Fair 67°
Tag:

Machete Attack

Police & Fire
Machete Attack Sends 3 To Hospital In Waltham; 2 Men Arrested Machete Attack Sends 3 To Hospital In Waltham; 2 Men Arrested
Machete Attack Sends 3 To Hospital In Waltham; 2 Men Arrested Three people were taken to the hospital Friday night, July 14, after they were attacked with a machete in Waltham, authorities said.  Police were called to the area of 34 Hammon Street at 6:30 p.m. to reports of a fight. When they arrived, officers saw a man with a deep gash on his head from a machete, Waltham police said.  Two other men had also been slashed during the attack as well. Paramedics took the three men to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.  Police arrested two men at the scene and charged them with the attack. Authorities did not release thei…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Machete-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Cambridge Shooting: Police Machete-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Cambridge Shooting: Police
Machete-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Cambridge Shooting: Police A 25-year-old man who repeatedly cut himself with a machete was shot and killed by a Cambridge police officer on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 4, authorities said.  The shirtless man, whose name was not released, appeared to be suffering emotional distress when he took the blade and slit his wrists, according to the police radio call released by Live Boston. He then started to stab himself with the machete after police arrived.  Units are in the area of Chestnut and Sidney Street following a response to a male who was reportedly armed with a machete in apparent distress. The male has been t…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier