FBI in 2018 after agents found she shared naked photos of the young girl in a chatroom, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Agents later learned she took the child to a hotel for the sexual gratification of a man, the prosecutor said. She pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation in June.  The infant's parents asked the judge for the harshest sentence possible…