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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
Fake Chiropractor Assaulted 2 Women At Somerville Clinic, Exposed Himself: DA 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…
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
Stow Man, 20, Locked Himself In Home With Teen Girlfriend's Body: Police 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…
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
Road Rage: Man Hit Woman With Car In Hopkinton Causing Life-Threatening Injuries, Police Say 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…
'Controlling' Man Guilty Of Burning Wife To Death In Lowell Bathroom: DA 'Controlling' Man Guilty Of Burning Wife To Death In Lowell Bathroom: DA
'Controlling' Man Guilty Of Burning Wife To Death In Lowell Bathroom: DA A 44-year-old Lowell man was found guilty of throwing gasoline on his wife and setting her ablaze, causing her death weeks later, authorities said.  Santos Lebron De Los Santos was convicted this week of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday, March 8, the Middlesex District Attorney said.  Los Santos was accused of setting his wife, Celeste Marte Lebron, age 49, ablaze on March 31, 2021, just after 10:30 p.m. at their Varnum Street home in Lowell, the prosecutor said. Neighbors saw flames shooting from t…
Disabled Woman ID'd As Person Killed In Sudbury Fire; 2 Others Taken To Hospital Disabled Woman ID'd As Person Killed In Sudbury Fire; 2 Others Taken To Hospital
Disabled Woman ID'd As Person Killed In Sudbury Fire; 2 Others Taken To Hospital Middlesex County authorities have identified the 74-year-old woman who was killed in a Wednesday, Feb. 21, fire in Sudbury. The blaze sent two others, including two men who tried to save her, to the hospital.  Hema Shahani was killed in the early morning blaze on Goodman's Hill Road that began around 5 a.m., the Middlesex District Attorney said.  Firefighters found heavy smoke pouring from the rear of the home when they arrived. Three people were able to escape the blaze.  Shahani was unable to get outside because of her disability, her son, Jeet Shanani told NBC B…
Lowell Man Accused Of Murder After Brutally Beating Mom To Death In His Condo: DA Lowell Man Accused Of Murder After Brutally Beating Mom To Death In His Condo: DA
Lowell Man Accused Of Murder After Brutally Beating Mom To Death In His Condo: DA A 24-year-old Lowell man has been indicted for the murder of his mom after she was found beaten to death in July 2023, according to officials. Michael Belous, 24, was arrested after his mom Elena Vainer, 51, of Reading, was found barely breathing and beaten shortly before 1 a.m. at his condo on Middlesex Street on July 17, 2023, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Belous was charged with assault and battery on a household or family member and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury. Officers and paramedics found Vainer suffering from severe head, face, arm, and neck injuries as…
Cold Case: Man, 27, Fatally Shot Young Mother After 2015 Everett Concert, DA Says Cold Case: Man, 27, Fatally Shot Young Mother After 2015 Everett Concert, DA Says
Cold Case: Man, 27, Fatally Shot Young Mother After 2015 Everett Concert, DA Says A 27-year-old man has been charged with the 2015 fatal shooting of a 21-year-old woman outside of a nightclub in Everett, authorities announced on Friday, Jan. 12.  Henry “J.R.” Del-Rio is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous Weapon (firearm), attempted assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (firearm), possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and carrying a firearm subsequent offense, the Middlesex District Attorney said.  Del-Rio is accused of shooting Ashlee Berryman, the mother of a then 3-year-old boy, outside Braza Grille nightclub in …
Boston Man Admits To Multiple Shootings In Cambridge, Somerville: DA Boston Man Admits To Multiple Shootings In Cambridge, Somerville: DA
Boston Man Admits To Multiple Shootings In Cambridge, Somerville: DA A Boston man who admitted to multiple shootings in Cambridge and Somerville in 2021 and 2022 was sentenced on Wednesday, Dec. 20, to eight and a half years in prison, authorities said. Lennox Pierre-Louis, 22, pleaded guilty to the shootings that began in 2021 in Somerville and two others in Cambridge, the Middlesex District Attorney said. A judge sentenced him to two five to six-year terms to be served concurrently. A two-and-a-half-year prison sentence was added for the second Cambridge barrage.  Police arrested Pierre-Louis on June 18, 2022, after he fired several rounds at a m…
