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Boston Stabber Known As 'Dog Bite' Denied Bail: DA Boston Stabber Known As 'Dog Bite' Denied Bail: DA
Boston Stabber Known As 'Dog Bite' Denied Bail: DA A man who fled the state after stabbing and killing a person has been ordered held without bail, officials say. Dwight Watson, also known as "Dog Bite," was denied bail on Tuesday, Feb. 21 on the charges of stabbing a man to death in the summer of 2022, according to the Suffolk District Attorney's office.  Watson, of Boston, is charged with the death of 48-year-old Urvin Gerald, who he stabbed in the early morning hours of July 16, 2022, at the Mount Horeb Lodge parking lot on Harvard Street.  Read more: Police ID 48-Year-Old Man Stabbed To Death In Boston Neighborhood …

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Officers Cleared In Shooting Outside Brigham and Women’s Hospital In 2020: DA Officers Cleared In Shooting Outside Brigham and Women’s Hospital In 2020: DA
Officers Cleared In Shooting Outside Brigham and Women’s Hospital In 2020: DA A week after the third anniversary of the police killing of Juston Root, the Suffolk District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Feb. 13, that he would not seek charges against the officers who first shot the 41-year-old.  District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a statement that a special assistant district attorney had completed his investigation into the Feb. 7, 2020, shooting outside of Brigham and Women's Hospital and found that no charges are warranted against the two Boston police officers who responded.  “These cases are always difficult and always tragic, both for the families o…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed Two Hours After 22-Year-Old Massachusetts Man Is Killed In Hit-Run Crash Suspect Nabbed Two Hours After 22-Year-Old Massachusetts Man Is Killed In Hit-Run Crash
Suspect Nabbed Two Hours After 22-Year-Old Massachusetts Man Is Killed In Hit-Run Crash A man was killed after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Boston who was driving drunk, according to Massachusetts State Police. Shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday, June 4, troopers responded to the crash on Storrow Drive that resulted in the death of a pedestrian, police said.  Patrol units subsequently located the driver, who was determined to be under the influence, and took him into custody, said state police. The suspect was arrested after another motorist who witnessed him driving away from the crash followed him to Lynn and notified state police. A preliminary investigation i…

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by Joe Lombardi