Western Mass Husband Convicted Of Wife’s Murder, Sentenced To Life Without Parole Western Mass Husband Convicted Of Wife’s Murder, Sentenced To Life Without Parole
Western Mass Husband Convicted Of Wife’s Murder, Sentenced To Life Without Parole A Massachusetts man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of fatally stabbing his wife of five months and the mother of two, prosecutors announced.  Luis A. Rosado, 53, of North Adams, was convicted on Tuesday, May 12, in the killing of Jillian Tatro, who was 38 at the time of her death, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. A judge sentenced him to life without the possibility of parole.  Prosecutors said Rosado murdered Tatro inside her second-floor apartment at 46 Charles St. on May 28, 2022. The couple began dating in Sept…
Court Docs Reveal Chilling Threats Before Mass Rifle Rampage Left 2 Critically Hurt Court Docs Reveal Chilling Threats Before Mass Rifle Rampage Left 2 Critically Hurt
Court Docs Reveal Chilling Threats Before Mass Rifle Rampage Left 2 Critically Hurt Newly released court documents provide new details about a Massachusetts parolee who opened fire on vehicles in Cambridge before exchanging gunfire with state troopers and a retired US Marine. Two were severely wounded in the attack.  Tyler Brown now faces eight charges, including two counts of assault to murder with a firearm, firearm possession charges, and discharging a weapon within 600 feet of a building, after investigators said he opened fire along Memorial Drive Monday afternoon, May 11. According to the complaint, a Massachusetts parole officer contacted Boston police less tha…
Western Mass Man Admits To Killing Family Member Inside His Home: DA Western Mass Man Admits To Killing Family Member Inside His Home: DA
Western Mass Man Admits To Killing Family Member Inside His Home: DA A western Massachusetts man contacted police Monday morning, May 11, to report he had killed a family member, authorities announced. David Louis Boucher, 48, of North Adams, reached out to police just before noon to say he had killed the family member inside his Walnut Street home, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Police rushed to the scene and found an adult man dead inside. Authorities have not identified the victim or said how he died.  Boucher was arrested at the scene and charged with one count of murder, the prosecutor said. Police said he is scheduled to b…
Western Mass Level 3 Sex Offender Guilty Of Child Sex Assault On 2, 5-Year-Olds Sentenced Western Mass Level 3 Sex Offender Guilty Of Child Sex Assault On 2, 5-Year-Olds Sentenced
Western Mass Level 3 Sex Offender Guilty Of Child Sex Assault On 2, 5-Year-Olds Sentenced A Level 3 Massachusetts sex offender will spend up to two decades in state prison after pleading guilty in a child exploitation case involving young children and child sexual abuse material, authorities said.  Ryan Montpelier, 39, of Montague, was sentenced to 18 to 20 years in prison, followed by seven years of supervised probation, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said on Monday, May 11.  Montpelier pleaded guilty on May 8 to three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, four counts of posing or exhibiting a child in a state of nudity, four counts…
Ashland Woman Arraigned In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Wife, Mom In Southborough Ashland Woman Arraigned In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Wife, Mom In Southborough
Ashland Woman Arraigned In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Wife, Mom In Southborough A Massachusetts woman has been arraigned on homicide charges after prosecutors said she was driving the wrong way in a deadly Route 9 crash that killed a wife and mother of a child, authorities announced. Abigail Throckmorton, 23, of Ashland, was arraigned Friday, May 8, in connection with the February crash in Southborough that killed Crystal Johnson Clementi, 37. The crash happened around 3 a.m. Feb. 20, 2026, on Turnpike Road, also known as Route 9 East, according to investigators. A preliminary investigation found that Throckmorton was speeding and driving against traffic when she coll…
Police Identify Man Killed In West Springfield Officer-Involved Shooting Police Identify Man Killed In West Springfield Officer-Involved Shooting
Police Identify Man Killed In West Springfield Officer-Involved Shooting Authorities have identified the man killed during an officer-involved shooting in Western Massachusetts after police responded to a domestic disturbance call last month.  Vladislav Verloka, 34, of West Springfield, was identified as the man fatally shot by police in West Springfield on April 22, according to Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni. West Springfield officers were called to a home on George Street around 9:30 p.m. for a reported domestic disturbance. Officers encountered Verloka armed with multiple kitchen knives during the incident, the DA’s office said. Authorit…
Mass Man Posed As Medical Pro, Injected Clients With Black Market Botox, Sickening Several Mass Man Posed As Medical Pro, Injected Clients With Black Market Botox, Sickening Several
