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Man Busted After Choking Mass Girlfriend, Kidnapping Baby, Driving To Rhode Island: Police Man Busted After Choking Mass Girlfriend, Kidnapping Baby, Driving To Rhode Island: Police
Man Busted After Choking Mass Girlfriend, Kidnapping Baby, Driving To Rhode Island: Police A Boston man accused of attacking his girlfriend, kidnapping their 6-month-old infant, and stealing her vehicle was arrested in Rhode Island after attacking a state trooper, police said.  Jamaine Johnson faces multiple charges following the alleged attack on Tuesday morning, April 30, the Rhode Island State Police said.  Johnson is accused of choking his girlfriend during an argument at her Peabody home before he took her car and their child around 2:30 a.m., officers said. He reportedly told her he would harm himself and the baby if she called the police.  Troopers found th…
Burglar Makes Failed Escape In Bright Orange U-Haul After Billerica Storage Unit Heist: Cops Burglar Makes Failed Escape In Bright Orange U-Haul After Billerica Storage Unit Heist: Cops
Burglar Makes Failed Escape In Bright Orange U-Haul After Billerica Storage Unit Heist: Cops A man who tried to break into a storage facility in Billerica has been arrested by K9 troopers after leading state police on a high-speed chase, while driving a U-Haul van and wearing an orange ski mask. Alexander Encarnacion, 29, of Providence, Rhode Island, was driving a 2008 Ford Econoline U-Haul van when he, and other people in a sedan, tried to break into a Billerica storage unit on Monday, Jan. 15, at 10:30 p.m., the facility’s manager said. That’s when Encarnacion sped off as Billerica officers chased after him onto Route 3 south to Route 95 north. The sedan also drove off but was n…
2 Busted On Murder Charge In Slaying Of Princess Charles In Boston: Police 2 Busted On Murder Charge In Slaying Of Princess Charles In Boston: Police
2 Busted On Murder Charge In Slaying Of Princess Charles In Boston: Police Two men who were wanted in the fatal shooting death of a 29-year-old Boston woman on Sept. 9 have been caught in multiple raids, including one in Rhode Island, authorities said.  Kevin Facey, 28, of Randolph, and Tevin Herman, 31, of Nantucket, were arrested this week and charged with the fatal shooting of Princess Charles and the attempted killing of another person, Boston police said.  Both men are charged with murder, armed assault to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a firearm without an FID card, police said. Facey, who was captured in Pro…
Foxborough Man Dies In Hit, Run Crash, Rhode Island Man Arrested Foxborough Man Dies In Hit, Run Crash, Rhode Island Man Arrested
Foxborough Man Dies In Hit, Run Crash, Rhode Island Man Arrested A man was charged with motor vehicle homicide after his involvement with a crash that killed a Norfolk County man, officials say.  Randall Ricketts, age 58, of Foxborough, died on Monday, Aug. 29 after a three-car hit-and-run crash on Route 95 north near Exit 7 in North Attleborough, according to the Massachusetts State Police. Joseph Pompei Jr., age 50, of Cranston, Rhode Island, was later arrested in relation to the crash, police said in an update.  The tragedy was initiated before 4:15 p.m. by a crash between a 2006 Buick LaCrosse, driven by Pompei, and a late-model Cadillac Escalade, d…
Amtrak Train Hits Person In Sharon, Causing 45-Minute Delays Amtrak Train Hits Person In Sharon, Causing 45-Minute Delays
Amtrak Train Hits Person In Sharon, Causing 45-Minute Delays A pedestrian was hit by a train in Norfolk County, officials say.  Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the train was an MBTA train. No MBTA commuter trains were involved in the incident.  Multiple people called 911 reporting that a pedestrian had been hit by a train at the Sharon Train Station in Sharon around 12:56 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, according to the Sharon Police Department.  The incident caused significant delays to the Providence Line Train, according to the MBTA.  Update: Providence Line Train 837 (9:40 pm from South Station) is operating…
Flatbread Company Puts Out Fire On Bedford Location After 18 Years Of Service Flatbread Company Puts Out Fire On Bedford Location After 18 Years Of Service
Flatbread Company Puts Out Fire On Bedford Location After 18 Years Of Service A pizza restaurant chain that used to heavily populate the Greater Boston Area now has no traces to the region.  Financial troubles have caused Flatbread Company to close their Bedford location after 18 years in business on Monday, June 26, according to the restaurant's website. The company said the location is "no longer viable" as the restaurant industry has drastically changed.   "We regretfully reach out to let you know that unfortunately our fires are out and will not be relit," a statement on the restaurant's website reads. "We can no longer continue to keep our fires burning to see …
Private Lighthouse Dining Ranked Massachusetts' Best Once-In-A-Lifetime Meal Private Lighthouse Dining Ranked Massachusetts' Best Once-In-A-Lifetime Meal
