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Murderer Who Jumped From 12-Story Boston Building With Dead Body Inside Charged: DA Murderer Who Jumped From 12-Story Boston Building With Dead Body Inside Charged: DA
Murderer Who Jumped From 12-Story Boston Building With Dead Body Inside Charged: DA The 37-year-old man who a police SWAT team had to rescue this week after he tried to jump from a 12-story building where a dead body was found now faces assault charges, authorities said.  Michael Perry was charged with first-degree murder on Friday, Dec. 16, and a judge ordered him held without bond, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Police went to perform a welfare check on Jose Aponte who lived at 35 Northampton Street in Roxbury, but officers said he was dead when they arrived, authorities said. They called a SWAT team when they heard someone else …

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by Josh Lanier
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Driver Found Guilty In 2019 East Boston Crash That Killed 20-Year-Old Woman Driver Found Guilty In 2019 East Boston Crash That Killed 20-Year-Old Woman
Driver Found Guilty In 2019 East Boston Crash That Killed 20-Year-Old Woman A 26-year-old man was found of guilty of crashing his car while drunk and taking the life of a young woman in Boston over three years ago, authorities said.  Dylan Etheridge was found guilty of manslaughter while OUI in the death of 20-year-old Amber Pelletier in East Boston on Thursday, Dec. 8, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office reports. Prosecutors said that Etheridge hit several parked cars while potentially driving at 80 miles per hour down Bennington Street in East Boston on May 5, 2019, NECN reports.  His car eventually flipped and skidded across the road, striking a conc…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Boston Firefighter Accused Of Attacking Elderly Man Outside Faneuil Hall: Report Boston Firefighter Accused Of Attacking Elderly Man Outside Faneuil Hall: Report
Boston Firefighter Accused Of Attacking Elderly Man Outside Faneuil Hall: Report A Boston firefighter is accused of attacking a 68-year-old man in front of his family outside of a Boston restaurant over the weekend, reports said.  Robert Buckley, age 43, of Plymouth, was ordered held on a $2,000 bail during his arraignment Wednesday afternoon, where he was charged with assault and battery on a person over 60 causing serious bodily injury, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Buckley, who was later identified as a Boston firefighter, was placed on paid leave pending the outcome of the investigation, MassLive reports.  "Boston…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Unprovoked Attack On Woman In Boston Allowed Back On Street Before Trial: DA Man Charged With Unprovoked Attack On Woman In Boston Allowed Back On Street Before Trial: DA
Man Charged With Unprovoked Attack On Woman In Boston Allowed Back On Street Before Trial: DA Police arrested a 61-year-old Boston man with a long criminal history after they said he attacked a woman on the street without provocation and broke her phone.  Albert Williams is charged with unarmed robbery, assault and battery, and vandalizing property from the alleged Oct. 15 attack on Boylston Street, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. The prosecutor asked for a $1,000 bail and a revocation of his bail from another assault and battery case, but the judge released Williams on personal recognizance as long as Williams completes a treatment program and stay…

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by Josh Lanier
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Police Seize 100 Pounds Of Fentanyl Worth $2.25M In Boston Raid; 3 Charged: DA Police Seize 100 Pounds Of Fentanyl Worth $2.25M In Boston Raid; 3 Charged: DA
Police Seize 100 Pounds Of Fentanyl Worth $2.25M In Boston Raid; 3 Charged: DA Authorities uncovered a major fentanyl operation recently when they unearthed 100 pounds of the drug, several pill presses, and stacks of priority mail envelopes meant to transport the dangerous synthetic opioid anywhere in the country, police said.  Rahelin Reynoso, 33, and Quenty Ogando, 44, face charges of trafficking more than 200 grams of fentanyl, and a judge set their bail at $100,000, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Erika Prado, 31, received a $50,000 bail, authorities added. Postal Inspectors, Homeland security agents, Massachusetts State Troopers, and…

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by Josh Lanier
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Boston Man Convicted Of Raping Child In 1990s Gets 10 Years In Prison: DA Boston Man Convicted Of Raping Child In 1990s Gets 10 Years In Prison: DA
Boston Man Convicted Of Raping Child In 1990s Gets 10 Years In Prison: DA A 61-year-old Boston man who was convicted this week of repeatedly raping a young girl a decade ago will spend a decade in prison, officials said.  Edgard Andre, of Dorchester, was sentenced to 10 to 12 years behind bars on Wednesday, Nov. 23, after his conviction earlier this week, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. The judge ruled he must also register as a sex offender and stay away from the victim for the rest of his life.  The prosecutor thanked the victim — who was between 8 and 12 years old when Andre abused her — for her help in securing the conviction. Di…

