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10-Year-Old Killed In Suspected DUI Crash In Norfolk County ID'd As Rising 5th Grader 10-Year-Old Killed In Suspected DUI Crash In Norfolk County ID'd As Rising 5th Grader
10-Year-Old Killed In Suspected DUI Crash In Norfolk County ID'd As Rising 5th Grader School officials identified the 10-year-old boy who was killed over the weekend following an alleged stolen vehicle crash that sent six others to the hospital and left the child's father clinging to life.  Jaylen Bush-Victorian, a rising fifth-grader at Downey School in Brockton, died Saturday, Aug. 24, at a stop light on Route 1 near the intersection of Route 495 when a Jeep crashed into the car he was in with his family. Two adults and three children were in the Nissan Altima with Jaylen.  Original Report: Intoxicated Driver Sends 6 To Hospital In Plainville Cra…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Driver Kills 10-Year-Old Boys, Sends 6 Others To Hospital In Plainville Crash: DA Intoxicated Driver Kills 10-Year-Old Boys, Sends 6 Others To Hospital In Plainville Crash: DA
Intoxicated Driver Kills 10-Year-Old Boys, Sends 6 Others To Hospital In Plainville Crash: DA A 42-year-old man is accused of crashing a stolen car into a family, killing a 10-year-old boy, and sending several others to the hospital in Norfolk County this weekend, authorities said.  Michael Escolas, of Oxford, is expected to be charged with motor vehicular manslaughter — OUI, theft of a vehicle, and others, the Norfolk County District Attorney said. He was being held on a $25,000 bail.  Escola is accused of stealing a Jeep Cherokee parked at the Kenny Chesney concert at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 24, and crashing into a family of six stopped at a traffic light on R…

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by Josh Lanier
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Fundraiser For Family Of Waltham Officer Killed In Line Of Duty Created Fundraiser For Family Of Waltham Officer Killed In Line Of Duty Created
Fundraiser For Family Of Waltham Officer Killed In Line Of Duty Created A fundraiser has been created for the family of a Waltham police officer who was killed in the line of duty earlier this month in a hit-and-run crash that left another person dead and two others hospitalized.  Officer Paul Tracey was killed on Dec. 6 while managing traffic at a National Grid job site. Utility employee Roderick "Kito" Jackson was also killed when a man crashed into them and kept driving.  Running 4 Heroes created the fundraiser to benefit Tracey's family. The organization raises money for first responders killed in the line of duty. The group has raised more than $…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Search For Fugitive Northeast Killer Now 'Nationwide' Manhunt, Police Say Search For Fugitive Northeast Killer Now 'Nationwide' Manhunt, Police Say
Search For Fugitive Northeast Killer Now 'Nationwide' Manhunt, Police Say Danelo Cavalcante has somehow slipped by the hundreds of law enforcement officers in Pennsylvania and neighboring states searching for him in the Longwood Gardens, and though authorities believe he is still in Pennsylvania, they are now describing the search as a "nationwide" manhunt.  The 34-year-old fugitive killer was captured on home surveillance footage on the porch of a residence in northern Chester County near Phoenixville, sometime late Saturday, Sept. 9, Pennsylvania State Police said. By Sunday morning, Sept. 10, troopers said they had received leads that Cavalcante was no longer…

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by Cecilia Levine and Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Man Stole Truck With Baby Inside Then Left Child On Boston Sidewalk Man Stole Truck With Baby Inside Then Left Child On Boston Sidewalk
Man Stole Truck With Baby Inside Then Left Child On Boston Sidewalk A man stole a truck with a toddler inside in Boston on Friday, July 14, and left the child on the sidewalk a short time later, police said.  The child's parents called police just before 3 p.m. after they got out of their truck at 430 Geneva Ave. to tend to the toddler, Boston police said. That's when a man jumped into the driver's seat and sped away toward Bowdoin Street with the child still inside.  The man returned moments later and dropped the child off on the sidewalk where he'd stolen the truck, police said. He sped off again after that. Paramedics evaluated the toddler…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Franklin Car Crash Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Vehicles, Triple Arrest: Police Franklin Car Crash Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Vehicles, Triple Arrest: Police
Franklin Car Crash Leads To Recovery Of Stolen Vehicles, Triple Arrest: Police Three people tried getting away after stealing a car in Franklin but were unsuccessful, according to authorities.  A woman called police saying someone tried breaking into her car that was parked in her driveway at 418 Partridge Street around 1:11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, Franklin Police said on Facebook.  After yelling at them, the person ran to a nearby vehicle and drove toward Lincoln Street. The woman also said there were multiple people inside the car, according to police.  A short time later, another resident told officers patrolling the area that someone tried …

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by David Cifarelli