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Obituaries
Eileen Monaghan Remembered As Kind, Accomplished
Eileen Monaghan was a woman who loved deeply, her family and friends in Western Massachusetts said. Unfortunately, it was someone she cared for who is accused of killing the mother of two. The 48-year-old from Chicopee was found stabbed to death on Sunday, April 14, around 1:30 a.m. in a home on South Water Street in Holyoke after police were called for suspicious activity, officials said. Police charged her Chicopee firefighter boyfriend Jason Chapdelaine with her murder. Original Report: Sheriff's Assistant ID'd As Victim Of Domestic Violence Killing …
Police & Fire
Alleged Massachusetts Fugitive Discovered In Connecticut After Unrelated 911 Call: Police
A man accused of domestic violence and strangulation in Massachusetts was caught in Connecticut when the cops were called on him for a different reason. The Tolland County incident occurred in the town of Stafford on Friday, April 5, according to Connecticut State Police. On that day, a School Street resident called the authorities on 30-year-old Marcus Lopez to report that he was unwelcome at the home. While police were investigating Lopez, who hails from Stafford, they discovered he had a felony arrest warrant in his name in connection to an alleged domestic assault and strangulation…
Police & Fire
Blake Scanlon Gets Life In Prison For Killing Alexis Avery
Blake Scanlon, the 27-year-old Westfield man found guilty of killing his girlfriend, will spend the rest of his life in prison following his conviction last week. A judge sentenced Scanlon to life without parole for the 2019 stabbing of Alexis Avery, the Hampden County District Attorney said on Tuesday, April 2. The couple had an infant child together. A jury found him guilty last week of stabbing Avery multiple times on Jan. 13, 2019. Police were called to the home they shared on White Street after Scanlon called 911 to report he had been attacked. Police found Aver…
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'Controlling' Man Guilty Of Burning Wife To Death In Lowell Bathroom: DA
A 44-year-old Lowell man was found guilty of throwing gasoline on his wife and setting her ablaze, causing her death weeks later, authorities said. Santos Lebron De Los Santos was convicted this week of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday, March 8, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Los Santos was accused of setting his wife, Celeste Marte Lebron, age 49, ablaze on March 31, 2021, just after 10:30 p.m. at their Varnum Street home in Lowell, the prosecutor said. Neighbors saw flames shooting from t…
Police & Fire
(
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) Man Accused Of Fatally Stabbing On Woman Valentine's Day In Worcester Denied Bail: DA
Update: A 29-year-old man who was arrested Wednesday night, Feb. 14, after police say he stabbed a woman at a Worcester Apartment was denied bail during his arraignment Thursday, authorities said. Sadrac Metellus, of Worcester, is charged with murder charge, and faces an additional charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. Original: A woman was killed at her home in Worcester on Valentine's Day by her partner, authorities said. Police were called to the Douglas Street apartment just after 5 p.m.…
Police & Fire
Nearly 70 Charges For Central Mass Man Accused Of Strangling Girlfriend: DA
The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office announced that a Worcester County man is facing nearly 70 charges, most linked to his alleged cache of illegal weapons and ammunition. Yaran Drawbridge, of Holden, is also accused of strangling his girlfriend until she escaped through a bathroom window, the prosecutor's office said in a news release. Johnston (Rhode Island) police were called to a home on Juniper Lane on May 4, 2023, after Drawbridge's girlfriend called 911 to report he had attacked her and put her in a chokehold at their home on Juniper Lane, authorities said. S…
Police & Fire
Father, Mother, Daughter Found Dead In Mass Mansion; Domestic Violence Suspected: DA
Three people were found dead inside a Norfolk County home on Thursday evening, Dec. 28, were likely killed as a result of a domestic violence dispute, authorities said. Teena Kamal, 54, her husband, Rakesh Kamal, 57, and their daughter Arianna Kamal, 18, were found dead inside the home in Dover just before 7:30 p.m., the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said. They had all been shot to death. Dover police received a 911 call from a family member who went to the house to check on the family. The investigation into the killings has just begun, but police do not beli…
Obituaries
Woman Killed In Mass Murder-Suicide Moved To US To Chase The American Dream: Friends
Kethlen Paula Alves Tavares Trindade Rocha, a 28-year-old woman gunned down by her ex-boyfriend in a murder-suicide in Marlborough, came to the United States to find a better life, her friends said in a fundraiser. Kethlen was shot and killed Wednesday morning, Nov. 29, by her ex-boyfriend, Marlon Moreira Costa, 29, at her home on Rice Street, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Related: Murder-Suicide: Man Shoots Ex, Himself In Marlborough Home The couple had been in an argument at his home the night before. The next morning, he followed her home, forced his way …
