Worcester Woman Killed In Virginia Bus Crash Was Headed To Long-Awaited Vacation; Among 5 Dead Worcester Woman Killed In Virginia Bus Crash Was Headed To Long-Awaited Vacation; Among 5 Dead
Worcester Woman Killed In Virginia Bus Crash Was Headed To Long-Awaited Vacation; Among 5 Dead A Massachusetts woman killed in the deadly Virginia charter bus crash was looking forward to a long-awaited Florida vacation and promised a friend she would call when she arrived.  That call never came. Priscilla R. Mafalda, 25, of Worcester, was identified as the fifth victim killed in the crash on I-95 near Quantico, Virginia. The wreck happened early Friday morning as travelers made their way south. A family of four from Greenfield, Massachusetts, was also killed.  The day before the crash, Mafalda shared her excitement about the trip in a text message to her friend and c…
Painter's Body Found Hidden Under Mattress In Mass Greenhouse; Friend Charged In Killing Painter's Body Found Hidden Under Mattress In Mass Greenhouse; Friend Charged In Killing
Painter's Body Found Hidden Under Mattress In Mass Greenhouse; Friend Charged In Killing A dead body hidden beneath a mattress in a greenhouse led police to arrest a Massachusetts painter now charged with murdering a Connecticut man after he returned to the scene covered in blood, officials said.  Cole Bushnell, 41, of Sheffield, was arraigned Tuesday, June 2, in Great Barrington District Court on a murder charge in the death of Michael Moore, a 40-year-old from Winsted, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Bushnell is being held without bail and was ordered to have no contact with witnesses in the case. Police began investigating on Monday after a worker …
Murder Charge Filed After Body Found In Western Mass Home, Suspect Returns To Scene: DA Murder Charge Filed After Body Found In Western Mass Home, Suspect Returns To Scene: DA
Murder Charge Filed After Body Found In Western Mass Home, Suspect Returns To Scene: DA Authorities have arrested a 41-year-old man and accused him of murder after police say they found a body inside an Ashley Falls home in Western Massachusetts. Cole Bushnell, 41, of Sheffield, was arrested after police found the body on Monday, June 1, at a home in Ashley Falls, a village in Sheffield. The Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said Bushnell was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on a murder charge. Witnesses called police shortly after 1:30 p.m. to report finding a dead body at 546 Polikoff Road. While Sheffield police were investigating, Bushnell returned to …
PA Officer Killed Responding To Call, Department Says PA Officer Killed Responding To Call, Department Says
PA Officer Killed Responding To Call, Department Says A police officer was killed while responding to an emergency call Friday, May 29, after her patrol vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Central Berks Police Officer Kristen Yeager, 42, a married mom of three from Boyertown, was responding with emergency lights and sirens activated when the crash occurred on West Philadelphia Avenue near Manatawny Road in Earl Township, state police said. According to investigators, Yeager's patrol vehicle traveled off the paved portion of the roadway, crossed the grass shoulder, entered a ditch, and struck a tr…
Mass National Guard Truck Flips, Bursts Into Flames On I-84 In Connecticut Mass National Guard Truck Flips, Bursts Into Flames On I-84 In Connecticut
Mass National Guard Truck Flips, Bursts Into Flames On I-84 In Connecticut A Massachusetts National Guard truck overturned and burst into flames on Interstate 84, sending two service members to the hospital and shutting down part of the highway during the evening commute. The crash happened just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, near Exit 71 in Willington, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said the military truck flipped onto its passenger side while traveling westbound. The driver and passenger suffered minor injuries and were taken to the hospital. The National Guard later identified the vehicle as an M1075A2 Palletized Load System truck. Officials sa…
Doctor Whose Young Son Killed At Mass Gun Show Arrested After Oldest Son's Suicide: Police Doctor Whose Young Son Killed At Mass Gun Show Arrested After Oldest Son's Suicide: Police
Doctor Whose Young Son Killed At Mass Gun Show Arrested After Oldest Son's Suicide: Police A 70-year-old Connecticut doctor with a tragic family history is facing criminal charges after police said unsecured guns were found inside the home where his son died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It's the second son he's lost to gun violence. His 8-year-old son died following an accident at a Massachusetts gun show in 2008.  The Connecticut investigation began shortly after midnight on March 13, when troopers responded to a home on Hillside Road in Ashford for a reported shooting. Police found a 28-year-old man dead inside a first-floor bedroom, according to Connecticut State P…