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by Josh Lanier
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Jury Convicts Boston Man On Child Rape Charges From The 1990s: DA Jury Convicts Boston Man On Child Rape Charges From The 1990s: DA
Jury Convicts Boston Man On Child Rape Charges From The 1990s: DA A jury convicted a Boston man of three counts of child rape in a case that dates back to the 1990s, the Suffolk Couty District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday, Nov. 22.  Edgard Andre will be sentenced on Wednesday following his conviction, the prosecutor said.  The victim testified that Andre raped her repeatedly when she was between the ages of 8 and 12 years old in the 90s, authorities said. Police didn't have enough information to arrest him then but reopened the case after speaking with the victim in 2016.  Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said the victi…

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by Josh Lanier
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NBA Skills Coach Who Trains All-Stars Charged With Drugging, Raping Woman At Boston Bar: DA NBA Skills Coach Who Trains All-Stars Charged With Drugging, Raping Woman At Boston Bar: DA
NBA Skills Coach Who Trains All-Stars Charged With Drugging, Raping Woman At Boston Bar: DA An independent NBA skills coach who worked with the likes of Steph Curry and Russell Westbrook was charged with drugging and raping a woman in Boston, authorities said. Boston police arrested him at his home in Rhode Island last week.  Rob McClanaghan, 43, was returned to Boston on Tuesday, Nov. 22, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge ordered him held on a $30,000 bond, and he must also surrender his passport and remain in Rhode Island if he is released.  Investigators said McClanaghan met a woman in a downtown Boston hotel bar on Nov. 3. Surveillance …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Possible Fetal Remains Found In South Boston Apartment Freezer UPDATE: Possible Fetal Remains Found In South Boston Apartment Freezer
Update: Possible Fetal Remains Found In South Boston Apartment Freezer Authorities are investigating after a possible fetal remains were found in the freezer of a South Boston apartment, authorities said.  Police responded to a call at an apartment at 838 East Broadway around 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, Boston Police report. The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office and Medical Examiner were also called to the scene.  It was later determined that investigators found possible fetus remains inside the apartment, police said. When investigators returned on Friday, it was determined that another set of remains was found, WCVB reports. Breaking: author…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Boston Man With More Than 80 Charges On His Record Has Bail Revoked: DA Boston Man With More Than 80 Charges On His Record Has Bail Revoked: DA
Boston Man With More Than 80 Charges On His Record Has Bail Revoked: DA A 44-year-old Boston man with more than 80 criminal charges on his record since the early 1990s won't be home for Thanksgiving, a judge ruled on Wednesday, Nov. 16, authorities said.  Timothy Campbell, 44, is accused of threatening employees at a Downtown Crossing Macy's store twice in one day to shoplift, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Employees told police he tried to steal $371.36 worth of merchandise on Sept. 9 and threatened to shoot workers when they went to stop him, the DA's office said. Security personnel told officers he'd been in the store ear…

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by Josh Lanier
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Worcester Man Accused Of Breaking Into Cars Adds Several Gun Charges: DA Worcester Man Accused Of Breaking Into Cars Adds Several Gun Charges: DA
Worcester Man Accused Of Breaking Into Cars Adds Several Gun Charges: DA A 38-year-old Worchester man faces a laundry list of charges after police say they caught him breaking into cars in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston earlier this month.  Antoine Robinson is charged with breaking and entering, carrying a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm, carrying a gun without a license, receiving stolen property, possession of an illegal firearm having committed a prior violent offense, and defacing a firearm serial number, the Suffolk County District  Attorney's Office said. Witnesses told police on Nov. 9 that they saw a man breaking into c…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Fatally Shot In Broad Daylight Near Boston Non-Profit ID Released For Man Fatally Shot In Broad Daylight Near Boston Non-Profit
ID Released For Man Fatally Shot In Broad Daylight Near Boston Non-Profit Boston Police have identified the man fatally shot in broad daylight near a local non-profit organization as 35-year-old Elijah Pinckney, of Dorchester.  Pinckney was shot in the area of Harvard and Paxton Streets around 1:13 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, Boston Police report.  This is within spitting distance of Sportsman Tennis and Enrichment Center, located in Harambee Park in Dorchester.  Breaking: A person has been shot and killed on Paxton Street in Dorchester according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office #wcvb pic.twitter.com/JHGstCz8T3 — Peter Eliopoulos (@petereliopo…

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by David Cifarelli