Police & Fire
Woman Stabbed With Needle-Nosed Pliers In Front Of Western Mass Police Office: DA
Hampshire County police didn't need a 911 call or search dogs to find a woman in need on Thursday, Oct. 19. They just needed to open their ears. Russell Scott Mayo, of Ware, faces several felonies after he allegedly attacked a woman across the street from the Northampton Police Department, the Northampton District Attorney said. A police captain heard the woman's screams just after 2 p.m. when Mayo was accused of stabbing her in the next with a pair of needle nose pliers, the prosecutor said. A passerby jumped on Mayo as he tried to run away and held him down until police arrived, authorit…
Police & Fire
2 Adults Killed, 2 Kids Shot Inside Springfield Home (Developing)
Officials in Springfield say a man and woman were killed, and two young children were gravely wounded in a shooting at a home on Berkshire Avenue on Monday, Aug. 14. The shootings happened just after 2:30 p.m. at 174 Berkshire Ave. near Jasper Street, Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni said in a press conference. The man police believe pulled the trigger died of a self-indicted gunshot wound, reports said. It's unclear what sparked the shooting or how the victims are connected. Police said a woman was found dead inside the house. Two children were also shot and were in s…
Police & Fire
Woman Accused Of Stabbing Boyfriend To Death In Western Mass Charged With Murder
A 23-year-old Hampshire County woman who police say stabbed her boyfriend five times during a fight at their home will return to court next week. Jean Marie Echevarria, of Easthampton, who is charged with murder in the killing of Brennan Bleau, 23, was indicted on July 20, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. She will be arraigned on Wednesday, Aug. 9. She previously pleaded not guilty to the murder charge. Investigators said Echevarria stabbed Bleau multiple times on March 14 at the Culdaff Street apartment they shared in Easthampton. When poli…
Police & Fire
Two Dead Following Murder-Suicide At Apartment In Region, Police Say
A man and a woman are dead following an alleged murder-suicide at a Connecticut apartment complex. The two were found in a Hartford apartment around 7:15 p.m., Monday, July 24 at 70 Russ St. Hartford Police patrol officers were dispatched to the apartment on a report of two dead gunshot victims. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, officers met concerned relatives, who responded to the apartment to conduct a well-being check and located the man and woman. The pair, identified as 24-year-old Crystal Cooper and Irving Lollar, age 35, were both pr…
Police & Fire
Woman From Region Killed During Domestic Event, Son Injured, Police Say
A Connecticut woman was shot dead by a man during a domestic violence incident and her son was injured. The incident took place in Hartford County around 8 p.m., Monday, July 17 on Oakland Terrace in Hartford. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police, patrol officers responded to a 911 caller reporting a domestic incident. When they arrived, officers were met by a man on the porch, suffering from injuries to his head. The man said his mother had been shot and that a man was inside and armed. Officers were able to quickly secure the suspect, identified as Lance…
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Massachusetts Steps Up To Support Children Of Mother Allegedly Killed By Husband
The family that fell victim to an "unthinkable" tragedy in Massachusetts received a flood of support from compassionate Middlesex County community members. Nancy Hanson, age 54, died on Saturday, July 15, in her Brookline Street home in Newton after her husband, Richard Hanson, allegedly beat her to death with multiple items in their home, according to the Newton Police Department. Nancy had issued a restraining order against Richard Hanson days earlier, but police had not been able to serve it. She leaves behind three sons who are being cared for by a family member. In the wa…
Police & Fire
Search Continues For Armed, Dangerous Man Accused Of Stabbing His Ex In Western Mass
Local and state police are continuing their search for a man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend in Western Massachusetts this week. Jeffrey Cote, of Savoy in the Berkshires, is wanted in connection with the stabbing that happened on early Wednesday morning, June 7, Massachusetts State Police report. Police officers were called to a home in Adams in Berkshire County just after 5 a.m. to reports of a woman being stabbed, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Responders rushed her to a hospital with serious injuries, and she is expected to survive, State police said. Inves…
Police & Fire
Fatal Wreck: Fiancé Of Springfield Teacher Killed In CT Wreck Charged With Her Death