Private Lighthouse Dining Ranked Massachusetts' Best Once-In-a-lifetime Meal If you only had one final opportunity to eat a meal in Massachusetts, where would it be? There is a right answer to this question, according to Eat This Not That. By searching reviews and food publications, Eat This Not That compiled a list of the best once-in-a-lifetime meals in each state. Their Massachusetts pick is the Newburyport Rear Range Lighthouse, a lighthouse-turned-restaurant with space for only four diners. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marrero Events (@marreroevents) The lighthouse restaurant, located at 61 Water…
‘The Chuck E. Cheese For Adults’ Is Boston Seaport's Piano Bar D’s Keys ‘The Chuck E. Cheese For Adults’ Is Boston Seaport's Piano Bar D’s Keys
‘The Chuck E. Cheese For Adults’ Is Boston Seaport's Piano Bar D’s Keys Any night out at D’s Keys will be different than the last — but always memorable. “We never have a setlist. There's never a plan going into a night,” owner Matthew Nichols said. “It's just completely 100 percent different every single night. You never come in here and be like, ‘Oh, I already I saw this show.’ It’s not possible. We never replicate it.” The dueling piano bar and sing-along in Boston Seaport is a joint venture between Nichols and Robert Morse. The duo met while working at another piano bar in Providence, RI, where they decided they wanted to open one in Boston. …
FOUND: Weymouth Teenager Missing For 2 Weeks Who Potentially Went Out Of State FOUND: Weymouth Teenager Missing For 2 Weeks Who Potentially Went Out Of State
Found: Weymouth Teenager Missing For 2 Weeks Who Potentially Went Out Of State UPDATE: Weymouth Police report Rebekah Webb has been found. Weymouth Police are asking for the public's help in finding a teenager who has been missing for more than two weeks. Rebekah Webb, age 17, was last seen on December 28, 2022, according to Weymouth Police on Facebook.  WPD Missing Person Alert: 17 year old Rebekah Webb The Weymouth Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance... Posted by Weymouth Police Department on Friday, January 13, 2023 Rebekah is described as a White female, standing 5'3," and weighing between 130 and 135 pounds. Authorities believe the teen…
Family Who Nearly Lost Wrentham Teenager In Car Crash Reunites For Christmas Family Who Nearly Lost Wrentham Teenager In Car Crash Reunites For Christmas
Family Who Nearly Lost Wrentham Teenager In Car Crash Reunites For Christmas A Wrentham teenager who was almost killed in a car crash earlier this month, got a special Christmas visit from his family while recuperating in the hospital.  Landen Gibson, age 17, along with three other classmates, were hospitalized following a single-car crash on Cowell Street in Plainville on Wednesday, Dec. 14, the Sun Chronicle reports.  The accident landed the King Philip Regional High School senior in the intensive care unit at Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, the outlet said.  He successfully underwent an 8-hour surgery for a …
Man Killed After Allegedly Hit By Dumpster-Bearing Delivery Truck In Franklin: Police Man Killed After Allegedly Hit By Dumpster-Bearing Delivery Truck In Franklin: Police
Man Killed After Allegedly Hit By Dumpster-Bearing Delivery Truck In Franklin: Police One man is dead after they were allegedly hit by a delivery truck carrying a dumpster in at a warehouse in Franklin, authorities said. Police and fire responded to a report of a person down and not breathing at XPO Logistics, located at 176 Grove Street, around 6:32 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, Franklin Police said on Twitter. Media Release 176 Grove Street pic.twitter.com/YSxeSHX6qG — Franklin Police (@franklinpolice) December 16, 2022 The man, later identified as 31-year-old Cloutier Perez, of Providence, was taken to Milford Hospital where he later died, according to police.  There are…
Out-Of-State Trio Accused Of Stealing 12K Worth In Catalytic Converters In Mass Out-Of-State Trio Accused Of Stealing 12K Worth In Catalytic Converters In Mass
Out-Of-State Trio Accused Of Stealing 12K Worth In Catalytic Converters In Mass Three men from Rhode Island were arrested after causing $12,000 in damage by stealing catalytic converters on the South Shore, authorities said. Braintree Police responded to an alarm call from a business on Wood Road in Braintree around 11 p.m. on Halloween, Oct. 31, Braintree Police report. Officers were unable to find anyone after searching the area but 30 minutes later, police got another call saying that several people were seen on camera in the yard.  Officers entered the yard and heard other people jumping the opposite fence towards Chickatawbut Road, police said. The officers kept …
RI Man Who Kidnapped, Killed MA's Jassy Correia Sentenced To Life In Prison RI Man Who Kidnapped, Killed MA's Jassy Correia Sentenced To Life In Prison
RI Man Who Kidnapped, Killed MA's Jassy Correia Sentenced To Life In Prison A Rhode Island man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for kidnapping and killing a 23-year-old mother from Boston, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts reports. Louis Coleman, of Providence, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for the death of Jassy Correia, of Dorchester on Tuesday, Oct. 11.  Corriera was reported missing after leaving her birthday celebration at Venu Nightclub in downtown Boston in the overnight hours of Sunday, February 24, 2019, authorities reported.  Shortly after 2 a.m., Correia got separated from her friends and tried to getting a…
