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Fatal Fire: Couple Charged In Airbnb Blaze That Killed Mass Teacher, Baby, Cops Say Fatal Fire: Couple Charged In Airbnb Blaze That Killed Mass Teacher, Baby, Cops Say
Fatal Fire: Couple Charged In Airbnb Blaze That Killed Mass Teacher, Baby, Cops Say A Westchester County couple has been formally indicted on manslaughter charges in connection with a devastating Airbnb house fire that killed a Massachusetts mother and her 1-year-old daughter in Dutchess County, authorities announced.  Hastings-on-Hudson residents Meredith Darcy, 55, and Dennis Darcy, 57, were charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter each after a Dutchess County Grand Jury determined that their failure to provide working smoke detectors in the short-term rental home led to the deaths of Shannon K. Hubbard, 35, and her infant daughter, the Dutchess County D…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police
Connecticut Woman Held Stepson Captive For 2 Decades In 'Horrific' Conditions: Police A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she held her stepson captive for over two decades, subjecting him to extreme neglect and abuse before he allegedly set fire to their home in a desperate bid for freedom. Kimberly Sullivan, 56, of Waterbury, was arrested on Wednesday, March 12, and charged with multiple felonies, including first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons, and first-degree reckless endangerment, police said.  New Report: Stepmom Accused Of Holding Man Hostage Posts Bond; Police Detail Victim's Lif…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
1 Dead, Another Hospitalized Following Late-Night Western Mass. Fire 1 Dead, Another Hospitalized Following Late-Night Western Mass. Fire
1 Dead, Another Hospitalized Following Late-Night Western Mass. Fire Firefighters were called to a house fire around 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 52 Silver St. in Greenfield with reports of multiple people trapped inside, the Massachusetts Fire Marshal said.  Greenfield firefighters beat back flames before they could make it inside. Once they did they found one person dead and two others suffering injuries. Authorities did not release the victim's name. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death.  A second victim was taken to the hospital, and their condition is unknown. A third p…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Brush Fire Spreads To Multiple Homes In Western Mass Brush Fire Spreads To Multiple Homes In Western Mass
Brush Fire Spreads To Multiple Homes In Western Mass A small brush fire in Berkshire County Friday afternoon, Nov. 8, spread to multiple homes, causing major damage, authorities said.  Firefighters were called to 8-10 Scammell Avenue in Pittsfield just before 4:30 p.m. after a bushfire leaped onto a two-family home and a large deck at nearby 15 Draper Ave., authorities said.  Pittsfield firefighters, assisted by multiple other local agencies, were able to put the fire out by 5 p.m., though the homes sustained significant damage, officials said.  No one was injured in the blaze.  Authorities said two families lived a…

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by Josh Lanier