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Man Hit With Stray Bullet On I-93 In Braintree As Road Rage Incident Intensifies Man Hit With Stray Bullet On I-93 In Braintree As Road Rage Incident Intensifies
Man Hit With Stray Bullet On I-93 In Braintree As Road Rage Incident Intensifies A stray bullet hit a man in the leg as he drove through Braintree Wednesday afternoon, April 24, when a road rage incident turned violent, police said. Although, he was not involved in the altercation.  The shooting happened just before 3 p.m. on I-93. Officers said two cars driving north on the highway got into a heated argument that escalated.  Someone in one of those vehicles fired a round at the other car but missed, and hit a vehicle in the southbound lane.  The man who was hit had an "extremely minor injury" and refused medical treatment, troopers said.   Po…

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by Josh Lanier
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Fake Chiropractor Assaulted 2 Women At Somerville Clinic, Exposed Himself: DA Fake Chiropractor Assaulted 2 Women At Somerville Clinic, Exposed Himself: DA
Jose Mendez Ran Unlicensed Chiropractic Clinic In Somerville A 60-year-old Somerville man was arrested and charged with groping two women while performing chiropractic adjustments on them. However, he is not a licensed chiropractor, police said.  Jose Mendez was charged with two counts of indecent exposure and battery on a person over 14, indecent exposure, and operating as an unlicensed chiropractor clinic out of his Cross Street home, the Middlesex District Attorney said.  Mendez was being held on a $5,500 bail and can have no connection to the alleged victims.  Investigators said that on two occasions Mendez inappropriately to…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Woman Stabs Elderly Mother, Daughter In Stoneham: Police Woman Stabs Elderly Mother, Daughter In Stoneham: Police
Woman Stabs Elderly Mother, Daughter In Stoneham: Police A woman was taken into custody after she allegedly stabbed her elderly mother and adult daughter in Stoneham on Wednesday, Nov. 8, according to police. The double stabbing happened shortly after 8 a.m. in the area of San Jose Terrance. Responding officers found two women suffering from stab wounds. They were rushed to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.  The suspect was taken into custody and taken to a hospital in the area as a precaution. It's unclear what sparked the alleged attack.  Police said there is no further danger to the community. Th…

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by Khier Casino
Police & Fire
Mass Officer Narrowly Avoids Falling Tree That Crushes His Cruiser Mass Officer Narrowly Avoids Falling Tree That Crushes His Cruiser
Mass Officer Narrowly Avoids Falling Tree That Crushes His Cruiser An officer on patrol Saturday, Sept. 16, in Norfolk County said he just barely escaped a large tree that fell and crushed his police cruiser, authorities said.  The officer was outside his patrol car responding to a call of low-hanging wires near the intersection of South Main Street and River Road in Cohasset when he heard a loud snap nearby and watched as a giant tree fell toward him.  The officer, who was not named, sprinted away from the tree's path and narrowly avoided being hit. The passenger side of his patrol cruiser was not as fortunate.  The tree crushed the cruise…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Rockport Cop Hospitalized After Crash With MBTA Train Rockport Cop Hospitalized After Crash With MBTA Train
Rockport Cop Hospitalized After Crash With MBTA Train A police officer was injured after a crash involving a police cruiser and an MBTA train, officials say.  The police car and the train crashed at the Poole's Lane crossing in Rockport around 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, according to Rockport Police Chief John Horvath. The officer who was in the police cruiser was injured and taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment.  The train's 10 passengers were uninjured.  Information was not immediately released about the logistics of the crash, but both the train and cruiser were traveling at a low rate of speed at th…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Pregnant Woman Stabbed In Stomach During Boston Gas Station Brawl: DA Pregnant Woman Stabbed In Stomach During Boston Gas Station Brawl: DA
Pregnant Woman Stabbed In Stomach During Boston Gas Station Brawl: DA A 30-year-old pregnant woman was in the hospital Thursday, Dec. 22, after she was stabbed in the stomach during a fight at a Boston gas station a day before, authorities said.  Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney Caroline Merck told a judge that doctors were treating Vanessa Parham and her unborn child in the neonatal intensive care unit following the stabbing, per courtroom video from WCVB. The baby's condition was not disclosed.  Skilar Morris, 30, of Boston, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon in the incident, the Suffolk C…