Man Who Says Ben Affleck Played Him In Movie Busted Robbing Boston Bank: DA Man Who Says Ben Affleck Played Him In Movie Busted Robbing Boston Bank: DA
Man Who Says Ben Affleck Played Him In Movie Busted Robbing Boston Bank: DA A 59-year-old Rhode Island man who claims to have robbed more than 100 banks and says he was the inspiration for a Ben Affleck movie character was busted this week while trying to add to his heist tally. William Sequeira of Providence was arrested just after 3:30 on Wednesday, Oct. 5, after he tried to rob the Citizens Bank at 426 Boylston Street, Boston police said. Officers tackled him to the ground after he demanded cash from the teller, authorities continued. He is being held on a $50,000 bond, officials said.  Police just happened to be in that bank when Sequeira walked in because th…
FOUND: Cambridge Teenager Who Was Last Seen By Her Family Over A Month Ago FOUND: Cambridge Teenager Who Was Last Seen By Her Family Over A Month Ago
Found: Cambridge Teenager Who Was Last Seen By Her Family Over A Month Ago UPDATE: Cambridge Police said they found Naiomi DaSilva late Tuesday night, Oct. 4. Cambridge Police are seeking the public's help in finding a teenager who was last seen by her family over a month ago.  Naiomi Dasilva, age 15, was last seen at her home by a family member on Aug. 19, 2022, police said on Twitter. She was last seen wearing black biker shorts and a black top.  Dasilva was last seen wearing black biker shorts and a black top.CPD is working closely with local and regional agencies in hopes of locating her. If anyone has any information regarding Dasilva or her whereabouts,…
Make-A-Wish Brings Weymouth Boy's Dream Treehouse To Life With Local Help Make-A-Wish Brings Weymouth Boy's Dream Treehouse To Life With Local Help
Make-a-wish Brings Weymouth Boy's Dream Treehouse To Life With Local Help All Harrison ever wanted was a nice, big treehouse in his backyard. Little did he know that his wish would come true, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and some local helping hands. Harrison, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor at the age of 4, always had a clear vision for his dream treehouse. It needed to big enough to host all his friends for sleepovers and had to have a big front porch so he could play outdoor games with his family. Harrison’s dream finally came true two years later when the Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island partnered with several local businesses, who wo…
72-Year-Old Man ID'd As Victim In I-495 Wrong-Way Wreck; Alleged Drunk Driver Pleads Not Guilty 72-Year-Old Man ID'd As Victim In I-495 Wrong-Way Wreck; Alleged Drunk Driver Pleads Not Guilty
72-Year-Old Man ID'd As Victim In I-495 Wrong-Way Wreck; Alleged Drunk Driver Pleads Not Guilty Police identified the man who died early Wednesday morning, Aug. 17, after a drunk driver collided with him going the wrong way on I-495 in Hopkinton.  Samuel B. Ibikunle, 72, of Westborough, died just after midnight when a 2018 Ford Transit driving south in the northbound lanes slammed head-on into his car, Massachusetts State Police said. A tractor-trailer behind Ibikunle's Infiniti couldn't stop in time and slammed into the back of his car.   Police said Devin Arroyo was drunk when he made the fatal mistake that lead to the crash. Responders rushed Arroyo an…
Mansfield Man, 24, Killed In I-95 Rollover Crash Involving 3 Cars: Police Mansfield Man, 24, Killed In I-95 Rollover Crash Involving 3 Cars: Police
Mansfield Man, 24, Killed In I-95 Rollover Crash Involving 3 Cars: Police A 24-year-old man from Mansfield has died following a three-car crash in Sharon, authorities said. Jordan McGrath-Edlund was killed in the crash that happened on I-95 south near Exit 17 around 7:44 p.m. on Thursday, August 5, Massachusetts State Police said. The crash involved a a 2013 BMW 535xi, driven by McGrath-Edlund, a 2016 Subaru Impreza station wagon and a 2012 Honda CRV, State Police said. McGrath-Edlund was the sole fatality of the crash.  Multi-vehicle crash with serious injuries in #Sharon on I-95-SB near exit 17. All lanes on I-95 SB are currently CLOSED. SB Traffic being d…
10 Nabbed In Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Bust, Feds Say 10 Nabbed In Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Bust, Feds Say
10 Nabbed In Massachusetts Fentanyl Trafficking Bust, Feds Say Ten individuals are each facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly distributing drugs throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts said.  Authorities learned the group was regularly distributing multi-kilograms of fentanyl out of a stash house in Fall River after launching an investigation in March 2021, the office reports.  During the investigation, over 500 grams of suspected fentanyl was seized through controlled purchases and drug seizures.  An additional 14.9 kilograms of suspected fentanyl and substant…