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Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Logan Airport In Custody, Police Say Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Logan Airport In Custody, Police Say
Pair Who Flew Drone Dangerously Close To Logan Airport In Custody, Police Say Two Massachusetts men were arrested on Saturday, Dec. 14, after a hazardous drone operation near Logan International Airport triggered a coordinated safety response, police said. Boston Police officers apprehended 42-year-old Robert Duffy of Charlestown and 32-year-old Jeremy Folcik of Bridgewater, on Long Island in the Boston Harbor Islands around 10:22 p.m. Both face charges of trespassing, with additional charges potentially pending. The incident began at 4:30 p.m. when a Boston Police Officer monitoring real-time crime surveillance detected a drone dangerously close to Logan Internation…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Shooting Detective In New Bedford Busted Stepping Off Flight In Boston Man Accused Of Shooting Detective In New Bedford Busted Stepping Off Flight In Boston
Man Accused Of Shooting Detective In New Bedford Busted Stepping Off Flight In Boston An 18-year-old man wanted in connection with the shooting of a detective in Massachusetts was immediately arrested after stepping off an international flight in Boston, police announced. Denzel Gomes, age 18, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 14 by local, state, and federal authorities after stepping off an international flight at Logan International Airport, Massachusetts State Police announced.  According to police, Gomes was wanted in connection with the shooting of an undercover New Bedford police detective on July 17, 2023.  On the day of the shooting, the detective had b…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
47-Year-Old Lexington Dad's Death Leaves 'Void' In Greater Boston Community 47-Year-Old Lexington Dad's Death Leaves 'Void' In Greater Boston Community
47-Year-Old Lexington Dad's Death Leaves 'Void' In Greater Boston Community The Lexington community lost one of its core members this week in a "freak accident" at Logan International Airport in Boston, an online campaign reads.  "It is with great sadness that we share that our beloved Vishwa is no more," a GoFundMe campaign dedicated to 47-year-old Vishwachand Kolla reads. "His last moments in this life were spent doing what he loved to do: helping everyone in need." Kolla was picking up a visiting musician from Logan Airport when he was struck and killed by a coach bus on the Terminal B Lower Roadway around 5 p.m. on Monday, March 27. The bus was…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Coach Bus Hits, Kills Lexington Man, 47, At Logan Airport In Boston: Police Coach Bus Hits, Kills Lexington Man, 47, At Logan Airport In Boston: Police
Coach Bus Hits, Kills Lexington Man, 47, At Logan Airport In Boston: Police A 47-year-old man from Lexington has died after he was struck by a coach bus at Logan International Airport in Boston this week, authorities said.  The incident happened on the Terminal B Lower Roadway around 5 p.m. on Monday, March 27, Massachusetts State Police Spokesperson Dave Procopio reports.  Initial investigation revealed that the man, who was later identified as Vishwachand Kolla, was picking up a friend when he was hit by the middle of the bus while standing outside his vehicle. The bus, which is owned by Dartmouth Transportation Company in Concord, NH, then d…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Crew Turned Boston Logan Airport, Others Into Personal Piggy Banks: DA Crew Turned Boston Logan Airport, Others Into Personal Piggy Banks: DA
Crew Turned Boston Logan Airport, Others Into Personal Piggy Banks: DA A New Jersey man accused of being the driver for a crew of thieves who swiped passenger's luggage filled with cash and jewels from Logan International Airport returns to court this week.  Luis Arellano-Corrales, 30, of Paterson, is accused of working with a trio of thieves to steal a woman's bag with more than $13,000 in jewelry and cash inside from the Boston airport in February 2022, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  It wasn't exactly an "Ocean's 11" style heist, but it took some coordination to pull off, authorities said. Three men worked as a team to swipe the bag be…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Boston Dad Busted Trying To Board Flight At Logan Airport With Loaded Gun: DA Boston Dad Busted Trying To Board Flight At Logan Airport With Loaded Gun: DA
Boston Dad Busted Trying To Board Flight At Logan Airport With Loaded Gun: DA Police arrested a 36-year-old Boston man this week after he tried to board a flight at Logan International Airport with a loaded pistol, authorities said. His young child was with him when he was handcuffed.  Lorenzo Beechman faces charges of carrying a loaded firearm without a license (third offense), airport security violations, illegal possession of a firearm without a license with a prior violent offense, and illegal possession of ammunition, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Police are holding Beechman without bail pending a dangerousness hearing, the prosecu…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Boston Logan Airport On Pace To Set Record For Number Of Guns Seized Boston Logan Airport On Pace To Set Record For Number Of Guns Seized
Boston Logan Airport On Pace To Set Record For Number Of Guns Seized The Transportation Safety Administration announced this week that security officers seized a loaded 9mm handgun from a woman attempting to board a flight at Logan International Airport. That seizure marks a dubious distinction for the airport as it ties it for the most firearms found in a year, and there are still three months left in 2022.  The woman, a petty officer in the US Coast Guard, had stored the pistol in a diaper bag, where agents as she went through a security checkpoint on Tuesday, Sept. 13, the TSA said. Massachusetts State Police took the weapon and issued her a summons t…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man Tried To Board Plane At Logan Airport Geared For Ancient War: TSA Man Tried To Board Plane At Logan Airport Geared For Ancient War: TSA
Man Tried To Board Plane At Logan Airport Geared For Ancient War: TSA A man tried to board a plane at Logan International Airport earlier this week with more than ten edged weapons in his carry-on luggage, the TSA said. The agency tweeted a photo of the items they found during a search on Sunday, Aug. 21. They included an arrowhead, two daggers, and nine throwing stars.  Throwing Stars and Daggers...oh my! On Sunday @BostonLogan, @TSA officers detected these items in a man's carry-on bag. He stated he mixed up his baggage. @MassStatePolice escorted the man back to the ticket counter to properly place these items in his checked bag. #travelfail pic.twitter…

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by Josh Lanier