Body Of Missing Whitman Woman Found In Car At Boston Logan Airport: DA Body Of Missing Whitman Woman Found In Car At Boston Logan Airport: DA
Body Of Missing Whitman Woman Found In Car At Boston Logan Airport: DA An arrest warrant has been issued for a Lowell man suspected of killing a Whitman woman whose body was found in a garage at Boston Logan Airport, officials said. Troopers found the deceased woman inside a car in the Central Parking garage at Logan Airport around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, authorities said. The woman has been identified as Margaret Mbitu (pronounced m-BEE-too), 31, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and the Massachusetts State Police. She was reported missing by her family on Monday, Oct. 30. Kevin Kangethe (pronounced ken-GET-ay), 40, the susp…
Postal Worker Assaulted, Robbed While On Job In Medford: Police Postal Worker Assaulted, Robbed While On Job In Medford: Police
Postal Worker Assaulted, Robbed While On Job In Medford: Police Police are investigating a terrifying attack on a US Postal Service mail carrier in Middlesex County. The postal worker was roughed up by three suspects on Tuesday, Oct. 31, at around 11:40 a.m. near Arden Road and Winthrop Street in Medford, according to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The suspects snatched a key from the carrier before running away toward a car waiting on Playstead Road, the Medford Police Department said. On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at around 11:40 a.m., the Medford Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call... Posted by Medford Police Department on …
2 Busted In Brookline Violent Home Invasion; Police Searching For 3rd Suspect 2 Busted In Brookline Violent Home Invasion; Police Searching For 3rd Suspect
2 Busted In Brookline Violent Home Invasion; Police Searching For 3rd Suspect Two men who police say forced their way inside a Brookline home in the middle of the night in July to rob and assault the person inside have been caught, but a third suspect remains on the run.  Manuel Alicea, 31, of Tewksbury, and Dominic Hardin, 34, of Lowell, are being held without pending a dangerousness hearing after being arraigned on Wednesday, Sept. 27, Brookline police announced. Officers are searching for Corey Buchanan, 31, of Lowell.  Investigators said the trio donned ski masks to break into a home on Warren Street just before 2:30 a.m. on July 18. They robb…
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…
$1M Lottery Winner Claims Prize 2 Days Before It Expired In Lowell $1M Lottery Winner Claims Prize 2 Days Before It Expired In Lowell
$1M Lottery Winner Claims Prize 2 Days Before It Expired In Lowell A New Hampshire man going through a pile of Massachusetts lottery tickets happened upon a $1 million winner. Thankfully, he didn't wait any longer because the winning ticket he purchased in Lowell expired two days later.  Justo Rivera of Hudson, NH, was scanning tickets he'd purchased and put away in his basement using the Massachusetts Lottery app when he came across the seven-digit-winning ticket as part of the "10,000,000 Gold" scratch-off lottery game.  He claimed the ticket on Sept. 6. The last day to claim the prize was Sept. 8, the Massachusetts Lottery said.  And, li…
Body Found In Lowell Canal; Police Attempting To ID Them Body Found In Lowell Canal; Police Attempting To ID Them
Body Found In Lowell Canal; Police Attempting To ID Them A body was pulled from the water of a Lowell canal Thursday morning, Sept. 7, but investigators are not sure who it is or how it got there.  Officers were called to 110 Canal Street around 11 a.m. after a pedestrian spotted the body floating in the water, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.   The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine how the person died. The body did not show any obvious signs of trauma, authorities said.  Lowell police will investigate the person's identity. 
(Update) Man Steals MBTA Van With Passenger Inside In Woburn, Crashes It: Cops (Update) Man Steals MBTA Van With Passenger Inside In Woburn, Crashes It: Cops
(Update) Man Steals MBTA Van With Passenger Inside In Woburn, Crashes It: Cops Update: Police have identified the man they say stole the MBTA as Thomas Baldwin, 34, who last lived in Lowell. Officers said he stole the van when the driver got out to help someone at a Stop 'n Shop parking lot on Elm Street in Woburn.  Original: A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 6, after he stole an MBTA T-RIDE van with a passenger inside in Woburn and crashed trying to get away, authorities said.  The 34-year-old man stole the Ford Flex van, which transports people with disabilities, on Elm Street around 3:42 p.m., the transit authority said in a news release. Poli…
Family Of Mom Allegedly Killed In Front Of Her Kids By Ex In Salem Pleads For Community's Help Family Of Mom Allegedly Killed In Front Of Her Kids By Ex In Salem Pleads For Community's Help
Family Of Mom Allegedly Killed In Front Of Her Kids By Ex In Salem Pleads For Community's Help Jonathan Castillo says his days have fallen into a miserable routine since his sister Nayeli Nieves was brutally murdered in early August in Essex County. He wakes up to help search for the 20-year-old's body near her Essex County home or in other areas where he's heard whispers she could have been dumped. At night, he struggles to sleep.  "She had called me to come see her new place," Jonathan said. "She was so excited for me to see it, but I couldn't. I had to work. I can't stop thinking about that. I should have just stayed out (of work) that day. I should have seen her." Salem poli…
Lowell Man Involved In Fatal Tractor-Trailer Crash In Attleboro Lowell Man Involved In Fatal Tractor-Trailer Crash In Attleboro
Lowell Man Involved In Fatal Tractor-Trailer Crash In Attleboro A man died in a crash involving a car and a tractor-trailer driven by a Middlesex County man, officials say.  A car crashed with a 2007 Mack 600 truck pulling a trailer on Route 295 north in Attleboro before 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, killing the car's driver, according to Massachusetts State Police.  A 44-year-old Lowell man was behind the wheel of the tractor-trailer owned by Demoulas Supermarkets. The car's driver was declared dead at the scene. His identity has not yet been released by police.  The crash shut down two northbound lanes of Route 295, with …
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…
Peabody Man Tries To Kill Girlfriend, Nabbed For Arson, Kidnapping, Police Say Peabody Man Tries To Kill Girlfriend, Nabbed For Arson, Kidnapping, Police Say
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…
Man Guilty Of Killing Innocent Woman Outside Lowell Apartment In 2020: DA Man Guilty Of Killing Innocent Woman Outside Lowell Apartment In 2020: DA
Man Guilty Of Killing Innocent Woman Outside Lowell Apartment In 2020: DA A 23-year-old man accused of killing a woman who wanted to buy a used car from him was found guilty this week of her slaying, authorities said.  Xavier DeJesus, of Lowell, was convicted earlier this week of second-degree murder and four firearm charges, including carrying a firearm without a license, possessing ammunition without an FID card, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.  Deija Mendez, 23, of Boston, went to Lowell on June 23, 2020, to buy a used BMW from De…