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Bridgewater Couple Indicted After Allegedly Taking $17K Meant For Homeless Man: DA Bridgewater Couple Indicted After Allegedly Taking $17K Meant For Homeless Man: DA
Bridgewater Couple Indicted After Allegedly Taking $17K Meant For Homeless Man: DA A Massachusetts couple has been indicted on charges that they kept thousands of dollars from an unhoused man after creating a GoFundMe they said was to help him.  Rachel Kadis, 31, and Brian G. Ferreira, 33, were charged with larceny Over $1,200 by single scheme, fiduciary embezzlement, and misleading a police officer, the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office said.  Investigators say the couple raised more than $17,000 through a GoFundMe campaign for a now-deceased man named Gregory Bobst. They said the money would go into a bank account in Bobst's name to help get him back …

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North Brookfield Driver, 20, Accused of Going 93 MPH While Drunk Before Crash That Killed 2: DA North Brookfield Driver, 20, Accused of Going 93 MPH While Drunk Before Crash That Killed 2: DA
North Brookfield Driver, 20, Accused of Going 93 MPH While Drunk Before Crash That Killed 2: DA A 20-year-old driver from Central Massachusetts was intoxicated when she crashed her car, killing two men late last year, authorities said. Faith O’Rourke, 20, of North Brookfield, was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of manslaughter by motor vehicle, and two counts of motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation. She also faces charges of motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence and reckless operation, along with operating under the influence and negligent operation, the Worcester County District Attorney said Thursday, April 30. She pleaded…

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Brown University Shooter, MIT Professor’s Killer Planned For Years, No Motive Found: FBI Brown University Shooter, MIT Professor’s Killer Planned For Years, No Motive Found: FBI
Brown University Shooter, MIT Professor’s Killer Planned For Years, No Motive Found: FBI A gunman who carried out a deadly attack at Brown University and killed an MIT professor acted alone and left behind disturbing confessions with no clear motive, federal investigators said. The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts released new details after concluding a significant portion of the investigation into the violence that occurred in December 2025. Investigators say Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, was behind both the campus shooting in Providence on December 13 and the killing of MIT scientist Dr. Nuno Loureiro at his Brookline home on December 1…

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Western Mass Man Who Admitted To Having 4,000 Child Porn Images, Sharing Them Sentenced: DA Western Mass Man Who Admitted To Having 4,000 Child Porn Images, Sharing Them Sentenced: DA
Western Mass Man Who Admitted To Having 4,000 Child Porn Images, Sharing Them Sentenced: DA A 24-year-old man will serve years in prison after investigators found thousands of images of child sexual exploitation and widespread sharing online, authorities said.  Aleksandr Hobbie, of Easthampton, was sentenced to four to five years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges involving child sexual abuse material, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Superior Court Judge David M. Hodge ordered him to serve eight years of supervised probation when he's released.  The case began with a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children t…

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Mass Mom Wanted To Go To Heaven In Murders-Failed Suicide Attempt: Police Mass Mom Wanted To Go To Heaven In Murders-Failed Suicide Attempt: Police
Mass Mom Wanted To Go To Heaven In Murders-Failed Suicide Attempt: Police A Massachusetts mother accused of killing her two children faced a judge after being arrested out of state, as new and disturbing details surfaced in court, police said.  The hearing took place Monday afternoon, April 27, in Vermont, where Janette MacAusland, 49, appeared virtually following her arrest in Bennington late Friday night, police said. MacAusland is charged with two counts of murder in Massachusetts in the deaths of her children, 7-year-old Kai and 6-year-old Ella. Court documents revealed a troubling statement she allegedly made to a relative. According to a police affida…

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New England Man Accused Of Posing As Teen To Exploit Pennsylvania Girl Turns Self In: Police New England Man Accused Of Posing As Teen To Exploit Pennsylvania Girl Turns Self In: Police
New England Man Accused Of Posing As Teen To Exploit Pennsylvania Girl Turns Self In: Police A New England man is accused of posing as a teenager online to sexually exploit a Pennsylvania girl, police announced on Friday, April 24. John Pulk, 33, of Maine, turned himself in following the investigation, according to the police. Pulk is charged with sexual abuse of children, unlawful contact with a minor, and related offenses, Lower Southampton Township Police said. Investigators determined Pulk allegedly posed as a 16-year-old boy on social media before contacting a juvenile female from Bucks County, authorities detailed. He is accused of soliciting explicit images from the girl, l…