North Hampton Motorcyclist Killed After Violent I-91 CT Crash Throws Him Into Opposite Lanes North Hampton Motorcyclist Killed After Violent I-91 CT Crash Throws Him Into Opposite Lanes
North Hampton Motorcyclist Killed After Violent I-91 CT Crash Throws Him Into Opposite Lanes A Massachusetts man was killed after being ejected from his motorcycle during a crash with a pickup truck on I-91 in Connecticut on Memorial Day, police said. Juan Miguel Martinez, 26, of North Hampton, Massachusetts, was killed following the 8:30 p.m. crash south of Exit 39 north in Windsor, Connecticut State Police said. According to investigators, Martinez's 2010 Ducati Streetfighter rear-ended a 2019 Toyota Tacoma, sending the motorcycle into a jersey barrier. The impact launched him from the bike, and he landed in the southbound lanes. Paramedics rushed him to Hartford Hospital, where…
Pedicure Turns Deadly: Mass Man Sentenced In Fatal Mall Shooting That Changed State Law Pedicure Turns Deadly: Mass Man Sentenced In Fatal Mall Shooting That Changed State Law
Pedicure Turns Deadly: Mass Man Sentenced In Fatal Mall Shooting That Changed State Law A Springfield man who admitted to fatally shooting a bystander during an argument inside a Western Massachusetts mall has been sentenced to state prison in a case that reshaped Massachusetts self-defense laws.  Kenneth Santana-Rodriguez, 27, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Hampden Superior Court on Thursday, May 21, according to Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni. He was sentenced to three to five years in state prison. The shooting happened on Jan. 28, 2023, inside the Touch of Beauty Hair & Nail Salon at Holyoke Mall. Police said Santana-Rodriguez wa…
Armed & Dangerous Heavily Tattooed Man Wanted In Multiple States Back On Run After Release Armed & Dangerous Heavily Tattooed Man Wanted In Multiple States Back On Run After Release
Armed & Dangerous Heavily Tattooed Man Wanted In Multiple States Back On Run After Release A heavily tattooed Downingtown fugitive once captured in Texas after a four-state manhunt is back on the run after being released from custody in Pennsylvania earlier this week, according to information shared with Daily Voice and newly filed court records. Kevin James Kistler, 35, was released Monday, May 18, with the understanding that he would surrender himself to authorities in Cecil County, Maryland, according to information provided to Daily Voice by a person familiar with the ongoing cases. Instead, new fugitive warrants have since been issued in Maryland and New Jersey, the source sa…
Central Mass Man Accused Of Buying, Selling 7,000 Child Porn Files: Feds Central Mass Man Accused Of Buying, Selling 7,000 Child Porn Files: Feds
Central Mass Man Accused Of Buying, Selling 7,000 Child Porn Files: Feds Federal agents say a Massachusetts man had thousands of child sexual abuse files on his device and admitted to buying and selling the material online. Yojuande Blaize, 23, of Southbridge, was arrested and charged on Thursday, May 21, with possession of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.  Investigators said they found child sexual abuse material during a review of a folder on Blaize’s device that allegedly contained more than 7,000 videos and images. According to charging documents, Blaize also admitted he would “regularly seek…
Intoxicated Springfield Driver Accused Of Hitting 5 Cars Before SUV Flips On I-91 In CT: Police Intoxicated Springfield Driver Accused Of Hitting 5 Cars Before SUV Flips On I-91 In CT: Police
Intoxicated Springfield Driver Accused Of Hitting 5 Cars Before SUV Flips On I-91 In CT: Police A Massachusetts man is accused of speeding down the shoulder of Interstate 91, sideswiping multiple cars, and rolling over his SUV in a crash on the highway in Enfield, authorities said. Eliezer Q. Perez, 30, of Springfield, was driving a Hyundai SUV when he sideswiped five vehicles just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, near Exit 49 North, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said the SUV later rolled over. Responders had to help Perez out of the wreckage. Authorities did not say if there were any injuries in the wild wreck.  Police said Perez failed a field sobriety test at t…
Western Mass Man Who Ran CT Strip Club Admits To Prostitution, Tax Evasion Charges: Feds Western Mass Man Who Ran CT Strip Club Admits To Prostitution, Tax Evasion Charges: Feds
Western Mass Man Who Ran CT Strip Club Admits To Prostitution, Tax Evasion Charges: Feds A Massachusetts man admitted in federal court that he ran a prostitution operation out of a Connecticut strip club while hiding millions of dollars from the IRS, authorities announced.  Kenneth Denning, 69, of Holland, pleaded guilty Tuesday, May 20, to multiple federal crimes tied to the operation of the Electric Blue strip club in Tolland, prosecutors said. Federal investigators said Denning controlled the club for decades through a holding company called Denning Enterprises. The business was officially owned by his wife but operated under Denning’s direction until it was sold in Jan…