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'No Family Should Endure So Much Pain': 20-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed In Central Mass ID'd 'No Family Should Endure So Much Pain': 20-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed In Central Mass ID'd
'No Family Should Endure So Much Pain': 20-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed In Central Mass ID'd Police have identified the man who was fatally stabbed early Tuesday morning, May 7, at an apartment complex in Worcester County. A GoFundMe campaign was also created to help his family.  Robert Wright-Day, 20, was stabbed at the Riverside Village Apartment complex on State St., the Worcester County District Attorney said Wednesday. Police were called to the area around 1 a.m. Original Report: Man Dies Following Leominster Stabbing  Paramedics rushed Day to Leominster Hospital, where he later died of his wounds.  A GoFundMe created to help his family has raised more th…

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by Josh Lanier
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(UPDATE) 20-Year-Old Man Fatally Stabbed In Leominster; Police Searching For Killer (UPDATE) 20-Year-Old Man Fatally Stabbed In Leominster; Police Searching For Killer
(Update) 20-Year-Old Man Fatally Stabbed In Leominster; Police Searching For Killer Police are investigating the death of a 20-year-old Worcester County man who was fatally stabbed early Tuesday morning, May 7.  Update: Police ID Man Stabbed, Killed In Leominster Authorities were called to the Riverside Village Apartment complex in Leominster to find the man bleeding from a stab wound, police said. Paramedics rushed him to Leominster Hospital, where he later died of his injuries.  The man's name was not released as police notified his next of kin.  Police have not made an arrest as of 4 p.m.  Investigators ask anyone with information on the attack …

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by Josh Lanier
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Foreign Phone Threats Put Central Mass Hospital On Temporary Lockdown: Police Foreign Phone Threats Put Central Mass Hospital On Temporary Lockdown: Police
Foreign Phone Threats Put Central Mass Hospital On Temporary Lockdown: Police A hospital in Central Massachusetts was on a brief lockdown after threatening phone calls were made against the building, authorities said.  Local along with State Police locked down Leominster Hospital after an individual made the threats around 1:45 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 22, Leominster Police report.  pic.twitter.com/ESHpEAeCPl — Annie Cox (@anniemommyshark) December 22, 2022 Initially, there appeared to be no danger and everyone inside the hospital was said to be safe.  After a quick search of the premises, authorities lifted the lockdown and allowed staff to proceed normally, po…

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by David Cifarelli
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Woman Stabs Central Mass Police Officer During Wellness Check: Report Woman Stabs Central Mass Police Officer During Wellness Check: Report
Woman Stabs Central Mass Police Officer During Wellness Check: Report A Leominster police officer is recovering after he was stabbed during a wellness check, reports said. Police responded to a call from a private medical company about an employee who was assaulted by a woman at an apartment building on Water Street around 10 a.m. on Monday. Oct. 17, Boston 25 reports.  While on scene, a 30-year-old woman, stabbed officer Mathew Chagnon in the thigh with a weapon being described as a "dagger,"  WHDH reports said citing Leominster Police. Leominster Police Officer Matthew Chagnon is recovering after being stabbed in the thigh today after responding to a w…

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by David Cifarelli
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Leader Of $1M Shoplifting Ring Busted In Massachusetts, State Police Say Leader Of $1M Shoplifting Ring Busted In Massachusetts, State Police Say
Leader Of $1M Shoplifting Ring Busted In Massachusetts, State Police Say A months-long investigation led to the arrest of a Massachusetts man for running an alleged large shoplifting enterprise that earned him more than $1 million. The investigation began in February 2020, when Trooper Joseph Hall made a traffic stop in Leominster which resulted in one of the vehicle’s occupants being arrested for outstanding warrants, said the Massachusetts State Police. After the arrest, the rest of the occupants, including the boyfriend of the person arrested, were allowed to leave, according to police.  A short time later a BOLO was issued for the same vehicle regardin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drugs Disguised As 'Crunch' Chocolate Bars Seized In Central Mass. Drugs Disguised As 'Crunch' Chocolate Bars Seized In Central Mass.
Drugs Disguised As 'Crunch' Chocolate Bars Seized In Central Mass. Drug-laced chocolates designed to look like “Crunch” candy bars were among the pounds upon pounds of narcotics and related items seized during a recent police raid on a suspected trap house. On Wednesday, Feb. 24, members of the North Worcester County Drug Task Force & State Police Gang Unit and local officials executed a search warrant at 1052 Elam Road in Fitchburg, Leominster Police said. Many of the narcotics allegedly confiscated on Elam Road were processed to look like various foods including Crunch chocolate bars, lollipops, and pouches of gummies. Officers also allegedly found …

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by Kristin Palpini
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10-Pound Salt Keg Filled With Fentanyl Among Drugs Seized In Bust 10-Pound Salt Keg Filled With Fentanyl Among Drugs Seized In Bust
10-Pound Salt Keg Filled With Fentanyl Among Drugs Seized In Bust Police allegedly found a 10-pound plastic keg of drugs among other narcotics during the execution of a search warrant on Saturday, Oct. 3. The drugs were allegedly found at 178 High St., an apartment in Clinton. Police arrested the home’s resident Alberto Valdez on the charges of trafficking in cocaine and trafficking in fentanyl, police said. During the search of Valdez’s apartment, police allegedly found: - 32 grams of crack - a 10-pound Linda Refined Salt keg filled with 2,140 grams of fentanyl (about 2 kilos) - $1,000 in cash - and drug paraphernalia associated with drug dealing. …

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by Kristin Palpini