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Police Target 'Bad Breath Rapist' In Quincy With $10K Reward For Info
Officials are asking for the public's help to find a man who disappeared for 18 years after raping a waitress who worked at his family's restaurant, police say. Tuen K. Lee was charged with raping a woman who worked at his family's restaurant at knifepoint in 2005 and failed to appear at his trial. He's been on the run ever since, according to the Massachusetts State Police. Eighteen years after he allegedly committed that crime, officials are renewing their search for him and calling on the public to come forward with any information. Lee's family owned the Kagawa restaur…
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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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Attempted Kidnapper, 18, Nabbed In Somerville 1 Week After Medford Attack: Police
A young man was arrested for the assault of a woman one week after the attack, officials say. Nature Moncoeur, of Somerville, was arrested on the morning of Tuesday, July 11 after a week-long investigation into the attack of a woman in her 20s, according to the Medford Police Department. The woman was attacked while going for a walk on Royall Street on Sunday, July 3 around 10:45 p.m. Her assailant followed her and then attacked, hitting her multiple times. Read original story here: New Update: Medford Woman Assaulted While On Walk, Police Ask For Help To ID Suspect The woman fought …
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Serial Rapist: Attorney Charged With 4 Cold Case Attacks In Mass, FBI Says
The FBI and Boston police said a New Jersey attorney is behind a string of rapes and kidnappings in Boston more than 15 years ago, officials said. Officials arrested the Weehawken man on Tuesday, May 30. Matthew Nilo, 35, is charged with three counts of aggravated rape, two counts of kidnapping, one charge of intent to rape, and one account of indecent assault and battery, the Boston Police Department announced. The alleged attacks happened in August and November 2007 and August and December 2008 in Charlestown, authorities said. Investigators linked Nilo to the rapes through investigati…
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Ex-Dedham Officer In Prison Nearly Decade After Kidnapping Death Of Avon Dad: DA
A former officer with the Dedham Police Department has finally entered prison for his role in the kidnapping death of an Avon father nearly a decade ago, officials said. Micheal Schoener, age 49, entered state prison on Thursday, May 4 for the kidnapping and murder of 37-year-old James Robertson, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office reports. Robertson was taken from his family home on New Year's Day 2014 and was found murdered in the woods of Upton about two years later, the DA's Office reports. Robertson was last seen by his family getting into a car with two me…
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Killing At Braintree Hotel: Two Mississippi Men Admit To 2017 Slaying, DA says
Two Mississippi men admitted this week to killing a 27-year-old woman during a robbery at a Braintree hotel in 2017, the Norfolk County District Attorney said. Kenyonte Galmore, 27, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received an 18 to 20-year-prison sentence on Friday, Jan. 27. Kentavious Coleman, 25, also pleaded to manslaughter charges, and a judge sentenced him to seven years in prison, the prosecutor said. The men were charged with murder, unarmed robbery, kidnapping, and conspiracy. Prosecutors allege the men tied up and killed 19-year-old Reina Rodriguez…
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Teenaged Tewksbury Kidnapper Arrested In Carjacking Case: Police
A teenager held an Uber driver at gunpoint, forcing the driver to take him for a drive, and then immediately used the gun to attempt to steal a man's car, officials say. Police were called out on a report of an attempted carjacking around 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, according to the Dracut Police Department. A man was filling his car up with gas when a teenager wearing a long fur coat approached him holding a gun and demanded his car keys, a police investigation determined. The man refused to hand over the keys, and the suspect left the gas station in another vehicle. Around 10:15 a.…
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Boston Man With 15-Page Arrest Record Charged With Rape At Hotel: DA
A 49-year-old Boston man with a long criminal record now faces violent rape charges stemming from an incident in a hotel earlier this week, authorities said. Herbert Jones faces charges of kidnapping, two counts of aggravated rape, two counts of assault and battery, and threats, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Jones was out on bail from an existing charge, so the judge revoked it for 60 days and added a $50,000 bail once that pre-trial lock-up runs out, the prosecutor said. Police responded to the Doubletree Hotel on Washington Street around 8 a.m. on Mo…
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5 'Diamond Boys' Busted For Boston Home Invasions, Kidnappings: Police
A series of armed robberies, home invasions, kidnappings, and car jackings may have come to an end after five people charged with the crimes, ranging in age from 15 to 20, were arrested, according to officials. Police were investigating the series of crimes around Lexington Avenue in Hyde Park when they saw vehicles that matched the description of cars involved with previous incidents of such offences around 6:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, according to the Boston Police Department. Police arrested five people from the vehicles and confiscated three guns, including one emblazoned with the …
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Man Apprehended For Stabbing 3 Women During Attack At Medford Home: Police
Three woman are recovering and one man is in police custody following a triple stabbing at a Medford home this week, authorities said. Police responded to a report of an attack inside a home at 22 Doane Road just after 9 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12, Medford Police report. A caller told police that one of the residents was just attacked by another resident and the assault moved to the outside of the home. Investigators learned that Jace Cherchi allegedly pulled one woman into the front yard, pushed her to the ground and stabbed her multiple times. Her injuries were non-life-threatening, police…
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Family IDs 37-Year-Old Man Found Dead In Lowell Basement Freezer: Report
A 37-year-old man who was found dead in a basement freezer at a Lowell home has been identified by his family as John Wayne Potter, NBC10 Boston reports. While not officially identified, Potter's body was found in a chest freezer at a home on Coburn Street in Lowell on Friday, Dec. 2, the outlet reports. This was one day after he was reported missing by Lowell Police. MISSING PERSON: John Wayne Potter, 36, is a white male, green eyes, brown hair, 5’7” and approximately 150lbs. Mr.... Posted by Lowell Police Department (Official) on Thursday, December 1, 2022 Michael Burke and Samantha …
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Victim's Body In Lowell Kidnapping Case Kept In Freezer For Week: Report
The two Lowell residents charged with kidnapping a 37-year-old man found dead last week kept their victim's body in a chest freezer for a week, according to Boston25. Michael Burke and Samantha Perry, both 38 and of Lowell, were charged with kidnapping after the man's body was found inside their home on Coburn Street, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Lowell Police performed a well-being check at the house on Friday, Dec. 2, which led to the acquisition of a search warrant and the subsequent discovery of the body. Cause of death has not been released. Neither has the identity …
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