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Salem Daycare Under Investigation After Toddler Found Wandering Street Alone: Police Salem Daycare Under Investigation After Toddler Found Wandering Street Alone: Police
Salem Daycare Under Investigation After Toddler Found Wandering Street Alone: Police Police in Essex County said a mail carrier called officers last week when they found a 3-year-old walking alone on a Salem street without shoes. The daycare the boy walked away from is now under investigation.  Salem police were called to the Palmer Street area to reports of a young child walking alone just after 11:15 a.m. on Dec. 8. They found the boy wearing a long-sleeved shirt, sweatpants, and just socks on his feet, officials said. The mail carrier kept him safe until police arrived.  The child was taken to North Shore Medical Center for evaluation.  Employees of …

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman, 32, Who Posed As Student At Boston High Schools Faces More Charges: DA Woman, 32, Who Posed As Student At Boston High Schools Faces More Charges: DA
Woman, 32, Who Posed As Student At Boston High Schools Faces More Charges: DA Prosecutors have added more charges against a 32-year-old woman who police say posed as a student at multiple Boston high schools, authorities said.  Shelby Hewitt was already facing seven counts of fraud, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Prosecutors this week added nine more charges, including:  Three counts of forgery Two counts of common law forgery One count of uttering Larceny over $1,200 ID theft False claims to an employer Hewitt, a former Department of Children and Families social worker, allegedly attended Jeremiah E. Burke High School, Brighton High School, and English…

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by Khier Casino
Police & Fire
(Update) Is Aaron Pennington Dead? Divers Searching Lake For Man Accused of Killing Wife (Update) Is Aaron Pennington Dead? Divers Searching Lake For Man Accused of Killing Wife
(Update) Is Aaron Pennington Dead? Divers Searching Lake For Man Accused of Killing Wife Update: Police have called off their search for Aaron Pennington on Friday, Oct. 27. They have not found the man.  Original: It's been five days since anyone has seen Aaron Pennington, the 33-year-old Worcester County man accused of killing his wife and mother of his four children on Sunday, Oct. 22, at their home in Gardner. Her family has created a GoFundMe to help provide for those kids.  Police have focused their attention on Camp Collier, where hunters found Pennington's abandoned BMW earlier this week. On Friday, state police announced they've brought dive teams to search&nb…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Husband Accused Of Shooting Wife, Mom of 4, In Central Mass Eludes Capture For 4th Day: DA Husband Accused Of Shooting Wife, Mom of 4, In Central Mass Eludes Capture For 4th Day: DA
Husband Accused Of Shooting Wife, Mom of 4, In Central Mass Eludes Capture For 4th Day: DA It's been four days since a Worcester County mother of four was found shot to death in her bedroom on Sunday, Oct. 25. It's also been four days since her husband was last seen, but police believe they are closing in on him.  Aaron Pennington, 33, is believed to be somewhere in the 400 acres of wood at Camp Collier in Gardner near the Ashburnham border, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. The prosecutor filed murder charges against Pennington on Wednesday.  Breanne Pennington was shot in the face on Sunday in her home on Cherry Street in Gardner. Police learn…

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by Josh Lanier
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Family Of Mom Allegedly Killed In Front Of Her Kids By Ex In Salem Pleads For Community's Help Family Of Mom Allegedly Killed In Front Of Her Kids By Ex In Salem Pleads For Community's Help
Family Of Mom Allegedly Killed In Front Of Her Kids By Ex In Salem Pleads For Community's Help Jonathan Castillo says his days have fallen into a miserable routine since his sister Nayeli Nieves was brutally murdered in early August in Essex County. He wakes up to help search for the 20-year-old's body near her Essex County home or in other areas where he's heard whispers she could have been dumped. At night, he struggles to sleep.  "She had called me to come see her new place," Jonathan said. "She was so excited for me to see it, but I couldn't. I had to work. I can't stop thinking about that. I should have just stayed out (of work) that day. I should have seen her." Salem poli…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Mom of 2, Girlfriend Of Suspect ID'd As Victim In Salem Murder Case: DA Mom of 2, Girlfriend Of Suspect ID'd As Victim In Salem Murder Case: DA
Mom of 2, Girlfriend Of Suspect ID'd As Victim In Salem Murder Case: DA A 33-year-old Pablo Vicente man is charged with killing the mother of his two children and dumping her body, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 8.  Nayeli Nieves, 20, of Salem, was reported missing on Monday from the home where she lived with Vicente and their 3-year-old and 18-month-old children, investigators said. They are being cared for by the Department of Children and Families. Salem police said officers received a tip that Vincente had harmed Nieves and began investigating him.  Related: Salem Man Charged In Missing Woman's Murder While Vincente was arraigned on a murder charg…

