Alleged Massachusetts Fugitive Discovered In Connecticut After Unrelated 911 Call: Police Alleged Massachusetts Fugitive Discovered In Connecticut After Unrelated 911 Call: Police
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…
Dead Goats, Chickens: More Than 160 Sick Animals Seized From Ayer Woman's Home, DA Says Dead Goats, Chickens: More Than 160 Sick Animals Seized From Ayer Woman's Home, DA Says
Ruth Maxant-Schulz Facing 30 Animal Cruelty Charges In Ayer A 77-year-old Middlesex County woman has been charged after police found 162 animals inside her home, some of which were dead, while many others were malnourished, sick, or covered in bugs, police said.  Ruth Maxant-Schulz, 77, of Ayer, was charged with 30 counts of animal cruelty following a police raid at her home, the Middlesex District Attorney said on Monday, April 8, after her arraignment.  Officers were called to her Taft Street home on Feb. 20 and found several animals roaming outside the house.  However inside, things were much less bucolic. Police returned several…
Stow Man, 20, Locked Himself In Home With Teen Girlfriend's Body: Police Stow Man, 20, Locked Himself In Home With Teen Girlfriend's Body: Police
Naveah Goddard Found Dead Inside Stow Home Of Shane Curry Police arrested a 20-year-old man after he locked himself inside his home for hours on Friday afternoon, April 5, with his 17-year-old girlfriend's body, authorities said.  Shane Curry, of Stow, was charged with assault and battery on a household or family member and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury, the Middlesex District Attorney said.  Nevaeh Goddard was pronounced dead at the scene.  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy to see what caused her death. If investigators can find evidence of homicide, Curry's charges will be amende…
Rockport Man Raped Disabled Child He Knew Repeatedly For 2 Years: Police Rockport Man Raped Disabled Child He Knew Repeatedly For 2 Years: Police
Rockport Man Raped Disabled Child He Knew Repeatedly For 2 Years: Police A 59-year-old Essex County man was arrested and charged this week with raping a child with intellectual disabilities multiple times, authorities said.  Brian E. Tuck, of Rockport, is charged with aggravated statutory rape, indecent assault and battery on an intellectually disabled person, indecent assault and battery on a person under 14, rape of a child under 16 by force (three counts), and reckless endangerment of a child, Rockport police said.  He was ordered held without bail on Thursday, April 4.  Police said the assaults took place between 2013 and 2015 but did no…
Road Rage: Man Hit Woman With Car In Hopkinton Causing Life-Threatening Injuries, Police Say Road Rage: Man Hit Woman With Car In Hopkinton Causing Life-Threatening Injuries, Police Say
Ryan Sweatt, Of Milford, Charged With Running Over Woman A Milford man has been charged with running down a woman with his car and hitting her on purpose during a road rage dispute in Hopkinton, authorities said.  Ryan Sweatt, age 36, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, operating to endanger, and a marked lanes violation after the alleged incident overnight Thursday, April 4, the Middlesex District Attorney said. He was scheduled to be arraigned Friday morning.  Investigators say Sweatt got into a heated argument with a car on Route 85 Thursday night. When the driver and passen…
Peabody Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Into Tree In Danvers Peabody Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Into Tree In Danvers
Peabody Man Seriously Injured After Crashing Into Tree In Danvers A 34-year-old Peabody man was taken to a trauma center after crashing his SUV into a tree in Danvers.  The man, whose name was not released, went off the road about a half mile from the Route 62 exit of Route 1.  He was the only person in the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee.  Paramedics rushed him to Beverly Hospital and later to Lahey Hospital in Burlington.  A lane on Route 1 was closed for more than an hour as police cleaned, cleared, and investigated the crash.  It's unclear what caused the man to go off the road. 
