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'I Obey': Man Threw Bomb At Satanic Temple In Mass Because God Told Him To, Feds Say
An Oklahoma man has been arrested and charged with throwing a pipe bomb at the Satanic Temple in Salem after the group did not heed his God's warnings to repent, federal authorities said.
Sean Patrick Palmer, 49, of Perkins, Okla., is charged with using an explosive to cause damage to a building used in interstate or foreign commerce, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.
Surveillance video taken just before 4:15 a.m. shows a person in all-black clothing, a black face mask, a tactical vest, and gloves approach and throw something at the "temple." Moments later, the prosec…
Western Mass Mom Of 2 Allegedly Killed By Boyfriend ID'd As Sheriff's Assistant: DA
A 48-year-old Hampden County woman who was found stabbed to death in Holyoke next to her boyfriend was the executive assistant to Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi, authorities said.
Eileen Monaghan, of Chicopee, and a mother to two daughters, was found on Sunday, April 14, around 1:30 a.m. in a home on South Water Street after police were called for suspicious activity, officials said.
Police found Eileen on the ground next to her boyfriend, Jason Chapdelaine, who was suffering from stab wounds, police said. Investigators later ruled those cuts were self-inflicted. …
Jennifer Prudencio Of Chelsea Arrested After Child's Death
A 25-year-old woman has been arrested after her 3-year-old son was found dead in Chelsea over the weekend, authorities said.
New, updated report - Jennifer Prudencio Of Chelsea Went To Bar, Let Child Die: DA
Jennifer Prudencio, of Chelsea, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment of a child, the Suffolk County District Attorney said on Tuesday, April 9.
Police were called to Prudencio's Spencer Avenue apartment on Sunday morning, where they found her son Yael Guardado-Prudencio, 3, unresponsive.
Officers did not say how the child died.&…
Dead Goats, Chickens: More Than 160 Sick Animals Seized From Mass Woman's Home, DA Says
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…
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, …
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…
One Of State's Most Wanted Captured In Central Mass: Accused Of 2023 Brockton Killing
A teenager who was considered one of the most wanted people in the state following a 2023 murder that police say he committed was captured in Worcester on Monday, April 1, authorities announced.
Kahmari T. Price, age 17, was wanted for a fatal shooting in Brockton on Feb. 26, 2023, and has been on the run since, State Police said. Troopers, Worcester police, and Brockton officers tracked him to a home on West Boylston St. and arrested him without issue after 9:30 a.m.
Price is accused of shooting Mark Boyd, 33, of Brockton, in the head near North Main Street. Investigators did n…