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Robert Kennedy
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Horrifying Details Released In Murder Of Lower Makefield 19-Year-Old
Authorities have released details and formally announced charges in the murder of 19-year-old Jaden Battista Friday, Feb. 16 in Lower Makefield. A criminal complaint released by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office says 23-year-old Trevor Weigel was captured on police-worn body camera saying that he found out Jaden was cheating on him, and he "lost it." Jaden was FaceTiming with a juvenile witness (JW1) when she told him that her ex-boyfriend, later identified as Weigel, began pounding on the door of her Waterford Road home unannounced, trying to get inside, the affidavit says. Weig…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Ex-Mass Detective Who Scammed Multiple Landlords For Years Avoids Jailtime: Feds
A former Stoneham police officer who admitted to scamming his former landlords for more than a decade will not go to prison for his crimes, federal authorities announced on Thursday, Jan. 4. Robert Kennedy, 54, of Stoneham, was sentenced to two years of probation and 90 days of home confinement after he pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in September, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He must also repay $14,275 to his victims. Investigators said Kennedy defrauded three landlords from February 2020 through June 2023. The scheme played out similarly each time. H…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Ex-Stoneham Detective With History Of Scamming Landlords Pleads Guilty To Fraud: Feds
A former Middlesex County police detective admitted to lying and submitting false paperwork to get an apartment and then stiffing his landlord on payments, federal authorities said. Robert Kennedy, 54, of Stoneham, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud on Wednesday, Sept. 20, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He is scheduled to be sentenced in January and faces a potential 40-year prison term, though he will likely get far less. Kennedy has a history of scamming landlords. He would lie on his applications to obtain a lease agreement and, after moving in, not pay…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Ex-Mass Detective Stiffed Multiple Landlords Despite Making $187K A Year: Feds
Despite making a comfortable living as a Stoneham police detective sergeant, Robert Kennedy left a wake of jilted landlords who say he owes them thousands in unpaid rent stretching back years. Now, federal authorities allege he broke the law by lying on rental applications to hide his shady past. Robert Kennedy, 53, is charged with one count of wire fraud, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He made his first appearance in court on Friday, March 31. #BREAKING: Today, #FBI Boston special agents arrested former @StonehamMAPD Detective Sgt. Robert A. Kennedy for wire fraud. He allege…
Brentwood, NY
Politics
Several Long Island Mayors Plan To Prohibit Marijuana Sales, Report Says
Marijuana may be legalized in New York, but some Long Island officials are planning on prohibiting cannabis in their communities. Mayors of the Long Island beach towns near the Queens border will be utilizing a clause in the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act that allows local municipalities to opt-out of allowing marijuana in their locales, according to the New York Post. Earlier story - NY Officially Legalizes Pot, Here's How Long It Will Take For It To Be Available Calling it a “gateway drug,” Village of Island Park Mayor Michael McGinty told the Post that he “feels strongly about th…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Driver Loses Control Of Vehicle Slams Into Long Island BMW Dealership, Officials Say
One person was injured when a driver lost control of his vehicle and slammed through a window of a Long Island BMW dealership. The incident took place around 7:23 p.m., at 291 W. Sunrise Highway when the driver, who told police that someone cut him off in traffic and he lost control of his vehicle, said Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy. The vehicle ended up inside the dealership where one person was slightly injured, he said. The driver was not injured and there was no structural damage to the building or any vehicles.
