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Roommate, Boyfriend Of Christine Ruth Mello Arrested
The roommate of a woman found slain in Weymouth on Monday, April 1, and her boyfriend have been arrested on financial crimes police discovered while investigating the killing, authorities said.
Kelly Shaw, age 44, and her boyfriend John “Jack” Harper, 45, will be arraigned Thursday, April 4, on charges of theft valued over $1,200, uttering forged checks, and other offenses, authorities said.
They have not been charged with homicide, authorities reiterated.
Christine Ruth Mello, who lived on Lake Street, had been reported missing before her body was recovered at her home, …
Rakesh Kamal Shot Himself, Wife, Daughter In Dover Home: DA
The family found dead inside a Dover mansion last week died of a murder-suicide, autopsy reports found this week.
Rakesh Kamal, 57, Teena Kamal, 54, and their daughter Arianna Kamal, 18, were found shot to death inside their 11-bedroom, $4 million home in Dover about 20 miles from Boston just before 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 28, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said. They had all been shot to death.
An autopsy found that Rakesh Kamal killed his wife and daughter before turning the .40-caliber pistol on himself, the prosecutor's office said.
The gun was…
Murder-Suicide Suspected In Dover Triple Killing: DA
Three people were found dead inside a Norfolk County home on Thursday evening, Dec. 28, were likely killed as a result of a domestic violence dispute, authorities said.
Teena Kamal, 54, her husband, Rakesh Kamal, 57, and their daughter Arianna Kamal, 18, were found dead inside the home in Dover just before 7:30 p.m., the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said. They had all been shot to death.
Dover police received a 911 call from a family member who went to the house to check on the family.
The investigation into the killings has just begun, but police do not beli…
Samuel Pattillo Dies After Fight With Deadham Police
A 36-year-old Dedham man died Wednesday, Dec. 6, after he was shocked with a TASER and pepper sprayed during a fight with police, authorities said.
Samuel Pattillo, 36, became combative with police after they were called to a double stabbing on Jackson Pond Road just after 6 p.m., the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said.
When police arrived at the scene, they received multiple more calls about a man in "obvious distress" walking along Country Club Road, not far from the stabbings, the prosecutor said. Officers approached the man, later identified as Pattillo, and he b…
Man Who Died At Gillette Stadium Had Medical Issue, No Traumatic Injury: DA
An initial autopsy found that Dale Mooney, the man who died after a fight in the stands of a New England Patriots game at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 17, suffered from an undisclosed medical issue and was not severely injured from the brawl, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday, Sept. 20.
The Office of Chief Medical Examiner will perform further testing to determine the cause and manner of Mooney's death, authorities said.
Mooney, 53, of Newmarket, New Hampshire, was a 30-year season ticket holder for the New England Patriots and was sitting with his wife in…
Woman Embezzled $1.3M From Eastern Mass Business: Police
A 36-year-old Norfolk County woman was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 2, and charged with stealing $1.3 million from her former employer, authorities said.
Ashley Sumner, of Weymouth, is charged with larceny over $1,200, two counts of improper use of a credit card over $1,200, four counts of identity fraud, and one count of money laundering, Holbrook police said. She was being held on a $100,000 bond.
Detectives began investigating Sumner in March after her former employer, Allstate Glass, reported her for allegedly stealing $50,000 while handling the business's finances, police said.&nb…
Braintree High Schooler, 16, Among Duo Killed In Weekend Braintree Shooting
Authorities are investigating after two young men who shot and killed on the South Shore this weekend.
Jahzier Porter, age 16, and Jayden Santos-Andrade, age 19, died in the shooting that took place on Albert Road in Braintree on late Saturday night, June 24, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office reports.
Porter was a student at Braintree High School while Santos-Andrade, of Dorchester, would have turned 20 next month, the office added.
UPDATE: The two victims have been identified by Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey as 16-year-old... Posted by Kevin Wiles …
Wellesley Woman Sentenced For 2018 Needham Crash That Killed Teenage Girls
A 56-year-old woman from Wellesley has been sentenced to six months in jail for hitting and killing two teenage girls from Needham with her car more than four years ago, authorities said.
Talia Newfield, age 16, and Adrienne Garrido, age 17, were hit by two cars while they were crossing a street near Needham High School on February 10, 2018, MassLive reports. The vehicles were driven by Dania Antoine-Guiteau and Robert Berry, age 70, of Needham.
Antoine-Guiteau was previously found guilty of motor vehicle homicide in connection with the girls' deaths, the outlet continued. After her convi…
Quincy Man Accused Of Racially Motivated Attack Deemed Dangerous, Given Home Confinement: DA
A Quincy man who is accused of yelling "Go back to China" before driving into a man and carrying him on his hood last week was deemed a dangerous individual at a Thursday, Dec. 8, hearing, authorities said.
John Sullivan, 77, won't wait for his trial behind bars, however, as Judge Neil Hourihan ruled that Sullivan will be sequestered from the public with house arrest, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said. The Quincy man will have to pay a $10,000 surety bond — far less than the prosecution's ask of $50,000 — and wear a GPS monitor as part of the home confinement cond…
