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Man Indicted For Fatal Shooting In Central Mass Last Year
A Worcester man was indicted last week with fatally shooting a 29-year-old on a Worcester street in November 2023, authorities said.
Jose Ortiz Maldonado, 25, is charged with murder, as well as kidnapping, strangulation, two counts of armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a family or household member, possession of a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without an FID card, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, the Worcester County District Attorney said.
Mald…
Militia Members Guilty Of Armed I-95 Hours-Long Standoff With Police In Wakefield
Two men were found guilty on Friday, June 21, for their role in an eight-and-a-half-hour armed stand-off with police that shut down a portion of I-95 on one of the busiest travel days of the year, authorities said.
Jamhal Tavon Sanders Latimer was found guilty of unlawful possession of a large capacity weapon, unlawful possession of a large capacity feeding device, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a shotgun or rifle, improper storage of a rifle or shotgun near a minor, use or wearing body armor during a felony, and unlawful possession of ammunition, the Mid…
Man Runs Out Of Gas In Western Mass, Ends Up In Jail: Police
A Springfield man who ran out of gas got help from State Police in Hampden County, but he didn't realize it would lead to him sitting in a jail cell.
Jamal Ramos, age 25, was found on the shoulder of I-91 in Holyoke earlier this month, State Police said. He said he couldn't get gas and asked for help getting a tow truck to his location.
However, as they waited, police learned Ramos didn't have a driver's license, authorities said. Officers wrote him a ticket.
Officers went to inventory the car before it was towed away, but Ramos got nervous and refused to move away from the vehicle, au…
Guns, Ammo Arsenal Found In Drunk Driver's Crashed Car In Western Mass: Police
Drunk, high, and armed to the teeth. That's how Massachusetts State Police described a Connecticut woman they arrested Thursday, Oct. 19, after she crashed her car into another vehicle in Hampden County while intoxicated.
Catherine Hansen, 45, of Enfield, Connecticut, faces a slew of charges after police said they found a pistol and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in her wrecked car in Agawam, authorities said.
Hansen is accused of speeding when she crashed into a car just before 1 p.m. at the Agawam Rotary on Route 57, State police said. Several people in the car she hit were injured. …
Suspect Caught In Fatal Shooting Of 22-Year-Old Mass Man: DA
The suspect in a fatal Middlesex County shooting that left a 22-year-old man dead just one block away from his home has been apprehended months after fleeing the state, officials said.
Waltham resident Josh Pierre, age 21, was arrested in Miramar, Florida on Friday, Sept. 22 in connection with the May 2023 murder of 22-year-old Waltham resident Shelson Jules, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 4.
Earlier Report - 'Compassionate' Waltham Man, 22, Dies 1 Block From Home, Family Met With Incredible Generosity
According to the DA's O…
2 Charged With Killing Grandfather of 9 During Fitchburg Home Invasion: DA
Two Worcester County men have been indicted on charges of breaking into a 62-year-old's home on July 28 and fatally shooting him, officials said.
Thomas E. Martin, 45, of Fitchburg, and Christian Collins, 37, of Worcester, face charges of murder, home invasion, armed assault in a dwelling, assault with a dangerous weapon, and possession of a firearm without an FID card, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said.
Police were called to Michael Parks' Fitchburg home on Marshall Street just before 9:30 p.m. to reports of gunshots. They found Parks bleeding from …
Man Tosses Gun As He Runs From Crash Scene In Worcester, Police Find It Anyway
A man trying to escape Worcester police after he crashed into a car on Thursday, July 6, tossed his "machine gun" as he ran, but it didn't do him much good, authorities said.
Kidam Oquendo, 22, of Worcester, faces nearly a dozen charges following the 6 p.m. incident, Worcester police said.
Summer Impact officers said they saw Oquendo speed past them in a white Audi on Hope Avenue, but they lost sight of the car before they could pull it over.
A few minutes later, police saw the Audi had crashed into a red Ford near the area they last saw it. Several people flagged do…
20-Year-Old Worcester Man Arrested In Central Mass Shooting
A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with a Sunday morning, April 9, shooting in Worcester that sent one man to the hospital, authorities said.
Izaiha Quintal, of Worcester, is charged with armed assault with intent to murder, possession of a firearm without a license, possession of ammo with an FID card, shooting a firearm within 500 feet of a building, and misleading a police investigation, Worcester police said on Monday.
Officers responded to a ShotSpotter call just before 1:30 a.m. on Sunday at the intersection of Barclay and Dorchester streets, where they found a m…
Drugs, Gold Bars, $100K Cash: Western Mass Police Boast Major Bust
Police in Hampden County showed off a massive haul of cash, drugs, weapons, and gold and silver bars following a bust early Thursday morning, March 30.
Hector Cabrera, 28, of Springfield, is facing potentially decades in prison following his arrest at his Lucerne Road home, authorities said.
Detectives had been monitoring Cabrera long enough to secure a search warrant for his home. On Thursday morning, officers watched as he left his house around 4:45 and then pulled his car over on Wrentham Road, Springfield police said.
They showed him the warrant and drove hi…