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Western Mass Man Arrested In Child Porn Case After CyberTip Triggers State Police Probe: DA Western Mass Man Arrested In Child Porn Case After CyberTip Triggers State Police Probe: DA
Western Mass Man Arrested In Child Porn Case After CyberTip Triggers State Police Probe: DA A 33-year-old Western Massachusetts man was arrested after a child welfare agency tipped off police that he was trading child sexual abuse material online, authorities said.  John Milos, 33, of Agawam, was arrested earlier this month following a nearly two-month investigation, according to the Hampden District Attorney’s Office.  Investigators said the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children contacted Massachusetts State Police on February 18 after flagging an IP address sending and receiving child sexual abuse material.  Police confirmed the repo…

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Mass Woman Hospitalized, Fiancé Killed In I-78 Crash While Couple Drove To Pick Up New Dog Mass Woman Hospitalized, Fiancé Killed In I-78 Crash While Couple Drove To Pick Up New Dog
Mass Woman Hospitalized, Fiancé Killed In I-78 Crash While Couple Drove To Pick Up New Dog A late-night crash involving a car and a tractor trailer left a 22-year-old man dead on Interstate 78 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, April 24. The collision happened on I-78 Eastbound near mile marker 54.3 in Lower Macungie Township around 11:27 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, according to PSP Fogelsville.  Ryan W. Gretz, 22, of Coopersburg, was driving a 2010 Ford Mustang when it collided with a 2007 Peterbilt tractor trailer operated by a 56-year-old man from New Holland on the interstate, authorities said.  The Lehigh County Coroner’s Office was c…

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$1M Lottery Jackpot: Worcester Man Has Big Plans For His Big Payday $1M Lottery Jackpot: Worcester Man Has Big Plans For His Big Payday
$1M Lottery Jackpot: Worcester Man Has Big Plans For His Big Payday A Worcester man who won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery said he wants to use the cash to buy a new house.  Aramis Arias won the seven-figure prize in the lottery's “$2,000,000 Diamond Cashword” game, a $10 scratch-off ticket.  Arias chose to take the lump sum of $650,000 before taxes rather than the annuity, which would have paid him the full amount over 20 years.  He bought the winning ticket at Edgemere Mini Mart, 734 Grafton St. in Worcester. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. 

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Western Mass Man Arrested Trying To Meet Child For Sex At Motel: DA Western Mass Man Arrested Trying To Meet Child For Sex At Motel: DA
Western Mass Man Arrested Trying To Meet Child For Sex At Motel: DA A Western Massachusetts man is behind bars after authorities say he tried to meet up to have sex with a child at a West Springfield motel. Edgar Delvalle, 47, of Chicopee, was arraigned in Springfield District Court on Tuesday, April 21, following a multi-agency investigation, according to Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni. The case began with the New Jersey State Police. Undercover investigators said Delvalle attempted to exploit young children through online messages, authorities said.  Law enforcement acted quickly. On April 17, Delvalle had set up a meeting wi…

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Worcester Man Cuts GPS Monitor, Drives 374 Miles To Rob Bank: PA State Police Worcester Man Cuts GPS Monitor, Drives 374 Miles To Rob Bank: PA State Police
Worcester Man Cuts GPS Monitor, Drives 374 Miles To Rob Bank: PA State Police A Massachusetts man accused of cutting off his GPS monitor and driving hundreds of miles to rob a Pennsylvania bank is now in custody, state police announced. Christopher Grannis, 38, of Worcester, is charged in the robbery at Pennian Bank in Howe Township (Perry County), Pennsylvania State Police said on Wednesday, April 22. Troopers were dispatched to the bank on Red Hill Road around 12:45 p.m. on Monday, April 20, for a robbery in progress. The suspect had already fled in a black sedan when officers arrived, police said. Investigators say Grannis arrived earlier around 12:06 p.m., went …

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Ex-Mass Doctor Accused Of Serial Sex Assaults Hit With 81 New Charges In Expanding Case Ex-Mass Doctor Accused Of Serial Sex Assaults Hit With 81 New Charges In Expanding Case
Ex-Mass Doctor Accused Of Serial Sex Assaults Hit With 81 New Charges In Expanding Case A former Massachusetts doctor already accused of sexually assaulting or raping more than a dozen patients now faces more than 80 new charges after prosecutors say they've uncovered a sweeping pattern of abuse.  Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced this week that a grand jury returned 81 new charges against Dr. Derrick Todd, a former Boston-area rheumatologist.  Todd, 52, of Wayland, is accused of crimes involving 22 victims between the ages of 17 and 56. The charges include 21 counts of rape, 59 counts of indecent assault and battery, and one count of assault wi…

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