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'Another Life Cut Short': Man, 23, Gunned Down On Chelsea Street Corner: Police 'Another Life Cut Short': Man, 23, Gunned Down On Chelsea Street Corner: Police
'Another Life Cut Short': Man, 23, Gunned Down On Chelsea Street Corner: Police Police in Chelsea are investigating a shooting at an intersection over the weekend that left a 23-year-old Chelsea man dead.  Santos David Canizales was found shot near the intersection of Congress Avenue and Shurtleff Street just before 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, following a Shot Spotter alert, Massachusetts State Police said.  Paramedics rushed Canizales to General Hospital in Boston, where doctors pronounced him dead soon after. “Once again we’re looking at a young life cut short and a family forced to live with eternal grief, all due to illegal guns too easily ob…

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by Josh Lanier
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New York Fugitive Slashed Boston 75-Year-Old's Throat, Ate His Food, Slept On His Couch: DA New York Fugitive Slashed Boston 75-Year-Old's Throat, Ate His Food, Slept On His Couch: DA
New York Fugitive Slashed Boston 75-Year-Old's Throat, Ate His Food, Slept On His Couch: DA A Brooklyn fugitive searched two floors of a West End apartment building for an unlocked door before entering the apartment of a 75-year-old and killing him brutally, according to the office of Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden.   The apartment's resident, David MacDonald, often left his door unlocked so services like Meals On Wheels could easily enter his apartment, according to the DA's office. Dion Pelzer entered the apartment building, located at 65 Martha Road, around 9:30 p.m. on February 15, 2023, and took advantage of MacDonald's unlocked door, entering his a…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Boston Police Officer Slapped With Assault & Battery Charge Boston Police Officer Slapped With Assault & Battery Charge
Boston Police Officer Slapped With Assault & Battery Charge A Boston Police officer was arraigned in an off-duty domestic violence assault on Monday, June 13, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said. Andrew Blake was arrested on a charge of assault and battery on a household or family member in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 11, Hayden said.  “When a sworn officer violates the law – and particularly when an officer is accused of an act of violence – it harms the public’s trust in not only that individual officer but in law enforcement as a whole,” Hayden said. “I’m grateful to the Boston Police Department for taking swift action …

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by David Cifarelli