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(Update) I’ve Been Stabbed: Man Flags Down Milford Police To Ask For Help After Attack (Update) I’ve Been Stabbed: Man Flags Down Milford Police To Ask For Help After Attack
(Update) I’ve Been Stabbed: Man Flags Down Milford Police To Ask For Help After Attack Update: An 18-year-old man appeared in Milford District Court on three charges stemming from a stabbing that happened on Wednesday morning, Jan. 17. Pedro Caetano was charged with assault to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and assault and battery in connection with stabbing another man who flagged a police officer down, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office. The man was rushed to a local hospital, and his medical condition was not immediately available. Caetano was held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled for Friday, …
2 Mass Hospitals Among Best Of The Best In US, New Study Says 2 Mass Hospitals Among Best Of The Best In US, New Study Says
2 Mass Hospitals Among Best Of The Best In US, New Study Says People who live in Massachusetts have access to some of the best hospitals in the country, a new study has found.  Two Boston hospitals were named among the 22 healthcare facilities that made an elite "Honor Roll" list created by U.S. News and World Report, meaning they excel across all or most types of care evaluated by researchers.   Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, both located in Boston, tied for best in the nation, the study said.  Brigham and Women's Hospital is also ranked fifth in the nation for treating cancer and named the best in the country in o…
Man Stabbed At Central Mass Gym In Random Assault; Police Bust Alleged Attacker Man Stabbed At Central Mass Gym In Random Assault; Police Bust Alleged Attacker
Man Stabbed At Central Mass Gym In Random Assault; Police Bust Alleged Attacker A 43-year-old man was airlifted to a Worcester County hospital after he was stabbed in the bathroom of a Planet Fitness gym Wednesday morning, authorities said.  Related: Man Stabbed Gardner Planet Fitness Speaks Out: 'It's Just Shocking' Nunez Lennox, 28, of Revere, was arrested in Leominster shortly after the attack, Massachusetts State Troopers said. Authorities charged him with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in the allegedly random incident. Lennox was being held on a $50,000 bail, authorities said. The attack happened at Planet Fitness on Victoria Street i…
Fatal Crash: Police ID Fitchburg Man, 76, Killed While Crossing Street Fatal Crash: Police ID Fitchburg Man, 76, Killed While Crossing Street
Fatal Crash: Police ID Fitchburg Man, 76, Killed While Crossing Street Authorities have released the name of the 76-year-old man killed on Friday night, May 19, who was killed after a car crashed into him as he crossed a Fitchburg street.  Mario Bratkon, of Fitchburg, was struck in the crosswalk of Water Street around 8:45 p.m., the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. Paramedics airlifted him to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where doctors pronounced him dead.  The driver of the Toyota Corolla that crashed into him remained at the scene and spoke with police. Prosecutors have not filed any charges in the case, and authoriti…
CT State Trooper Shoots Knife-Wielding, Evicted Tenant In Windham County: Police CT State Trooper Shoots Knife-Wielding, Evicted Tenant In Windham County: Police
CT State Trooper Shoots Knife-Wielding, Evicted Tenant In Windham County: Police An active, "complex" investigation is underway for an officer-involved shooting, officials say.  A Connecticut state trooper assigned to assist in a court-ordered eviction of a tenant, who lived in the small Windham County town of Brooklyn, shot and injured the tenant on Tuesday, May 9 at approximately 9:35 a.m., according to the Connecticut State Police.  Troopers arrived at the residence on Tiffany Street and reported that the tenant refused to comply with the eviction and was wielding a knife.  One of the troopers shot and injured the tenant during the incident.  Th…
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Man, Woman Indicted In Central Mass Wreck That Killed 20-Year-Old Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Man, Woman Indicted In Central Mass Wreck That Killed 20-Year-Old
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Man, Woman Indicted In Central Mass Wreck That Killed 20-Year-Old A grand jury indicted a couple in connection with a fatal 2022 hit-and-run that killed a woman as she was on her way home from work, officials said.  Jerry Santiago Jr., age 25, was charged with motor vehicle homicide, motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, leaving the scene of a personal injury crash resulting in death, driving as to endanger, and driving a motor vehicle without a license, the Worcester District Attorney Office announced on Tuesday, Feb. 14.  Justina Riopelle, 22, was charged with being an accessory after the fact, the prosecutor said. …