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by Josh Lanier
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Mass School Employees Union President Charged With Drunkenly Shoving Cop: Police Mass School Employees Union President Charged With Drunkenly Shoving Cop: Police
Mass School Employees Union President Charged With Drunkenly Shoving Cop: Police Police in Florida arrested the president of the Pittsfield Federation of School Employees union earlier this month after she allegedly shoved a sheriff's deputy while drunk at a concert, authorities said.  Sandra Amburn, 73, of Pittsfield, is charged with battery on a law enforcement officer — a felony — stemming from the alleged Nov. 18 altercation at The Villages in Sumter County, Florida, a police report said. Amburn was on vacation visiting a family member who lives in the popular retirement community, reports said.  A sheriff's deputy said someone called him to a concert…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Wellbeing Check Shuts Down Section Of Salem (UPDATE) Wellbeing Check Shuts Down Section Of Salem (UPDATE)
Wellbeing Check Shuts Down Section Of Salem (Update) A section of Salem was closed off because of a wellbeing check, authorities confirm to Daily Voice.  Police were called to check on a certain individual at a home on Marlborough Road around 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25, Salem Police told Daily Voice. The area between Scenic Avenue and Rockdale Avenue was closed as a result of the incident.  Public Notice – Marlborough Road closed between Scenic Ave & Rockdale Ave. As of 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 25th,... Posted by Salem MA Police on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Based on prior history of calls made regarding the individual, a local…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Hoaxster With Foot Fetish Threatened To Hurt Tufts Students In Calls To Police: Feds Hoaxster With Foot Fetish Threatened To Hurt Tufts Students In Calls To Police: Feds
Hoaxster With Foot Fetish Threatened To Hurt Tufts Students In Calls To Police: Feds For hours, Tufts University police in Medford scrambled from building to building in search of a man who repeatedly called and taunted them by saying he was hiding beneath a bed in a dorm room with a Taser and pistols. And he planned to use them on the student who found his hiding spot.  None of it was true.  Sammy Sultan, 49, of Hayward, Calif., plans to plead guilty to one count of making threats in interstate commerce related to calls he made in May 2021, the US Attorney for Massachusetts announced this week. Police arrested him in March.  Investigators said Sultan m…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man, 35, Shot In The Neck In Fitchburg (UPDATE) Man, 35, Shot In The Neck In Fitchburg (UPDATE)
Man, 35, Shot In The Neck In Fitchburg (Update) A man has been hospitalized after being shot in the neck in downtown Fitchburg, police confirm to Daily Voice.  Police responded to the shooting at 330 Water Street around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, police said. Upon arrival, officers found the victim, a 35-year-old Fitchburg resident, suffering from gunshot wounds to the right side of his neck, right bicep and abdomen, police said.  2022-09-14 20:35 EDT | MA | FITCHBURG |**SHOOTING**| 330 WATER ST | M&M VARIETY ONE PARTY SHOT IN THE NECK AND THE ABDOMEN. LOOKING FOR PERPS DRESSED IN ALL BLACK. | NEFA17 | NEFA43 Map (https:/…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Boston Police Responding to Another Bomb Threat At Children's Hospital: Report Boston Police Responding to Another Bomb Threat At Children's Hospital: Report
Boston Police Responding to Another Bomb Threat At Children's Hospital: Report The Boston Children's Hospital has received another bomb threat — the second one in two weeks.  NECN reported that someone called in the threat on just after 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 9. Police were at the Longwood Avenue hospital investigating the report. Officials have not released any further details about the threat.  Someone phoned in a bomb threat on Aug. 30, which forced police to lockdown the facility as bomb-sniffing dogs and explosive technicians scoured the building. It was a hoax.  Boston Children's Hospital has been under attack recently because of an online m…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Lynn Police Investigating Children For Burning Dog To Death: Report Lynn Police Investigating Children For Burning Dog To Death: Report