Man Admits To 2020 Rape Of Girl, 13, After Breaking Into Her Cambridge Home: DA Man Admits To 2020 Rape Of Girl, 13, After Breaking Into Her Cambridge Home: DA
Man Admits To 2020 Rape Of Girl, 13, After Breaking Into Her Cambridge Home: DA A Cambridge man has confessed to the violent rape of a 13-year-old girl more than 23 years ago, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 13.  Roger W. Reddick, Jr., 41, pleaded guilty to three counts of rape of a child with force and was sentenced to 10 to 12 years in prison, the Middlesex District Attorney announced. He'll serve three years of probation following that.  Related: Bust Made In Decades-Old Child Rape Case Thanks To New DNA Testing: DA Reddick broke into a Cambridge home in the early morning hours of Oct. 18, 2000, pinned the girl to her bed with his hand …
Murder-Suicide: Victim, 28, Moved To US To Chase Her Dreams, Friends Say Murder-Suicide: Victim, 28, Moved To US To Chase Her Dreams, Friends Say
Murder-Suicide: Victim, 28, Moved To US To Chase Her Dreams, Friends Say Kethlen Paula Alves Tavares Trindade Rocha, a 28-year-old woman gunned down by her ex-boyfriend in a murder-suicide in Marlborough, came to the United States to find a better life, her friends said in a fundraiser.  Kethlen was shot and killed Wednesday morning, Nov. 29, by her ex-boyfriend, Marlon Moreira Costa, 29, at her home on Rice Street, the Middlesex District Attorney said.  Related: Murder-Suicide: Man Shoots Ex, Himself In Marlborough Home The couple had been in an argument at his home the night before. The next morning, he followed her home, forced his way …
(UPDATE) Murder-Suicide: Man Shoots Ex, Himself In Marlborough Home; Victim, Gunman ID'd (UPDATE) Murder-Suicide: Man Shoots Ex, Himself In Marlborough Home; Victim, Gunman ID'd
(Update) Murder-Suicide: Man Shoots Ex, Himself In Marlborough Home; Victim, Gunman ID'd Update: Authorities identified the victim in Wednesday's murder-suicide as Kethlen Paula Alves Trindade DaRocha, 28, and the accused gunman as Marlon Moreira Costa, 29, both of Marlborough.  Original: A 29-year-old man is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend before turning the gun on himself inside the woman's Marlborough home Wednesday morning, Nov. 29, authorities said.  Related: Woman Killed In Marlborough Murder-Suicide Moved To US For Better Life The Middlesex District Attorney said the two had gotten into an argument Tuesday night at the man's home, where he thr…
Fight In Melrose Ends In Fatal Stabbing; 21-Year-Old Arrested: DA Fight In Melrose Ends In Fatal Stabbing; 21-Year-Old Arrested: DA
Fight In Melrose Ends In Fatal Stabbing; 21-Year-Old Arrested: DA A victim in a fatal stabbing that happened at a home in Melrose on Friday, Oct. 27, has been identified as 47-year-old James Percent. Nathan Baldi, 21, of Melrose, was charged with assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon in the attack, The Middlesex District Attorney said.  Officers received a report of a disturbance from a Ledge Street resident on Friday, just after 7  p.m. Police said they found an unresponsive man with serious stab wounds. Percent was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Percent and Baldi lived together when the fight br…
SUV Crashes Into, Kills Woman Walking In Malden: DA SUV Crashes Into, Kills Woman Walking In Malden: DA
SUV Crashes Into, Kills Woman Walking In Malden: DA A pedestrian was killed Thursday, Oct. 19, after a BMW SUV crashed into another vehicle before hitting the woman as she stood on the sidewalk, Middlesex County, authorities said.  The initial wreck happened at the intersection of Mountain Avenue and Main Street in Malden when the BMW slammed into a stopped SUV at a traffic light, the Middlesex District Attorney said.  The BMW then struck two light poles before crashing into the female pedestrian. Paramedics rushed the woman to an area hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead.  Police have not released the woman …
Bicyclist Killed In Newton Crash With UPS Truck ID'd Bicyclist Killed In Newton Crash With UPS Truck ID'd
Bicyclist Killed In Newton Crash With UPS Truck ID'd Authorities in Middlesex County have identified the cyclist who died after being hit by a delivery truck in Newton on Monday, Aug. 28.  Alex Bohm, 57, was riding his bike west of Watertown Road, and a UPS truck coming the other way collided as the truck went to turn onto Bridge Road, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Investigators have not said who caused the crash.  First responders reached Bohm just before 5:30 p.m. and rushed him to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, but doctors could not save his life.  The 57-year-old UPS driver from Newton remained on the scene. Of…
Murder Conviction: Gold Chain Helps Land 'Career Criminal' In Prison For Life: DA Murder Conviction: Gold Chain Helps Land 'Career Criminal' In Prison For Life: DA
Murder Conviction: Gold Chain Helps Land 'Career Criminal' In Prison For Life: DA A 34-year-old Middlesex County man convicted this summer of gunning down a man in a parking lot in 2017 was given a life sentence this week, authorities said.  Tony Dyshaun Harris, of Everett, was found guilty of murder, carrying a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without a license, and carrying a loaded firearm without a license on June 6, the Middlesex District Attorney said on Thursday, Aug. 17. A judge found him guilty of being a career armed criminal in July because of his previous conviction for a violent assault.  Harris shot and killed 20-year-old&n…
Estranged Husband Killed Wife As She Sat In Her Car In Everett Driveway: Jury Estranged Husband Killed Wife As She Sat In Her Car In Everett Driveway: Jury
Estranged Husband Killed Wife As She Sat In Her Car In Everett Driveway: Jury A 58-year-old Peabody man was convicted Tuesday, Aug. 8, of gunning down his estranged wife a month after she requested a divorce in 2018, authorities announced.  Emilio Matarazzo was found guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of Ersilia Cataldo Matarazzo following a 16-day trial in Middlesex County, the Middlesex District Attorney said. A judge will sentence him on Thursday.  Ersilia was sitting in her car in her parents' driveway in Everett on the morning of Dec. 19, 2018, when her soon-to-be ex-husband ambushed her and shot her in the chest with a Beretta .12-gauge…
Chiropractor Secretly Filmed Patients In Bathroom Of Peabody Office: DA Chiropractor Secretly Filmed Patients In Bathroom Of Peabody Office: DA
Chiropractor Secretly Filmed Patients In Bathroom Of Peabody Office: DA A Middlesex County chiropractor is accused of filming at least one person naked in the bathroom of his Peabody business, authorities said.  Scott Kline, 44, of Middleton, is charged with photographing an unsuspecting nude person and was being held on a $10,000 bail, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Several of his former patients have taken to social media to share their disgust as news of his arrest broke. Kline ran the Back On Track chiropractic clinic at 20 Chestnut Street in Peabody. A man who visited the clinic on Friday, July 14, noticed a small black plastic coat hook on the wal…
'Tragic Accident': Search For Missing Lowell 7-Year-Old Ends With Heartbreak 'Tragic Accident': Search For Missing Lowell 7-Year-Old Ends With Heartbreak
'Tragic Accident': Search For Missing Lowell 7-Year-Old Ends With Heartbreak A missing child was found dead in a body of water in Tewksbury, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marion Ryan. Anna Mburu, a 7-year-old Lowell resident, went missing after being last seen on Sunday, July 9 between 2 and 3 p.m. in the area of East Merrimack Street in the Belvidere neighborhood in Lowell, according to the Lowell Police Department.  A body of a girl, preliminarily believed to be Anna, was found in the Merrimack River around noon on Monday using side-scan sonar. The water was deeper than usual and moving faster than average because of recent heavy rain, but divers were…
Triple Murder: Footprints Lead Cops To Man They Say Slayed 3 In Newton Triple Murder: Footprints Lead Cops To Man They Say Slayed 3 In Newton
Triple Murder: Footprints Lead Cops To Man They Say Slayed 3 In Newton Police have arrested the man they say bludgeoned and stabbed an elderly married couple and the woman's mother in their Newton home over the weekend, authorities announced Monday night, Jan. 26. Moreover, investigators believe the attacks were entirely random.  Christopher Ferguson, 41, has been charged with murder, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and burglary, the Middlesex District Attorney announced Monday night. He may face more charges as the autopsies are completed.  RELATED: Authorities ID 3 People Killed Inside Newton Home Ferguson is accused of breaking …
Triple Murder: 3 Elderly Residents Found Stabbed To Death In Newton Triple Murder: 3 Elderly Residents Found Stabbed To Death In Newton
