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Police & Fire
'Marauding' Muggers Beat Several MBTA Passengers With Crowbar: Transit Police
Three people are facing charges for repeatedly robbing multiple MBTA passengers at several stations from Cambridge to Brookline, authorities said. Officers responded Park Street Station after a man was reportedly assaulted by three men and a woman around 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12 at Harvard Square, MBTA Transit Police report. One of the assailants was apparently armed with a crowbar, police added. The group then moved onto Kenmore Square where they attacked and robbed another person while on a Green Line train, police said. They also allegedly threatened several other passengers. Th…
Police & Fire
'Violent Fugitives' Wanted For Shooting Man During Cape Cod Robbery: Police
Authorities on Cape Cod are looking for two "violent fugitives" who allegedly shot a man during a robbery. Police responded for a reported robbery and shooting at Crocker Street in Hyannis around 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28, according to Barnstable Police on Facebook. Upon arrival, officers found one victim, identified as a 19-year-old man, suffering from gunshot wounds to both of his arms. He was taken to Cape Cod Hospital for surgery then transferred to a Boston area trauma center for further treatment, police said. Investigators are now looking for two suspects, identified as …
Police & Fire
Manhunt
: 7 Charged With Gunning Down Man Outside Quincy Apartment: DA
For months, the family of Jordan Wiggins has wanted answers about who killed him just before 1 a.m. on Aug. 18. Now they may have seven. A grand jury this week indicted seven men in connection with Wiggins shooting death outside of Elevation Apartments in Quincy, the Norfolk County District Attorney announced on Tuesday, Dec. 22. Investigators said the killing began as a robbery that spiraled out of control. Related: Jordan Wiggins' Loved Ones Mourn His Murder Police have arrested several of the men, but four remain on the run. Investigators said they are consi…
Police & Fire
Teens Say TikTok Trend Led Them To Rob Melrose Mail Carrier At Gunpoint: DA
Two teenagers who police arrested this week and charged with robbing a mail carrier at gun and knifepoint in Melrose said they got the idea from a TikTok. The United States Postal Inspection Service said two 16-year-old Somerville boys were responsible for the midday Dec. 10 robbery. Their names were withheld because of their ages. Investigators said the boys were sitting on the steps of a home on Orchard Lane when the USPS carrier pulled up around 3 p.m. As the woman was walking back to the truck after delivering mail to a home on the street, the boys sidled up and showed …
Police & Fire
Dracut Man Who Pistolwhipped Clerks, Fired Gun In 3 Christmas Eve Robberies Gets 12 Years: Feds
A Dracut man who admitted to robbing three convenience stores on Christmas Eve 2020 will spend 12 years behind bars, federal authorities announced. Michael Vangpa, 33, was sentenced to 150 months in prison followed by fives years of probation following his guilty pleas to three counts of interfering with commerce by robbery and one count of using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Vangpa robbed two stores in Lowell and a third in Tewksbury within an hour on Dec. 24, 2020, investigators said. Each time he pulled his gun and de…
Police & Fire
Wanted
: Suspect Behind Weekend Smoke Shop Robbery In Wilmington
Wilmington Police are asking for the public to help them locate a suspect wanted for a robbery at a smoke shop over the weekend. Police responded to a call about an armed robbery at the Route 38 Smoke Shop, located at 474 Main Street, around 8:50 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, Wilmington Police report. It was reported that a male suspect was armed with a gun and left the scene before officers arrived. The suspect is described as standing 5'10," wearing all black clothing and mask. He is believed to have driven away in a newer-model gray Toyota RAV4, according to police. Polic…
Police & Fire
Suffolk DA Will Not Retry Dorchester Man Who Spent 37 Years In Prison For Murder
Prosecutors will not retry a Dorchester man convicted of a 1984 Boston murder after the state Supreme Court found problems with the first conviction, The Suffolk County District Attorney announced on Monday. Joseph Pope has spent nearly four decades for the killing of Efrain DeJesus in Uphams Corner during a robbery. Though, he never pulled the trigger. Pope was convicted under state law at the time that said everyone involved in a crime that leads to murder is just as guilty of the killing, news reports said. Pope was upstairs at DeJesus' home when the killing happened.&…
Police & Fire
Lookout For This Man Accused Of Sexual Assault, Robbery In Boston: Police
Police are asking for the public's help to find a man they say sexually assaulted someone late last month and robbed another person a week later in south Boston. The sexual assault happened on Sept. 29 just before 3 p.m. on E Street and W. 4th Street, Boston police said. On Oct. 4, he followed a woman out of a convenience store around 8:30 p.m. to 506 E 6th St., where he pulled out a knife, punched her in the face, and then ran away. Boston police ask anyone with information on who he is to contact Area C-6 detectives at 617-343-4742. Anonymous tips can be left by calling …
News
Boston Man To Serve A Decade For Robbing Child At Knifepoint In Stoughton
A Boston man was sentenced this week to 10 years in prison for breaking into a home and robbing a child at knifepoint over a year ago, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office reports. Prosecutors said that Lamaar Matthews, age 30, and Valery Daniel, age 19, planned on stealing drugs from a Stoughton home one night in January 2021. However, the duo broke into the wrong house and ended up in the child's bedroom at a home on Pratts Court, according to Stoughton Police. Matthews and Daniel then started threatening the child with a knife and demanding drugs, th…
Police & Fire
'
Horrific
': Revere Man Attacked Her In Front of Her 7-Year-Old Son: DA
A judge denied bail to a 29-year-old Revere Man who police say robbed a woman after he kicked in her front door and beat her in front of her 7-year-old son. Andrew Pucci is charged with assault on a family member or household member, home invasion, and malicious destruction of property in the alleged attack, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Authorities didn't say how they are related. A judge ruled him held until the court can conduct a dangerousness hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Boston police said Pucci kicked in the door of a home on Hanover Street around …
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Boston Man Who Fired At Police During Armed Robbery Escape Gets 16 Years: Feds
A 31-year-old Boston man who pleaded guilty to taking part in a violent Brockton armed robbery in 2019 was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison, the US Attorney's Office said. Stephan Rosser-Stewart was part of a four-man group that robbed a T-Mobile store and fired several shots while trying to make their getaway from police, authorities said. Federal prosecutors charged Rosser-Stewart, Darius Carter, and Diovanni Carter in the robbery. State authorities also charged Dennis Martin in the case. The men walked into the Belmont Street store and shoved a gun to the man…
News
Central Mass Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For 2019 Murder Of Kelsey Clifford
A 25-year-old Athol man was sentenced to life in prison for the vicious murder of a 26-year-old Leominster woman almost three years ago, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office reports. Keith Hamel was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole after he was convicted of murdering Kelsey Clifford with a hammer on November 11, 2019, the office reports. Her body was later found outside the entrance of the Athol Wastewater Treatment Plant, WBZ NewsRadio reports. It is also alleged that Hamel tried to rob Clifford before killing her, MassLive reports. After hearing from membe…
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