Mass Man Posed As Medical Pro, Injected Clients With Black Market Botox, Sickening Several A Massachusetts man admitted in federal court to giving clients illegal cosmetic injections that left several people seriously ill with botulism, prosecutors said. Rodrigo de Medeiros Siqueira, 33, of Quincy, pleaded guilty to misbranding a drug after shipment in interstate commerce with the intent to defraud or mislead, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said.  Federal prosecutors said Siqueira operated Rodrigo Beauty Inc. and offered cosmetic injection procedures beginning around August 2022. Authorities said he was not licensed to prescribe, dispense, or administer pr…
Worcester County Man Arrested In Fatal Hit-And-Run Outside Applebee’s In Pennsylvania Worcester County Man Arrested In Fatal Hit-And-Run Outside Applebee’s In Pennsylvania
Worcester County Man Arrested In Fatal Hit-And-Run Outside Applebee’s In Pennsylvania A Massachusetts man has been arrested weeks after a hit-and-run crash killed a pedestrian outside a Dauphin County restaurant, police announced on Friday, May 8. Randolph Donald Marchant, 68, of Westminster, Massachusetts, was taken into custody on Thursday, May 7 at his home in connection with the death of James Blowe, 41, of Harrisburg, according to Swatara Township police. Blowe was struck and killed around 9:04 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, in the 3500 block of Paxton Street, in front of the Applebee’s restaurant by Harrisburg Mall, police said. Investigators say a white SUV hit Blowe an…
Webster Man Accused Of Attempted Murder, Mayhem After Months Of Brutal Assaults: Police Webster Man Accused Of Attempted Murder, Mayhem After Months Of Brutal Assaults: Police
Webster Man Accused Of Attempted Murder, Mayhem After Months Of Brutal Assaults: Police A Massachusetts man faces nearly two dozen charges after police say he carried out a string of brutal assaults over several months that left a victim hospitalized with injuries so severe they required multiple surgeries to repair the damage. Robert Copper, 32, of Webster, is accused of strangling and assaulting a victim multiple times, hitting them with objects, and holding them against their will, according to police. The investigation began Saturday, May 2, when Webster Police Officer Alex Johnson started looking into reports of repeated violent attacks involving Copper, authorities said.…
Southbridge Man, 75, Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Child Under 14: Police Southbridge Man, 75, Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Child Under 14: Police
Southbridge Man, 75, Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Child Under 14: Police A 75-year-old Massachusetts man is accused of raping and repeatedly sexually assaulting a child younger than 14, police said Thursday, May 7. Paul F. Laliberte, of Southbridge, was arrested last week following an extensive investigation that began after police received allegations of abuse on April 17, authorities said. Southbridge investigators say Laliberte sexually abused the child while traveling in a commercial truck and inside a home. Police did not say when the alleged attacks happened or how Laliberte knew them. After his May 1 arrest, Laliberte was charged with rape and abuse of a…
Massachusetts Man Accused Of Kicking In Door, Threatening Occupants Extradited To Pennsylvania Massachusetts Man Accused Of Kicking In Door, Threatening Occupants Extradited To Pennsylvania
Massachusetts Man Accused Of Kicking In Door, Threatening Occupants Extradited To Pennsylvania A man accused of kicking in the door of an occupied Pennsylvania home and threatening the people inside has been extradited from Massachusetts, police announced on Thursday, May 7. Angel Efrain Hernandez Sanchez, 26, was taken into custody by the Springfield, Massachusetts Police Department on a warrant issued by Lancaster Township Police, according to the release. After his apprehension, Hernandez Sanchez was held at the Hampden County Correctional Center in Ludlow while awaiting extradition, police said. Deputies with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office extradited him to Lancaster Coun…
Mortgage Employee Stole $6.6M From Massachusetts Firm In Decade-Long Fraud Scheme: Feds Mortgage Employee Stole $6.6M From Massachusetts Firm In Decade-Long Fraud Scheme: Feds
Mortgage Employee Stole $6.6M From Massachusetts Firm In Decade-Long Fraud Scheme: Feds A Virginia man accused of secretly funneling millions from a major financial company into his own bank account is facing federal fraud charges after investigators uncovered what prosecutors described as a years-long scheme tied to mortgage payments. Ricardo Fontanilla, 66, of Fairfax, Virginia, was charged in federal court in Boston with wire fraud, according to the US Attorney for Massachusetts. Prosecutors said he was arrested at his home on Sunday, May 3, and appeared in federal court in Arlington, Virginia, the next day. Federal investigators said Fontanilla worked for a global financia…