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Convicted Brazilian Rapist Caught Hiding In Malden Convicted Brazilian Rapist Caught Hiding In Malden
Brazilian Fugitive Convicted Of Rape Nabbed In Malden A Brazilian citizen, convicted and sentenced for rape in his native country, was caught hiding in Middlesex County, authorities said. He's been able to escape capture for more than four years.  The 43-year-old was arrested in Malden on Tuesday, Dec. 5, according to the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston. Authorities did not release the man's name.  The Brazilian native, who entered the United States illegally in Hidalgo, Texas, in May 2018, was detained and put into removal proceedings by the US Border Patrol. An immigration judge then granted him a release on bond …

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Postal Worker Assaulted, Robbed While On Job In Medford: Police Postal Worker Assaulted, Robbed While On Job In Medford: Police
Postal Worker Assaulted, Robbed While On Job In Medford: Police Police are investigating a terrifying attack on a US Postal Service mail carrier in Middlesex County. The postal worker was roughed up by three suspects on Tuesday, Oct. 31, at around 11:40 a.m. near Arden Road and Winthrop Street in Medford, according to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The suspects snatched a key from the carrier before running away toward a car waiting on Playstead Road, the Medford Police Department said. On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at around 11:40 a.m., the Medford Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call... Posted by Medford Police Department on …

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Kid Out On Bail Charged With Firing Gun Outside Burlington Apartment Complex Kid Out On Bail Charged With Firing Gun Outside Burlington Apartment Complex
Kid Out On Bail Charged With Firing Gun Outside Burlington Apartment Complex A teenager who was already out on bail for another alleged crime now faces several felony charges after police say he fired a gun at someone he was supposed to meet in Burlington earlier this month. Part of the description the victim gave to investigators was the shooter wore a GPS-monitoring bracelet.  Police were able to trace down the alleged shooter to a teen who has an open case in Bristol County, authorities said.  State troopers arrested the boy, who police did not name, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the backseat of a car in Boston. He had a large amount of cash and marijuana and…

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61-Year-Old Woman Hospitalized After Robbery Outside Tewksbury Bank 61-Year-Old Woman Hospitalized After Robbery Outside Tewksbury Bank
61-Year-Old Woman Hospitalized After Robbery Outside Tewksbury Bank A pair of middle-aged purse snatchers attacked a woman outside a Middlesex County bank, sending her to the hospital, officials say. Keith Fauth, of Haverhill, and Christine Brogna, of Laconia, New Hampshire, were arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 9, after they allegedly shoved a 61-year-old woman to the ground of a bank's parking lot located at 1527 Main Street in Tewksbury, according to the Tewksbury Police Department.  Fauth, age 50, and Brogna, age 51, pushed a woman to the ground to steal her purse, an initial investigation suggests. The 61-year-old victim needed to be hospitalized…

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Malden Man Accused Of Shooting At Car With Toddler Inside Going To Prison On Gun, Drug Charges Malden Man Accused Of Shooting At Car With Toddler Inside Going To Prison On Gun, Drug Charges
Malden Man Accused Of Shooting At Car With Toddler Inside Going To Prison On Gun, Drug Charges A 22-year-old accused of trafficking drugs and flaunting his cash and machine guns in a YouTube video will spend more than six years in federal prison, authorities said.  Phillips Charles, also known as PHON C, pleaded guilty to several drug and gun charges in April and was sentenced earlier this month to six and a half years in prison with four years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.  Charles is well known to police in Middlesex County. After his arrest in October 2019 arrest for suspected drug trafficking, the reported gang member continued to traffic drugs…

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