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'Swatting' Hoax Threats Send Multiple Massachusetts School Into Lockdowns 'Swatting' Hoax Threats Send Multiple Massachusetts School Into Lockdowns
'Swatting' Hoax Threats Send Multiple Massachusetts School Into Lockdowns Multiple Massachusetts schools have been forced into lockdowns because of fake gun and bomb threats, otherwise known as "swatting" incidents, over the past four days.  "Swatting" is defined as "the action or practice of making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address," according to Oxford Language.  These incidents have seen an uptick across the Commonwealth in the wake of the deadly shooting at the Michigan State University on Monday, Feb. 13 in which three students perished. T…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Sprinklers Prevent Further Damage To Classic Cars At North Shore Storage Unit Sprinklers Prevent Further Damage To Classic Cars At North Shore Storage Unit
Sprinklers Prevent Further Damage To Classic Cars At North Shore Storage Unit Fire officials on the North Shore are applauding more than just their own crews for containing a fire and preventing further damage at a classic car storage unit in Ipswich over the weekend.  Firefighters responded to the fire at Clam Town Classics, located at 11 Old Right Road, just before noon on Saturday, June 25, the Ipswich Fire Department said.  Upon arrival, crews found heavy smoke coming from the building, which houses several classic cars. Firefighters learned the fire was coming from under the hood of a 1972 Lamborghini, the department said.  The heat from the flam…

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by David Cifarelli
News
Massachusetts Contractor Sentenced For $1.8M Payroll Tax Scheme Massachusetts Contractor Sentenced For $1.8M Payroll Tax Scheme
Massachusetts Contractor Sentenced For $1.8M Payroll Tax Scheme An Ipswich man who ran several Massachusetts businesses was sentenced to a one-year house arrest for manipulating his payroll to avoid paying over $1.8 million in taxes, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports.  George Vasiliades, age 58, increased his business profits by lying about the size of his companies to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2008 to 2013, the office reports.  Some of his businesses included Alpine Property Services, Boston Central Management, Delta Labor Company, Olympic Painting & Roofing and Turnpike General Contracting, the office repor…

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by David Cifarelli