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Wanted Gunman In Lynn Shooting Captured After Nearly A Week On Run: Police Wanted Gunman In Lynn Shooting Captured After Nearly A Week On Run: Police
Wanted Gunman In Lynn Shooting Captured After Nearly A Week On Run: Police A man who police say shot at someone inside a car last week in Lynn, forcing police to issue a shelter-in-place order, has been caught.  Anthony Gutierrez, 23, was captured on Monday, Sept. 18, Massachusetts State Police said. He is charged with Assault Dangerous Weapon with Intent to Murder Carrying a firearm without a license Discharging a firearm 500 feet from a building Illegal Possession of Ammunition Related: Lynn Shooting Puts Neighborhood On High Alert With Gunman On Loose The shooting happened near Commercial Street and Neptune Boulevard on Wednesday. Police say Gutierrez …

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by Josh Lanier
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Charges Stack Up For Teen Who Fired At 17-Year-Old In Revere Double Shooting Charges Stack Up For Teen Who Fired At 17-Year-Old In Revere Double Shooting
Charges Stack Up For Teen Who Fired At 17-Year-Old In Revere Double Shooting New charges were leveled against a 17-year-old who was already in police custody, officials say.  The teenager was charged on Thursday, June 15 for shooting a gun at a 17-year-old boy, grazing his arm with a bullet, near a bathhouse on Revere Beach Boulevard on Sunday, May 28, according to Massachusetts State Police. The 17-year-old, who has not been identified under Massachusetts law, turned himself in and was arrested on Tuesday, June 6 on firearm-related charges, but was not initially charged with firing a weapon, as reported by Daily Voice. Read more: Teen Turns Self In As P…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Armed, Dangerous: Lowell 19-Year-Old Wanted For Shooting, Hospitalizing Man, Police Say Armed, Dangerous: Lowell 19-Year-Old Wanted For Shooting, Hospitalizing Man, Police Say
Armed, Dangerous: Lowell 19-Year-Old Wanted For Shooting, Hospitalizing Man, Police Say The person behind an afternoon shooting that occurred in a Back Central neighborhood earlier this month is at large, police say.  Police are seeking 19-year-old Tiago Bettencourt for shooting a person in the area of Richmond Avenue in Lowell on Saturday, May 13 around 4:00 p.m., according to the Lowell Police Department.  The victim, an adult man, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to a local hospital before being taken to a Boston hospital via air ambulance for further treatment.  Detectives determined that the alleged shooter was Bettencourt, who they say…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Gun-Wielding Quincy Home Invader Forced His Way Inside Looking For 'Specific Person:' Police Gun-Wielding Quincy Home Invader Forced His Way Inside Looking For 'Specific Person:' Police
Gun-Wielding Quincy Home Invader Forced His Way Inside Looking For 'Specific Person:' Police Residents assumed a knock on their door was their food delivery person, but instead were met with a man who would threaten them with a gun to lay on their stomachs while he attempted to zip-tie their hands together, officials and WHDH say.  Three people were hospitalized as the result of a violent home invasion that occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, according to the Quincy Police Department.  Reports of gunshots and multiple stabbings drew police to a residence at the 400 block of Granite Street in Quincy. Four people were found at the residence, three of whom had re…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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'Armed And Dangerous,' Lowell Shooting Suspect At Large: Police 'Armed And Dangerous,' Lowell Shooting Suspect At Large: Police
'Armed And Dangerous,' Lowell Shooting Suspect At Large: Police A fight-turned-shooting on New Year's Eve has now led to the search for an escaped suspect, according to police. Police were called to the Bridge Street area near Second Street by a report of a fight with around 15 people in the area around 4:00 a.m. on Saturday Dec. 31, according to the Lowell Police Department. Police arrived while the group was leaving and did not see any fighting, but moments later heard the sound of gunshots coming from Second Street.  The police found evidence of gunshots on Second Street, but no injured people, damaged property, or the shooter himself. Detectives i…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Waltham Teen With Stolen Pistol Arrested Running Away From Gunfire: Police Waltham Teen With Stolen Pistol Arrested Running Away From Gunfire: Police
Waltham Teen With Stolen Pistol Arrested Running Away From Gunfire: Police Police arrested an 18-year-old running with a stolen handgun as he ran away from an area in Boston where shots were fired moments before, authorities said.  Timothy Taylor of Waltham was arrested near 925 Parker Street in Jamaica Plain, where several neighbors had called about the gunshots, Boston police said.  Officers nearby stopped Taylor as he ran away from the scene and found a loaded .357 magnum revolver shoved into the waistband of his pants, police said. Investigators later learned the gun was stolen, authorities said.  Authorities charged Taylor with unlawful posses…

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by Josh Lanier
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Mass Former Fed-Ex Driver Stole Guns From Packages, Illegally Sold Them: Feds Mass Former Fed-Ex Driver Stole Guns From Packages, Illegally Sold Them: Feds
Mass Former Fed-Ex Driver Stole Guns From Packages, Illegally Sold Them: Feds A 39-year-old Middleborough man stole three shipments of guns while he worked as a Fed-Ex  delivery driver and tried to sell them on the black market, the Department of Justice said.  Frank P. O’Toole was arrested on Friday, Aug. 12, and charged with possession of a stolen firearm, the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Investigators said that from October 2021 through June, O'Toole stole three packages meant for gun sellers that had firearms insidee. He then tried to flip them on the black market, the U.S. Attorney said. But his buyers were actually undercover agents, au…

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by Josh Lanier
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Boston Man Impersonating Police Officer Caught Trying To Rape Woman: Police Boston Man Impersonating Police Officer Caught Trying To Rape Woman: Police
Boston Man Impersonating Police Officer Caught Trying To Rape Woman: Police A man from Dorchester was arrested for posing as a Boston police officer and trying to rape a woman, authorities said.  Charles Singleton, also known as Charles Zimmerman, was arrested after police responded to a call about a person with a gun in the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 6, Boston Police said.  A female victim told responding officers that she had met Singleton after a social gathering in the area and he claimed to be a police officer. Singleton then offered the woman a ride and drove her to a nearby field, police said.  At one point, he stopped and sho…

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by David Cifarelli
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Gun-Wielding Man Snags Woman's Phone, Jewelry At Greater Boston Walking Trail Gun-Wielding Man Snags Woman's Phone, Jewelry At Greater Boston Walking Trail
Gun-Wielding Man Snags Woman's Phone, Jewelry At Greater Boston Walking Trail The Wilmington Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect behind a robbery that occurred earlier this month.  The gun-wiedling man demanded a woman's phone and jewelry while she was walking on the trails behind the Wilmington Family Medical Center around 5:30 p.m. on July 6, police said.  The suspect is described as a man in his mid-40s, standing about 5'8," and weighing about 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a blue surgical mask, dark blue t-shirt and dark brown pants, according to police.  The suspect also was said to have blue eyes, m…

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by David Cifarelli