Hopkinton Man Held Disabled Boater Underwater During Violent Lake Maspenock Fight: Police Hopkinton Man Held Disabled Boater Underwater During Violent Lake Maspenock Fight: Police
Hopkinton Man Held Disabled Boater Underwater During Violent Lake Maspenock Fight: Police A 70-year-old man has been arrested after police say he held an injured man's head underwater during a fight over access to Lake Maspenock in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Steven Dana, of Hopkinton, is charged with attempted murder, two counts of strangulation/suffocation, and assault and battery on a disabled person following the alleged attack on Wednesday, June 4, police said. According to police, surveillance video showed Dana slap the man across the face before the two began struggling in the water. The footage allegedly showed Dana forcefully holding the younger man underwater until peopl…
CT Man Living In Home Where Marlborough Woman Was Found Dead Faces New Strangulation Charge CT Man Living In Home Where Marlborough Woman Was Found Dead Faces New Strangulation Charge
CT Man Living In Home Where Marlborough Woman Was Found Dead Faces New Strangulation Charge A Connecticut man who lives in the home where a woman was found dead earlier this year has turned himself in to police after being charged with strangling and threatening a woman he met on a dating app. Cole Werhan, 28, of Burlington, turned himself in to police on Wednesday, June 25, and was charged with disorderly conduct, second-degree threatening, and second-degree strangulation/suffocation, according to Connecticut State Police. His bond was initially set at $100,000 before a judge raised it to $750,000. This is Werhan's third domestic violence case since 2024, according to authorities…
New Bedford Man Avoids Prison In Fatal OUI Motorcycle Crash That Killed Young Woman New Bedford Man Avoids Prison In Fatal OUI Motorcycle Crash That Killed Young Woman
New Bedford Man Avoids Prison In Fatal OUI Motorcycle Crash That Killed Young Woman A New Bedford man found guilty of a fatal DUI motorcycle crash that claimed the life of a young woman will avoid prison but not punishment for her death. William Botelho Jr. received a two-year suspended sentence on Wednesday, June 3, after being convicted of motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence in a New Bedford crash that killed Krystal Geraldo, of North Scituate, Rhode Island, Plymouth County prosecutors said. Investigators said Botelho was riding a motorcycle northbound near 2344 Acushnet Ave. when he lost control and struck a guardrail around 7 p.m. on June 6, 2021…
Hanover Police Officer Indicted In Fatal Brockton Hit-And-Run That Killed 23-Year-Old Father Hanover Police Officer Indicted In Fatal Brockton Hit-And-Run That Killed 23-Year-Old Father
Hanover Police Officer Indicted In Fatal Brockton Hit-And-Run That Killed 23-Year-Old Father A Hanover police officer has been indicted on felony charges after prosecutors say he drunkenly struck and killed a young father, then drove away without stopping. A Plymouth County grand jury returned the indictment against 36-year-old Thomas Hayes on May 28, court records show. Hayes, a Hanover resident and police officer, is accused of hitting and killing Alfredo "Fredy" Alves in Brockton and leaving the scene, the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office said. Hayes faces felony charges of leaving the scene of a crash causing personal injury or death and motor vehicle homicide while o…
Painter's Body Found Hidden Under Mattress In Mass Greenhouse; Friend Charged In Killing Painter's Body Found Hidden Under Mattress In Mass Greenhouse; Friend Charged In Killing
Painter's Body Found Hidden Under Mattress In Mass Greenhouse; Friend Charged In Killing A dead body hidden beneath a mattress in a greenhouse led police to arrest a Massachusetts painter now charged with murdering a Connecticut man after he returned to the scene covered in blood, officials said.  Cole Bushnell, 41, of Sheffield, was arraigned Tuesday, June 2, in Great Barrington District Court on a murder charge in the death of Michael Moore, a 40-year-old from Winsted, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Bushnell is being held without bail and was ordered to have no contact with witnesses in the case. Police began investigating on Monday after a worker …
Mass-Native Runner Qualifies For Olympic Trials After Easily Winning His First-Ever Marathon Mass-Native Runner Qualifies For Olympic Trials After Easily Winning His First-Ever Marathon
Mass-Native Runner Qualifies For Olympic Trials After Easily Winning His First-Ever Marathon A Connecticut native stunned the field in his first-ever marathon, smashing a long-standing course record and securing a spot in the 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Ryan Smith, from Westport, crossed the finish line first at the Vermont City Marathon in Burlington on May 24, posting a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, and 52 seconds. His performance broke the 24-year-old course record by 1 minute and 10 seconds. He led the field of 1,834 runners for the entire 26.2 miles and earned $2,400 for the win.  "I mean, holy cow! What? I don't know. I'm, ah, I have no words. That excee…
