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Mass Officer, Utility Worker Killed In Hit, Run Crash; Driver Stole Police Car To Escape: DA
A Waltham police officer and utility worker are dead, and two more are injured by a man who crashed into them and stole a police cruiser in an escape attempt on Wednesday, Dec. 6, authorities said.
Peter Simon, 54, of Woodsville, New Hampshire, is charged with two counts of manslaughter and armed robbery, but more charges are likely forthcoming, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. He will be arraigned on Thursday.
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The prosecutor said Simon was driving a pick-up truck on Totten Pond Road in Waltham when…
Christmas Tree Shops Announces Store Closures, Including In Massachusetts
Click here for a new, updated story: Christmas Tree Shops Now Plans To Close All Its Stores
Christmas Tree Shops has announced it will close 10 of its stores after filing for bankruptcy.
The 53-year-old discount home-goods chain offers seasonal decor year-round, along with assorted gifts, kitchen items, and furniture.
The 10 stores closures are:
Rockland County, New York: 32 Spring Valley Marketplace, Spring Valley;
Jefferson County, New York: 21182 Salmon Run Mall Loop West, Watertown;
Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Davis Straits, Route 28 Falmouth Plaza, Falmouth, Massachusetts;
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Massachusetts Man Who Never Came Home Found Dead In Cape Cod Waters: Police
A 40-year-old man from Cape Cod was found dead after his family reported that he never came home from work, authorities said.
Family members of Eduardo Gomes, of West Yarmouth, told police around 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 that was last seen around 1 a.m. the same day, Yarmouth Police said on Facebook.
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Body of missing Yarmouth man located
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On Monday, January 23, 2023, at approximately... Posted by Yarmouth Police Dept. on Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Search parties located the car Gomes was driving at the Sandy Pond Recreation, located off Buck Island R…
GoFundMe Created For Children Of Mother Killed By Husband At Cape Cod Home
Donations are pouring in for two children who have lost both their parents from a murder/suicide on Cape Cod this week.
Luiz Castro Jr., age 44, fatally stabbed his wife Aline De Castro, age 38, before hanging himself at their Hyannis home in the early morning hours of Friday, Sept. 2, the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office said.
The incident placed the couple's two sons, Leonardo and Igor, in the custody of the Department of Children and Families. A GoFundMe has since been created to support the boys, ages 7 and 11, as well as cover the cost of Aline's funeral.
"The children a…
