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Wanted Teen Crashes Stolen Car In Georgetown, Lands In Jail: Police Wanted Teen Crashes Stolen Car In Georgetown, Lands In Jail: Police
Wanted Teen Crashes Stolen Car In Georgetown, Lands In Jail: Police The Pine Tree State will have to wait their turn, as a 16-year-old boy who is wanted on charges in Maine is now accused of crashing a stolen car in Georgetown, authorities said.  The boy was not identified because of his age.  The black SUV crashed in along Central Street around 5:15 a.m. on Tuesday, July 30.  The Biddeford, Maine, teenager had lost control and wrecked in a wooded area. Massachusetts State Police said he didn't have a license, and the car wasn't his.  The boy is wanted on an outstanding warrant from South Portland, Maine, for something that happened at…
1 Dead, 1 Critical After Central Mass Stabbing; 17-Year-Old In Custody 1 Dead, 1 Critical After Central Mass Stabbing; 17-Year-Old In Custody
1 Dead, 1 Critical After Central Mass Stabbing; 17-Year-Old In Custody A 20-year-old man is dead and a teenager is in critical condition following a stabbing Friday night, May 3, in Worcester County.  Police received a 911 call just before 9:30 p.m. for a report of multiple stabbing victims at the Town Common in Northbridge. When officers arrived they found the two bleeding from stab wounds, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said.  Paramedics rushed them both to UMass Memorial Medical Center, where the 20-year-old died of his injuries, and the teenager remained in critical condition on Saturday. Police did not release either of their na…
Teen Accused Of Texting Threats To Girl In Capital Region Teen Accused Of Texting Threats To Girl In Capital Region
Teen Accused Of Texting Threats To Girl In Capital Region A Massachusetts teen with a history of making bomb threats at a school has been taken into custody for allegedly texting threatening messages to a girl in New York. The incident began in Columbia County on Tuesday, March 5 when the Hudson Police Department received a report from a concerned mother and her juvenile daughter regarding disturbing physical threats received on the daughter's cell phone.  The unknown sender made threats to harm the 17-year-old and her friends, referencing a recent altercation on the school bus, the Hudson Police Department said. The girl received text messa…
3 Minors Among 4 Nabbed After Weapons Found In Everett Assault, Robbery: Police 3 Minors Among 4 Nabbed After Weapons Found In Everett Assault, Robbery: Police
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. Related: Firearm Lookalike Seized From Teen In Western Mass 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 …
Teen Throws Rock Through Marijuana Store Door To Swipe Weed In Boston: Police Teen Throws Rock Through Marijuana Store Door To Swipe Weed In Boston: Police
Teen Throws Rock Through Marijuana Store Door To Swipe Weed In Boston: Police A 14-year-old boy was arrested after police say he threw a rock through the window of a marijuana store in South Boston early Monday morning, Oct. 2.  Officers were called to DeVINE Wellness at 619 E. Broadway Street just before 2 a.m. after the rock triggered the store's alarm, Boston police said. When they arrived, they saw a boy running away from the building.  The rock smashed in the front door and caused considerable damage, police said.  They arrested the teen and charged him with delinquent to wit breaking and entering, malicious destruction of property, and larc…
'Here We Go Again': Teen Hits Officer, 2 Cruisers With Stolen Car In Springfield, Police Say 'Here We Go Again': Teen Hits Officer, 2 Cruisers With Stolen Car In Springfield, Police Say
'Here We Go Again': Teen Hits Officer, 2 Cruisers With Stolen Car In Springfield, Police Say A 19-year-old man authorities say drove into two occupied patrol cruisers and over an officer's foot in a stolen car likely looked familiar to the Springfield police arresting him. That's because he's been arrested three times before in the last year, officials added.  Daniel Walker, of Springfield, faces a new crop of felonies in the incident, which has sparked outrage from Springfield leaders demanding judges keep alleged repeat offenders behind bars until their trials for the public's safety.  The incident began just after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 26, when officers spotted a Hy…
Accused Quincy Teen Killer Arrested In Puerto Rico, Returned To Mass: DA Accused Quincy Teen Killer Arrested In Puerto Rico, Returned To Mass: DA
Accused Quincy Teen Killer Arrested In Puerto Rico, Returned To Mass: DA A man police say shot and killed 17-year-old Nathan Paul in Quincy last year and fled to Puerto Rico has been arrested and brought back to Massachusetts, the Norfolk County District Attorney said.  Keniel Diaz-Romero, formerly of Quincy, will be arraigned later this week on charges of murder, larceny from a person, possession of a counterfeit bill, uttering a counterfeit bill, conspiracy to commit larceny, and unlawfully carrying a ­firearm, the prosecutor said.  Diaz-Romero is the sixth and final suspect to be charged in the killing of the Weymouth High School senior on Feb. 15, …
