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Webster Man’s 5-Month Crime Spree, Including Dudley Home Invasion, Ends With 29 Charges: Police
A Central Massachusetts man’s summer crime spree has come to an end after police said he racked up nearly 30 new criminal charges over five months.
Gavin Barszcz, 30, of Webster, is accused of starting a run of crimes in April, when officers caught him breaking into two vehicles overnight, police said. Officers found stolen keys and cash in his pockets. He was charged with two counts of breaking and entering, three counts of receiving stolen property, possession of burglary tools, and trespassing, authorities said.
Weeks later, Webster Officer Nicholas Trinque took a report …
Worcester Man Guilty Of Kidnapping, Throwing 7-Year-Old Off Shrewsbury I-290 Bridge: DA
A Worcester County jury has found Joshua Hubert guilty of kidnapping a 7-year-old girl, strangling her, and throwing her off an I-290 bridge into Lake Quinsigamond, authorities said.
Hubert, 43, of Worcester, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, one count of strangulation, and one count of kidnapping a child on Thursday, Sept. 18. He was acquitted of two counts of aggravated rape in the 2017 attack, the Worcester County District Attorney said.
He faces up to 35 years in prison when Judge Karin Bell sentences him on Oct. 3, authorities said.
Last week, the vict…
Ygor Correia Was Killed At Friend's 21st Birthday Party
A 16-year-old who was shot and killed at his friend's 21st birthday party over the weekend has been identified by police.
Ygor Correia, of Bellingham, was shot at the party at 333 Howard St. in Northborough on Sunday, May 12, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said.
Three men have been arrested and are facing weapons charges related to the shooting. They are: Wallisom Texeira Da Silva, 20, of Hyde Park, Arnoldo Nogueira Filho, 19, of Marlborough, and Pedro Desouza-Passos, 27, of Rockland.
Someone at the party flagged down a Northborough police officer aro…
Couple Fire Pistol Into Central Mass Neighbor's Bedroom: Police
Police say a couple fired a gun from a third-floor apartment in Worcester County into the unit below them, and threw the pistol out of the window to hide the evidence.
Azani Kelley, 19, and Johnathan L. Rogers, both of Soutbridge, were both charged with possession of a large-capacity firearm, possession of a large-capacity magazine, unlawful possession of ammunition, and obstruction of justice, Southbridge police said.
Police were called to an apartment block on Union Street on Monday, Feb. 19, after a bullet shot through the ceiling of a bedroom of a second-story apartment.&nbs…