The fiancé of a Western Massachusetts school teacher was allegedly intoxicated when he cut in front of a police cruiser speeding to a 911 call, killing the educator and injuring their 1-year-old son, authorities said. Phillip Vargas, age 33, of Vernon in Tolland County, Connecticut, was arrested on Thursday, April 20, and charged in the fatal April 2 crash in Vernon that killed 26-year-old Bianca Colon, a teacher at Springfield Prep Charter School in Springfield, Manchester Police announced. Investigators said Vargas was driving east on Hartford Turnpike when he turned left onto Bolton …
Police & Fire
Man Charged With 2021 Killing Of Central Mass Mother At Their Home: DA
The Worcester County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, March 24, that prosecutors had obtained an indictment in the murder of a 29-year-old mother of two at her home in 2021. Kyle Curley, 32, is charged with murder, assault and battery causing serious bodily injury, and intimidation of a witness, the prosecutor said. He'll be arraigned at a later date. Worcester police found the body of Erica Lara on June 29, 2021, at her Kelley Square apartment. She had been beaten to death, the prosecutor said. Her sister, who created a GoFundMe to raise money for Lara,…
Police & Fire
Standoff In Dudley: Man Led Police On Chase, Fired Gun Into Air, Officers Say
A man in Dudley led police on a chase before firing a gun into the air when cornered by officers on Thursday, Feb. 9. Dudley police were called to Chase Avenue just before noon after someone called police to say the man, whose name was not released, had left the area with a "training gun," officials said. Officers spotted him near Village Street and tried to pull him over, but he sped away. The chase was short-lived as the man got out of the car and fired several blanks into the air. Police pulled back and called for backup. Officers from Webster, Oxford, Douglas, and State Troo…
Police & Fire
Police K9 Tracks Down Holyoke Assault Suspect After He Strangled Girlfriend: Cops
Holyoke police are thanking one of their furry brethren for helping them track down a man with a violent history who allegedly strangled his girlfriend earlier this week before running into the woods, authorities said. The suspect, a 33-year-old man, whose name was not released, reportedly attacked his girlfriend at a home on Kennedy Circle and then ran away. Police chased him into the woods, but whenever they got close, he would see them and continue running, police said. Massachusetts State Police K9 Unit Trooper John Areche and his trusty K9 partner Tucker heard the call over…
Police & Fire
Amber Alert Canceled For Mother, Baby Abducted From South Massachusetts Home
UPDATE: Massachusetts State Police have canceled the Amber Alert for Grayson and Hannah Benson. A 21-year-old Fall River man is in custody after abducting his ex-girlfriend and her child from their Dartmouth home, authorities said. Jeremias Cabral took Grayson Benson and his mother Hannah Benson from their home at 1143 Tucker Road in Dartmouth around 11:20 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, Massachusetts State Police report. Cabral is said to be driving a dark colored Mitsubishi Lancer sedan bearing Massachusetts license plate 2LPT35.Massachusetts State Police Initial investigation suggests …
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Boyfriend Formally Charged With Murdering 29-Year-Old Ryan Anderson: DA
A 34-year-old man from Auburn has been formally charged with murdering his boyfriend at his Millbury home last month, authorities said. Kevin Donnellan was indicted on a murder charge of 29-year-old Ryan Anderson on Friday, Nov. 16, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office reports. Anderson was found dead at 303 Millbury Street after Donnellan called police to the house on Saturday, Oct. 3, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Anderson had significant knife wounds to his body, the DA's Office reports. When questioned by police whether Anderson had fallen or hurt himself, Donnell…
News
Truck Driver Facing Charges For Central Mass Woman Found Dead In Georgia
A Massachusetts truck driver was arrested in Indiana last week for the murder of a Massachusetts woman who was found dead at Georgia truck stop last month, authorities and reports said. Jason Palmer, age 45, of Littleton, was arrested at a Sinclair Gas Station of I-70 in Indiana on Wednesday, Oct. 26, according to a release from Indiana State Police. Palmer had multiple warrants out of Georgia regarding the death of 45-year-old Jessica Goodrich, of Worcester. Goodrich's body was found in the woods off a service road near Roadie's Chevron Truck Shop in Woodbine, GA., NECN reports citing o…
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Officers Shot, Killed In Region Were Reportedly Lured By Fake 911 Call