Student Had Loaded Gun In Lowell School, Threatened To 'Shoot Up The Block': DA Student Had Loaded Gun In Lowell School, Threatened To 'Shoot Up The Block': DA
Student Had Loaded Gun In Lowell School, Threatened To 'Shoot Up The Block': DA A 16-year-old student brought a loaded revolver to a Lowell charter school on Tuesday, Sept. 12, and attacked a police officer who tried to take it from him, authorities said.  A student at Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School told faculty that multiple students might have brought weapons to school, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. The informant said they planned to "shoot up the block." Lowell police were dispatched to the school around 12:45 p.m.   Officers spotted a 16-year-old carrying an over-the-shoulder bag as he left the Middle Street school. Wh…
Boy Shot In Lowell, Air Lifted To Hospital, Police Investigate Boy Shot In Lowell, Air Lifted To Hospital, Police Investigate
Boy Shot In Lowell, Air Lifted To Hospital, Police Investigate An overnight shooting led to injuries for a boy in Middlesex County, officials said.  Gunshots were reported in the area of Jewett Street and Hampshire Place in Lowell shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24, according to the Lowell Police Department. One juvenile boy was shot.  Police provided medical aid to the boy who was taken to a local hospital via an ambulance. He was then air-lifted to a Boston area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.  No arrests have yet been made. Police believe the shooting to be an isolated incident.  This incident is under i…
Teen, 15, Pleads Not Guilty To Murder In Fatal Lynn Stabbing Of 17-Year-Old: DA Teen, 15, Pleads Not Guilty To Murder In Fatal Lynn Stabbing Of 17-Year-Old: DA
Teen, 15, Pleads Not Guilty To Murder In Fatal Lynn Stabbing Of 17-Year-Old: DA A 15-year-old boy is being tried as an adult in the killing of a 17-year-old at a Lynn gas station Tuesday night, authorities said.  Iram Allen Jr., 15, of Lynn, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder in the fatal stabbing of Daniel Marquez Santeliz at Alpha Convenience Store, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said. He was ordered held without bail.  Investigators say a fight broke out between a group of teenagers at the Freeman Square store around 6 p.m. In the melee, police say, Allen stabbed Marquez Santeliz and ran away.  Doctors at Salem Hospital pronounced M…
6 Teens Attack, Injure Cops At Boston Shopping Center: Police 6 Teens Attack, Injure Cops At Boston Shopping Center: Police
6 Teens Attack, Injure Cops At Boston Shopping Center: Police A group of boys assaulted and threw rocks at Boston police and their cars, shattering windows and injuring several officers, officials say.  Six teenage boys were arrested in South Boston around 7 p.m. on Monday, July 31, after they assaulted several police officers, according to the Boston Police Department.  Police received several 911 calls about a group of boys loitering and disrupting businesses around South Bay Mall and 24 District Avenue earlier that day. They removed the teens.  Officers saw the same group of teenagers in the area later that day and attempted to remo…
2 Children Injured In Groveland, Teen Charged With Assault, Battery: Police 2 Children Injured In Groveland, Teen Charged With Assault, Battery: Police
2 Children Injured In Groveland, Teen Charged With Assault, Battery: Police A splatter ball gun drive-by shooting led to a criminal charge for one Essex County teenager, officials say.  Two children were walking in the area of Main Street and Broad Street in Groveland when a car slowed down and its passenger shot what appeared to be a splatter ball gun at the pair on Saturday, July 15, according to the Groveland Police Department.  Both children were bruised as a result of the assault.  The passenger, a Groveland 17-year-old, was identified by police after a preliminary investigation.  He was charged with assault and battery and issued a summo…
MBTA Bus Driver Hospitalized After Run-In With 10 Juveniles, Police 'Will Not Tolerate' MBTA Bus Driver Hospitalized After Run-In With 10 Juveniles, Police 'Will Not Tolerate'
MBTA Bus Driver Hospitalized After Run-In With 10 Juveniles, Police 'Will Not Tolerate' A group of 'disorderly' juvenile boys ran from the scene after one boy punched the driver with a closed fist, officials say. Police are seeking to identify and charge the person responsible for an act of violence against an MBTA bus driver that occurred on Thursday, June 29, according to Transit Police.  Ten 'disorderly' juvenile males got on an MBTA bus at the Blue Hill Avenue at Woodhaven Street station around 11:50 p.m. that night.   One of the juveniles struck the bus operator in the. face with a closed fist, police say.  The ten boys all ran away after the pu…