Mass National Guard Truck Flips, Bursts Into Flames On I-84 In Connecticut Mass National Guard Truck Flips, Bursts Into Flames On I-84 In Connecticut
Mass National Guard Truck Flips, Bursts Into Flames On I-84 In Connecticut A Massachusetts National Guard truck overturned and burst into flames on Interstate 84, sending two service members to the hospital and shutting down part of the highway during the evening commute. The crash happened just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, near Exit 71 in Willington, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said the military truck flipped onto its passenger side while traveling westbound. The driver and passenger suffered minor injuries and were taken to the hospital. The National Guard later identified the vehicle as an M1075A2 Palletized Load System truck. Officials sa…
Wedding Photographer Stabbed On Dance Floor At Maine Wedding: Police Wedding Photographer Stabbed On Dance Floor At Maine Wedding: Police
Wedding Photographer Stabbed On Dance Floor At Maine Wedding: Police A Massachusetts wedding photographer was rushed into emergency surgery after police said he was stabbed while working at a wedding reception in Maine. Donald Halsing, 26, of Mendon, was photographing a wedding with his fiancée, Ashley Wall, at Kingsley Campground in Raymond when the attack happened on the dance floor during the reception, according to WMTW. Halsing suffered a stab wound to the chest. He underwent emergency surgery and is expected to be released in the coming days, according to a GoFundMe campaign created to help cover medical expenses. "He suffered from two lacerations, in…
Massachusetts Men Used Drug 40x Stronger Than Fentanyl In Fake Oxy Ring, Feds Say Massachusetts Men Used Drug 40x Stronger Than Fentanyl In Fake Oxy Ring, Feds Say
Massachusetts Men Used Drug 40x Stronger Than Fentanyl In Fake Oxy Ring, Feds Say A counterfeit pill ring flooding the streets with fake Oxy, Xanax, and Adderall across the country landed four Massachusetts men in federal prison after causing more than a dozen overdose deaths, prosecutors in Virginia said. What was inside the pills was more dangerous than what was advertised. Investigators said Daniel John Blaney, 28, Kenneth Emmanuel Lora, 27, David Robert Kable Jr., 27, and Javier Alexander Bermudez, 31, all from Lynn, Massachusetts, manufactured counterfeit pills using industrial pill presses before shipping them across the United States. Federal authorities say the …
Doctor Whose Young Son Killed At Mass Gun Show Arrested After Oldest Son's Suicide: Police Doctor Whose Young Son Killed At Mass Gun Show Arrested After Oldest Son's Suicide: Police
Doctor Whose Young Son Killed At Mass Gun Show Arrested After Oldest Son's Suicide: Police A 70-year-old Connecticut doctor with a tragic family history is facing criminal charges after police said unsecured guns were found inside the home where his son died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It's the second son he's lost to gun violence. His 8-year-old son died following an accident at a Massachusetts gun show in 2008.  The Connecticut investigation began shortly after midnight on March 13, when troopers responded to a home on Hillside Road in Ashford for a reported shooting. Police found a 28-year-old man dead inside a first-floor bedroom, according to Connecticut State P…
Boston Firefighter Dies Battling 3-Alarm Blaze Boston Firefighter Dies Battling 3-Alarm Blaze
Boston Firefighter Dies Battling 3-Alarm Blaze A veteran Boston firefighter died while battling a three-alarm fire Saturday night, May 23, according to Boston Firefighters IAFF Local 718. Firefighter Robert “BK” Kilduff Jr. died in a fall from the third floor of a burning home at 18 Treadway Rd., in Dorchester, NBC Boston reports citing Boston Fire Commissioner Rodney Marshall. The firefighter died at Boston Medical Center. Kilduff was a Marine Corps veteran and third-generation Boston firefighter who served the city for 24 years, according to the union. “A Marine Corps Veteran and 3rd generation Boston Firefighter, Bobb…
Pedicure Turns Deadly: Mass Man Sentenced In Fatal Mall Shooting That Changed State Law Pedicure Turns Deadly: Mass Man Sentenced In Fatal Mall Shooting That Changed State Law
Pedicure Turns Deadly: Mass Man Sentenced In Fatal Mall Shooting That Changed State Law A Springfield man who admitted to fatally shooting a bystander during an argument inside a Western Massachusetts mall has been sentenced to state prison in a case that reshaped Massachusetts self-defense laws.  Kenneth Santana-Rodriguez, 27, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Hampden Superior Court on Thursday, May 21, according to Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni. He was sentenced to three to five years in state prison. The shooting happened on Jan. 28, 2023, inside the Touch of Beauty Hair & Nail Salon at Holyoke Mall. Police said Santana-Rodriguez wa…