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Norfolk, VA

Lynn Career Criminal Hit With $250K Bail In Boston Break-In, Rape Trial: DA Lynn Career Criminal Hit With $250K Bail In Boston Break-In, Rape Trial: DA
Lynn Career Criminal Hit With $250K Bail In Boston Break-In, Rape Trial: DA A judge ordered a Lynn man who fled to Virginia for a month following an alleged October home invasion and sexual assault in Jamaica Plain held on a $250,000 bond, authorities said.  Washington Pearson, 55, of Lynn faces charges of attempted murder, home invasion, felony breaking and entering in the daytime, larceny from a building, assault with intent to rape, strangulation, and armed robbery, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. If Pearson makes bail, he will be confined to his home with a GPS monitor, the judge also ruled.  A woman called 911 on Oct. 24 after she sai…
Man Wanted For Sexual Assault Apprehended, Being Held In Virginia, Police Say Man Wanted For Sexual Assault Apprehended, Being Held In Virginia, Police Say
Man Wanted For Sexual Assault Apprehended, Being Held In Virginia, Police Say A Massachusetts man was apprehended in Virginia in connection to an aggravated sexual assault and home invasion that happened over a month ago, authorities said. Washington Pearson, age 55, of Boston, was arrested by members of the United States Marshals Service in Norfolk, VA on Tuesday, Nov. 29, Boston Police report.  Pearson was wanted for an incident that happened on the Arborway in Jamaica Plain on Oct. 24, police said. He had a warrant issued from West Roxbury District Court on several charges including attempted murder, assault to rape and breaking and entering.  He will b…
Man Locked Himself In Car For Hours In Norfolk During Mental-Health Crisis: Police Man Locked Himself In Car For Hours In Norfolk During Mental-Health Crisis: Police
Man Locked Himself In Car For Hours In Norfolk During Mental-Health Crisis: Police Police in Norfolk were called in to help talk down a man who had barricaded himself in his car this week during a mental-health crisis, authorities said.  Specially trained Norfolk police officers and a negotiator were requested after the man in distress locked himself in his vehicle on Rockwood Road just after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, police said. Officers cordoned off the area near Cleveland Street in downtown Norfolk as a precautionary measure.  Officers and negotiators spoke with the man for three hours before he agreed to turn himself in and go to a mental health…