Cops Recover Realistic Revolver, Later Determined To Be BB Gun From Boston K-8 School Cops Recover Realistic Revolver, Later Determined To Be BB Gun From Boston K-8 School
Cops Recover Realistic Revolver, Later Determined To Be BB Gun From Boston K-8 School What appeared to be a silver revolver with six rounds in the chamber was found in a students book bag, officials say.  Police responded to Martin Luther King Jr. K-8 School, located at 77 Lawrence Avenue in Dorchester, for a report of a person with a firearm around 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 1, according to the Boston Police Department.  A juvenile had what appeared to be a gun in their book bag and handed it over to a person, who police did not identify, who put it in the bottom drawer of a desk.  School staff then called 911.  Police arrived and confirmed that the w…
Students Stabbed: 3 Arrested In Linked Brockton Attacks, Police Say Students Stabbed: 3 Arrested In Linked Brockton Attacks, Police Say
Students Stabbed: 3 Arrested In Linked Brockton Attacks, Police Say Two high schoolers were stabbed in the first of two linked incidents of assault, officials say. Both students were hospitalized after getting stabbed outside the Brockton High School building, near the softball field, at approximately 2:10 p.m. on Friday, May 12, said Darren Duarte, Director of Communications for the Brockton Police Department. A slew of first responders arrived at the scene, and Brewster Ambulance transported the two juveniles with stab wounds to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  Police say the incident was not random, and that the school ha…
Juvenile Hospitalized, Another In Custody In Chelsea Shooting: Police Juvenile Hospitalized, Another In Custody In Chelsea Shooting: Police
Juvenile Hospitalized, Another In Custody In Chelsea Shooting: Police A group of juveniles is responsible for a shooting that sent one person to the hospital, officials say. A "trifecta" of 911 calls around 5:10 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10 brought police to the scene of a shooting in the Bellingham Hill area in Chelsea, according to the Chelsea Police Department.  Calls reporting a large group of people forming, a shot spotter alert, and calls reporting weapons violations came in almost simultaneously, said Captain David Betz.  One juvenile victim received minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital. Another underage person was placed in custody.  …
Teenaged Trio Nabbed In Stolen Car Pursuit In Wellesley: Police Teenaged Trio Nabbed In Stolen Car Pursuit In Wellesley: Police
Teenaged Trio Nabbed In Stolen Car Pursuit In Wellesley: Police Three 15-year-olds led police in a chase that reached unsafe speeds in the latest development of a string of stolen car cases in Wellesley, officials say. Police noticed a vehicle driving at very slow speeds on Colburn Road in Wellesley around 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 2 and attempted to follow the vehicle as it sped down Washington Street, Forest Street, and into Needham, according to the Wellesley Police Department.  The speeding vehicle's license plate indicated that the vehicle was stolen from Great Plain Avenue in Wellesley early Monday morning.  Needham police joi…
Six Lowell Teens Crash Stolen Car In Groton After Overnight Chase: Police Six Lowell Teens Crash Stolen Car In Groton After Overnight Chase: Police
Six Lowell Teens Crash Stolen Car In Groton After Overnight Chase: Police Six teenagers from Lowell were arrested for crashing a stolen car over the weekend, leading a police pursuit through several Massachusetts towns in the process, authorities said.  Groton Police learned that Shirley Police lost sight of a speeding car that they were trying to stop on Route 225 in Shirley around 2 a.m. on Sunday, April 2, Groton Police said on Facebook. 6 ARRESTED FOR CRASHING STOLEN CAR. APRIL 2, 2023 GROTON – On April 2, 223, at approximately 2 AM, the Groton Police... Posted by Groton Police Department on Sunday, April 2, 2023 Shortly after, a Groton Police Officer,…
The Family That Fights Together: Dad, Daughters Attack Boston Theater Workers, DA Says The Family That Fights Together: Dad, Daughters Attack Boston Theater Workers, DA Says
The Family That Fights Together: Dad, Daughters Attack Boston Theater Workers, DA Says A 47-year-old man and two of his daughters were arrested after they allegedly attacked security staff at a Boston movie theater when they were asked to leave for harassing workers, authorities said.  Freddie Bates faces charges of carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded gun without a license, assault and battery, affray, trespassing, and disorderly conduct following the alleged incident last week, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Bates visited the AMC Movie Theater in Dorchester with his four daughters on Friday, March 24, and harassed the …
