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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.
Related: Utility Worker Killed In Waltham Crash With Officer ID'd
The prosecutor said Simon was driving a pick-up truck on Totten Pond Road in Waltham when…
Suspect Caught In Fatal Shooting Of 22-Year-Old Mass Man: DA
The suspect in a fatal Middlesex County shooting that left a 22-year-old man dead just one block away from his home has been apprehended months after fleeing the state, officials said.
Waltham resident Josh Pierre, age 21, was arrested in Miramar, Florida on Friday, Sept. 22 in connection with the May 2023 murder of 22-year-old Waltham resident Shelson Jules, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, Oct. 4.
Earlier Report - 'Compassionate' Waltham Man, 22, Dies 1 Block From Home, Family Met With Incredible Generosity
According to the DA's O…
$1M Lottery Win: Hadley Woman Used Race Cars, Convenience Store To Pick Numbers
Three people from Massachusetts won $1 million each in the $1 billion Powerball drawing on Friday, July 21. Two of those winners said they had help picking their numbers.
Rae Ann Wentworth-Cadieux, of Hadley, chose her numbers based on a convenience store chain 7-11 and race cars, the Massachusetts State Lottery said.
The winning numbers were 7, 10, 11, 13, 24, with the Powerball number 24.
Wentworth-Cadieux got all the numbers but missed the Powerball. She said she plans to buy a summer home with her winnings. She purchased her ticket at Pride Station & Sto…
Professor In Massachusetts Accused Of Running Over Cop Boyfriend
A Massachusetts adjunct professor has been arrested and charged with the death of a longtime police officer.
Karen Read, age 41, of Mansfield, a lecturer at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, was charged with manslaughter for allegedly running over her Boston Police officer boyfriend and leaving him for dead in a snowbank while a Nor'easter roared across the area on Saturday, Jan. 29.
According to the Daily Mail, Read allegedly dropped John O'Keefe, age 46, a 16-year veteran of the Boston Police, off at a house in Canton.
O'Keefe, a widower with young children, …
Massachusetts Woman Wins $100,000 In Connecticut Lottery
A lucky area resident cashed in a winning $100,000 lotto ticket that was sold at a Connecticut liquor store.
On Friday, Aug. 27, Middlesex County, Massachusetts resident Dolores Ortiz Morgan, of Waltham, won $100,000 playing "CASH5" on a ticket sold at the Dworken Wine & Liquor store in Bridgeport.
According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is validated through a Lottery Retailer's terminal, the remaining number of unclaimed prizes for that prize level is automatically updated reflecting one less prize. Until the individual or group presents their winning ticket for …
24-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed For 11 Traumatic, Random 'Reign Of Terror' Attacks In Massachusetts
A 24-year-old Massachusetts man has been charged with a series of random attacks and other related crimes last year that authorities described as a "reign of terror."
Middlesex County resident Clauvens Janvier, of Waltham, who was arrested on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, was charged on Thursday, March 18, for the violent attacks in Waltham last November, said Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Acting Waltham Police Chief Kevin O’Connell.
Investigators determined that Janvier was allegedly responsible for 11 attacks that occurred across the city of Waltham, officials said.
The inves…