Two Connecticut police officers who were gunned down and killed when responding to an apparent domestic dispute may have been lured to the home by a fake 911 call. Bristol Police Sgt. Dustin DeMonte, age 35, and Officer Alex Hamzy, age 34, both young fathers, were killed and 26-year-old Alec Iurato was injured, around 10:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 12 in a residential neighborhood in Bristol, said the Connecticut State Police. State police said a preliminary investigation has found that Bristol Police received a 911 call reporting a possible domestic violence incident between two siblings at 3…
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Officers Involved In Double-Fatal Shooting In Region
Updated story: Officers Shot, Killed In Connecticut Were Reportedly Lured By Fake 911 Call Two Connecticut police officers who were fatally shot and one seriously injured during a call for a domestic incident have been identified. The incident took place in Hartford County around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12 in Bristol, near the headquarters of ESPN. Sgt. Christine Jeltema of the Connecticut State Police said at a press conference Thursday, Oct. 13 that the three officers responded to 310 Redstone Hill Road for a reported domestic violence incident between two people. When office…
News
Auburn Man Charged In Connection With Boyfriend's Death At Millbury Home
An Auburn man is facing charges after his boyfriend was found dead inside a Millbury home over the weekend. Millbury Police found Ryan Anderson, age 29, dead at 303 Millbury Street around 3:18 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, according to court documents. Upon arrival, officers also found the person who made the call, Kevin Donnellan, in the back of the house. The two of them were in a relationship, according to each of their Facebook profiles. When questioned by police whether Anderson had fallen or hurt himself, Donnellan said no. Instead, Donnellan said he saw Anderson alive si…
Police & Fire
(
Update
) Husband Takes Own Life After Killing Wife At Cape Cod Home: DA
A murder/suicide investigation is underway in one Cape Cod community after authorities determined that a man killed his wife and then himself. Police responded to a reported assault inside a home at 66 Murrays Way in Hyannis around 2:48 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office said. Upon arrival, officers found Aline De Lima Ferreira De Castro, age 38, and Luiz Castro, Jr., age 44, dead inside. Initial investigation suggests Castro killed his wife with a knife and then hung himself, the office reports. The couple'…
Police & Fire
Arrest Report: Trooper From Area Beat Victim Up To 40 Times
Following additional charges filed against a Connecticut state trooper for alleged domestic violence, state officials released a statement saying the officer remained suspended. Tolland County resident Trooper Jaime Solis, age 29, of Vernon, who was first arrested on Monday, Aug. 1, for allegedly beating a woman, was arrested again on Wednesday, Aug. 3, for up to 40 additional attacks, according to the Vernon Police. Lt. Robert Marra, of the Vernon Police, said Solis turned himself in on Wednesday and was charged with: Two counts of disorderly conduct Two counts of assault Two counts of t…
Police & Fire
Trooper's Police Powers Suspended After Arrest In Region
A Connecticut state trooper has been suspended and placed on administrative leave following an alleged domestic violence arrest. Tolland County resident Trooper Jaime Solis, age 29, of Vernon, was arrested at 6 p.m., Monday, Aug. 1, for domestic violence. Upon arrival, Vernon Police located a victim with a head injury. The victim was brought to an area hospital by Vernon EMS, where they were treated for their injuries, said Lt. Robert Marra, of the Vernon Police Department. An investigation determined that Solis had assaulted the victim in front of a child causing injur…
News
Man Admits To Cyberstalking, Threatening Massachusetts Woman
A Connecticut man has admitted to cyberstalking and threatening his ex-girlfriend from Massachusetts after their relationship ended last year, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports. According to court documents, Marshall Fain, age 31, of New Haven, dated his ex-girlfriend for two years up until their breakup in August 2021. A month later in September, Fain started sending death threats to his ex-girlfriend and members of her family via email and social media, the office reports. This continued through December. Some of the messages included phrases like …
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Massachusetts Husband Charged With Murdering Wife While Kids Were Home
A police officer in the Dominican Republic is being held without bail after he was charged with murdering his wife in their Massachusetts apartment while their four children were home, the Eagle Tribune reports. Junior Solis Garcia, age 39, was charged in connection with the stabbing death of his wife, Mariel Ramos De Los Santos, age 30, on Thursday, June 23, Lawrence Police said on Facebook. Police responded to a 911 call for medical assistance at an apartment located at 12 Diamond Street in Lawrence in the early morning hours of Monday, June 20, police said. Upon arrival, officers found…
Police & Fire
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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