Woman Killed In Head-On Route 117 Crash In Lincoln Woman Killed In Head-On Route 117 Crash In Lincoln
Woman Killed In Head-On Route 117 Crash In Lincoln A woman was killed Thursday morning, April 4, in a head-on collision in the Middlesex County town of Lincoln, authorities said.  The crash happened a little after 9 a.m. on Route 117 near Sweet Bay Lane when a Jeep Wrangler collided with a Chevy Silverado, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office said.  Paramedics rushed the woman behind the wheel of the Wrangler to Emerson Hospital, where she died of her wounds. The truck driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the crash.  Authorities have not released the deceased's name while they notify her next of kin.&n…
Roommate, Boyfriend Of Weymouth Woman Found Slain Charged With Financial Crimes: Police Roommate, Boyfriend Of Weymouth Woman Found Slain Charged With Financial Crimes: Police
Roommate, Boyfriend Of Weymouth Woman Found Slain Charged With Financial Crimes: Police The roommate of a woman found slain in Weymouth on Monday, April 1, and her boyfriend have been arrested on financial crimes police discovered while investigating the killing, authorities said.  Kelly Shaw, age 44, and her boyfriend John “Jack” Harper, 45, will be arraigned Thursday, April 4, on charges of theft valued over $1,200, uttering forged checks, and other offenses, authorities said.  They have not been charged with homicide, authorities reiterated.  Christine Ruth Mello, who lived on Lake Street, had been reported missing before her body was recovered at her home, …
Ashby Bus Driver Pushed Student To Floor, Charged With Assault: Police Ashby Bus Driver Pushed Student To Floor, Charged With Assault: Police
Ashby Bus Driver Pushed Student To Floor, Charged With Assault: Police A 64-year-old bus driver in Ashby has been charged with assault after an altercation with a middle school student.  The driver, whose name is being withheld until they are arraigned, is charged with assault and battery following the incident on Tuesday, April 2.  Security camera footage shows the Dee Bus Company driver shoving an eighth-grade student to the floor of the bus during the drive home from Hawthorne Brook Middle School, authorities said.  No one was injured. 
57-Year-Old Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Cement Truck Crash In Boston 57-Year-Old Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Cement Truck Crash In Boston
57-Year-Old Man ID'd As Victim In Fatal Cement Truck Crash In Boston Police have identified the man who was hit by a cement truck as he crossed the street on Tuesday, April 2, in South Boston and have released some preliminary findings from their investigation.  Fernando R. Pizarro, 57, who was last listed as homeless has been named as the victim in the crash near Traveler Street and Frontage Road just after 10 a.m., State Police said.  Investigators say Pizzaro was maneuvering his wheelchair "in and around" stopped cars at the intersection when the light turned green and a Boston Sand and Gravel cement truck ran over him.  The driver of…
Woman Killed In Weymouth ID'd, Police Investigating As Homicide Woman Killed In Weymouth ID'd, Police Investigating As Homicide
Woman Killed In Weymouth ID'd, Police Investigating As Homicide A 56-year-old Weymouth woman who was found dead on Monday, April 1, has been identified by authorities.  Christine Ruth Mello, who lived on Lake Street, had been reported missing before her body was recovered at her home, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said. Investigators believe she had been dead for several days before she was found.  They did not say how she died.  The medical examiner's office performed an autopsy and has ruled her death a homicide, authorities said.  Police did not speculate on any potential motives for the killing. “Ms. Mello had …
Men Attempt To Carjack Western Mass Police Detective, Get Free Ride To Jail Instead: Police Men Attempt To Carjack Western Mass Police Detective, Get Free Ride To Jail Instead: Police
Men Attempt To Carjack Western Mass Police Detective, Get Free Ride To Jail Instead: Police Two men who attempted to steal a car from a plainclothes Springfield police detective left empty-handed, but did end up getting a free lift to jail. Dannie Abrew, 20, and Devin Abrew, 19, both of Springfield, face multiple felonies following the incident on Friday, March 29, Springfield police say.  A plainclothes detective was sitting in his car in the area on Reed Street around 8:15 p.m. when he heard a metallic tap on his driver's side window. He turned to see Danne Abrew pointing a gun at his head while Devin circled the unmarked police car, authorities said.  The detective s…