Lynn Police Investigating Children For Burning Dog To Death: Report Young children may have been behind the death of a dog found burned on the side of the road in Lynn over the weekend, news reports said.  Authorities called Lynnfield Animal Control after a dog was reportedly set on fire on Curwin Circle on Saturday, Sept. 4, CBS Boston reported. Neighbors found the animal on fire in a wooded area around 12:30 p.m.  The dog's owner lived at a nearby housing complex, CBS reported. The animal was dead by the time help arrived.  Police told the news station they were investigating children between 9 and 11 years old. Kids younger than 12 canno…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Malden Purse Snatcher Caught Stabbing, Biting Good Samaritan: Report Malden Purse Snatcher Caught Stabbing, Biting Good Samaritan: Report
Malden Purse Snatcher Caught Stabbing, Biting Good Samaritan: Report A man who tried stealing a woman's purse was after stabbing and biting a Good Samaritan who tried stopping him in his tracks, multiple news outlets report.  Police responded for reports of a robbery in the area of Chestnut Street around 1:15 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 29, WHDH reports citing Malden Police. The woman was apparently walking down Rockland Street when a man tried to snatch her purse, CBS Boston reports.  During a struggle with the suspected robber, two men being described as Good Samaritans tried helping the woman. It was during this struggle that the robber pulled out…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
GoFundMe Created For Man Accused Of Killing K9 Frankie In Fitchburg Standoff GoFundMe Created For Man Accused Of Killing K9 Frankie In Fitchburg Standoff
GoFundMe Created For Man Accused Of Killing K9 Frankie In Fitchburg Standoff The father of the man who police say killed a Massachusetts State K9 officer named Frankie before turning the gun on himself has started a GoFundMe to pay for his son's funeral.  Matthew Mack committed suicide Monday, July 26, after an hours-long standoff with police and SWAT team members, Massachusetts State Police said. During the siege, the 38-year-old shot and killed the 11-year-old Belgian Malinois as the dog and his handler moved in to arrest him, police said. No one else was injured.  Moses Mack, Matthew's father, said in a GoFundMe campaign that his son struggled with mental issues…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Woman Wanted For Assaulting Officer In New Jersey Snagged In Massachusetts Woman Wanted For Assaulting Officer In New Jersey Snagged In Massachusetts
Woman Wanted For Assaulting Officer In New Jersey Snagged In Massachusetts A Bronx woman wanted in New Jersey for assaulting a police officer was recently arrested in Boston, authorities said. An individual approached officers about a woman who was harassing another commuter, who she also spit on, at South Station around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, MBTA Transit Police said.  Officers later learned that the woman, later identified as Pia Weber, was wanted for assaulting a police officer in Hudson County, N.J. Weber was arrested for being a fugitive and taken to TPD's headquarters for booking. 

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Police Officers Jump Into Action To Save Woman At South Shore Movie Theater Police Officers Jump Into Action To Save Woman At South Shore Movie Theater
Police Officers Jump Into Action To Save Woman At South Shore Movie Theater Three officers from the Braintree Police Department were the real stars of the show when they helped a save a woman's life at move theater last weekend. Officers Chris Horigan, Matt Columbus and Mark Gibbons responded for a report of a woman choking at the AMC Theater in Braintree on the evening of Saturday, June 4, the department said on Facebook.  Upon arrival, Officer Horigan located the woman on the floor in one of the theaters and began administering aid. Officer Horigan then instructed Officer Gibbons to bring a medical kit so he could start CPR on the woman after realizing …

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by David Cifarelli