Lockdown Lifted At Mass Air Base After Frantic Reports Of Shots Fired Lockdown Lifted At Mass Air Base After Frantic Reports Of Shots Fired
Lockdown Lifted At Mass Air Base After Frantic Reports Of Shots Fired Reports of a shooting at Barnes Air National Guard Base sparked a lockdown, but police say the gunfire was part of a training exercise.  The incident happened around 9:45 a.m. at the 104th Fighter Wing on Southampton Road in Westfield, when police responded to reports of gunfire.  Law enforcement rushed to the scene as the base went into lockdown during the ongoing exercise. Officials later confirmed there was no active threat. In a statement, the 104th Fighter Wing said the incident was tied to the exercise and that no real emergency had taken place. The lockdown was lifte…
$1M Lottery Jackpot: Falmouth Woman Plans To Give Winnings To Grandchildren $1M Lottery Jackpot: Falmouth Woman Plans To Give Winnings To Grandchildren
$1M Lottery Jackpot: Falmouth Woman Plans To Give Winnings To Grandchildren No one spoils you quite like grandma. A Massachusetts woman who recently landed a $1 million jackpot said she wants to give some of the winnings to her grandchildren. Diane Richards, of Falmouth, won the seven-figure payday in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “Extreme Green” game, a $5 scratch-off ticket. She chose to take the lump-sum payment of $650,000 before taxes rather than the annuity, which would have paid out the full amount — minus taxes — over 20 years. Richards said she wants to help her family with the money by passing some of it along to her grandchildren. She bought …
Western Mass Husband Convicted Of Wife’s Murder, Sentenced To Life Without Parole Western Mass Husband Convicted Of Wife’s Murder, Sentenced To Life Without Parole
Western Mass Husband Convicted Of Wife’s Murder, Sentenced To Life Without Parole A Massachusetts man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of fatally stabbing his wife of five months and the mother of two, prosecutors announced.  Luis A. Rosado, 53, of North Adams, was convicted on Tuesday, May 12, in the killing of Jillian Tatro, who was 38 at the time of her death, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. A judge sentenced him to life without the possibility of parole.  Prosecutors said Rosado murdered Tatro inside her second-floor apartment at 46 Charles St. on May 28, 2022. The couple began dating in Sept…
Court Docs Reveal Chilling Threats Before Cambridge Rifle Rampage Left 2 Critically Hurt Court Docs Reveal Chilling Threats Before Cambridge Rifle Rampage Left 2 Critically Hurt
Court Docs Reveal Chilling Threats Before Cambridge Rifle Rampage Left 2 Critically Hurt Newly released court documents provide new details about a Massachusetts parolee who opened fire on vehicles in Cambridge before exchanging gunfire with state troopers and a retired US Marine. Two were severely wounded in the attack.  Tyler Brown now faces eight charges, including two counts of assault to murder with a firearm, firearm possession charges, and discharging a weapon within 600 feet of a building, after investigators said he opened fire along Memorial Drive Monday afternoon, May 11. According to the complaint, a Massachusetts parole officer contacted Boston police less tha…
Ashland Woman Arraigned In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Wife, Mom In Southborough Ashland Woman Arraigned In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Wife, Mom In Southborough
Ashland Woman Arraigned In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Wife, Mom In Southborough A Massachusetts woman has been arraigned on homicide charges after prosecutors said she was driving the wrong way in a deadly Route 9 crash that killed a wife and mother of a child, authorities announced. Abigail Throckmorton, 23, of Ashland, was arraigned Friday, May 8, in connection with the February crash in Southborough that killed Crystal Johnson Clementi, 37. The crash happened around 3 a.m. Feb. 20, 2026, on Turnpike Road, also known as Route 9 East, according to investigators. A preliminary investigation found that Throckmorton was speeding and driving against traffic when she coll…
Quincy Man Posed As Medical Pro, Injected Clients With Black Market Botox, Sickening Several Quincy Man Posed As Medical Pro, Injected Clients With Black Market Botox, Sickening Several
Quincy Man Posed As Medical Pro, Injected Clients With Black Market Botox, Sickening Several A Massachusetts man admitted in federal court to giving clients illegal cosmetic injections that left several people seriously ill with botulism, prosecutors said. Rodrigo de Medeiros Siqueira, 33, of Quincy, pleaded guilty to misbranding a drug after shipment in interstate commerce with the intent to defraud or mislead, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said.  Federal prosecutors said Siqueira operated Rodrigo Beauty Inc. and offered cosmetic injection procedures beginning around August 2022. Authorities said he was not licensed to prescribe, dispense, or administer pr…
