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Services Planned For Worcester Officer Who Drowned Attempting To Save Teen Who Also Died
A Massachusetts police officer who drowned attempting to save a 14-year-old boy who also died will be laid to rest this week.
Worcester Police Officer Enmanuel “Manny” Familia, age 38, will be laid to rest Thursday, June 10, at St. John’s Cemetery in Worcester, following a Mass at 10 a.m. at St. John’s Church, located at 44 Temple St., said the Worcester Police Department.
The wake will be at the church on Wednesday, June 9 from 4s to 8 p.m.
Familia died on Friday, June 4, after responding with four other officers to a report of a possible drowning in a pond at Green Hill Park, said t…
Mom Intentionally Drove Son Into Connecticut Lake In Murder/Suicide, Police Say
Police have determined that a mother “intentionally drove” into a Connecticut lake, killing herself and her son who was a passenger.
The incident took place on Friday, July 31, when Connie Crowell, age 54, of Monroe, and her passenger and son John Crowell, age 22, both died due to drowning when she drove an SUV into the Housatonic Lake in western New Haven County in the Town of Seymour, on Roosevelt Drive.
Seymour Deputy Police Chief Roberto Rinaldi said that following a lengthy investigation, the department has ruled the incident as a murder/suicide.
"Connie Crowell inten…