Student Stabbed At Brockton Special Needs School, Teen Arrested: Police Student Stabbed At Brockton Special Needs School, Teen Arrested: Police
Student Stabbed At Brockton Special Needs School, Teen Arrested: Police A student at Brockton Therapeutic Day School at Huntington was stabbed Thursday morning, March 16, authorities said.  Police were called to the 1121 Warren Ave. school just after 9:30 a.m. to reports of an assault and battery with a knife, officials said. Police described his injuries as not life-threatening, and he is being treated at a nearby hospital with school administrators by his side. Officials said he is alert and responsive.  A 17-year-old was arrested in the incident.  Police did not release either of their names.  Check back with the Daily Voice for up…
Deadly Stabbing In Boston Sparked By Boyfriend's 'Explicit Photos': Report Deadly Stabbing In Boston Sparked By Boyfriend's 'Explicit Photos': Report
Deadly Stabbing In Boston Sparked By Boyfriend's 'Explicit Photos': Report A 16-year-old girl is accused of stabbing a 21-year-old woman to death and seriously injuring a 17-year-old girl after her boyfriend allegedly sent both victims explicit photos, reports said. Wilmary Mejia appeared in West Roxbury Municipal Court on charges of murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in connection to the stabbing that happened in Boston over the weekend, Boston25 reports.  Prosecutors allege the altercation happened after Mejia's boyfriend sent explicit photos to both women, the outlet continued. Mejia allegedly took a bus was was "determined to fight" the ot…
Boston Teen "Slashed" 2, Stabbed Another During Fight Near High School: DA Boston Teen "Slashed" 2, Stabbed Another During Fight Near High School: DA
Boston Teen "Slashed" 2, Stabbed Another During Fight Near High School: DA An 18-year-old Boston high school student was arrested and charged with a triple stabbing on Monday, Jan. 30, outside TechBoston Academy in Dorchester, authorities said.  Deinte Wall, of Dorchester, was arrested Tuesday and charged with three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and ordered held on a $5,000 bail, the Suffolk County District Attorney announced. A judge ordered him to have no contact with his co-defendant, an unnamed minor, or the victims in the case.  Related: Teens Charged For Stabbing 3 People On Basketball Court Near Boston School Boston p…
'Well-Loved' Norwood Teenager, 13, Fatally Shot In Broad Daylight In Boston 'Well-Loved' Norwood Teenager, 13, Fatally Shot In Broad Daylight In Boston
'Well-Loved' Norwood Teenager, 13, Fatally Shot In Broad Daylight In Boston Police have identified the victim of a shooting that took place in broad daylight in Boston as 13-year-old Tyler Lawrence, of Norwood.  Tyler was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the area of Fremont and Babson Streets in Mattapan around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, Boston Police report. He was pronounced dead at the scene.  "We do believe it was targeted. We don't believe it was a random act of violence, but we really don't know for sure yet," Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said, according to WCVB. "It's just a tragic loss for the city to have a teenage boy lost lik…
Gun-Toting Boston 12-Year-Old In Stolen Car Driven By Teen Arrested: Police Gun-Toting Boston 12-Year-Old In Stolen Car Driven By Teen Arrested: Police
Gun-Toting Boston 12-Year-Old In Stolen Car Driven By Teen Arrested: Police Youthful innocence did not stop a teen and a child from driving a stolen car and carrying a loaded gun, officials say. Police responded to a call about a stolen car around 1:50 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 in the Stratton Street area in Dorchester, the Boston Police Department said. After police arrived, the 12-year-old passenger ditched the car and ran away from police, and was seen tossing aside a gun as he ran.  Police caught up to the boy, arrested him, and found the discarded gun, a 9 mm loaded with one round in the chamber and six rounds in the magazine. Police also arrested the 16-ye…
Teens Say TikTok Trend Led Them To Rob Melrose Mail Carrier At Gunpoint: DA Teens Say TikTok Trend Led Them To Rob Melrose Mail Carrier At Gunpoint: DA
Teens Say TikTok Trend Led Them To Rob Melrose Mail Carrier At Gunpoint: DA Two teenagers who police arrested this week and charged with robbing a mail carrier at gun and knifepoint in Melrose said they got the idea from a TikTok.  The United States Postal Inspection Service said two 16-year-old Somerville boys were responsible for the midday Dec. 10 robbery. Their names were withheld because of their ages.  Investigators said the boys were sitting on the steps of a home on Orchard Lane when the USPS carrier pulled up around 3 p.m. As the woman was walking back to the truck after delivering mail to a home on the street, the boys sidled up and showed …