Massachusetts Man Arrested In Fatal Hit-And-Run Outside Applebee’s In Pennsylvania Massachusetts Man Arrested In Fatal Hit-And-Run Outside Applebee’s In Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Man Arrested In Fatal Hit-And-Run Outside Applebee’s In Pennsylvania A Massachusetts man has been arrested weeks after a hit-and-run crash killed a pedestrian outside a Dauphin County restaurant, police announced on Friday, May 8. Randolph Donald Marchant, 68, of Westminster, Massachusetts, was taken into custody on Thursday, May 7 at his home in connection with the death of James Blowe, 41, of Harrisburg, according to Swatara Township police. Blowe was struck and killed around 9:04 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, in the 3500 block of Paxton Street, in front of the Applebee’s restaurant by Harrisburg Mall, police said. Investigators say a white SUV hit Blowe an…
Medford Repeat Sex Offender Had Thousands Of CSAM Files Involving Young Children: DOJ Medford Repeat Sex Offender Had Thousands Of CSAM Files Involving Young Children: DOJ
Medford Repeat Sex Offender Had Thousands Of Csam Files Involving Young Children: DOJ A registered sex offender from Medford is facing new federal charges after investigators said they found thousands of child sexual abuse material files on his phone. James Muzzi, 61, was charged with possession of child pornography on Thursday, May 7, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said. According to charging documents, investigators found thousands of images and videos of CSAM on Muzzi’s cell phone. Authorities said some of the children in the material appeared to be between 3 and 5 years old. Federal prosecutors also allege the phone contained online chat messages betw…
Central Mass Man Accused Of Attempted Murder, Mayhem After Months Of Brutal Assaults: Police Central Mass Man Accused Of Attempted Murder, Mayhem After Months Of Brutal Assaults: Police
Central Mass Man Accused Of Attempted Murder, Mayhem After Months Of Brutal Assaults: Police A Massachusetts man faces nearly two dozen charges after police say he carried out a string of brutal assaults over several months that left a victim hospitalized with injuries so severe they required multiple surgeries to repair the damage. Robert Copper, 32, of Webster, is accused of strangling and assaulting a victim multiple times, hitting them with objects, and holding them against their will, according to police. The investigation began Saturday, May 2, when Webster Police Officer Alex Johnson started looking into reports of repeated violent attacks involving Copper, authorities said.…
Massachusetts Man Accused Of Kicking In Door, Threatening Occupants Extradited To Pennsylvania Massachusetts Man Accused Of Kicking In Door, Threatening Occupants Extradited To Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Man Accused Of Kicking In Door, Threatening Occupants Extradited To Pennsylvania A man accused of kicking in the door of an occupied Pennsylvania home and threatening the people inside has been extradited from Massachusetts, police announced on Thursday, May 7. Angel Efrain Hernandez Sanchez, 26, was taken into custody by the Springfield, Massachusetts Police Department on a warrant issued by Lancaster Township Police, according to the release. After his apprehension, Hernandez Sanchez was held at the Hampden County Correctional Center in Ludlow while awaiting extradition, police said. Deputies with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office extradited him to Lancaster Coun…
Mortgage Employee Stole $6.6M From Massachusetts Firm In Decade-Long Fraud Scheme: Feds Mortgage Employee Stole $6.6M From Massachusetts Firm In Decade-Long Fraud Scheme: Feds
Mortgage Employee Stole $6.6M From Massachusetts Firm In Decade-Long Fraud Scheme: Feds A Virginia man accused of secretly funneling millions from a major financial company into his own bank account is facing federal fraud charges after investigators uncovered what prosecutors described as a years-long scheme tied to mortgage payments. Ricardo Fontanilla, 66, of Fairfax, Virginia, was charged in federal court in Boston with wire fraud, according to the US Attorney for Massachusetts. Prosecutors said he was arrested at his home on Sunday, May 3, and appeared in federal court in Arlington, Virginia, the next day. Federal investigators said Fontanilla worked for a global financia…
Foxborough Man Posed As Immigration Officer To Scam Victims Out Of Thousands: Feds Foxborough Man Posed As Immigration Officer To Scam Victims Out Of Thousands: Feds
Foxborough Man Posed As Immigration Officer To Scam Victims Out Of Thousands: Feds A Massachusetts man is accused of pretending to be a federal immigration officer and scamming thousands of dollars from people by promising to help them obtain US citizenship, authorities said. Francisco Soares, 56, of Foxborough, was charged last week with impersonating a federal officer, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said. According to the criminal complaint, Soares told Brazilian nationals that he worked for US Immigration and could help them get citizenship for a price. Soares never worked for the government and was never in a position to help anyone obtain…