Triple Murder: 3 Elderly Residents Found Stabbed To Death In Newton The Middlesex District Attorney is asking residents in Newton to be on alert after three "elderly" residents were found murdered in a home on Broadway Street on Sunday morning, June 25, authorities said. As of Sunday night, no arrest had been made.  A person who knew the victims called 911 around 10:15 a.m. after they found them stabbed to death, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. There were signs that someone had forced their way inside the home.  Police are still working to identify the victims.  Broadway Street between Churchill and Linwood Avenue remained closed Sunday nig…
Mom Found Dead: Daughter Charged With Assaulting Her In Somerville Mom Found Dead: Daughter Charged With Assaulting Her In Somerville
Mom Found Dead: Daughter Charged With Assaulting Her In Somerville A 48-year-old Somerville woman is accused of strangling and assaulting her elderly mother, who was found dead on Sunday, May 28, in the younger woman's home, authorities said.  April Monroe is charged with strangulation and assault and battery on a person over 60 causing serious bodily injury in connection with an alleged assault on her mother, the Middlesex District Attorney said.  Gail Gasperini, 73, of East Boston, was found dead in Monroe's Summer Street apartment. Gasperini's husband contacted the police after his wife left to visit her daughter on Sunday but never …
Cold Case: More Charges For Man Accused Of 1971 Bedford Beating Death Cold Case: More Charges For Man Accused Of 1971 Bedford Beating Death
Cold Case: More Charges For Man Accused Of 1971 Bedford Beating Death A 77-year-old man charged with a 52-year-old murder now faces accusations that he offered to pay a witness to lie on the witness stand in his defense and threatened others to repay debts, authorities said.  Arthur Massei was charged last year with first-degree murder in the 1971 stabbing and beating death of Natalie Scheublin in her Bedford home, the Middlesex District Attorney. A year later, prosecutors added more charges.  Following months of investigation, authorities charged Massei with solicitation to suborn perjury in a capital case, attempted extortion, solicitation to…
Cold Case: Middlesex DA Announces Charge In 2013 Acton Train Station Rape Cold Case: Middlesex DA Announces Charge In 2013 Acton Train Station Rape
Cold Case: Middlesex DA Announces Charge In 2013 Acton Train Station Rape A 28-year-old Lunenburg man was arrested last week on charges he raped a woman at knifepoint at an Acton MBTA train station in 2013, authorities announced on Tuesday, Feb 21. The Middlesex District Attorney said she hopes the arrest sends the message to perpetrators who haven't been caught yet and the people they've victimized: "We do not abandon these cases," she said. Christopher Aldridge was charged Tuesday with aggravated rape at the Concord District Court, prosecutor Marian Ryan said during an afternoon press conference. A judge ordered him held without bail pending a dangerous hearing,…
Family Of Cambridge Man Killed By Cops Demand Action; Video Shows His Final Moments: Report Family Of Cambridge Man Killed By Cops Demand Action; Video Shows His Final Moments: Report
Family Of Cambridge Man Killed By Cops Demand Action; Video Shows His Final Moments: Report Friends and family of Sayed Faisal, the 20-year-old man killed by police on Wednesday, Jan. 4, gathered at Cambridge City Hall Thursday to demand answers. The Bangladesh Association of New England (BANE), who organized the protest, allowed community members to express their frustrations with how police handled the situation and to ask for accountability. "We want justice," the dozens of protesters shouted on the steps of the building. "We want justice for Sayed. Stop killing civilians." Dear community members, Salam and greetings, It’s so heartbreaking to hear about the sad news. …
Lowell Man Shot, Killed His Wife On Christmas Before Killing Himself: DA Lowell Man Shot, Killed His Wife On Christmas Before Killing Himself: DA
Lowell Man Shot, Killed His Wife On Christmas Before Killing Himself: DA A 60-year-old Lowell man killed his wife and then himself on Christmas, authorities confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 27.  Jose Santiago, 60, is believed to have shot his wife, Rosa Santiago, 55, at their home on Beacon Street just after 1:30 p.m., the Middlesex District Attorney said.  The Chief Medical Examiner performed autopsies on both bodies and determined how and the order in which they died.  Lowell police and the District Attorney's Office are investigating the case. 
