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Man With Hatchet Is Arrested, Charged With Kidnapping
A man found hiding in a driveway and carrying a hatchet has been arrested and charged with kidnapping among other crimes.
On Sunday, Dec. 20, at around 8 p.m., police responded to a report of an assault with a knife in the area of Irving Street in Worcester.
The stranger - who was later identified as Edwin Reyes, 28, of Worcester - allegedly approached the victim on the street and forced the victim into the entryway of a nearby building, threatened him, and pointed a knife at him, Worcester Police said.
Reyes allegedly stopped the victim from leaving the entryway by pushing him back, polic…
One Year Later: Mother's Killer, Baby Girl Will Be Found Says Family, Police
When Christine Holloway failed to show up for work about one year ago to the day, a wellness check kicked off a violent mystery and search for a missing child.
On Tuesday, Dec. 1, family members said they are not giving up on the search for Vanessa Morales, who was 1 year old when she disappeared, or her mother’s killer.
It was Dec. 2, 2019, when police went to Holloway’s Ansonia, Connecticut, residence to check on her. What they found was Holloway, in her bathtub, beaten to death and her one-year-old daughter missing. Police believe Vanessa had been kidnapped. Vanessa is now 2 years old. T…
Suspected Pimp Faces Life Sentence; Allegedly Forced 5 Victims Into Prostitution
A man who allegedly prostituted five victims in Connecticut and Massachusetts, as well as other states, is facing at least 10 years and up to a lifetime in prison if convicted.
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, Ronald Hall, 48, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and formerly of Connecticut, was indicted on five charges of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and one count of transportation of an individual with the intent to engage in prostitution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts.
Hall is accused of pimping in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and …
Woman Jumps Out Of Moving Car To Escape Alleged Kidnapper
Kidnapping, carjacking, armed robbery, and stabbing are just some of the things a 27-year-old city man is accused of doing during an alleged crime spree Tuesday, Oct. 13.
One of the victims, a woman, jumped out of a moving car to save herself, police said.
Police were called to Stafford Street around 12:45 a.m. for a report of a stabbing, police said.
When they arrived on the scene, Worcester Police said they found a 26-year-old man suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was taken to the hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
As more officers arrived to he…
