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Ex-Stoneham Detective With History Of Scamming Landlords Pleads Guilty To Fraud: Feds
A former Middlesex County police detective admitted to lying and submitting false paperwork to get an apartment and then stiffing his landlord on payments, federal authorities said. Robert Kennedy, 54, of Stoneham, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud on Wednesday, Sept. 20, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He is scheduled to be sentenced in January and faces a potential 40-year prison term, though he will likely get far less. Kennedy has a history of scamming landlords. He would lie on his applications to obtain a lease agreement and, after moving in, not pay…
Police & Fire
Ex-Mass Detective Stiffed Multiple Landlords Despite Making $187K A Year: Feds
Despite making a comfortable living as a Stoneham police detective sergeant, Robert Kennedy left a wake of jilted landlords who say he owes them thousands in unpaid rent stretching back years. Now, federal authorities allege he broke the law by lying on rental applications to hide his shady past. Robert Kennedy, 53, is charged with one count of wire fraud, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He made his first appearance in court on Friday, March 31. #BREAKING: Today, #FBI Boston special agents arrested former @StonehamMAPD Detective Sgt. Robert A. Kennedy for wire fraud. He allege…
Police & Fire
Person Trapped, 400 Without Power After 7 Stoneham Utility Poles Fall
Over two dozen 911 calls reported seven utility poles falling over simultaneously, an incident which caused one person to be trapped in his vehicle, officials say. Montvale Avenue is expected to be closed for an extended period of time after the utility poles fell over around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 1, according to a joint statement from the Stoneham Police Department and the Stoneham Fire Department. No injuries were reported in relation to the falling utility poles.Stoneham Fire and Police Departments The poles, all located on Montvale Avenue between Lindenwood Road and Maple S…
Police & Fire
Update
: Gunshot Prompted Rescue Of Paraplegic Man From Stoneham 2-Alarm Fire
Firefighters rescued a paraplegic man after multiple calls reported a house on fire and the sound of gunshots, officials say. A fire broke out on 590 Main Street in Stoneham around 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, rendering the house a "total loss," the Stoneham Fire Department told Daily Voice. Reports of gunshots sent a Stoneham police sergeant rushing to the rear of the building, where he found a man who had tried to rescue a trapped paraplegic man by firing a shot at a locked door, according to a Stoneham Fire Department statement. The sergeant secured the man's weapon and tried to sa…
Police & Fire
Somerville, Lowell, Woburn Officers Among 15 Suspended By State Commission
A Worcester officer accused of taking money for overtime he didn't work and a Springfield cop charged with using his stun gun on a pregnant woman were among 15 law enforcement officials suspended by the state's Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) commission. The commission announced the suspensions on Tuesday, Jan 3, as it reviews the backgrounds and training of the state's law enforcement officers. This is a first for the state as the POST Commission was founded following the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, according to NBC Boston.&nb…
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