Teens Say TikTok Trend Led Them To Rob Melrose Mail Carrier At Gunpoint: DA Teens Say TikTok Trend Led Them To Rob Melrose Mail Carrier At Gunpoint: DA
Teens Say TikTok Trend Led Them To Rob Melrose Mail Carrier At Gunpoint: DA Two teenagers who police arrested this week and charged with robbing a mail carrier at gun and knifepoint in Melrose said they got the idea from a TikTok.  The United States Postal Inspection Service said two 16-year-old Somerville boys were responsible for the midday Dec. 10 robbery. Their names were withheld because of their ages.  Investigators said the boys were sitting on the steps of a home on Orchard Lane when the USPS carrier pulled up around 3 p.m. As the woman was walking back to the truck after delivering mail to a home on the street, the boys sidled up and showed …
Prosecutors Issue Arrest Warrant In Lowell Killing; Suspect At Large Prosecutors Issue Arrest Warrant In Lowell Killing; Suspect At Large
Prosecutors Issue Arrest Warrant In Lowell Killing; Suspect At Large Authorities are looking for a 21-year-old man accused of shooting and killing over a traffic dispute in Lowell earlier this month, officials said.  Rafael Garcia-Rey is believed to have shot and killed 26-year-old Odogwu Ganobi of Lowell on Nov. 15 after they got into an argument about a traffic dispute at the intersection of Maitland Avenue and Chelmsford Street, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Police rushed Ganobi to Tufts Medical Center in Boston following the shooting, but he died the next day, reports at that time said.  Garcia-Rey is 5-feet-7-inches tall…
Ex-Woburn Cop Was Member Of White Supremacist Group, Investigation Finds Ex-Woburn Cop Was Member Of White Supremacist Group, Investigation Finds
Ex-Woburn Cop Was Member Of White Supremacist Group, Investigation Finds John Donnelly, the former Woburn police officer, was a member of a now-disbanded white supremacist group, used racist and antisemitic language, and helped plan and attended a race rally in 2017, an investigation found.  The Woburn police chief announced the results of an internal affairs investigation on Friday, Oct. 21, following recently unearthed accusations that Donnelly was involved in the Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, Va. Video from the event shows him guarding Richard Spencer, the white nationalist as he greets fans. Donnelly resigned from the police department on Monday.…
Woburn Officer Resigns After Department Investigates Him For Alleged White Nationalist Ties Woburn Officer Resigns After Department Investigates Him For Alleged White Nationalist Ties
Woburn Officer Resigns After Department Investigates Him For Alleged White Nationalist Ties John Donnelly, the police officer accused of helping plan the Unite The Right rally in 2017, has received from the Woburn Police Department, officials announced Monday evening, Oct. 17.  Chief Robert F. Rufo Jr. said Donnelly handed in his letter of resignation, effective at 5 p.m.  Woburn police leaders had placed Donnelly on administrative leave last week and opened an internal affairs investigation into news reports that allegedly linked him to the planning of the Charlottesville, Va., rally where a woman died after a white nationalist drove his car into a crowd of protestors.  Behind-…
Middlesex DA Re-Evaluating Cases Involving Woburn Cop With Alleged Ties To 2017 Race Rally Middlesex DA Re-Evaluating Cases Involving Woburn Cop With Alleged Ties To 2017 Race Rally
Middlesex DA Re-Evaluating Cases Involving Woburn Cop With Alleged Ties To 2017 Race Rally The Middlesex District Attorney announced on Friday, Oct. 14, that her office would re-evaluate every criminal case — open, closed, or pending — in which Woburn Police Officer John Donnelly was involved. The Woburn Police Department put the 33-year-old on paid administrative leave this week after reports linked him to helping plan the controversial "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 that featured neo-Nazi groups, white nationalists, and the Ku Klux Klan.  DA Marian Ryan tweeted that the allegations against Donnelly "tear at the fabric of trust between communities and t…
UPDATE: Body Of Missing Kayaker Pulled From Freeman Lake In Chelmsford UPDATE: Body Of Missing Kayaker Pulled From Freeman Lake In Chelmsford
Update: Body Of Missing Kayaker Pulled From Freeman Lake In Chelmsford The body of a missing kayaker was pulled from Freeman Lake in Chelmsford on the afternoon of Monday, Oct 3, authorities said. Chelmsford Police responded to a report about a man in distress who was boating on the lake around 12:22 p.m., Chief James Spinney and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan report. BREAKING: Police tell me they recovered a man’s body from this lake in Chelmsford after he was reported missing from his boat just after noon today. Search just ended. Gathering details for @boston25 at 5 & 6 pic.twitter.com/tESBxj9Zqz — Litsa Pappas (@LitsaPappas) October 3, 202…