Two Men Charged With First-Degree Murder In Slaying Of 15-Year-Old Boston Boy: DA Two Men Charged With First-Degree Murder In Slaying Of 15-Year-Old Boston Boy: DA
Two Men Charged With First-Degree Murder In Slaying Of 15-Year-Old Boston Boy: DA Two men were charged on Wednesday, Nov. 30, with the killing of a 15-year-old middle school student at a Boston park over the summer.  Zontre Mack, 19, of Canton, and Dominick Gavin, 25, of Boston, were arraigned on first-degree murder in the killing of Curtis Ashford Jr. on Ellington Street on July 27, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Mack, who is also charged with illegal weapon and communication possession, is being held without bail. The magistrate gave Gavin, who also faces an accessory after the fact of murder charge, a $75,000 bond, authorities said.  Surveillance…
Teens Jump, Seriously Beat Officer At Forest Hills MBTA Station In Boston Teens Jump, Seriously Beat Officer At Forest Hills MBTA Station In Boston
Teens Jump, Seriously Beat Officer At Forest Hills MBTA Station In Boston A group of teenagers is accused of beating a transit police officer at the Forest Hills station Monday, Nov. 14, authorities said.  The 10-year transit police veteran was assigned to the Jamaica Plain station for the public school break. Transit police said some 40 to 50 teenagers were loitering at the station just before 4 p.m. When the officer told them to "utilize the transportation services available to them" or leave, a group of teens "violently set upon the officer," transit police said in a statement.  They punched and kicked him until he fell to the ground, where they stom…
Court To Rule If Boston Teen Too Dangerous For Pre-Trial Release: DA Court To Rule If Boston Teen Too Dangerous For Pre-Trial Release: DA
Court To Rule If Boston Teen Too Dangerous For Pre-Trial Release: DA Officials are holding a 14-year-old without bail until a court can determine if he poses a danger to the public if he is released before his trial, authorities said. That dangerous hearing is set for Wednesday, Nov. 9.  Police on patrol in Dorchester on Friday, Nov. 4, spotted a car with a broken tail light and an expired tag that failed to yield to oncoming traffic at the intersection of Columbia Road and Quincy Street. Officers pulled over the vehicle that the 14-year-old was driving, but he refused to listen to their commands, authorities said. He wore a GPS monitor from a previous a…
Boston Man To Serve A Decade For Robbing Child At Knifepoint In Stoughton Boston Man To Serve A Decade For Robbing Child At Knifepoint In Stoughton
Boston Man To Serve A Decade For Robbing Child At Knifepoint In Stoughton A Boston man was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison for breaking into a home and robbing a child at knifepoint over a year ago, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office reports.  Prosecutors said that Lamaar Matthews, age 30, and Valery Daniel, age 19, planned on stealing drugs from a Stoughton home one night in January 2021.  However, the duo broke into the wrong house and ended up in the child's bedroom at a home on Pratts Court, according to Stoughton Police.  Matthews and Daniel then started threatening the child with a knife and demanding drugs, th…
Teenager Charged In Gang Beating Of MBTA Bus Driver In Boston: Police Teenager Charged In Gang Beating Of MBTA Bus Driver In Boston: Police
Teenager Charged In Gang Beating Of MBTA Bus Driver In Boston: Police Police arrested a 15-year-old and charged him with taking part in a gang beating of an Orange Line Shuttle Bus driver earlier this week, authorities said.  The teenager was part of a group of about nine people on a bus Thursday, Sept. 1, that the driver kicked off for being unruly, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. The group got off the shuttle near Jackson Square, but as they left, the teenager assaulted the driver, the prosecutor said.  When the driver followed them off, the group jumped him, officials said. When he fell to the ground, they kicked, punched, and…
Western Massachusetts Teenager Facing Arson Charges For Vacant School Fire Western Massachusetts Teenager Facing Arson Charges For Vacant School Fire
Western Massachusetts Teenager Facing Arson Charges For Vacant School Fire A teenager is facing arson-related charges in connection with a fire that occurred at a vacant school in Great Barrington, State Fire Marshal Peter Ostroskey said in a release.  The teenager was charged in connection with a fire that occurred at the second floor of Searles School, located at 79 Bridge Street, just after 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 19, Ostroskey said.  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2022 Searles School Structure Fire At approximately 5:00 pm yesterday evening (June 19th)... Posted by Great Barrington Fire Department on Monday, June 20, 2022 Upon arrival, crews encountered sm…