Too Dangerous For Bail: Athol Man Accused Of Attempted Murder Will Await Trial Behind Bars: DA Too Dangerous For Bail: Athol Man Accused Of Attempted Murder Will Await Trial Behind Bars: DA
Too Dangerous For Bail: Athol Man Accused Of Attempted Murder Will Await Trial Behind Bars: DA A judge ruled on Friday, Feb. 10, that an Athol man accused of shooting someone in the head and neck last year is too dangerous to be released on bail.  Yamil C. Nunez, 47, faces more than half a dozen charges stemming from a Nov. 25 shooting, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Nunez pleaded not guilty last week, but a judge ruled him to be held without bail under the state's "dangerousness" statute.  Investigators said Nunez shot a man in the head and neck at a home on Pine Street in Athol. The men knew each other, officials said. Paramedics rushed the vi…
22-Year-Old Injured In Late Night Shooting Near Worcester Hospital: Police 22-Year-Old Injured In Late Night Shooting Near Worcester Hospital: Police
22-Year-Old Injured In Late Night Shooting Near Worcester Hospital: Police A 22-year-old man was shot late at night near a hospital in Worcester, authorities said. Police responded for a report of a gunshot victim in the vicinity of 58 Catharine Street around 11:28 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10, Worcester Police said on Facebook. The incident was close to UMass Memorial Medical Center. Upon arrival, officers found the man suffering from gunshot wounds. Police did not release information regarding the severity of his injuries. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to send an anonymous text to 274637 TIPWPD or online at worcesterma.…
Man Dies After Being Hit By Car While Changing Tire In Western Mass Man Dies After Being Hit By Car While Changing Tire In Western Mass
Man Dies After Being Hit By Car While Changing Tire In Western Mass A Western Massachusetts man was killed and a child was injured while changing a tire on the side of an area roadway. The incident took place around 6:45 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 29, on Route 2 in Worcester County in Leominster, said the Massachusetts State Police. According to state police, Franklin County resident Daniel Levangie, 44, of Wendell, was changing the tire on his 1997 Ford F350 in the breakdown lane on Route 2. His family was out of the vehicle except for a minor who was asleep when a 51-year-old man from Fitchburg, driving a 2013 Chevy Sonic, drifted into the breakdown lane where …
Police Flash Blues For Child Patients; Pediatric Cancer Awareness Police Flash Blues For Child Patients; Pediatric Cancer Awareness
Police Flash Blues For Child Patients; Pediatric Cancer Awareness Children patients at the UMass Memorial Medical Center were treated to a lights display by about a dozen local police departments last week. More than 30 police cruisers lit up the area across the street for the hospital’s Bright Lights event on Sept. 30. The event was meant to raise the profile of Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month in September and show support for the children. Children were given special flashlights to signal back at the police officers outside. UMass Memorial Medical Center staff said the police departments’ display “brightened the spirits” of the patients. The follo…
Victim Bailed Out Killer Twice: 5 Things To Know - Worcester Murder-Suicide Victim Bailed Out Killer Twice: 5 Things To Know - Worcester Murder-Suicide
Victim Bailed Out Killer Twice: 5 Things To Know - Worcester Murder-Suicide New details have emerged about the apparent murder-suicide at a Worcester apartment complex in mid-August. In the months leading up to her death, Megan McNeil bailed her alleged killer, Trey Mahone, out of jail twice before he fatally shot her, according to court documents. The homicides happened on Aug. 17,  when Worcester Police responded to a Huntington Avenue home at around 12:55 a.m. for a report of two people shot, police said. Upon arrival, police found McNeil, 27, shot in her home and Mahone, 25, of Fitchburg dead in the kitchen due to a gunshot to the head, police said. …
Worcester Teen Pleads Not Guilty To Double-Shooting on Main Street Worcester Teen Pleads Not Guilty To Double-Shooting on Main Street
Worcester Teen Pleads Not Guilty To Double-Shooting on Main Street An 18-year-old Worcester man is being charged with yesterday’s daytime double-shooting that rocked Main Street Worcester. Bryan Beras, 18, was arraigned in Worcester District Court on Thursday, July 23 on:  two counts of assault and battery by gun,  assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily harm,  discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling,  two counts of armed assault to murder,  use of a firearm in a felony,  carrying a loaded firearm without a license,  possession of a firearm without an FID card,  and possession …