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by Josh Lanier
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UPDATE: Police Refute Claims Of Drugs, Concerning Objects, At South Boston Home UPDATE: Police Refute Claims Of Drugs, Concerning Objects, At South Boston Home
Update: Police Refute Claims Of Drugs, Concerning Objects, At South Boston Home Police have offered a correction for the often-reported idea that a South Boston apartment from which four children were removed was strewn with "concerning objects,", according to officials. First responders were called to 381 Old Colony Road in South Boston for a report of an unconscious person on Saturday, June 17, which led to the removal of four children from the premises, according to a Boston Police Department and the Department of Children and Families.  The unconscious person was described by police as a Black, male-to-female transgender person who is "known to the commonwealth." …

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by Morgan Gonzales
Lifestyle
Roxbury Caterer Wins $2.5K In Gordon Ramsay's Contest For Culinary Businesses Roxbury Caterer Wins $2.5K In Gordon Ramsay's Contest For Culinary Businesses
Roxbury Caterer Wins $2.5K In Gordon Ramsay's Contest For Culinary Businesses A Southern soul food caterer is planning to use her contest winnings to help fund her dream of a brick-and-mortar restaurant and to give back to her community. Shonda Little, the creator of Roxbury-based catering company Southern Twist, said she screamed when she got the call telling her she won Gordon Ramsay’s “Feed Your Dreams” contest on Saturday, June 3, which granted her a $2.5 thousand prize. Little learned to cook watching her mother and aunts cook while growing up in South Carolina, she told Daily Voice. "Cooking is how you bring people together," Little said. "My business is fe…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Former Winchester Summer Employee Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Minor Former Winchester Summer Employee Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Minor
Former Winchester Summer Employee Accused Of Inappropriate Contact With Minor A former employee who worked at a summer program for children in Winchester has been accused of having inappropriate contact with a minor, town officials report. The temporary employee worked for Winchester's Summer Adventure Program, run by the Recreation Department, in 2021 and 2022, Town Manager Beth Rudolph said in a letter sent out to parents who had children enrolled in the program at the time of the alleged misconduct.  The program is offered to students entering first through sixth grade, according to the department's website. The programs are held at the Lynch Elementary Schoo…

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by David Cifarelli
Legal
Haverhill High School Football Coaches, Player Facing Hazing Charges: DA Haverhill High School Football Coaches, Player Facing Hazing Charges: DA
Haverhill High School Football Coaches, Player Facing Hazing Charges: DA The City of Haverhill took a staunch stance on hazing, charging multiple members of a high school football team with criminal charges relating to hazing, according to authorities.  Two coaches and one player from the Haverhill High School football team were charged in connection with a hazing incident on Tuesday, Dec. 20, the Essex County District Attorney's Office reports.  An investigation conducted by the Haverhill Police Department and the DA's Office found that the trio was allegedly part of an incident that targeted three different individuals between Aug.18 and Oct. 12…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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GoFundMe Created For Children Of Mother Killed By Husband At Cape Cod Home GoFundMe Created For Children Of Mother Killed By Husband At Cape Cod Home
GoFundMe Created For Children Of Mother Killed By Husband At Cape Cod Home Donations are pouring in for two children who have lost both their parents from a murder/suicide on Cape Cod this week. Luiz Castro Jr., age 44, fatally stabbed his wife Aline De Castro, age 38, before hanging himself at their Hyannis home in the early morning hours of Friday, Sept. 2, the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office said. The incident placed the couple's two sons, Leonardo and Igor, in the custody of the Department of Children and Families. A GoFundMe has since been created to support the boys, ages 7 and 11, as well as cover the cost of Aline's funeral. "The children a…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
(UPDATE) Husband Takes Own Life After Killing Wife At Cape Cod Home: DA (UPDATE) Husband Takes Own Life After Killing Wife At Cape Cod Home: DA
(Update) Husband Takes Own Life After Killing Wife At Cape Cod Home: DA A murder/suicide investigation is underway in one Cape Cod community after authorities determined that a man killed his wife and then himself.  Police responded to a reported assault inside a home at 66 Murrays Way in Hyannis around 2:48 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office said.  Upon arrival, officers found Aline De Lima Ferreira De Castro, age 38, and Luiz Castro, Jr., age 44, dead inside. Initial investigation suggests Castro killed his wife with a knife and then hung himself, the office reports.  The couple'…

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by David Cifarelli
News
Lawrence Husband Charged With Murdering Wife While Kids Were Home Lawrence Husband Charged With Murdering Wife While Kids Were Home
Lawrence Husband Charged With Murdering Wife While Kids Were Home A police officer in the Dominican Republic is being held without bail after he was charged with murdering his wife in their Massachusetts apartment while their four children were home, the Eagle Tribune reports. Junior Solis Garcia, age 39, was charged in connection with the stabbing death of his wife, Mariel Ramos De Los Santos, age 30, on Thursday, June 23, Lawrence Police said on Facebook.  Police responded to a 911 call for medical assistance at an apartment located at 12 Diamond Street in Lawrence in the early morning hours of Monday, June 20, police said. Upon arrival, officers found…

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by David Cifarelli