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3 Charged With Assaulting Troopers With Car Door In Boston: State Police 3 Charged With Assaulting Troopers With Car Door In Boston: State Police
3 Charged With Assaulting Troopers With Car Door In Boston Three people in an SUV are being charged with hitting two state police troopers with a car's front door as they sped off during a traffic stop in Boston, authorities said.  The incident happened around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1, when troopers on patrol saw a black Land Rover on Blue Hill Avenue (Route 28) in Dorchester with no front license plate and extremely dark window tint, Massachusetts State Police said.  Troopers stopped the car at the intersection of Tennis Road and identified the driver of the SUV as Tylique K. Ortiz-Howard, 25, of Boston, who has a criminal history wi…

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by Khier Casino
Police & Fire
West Roxbury Woman Starts Fire Inside Westborough Police Station: Officials West Roxbury Woman Starts Fire Inside Westborough Police Station: Officials
West Roxbury Woman Starts Fire Inside Westborough Police Station: Officials A Boston woman was arrested after she allegedly set a clothing donation bin on fire inside the Westborough Police Station in Worcester County over the weekend, authorities announced.  Theresa Abichaker, of West Roxbury, was a passenger in a motor vehicle crash Sunday, Nov. 26, and was taken to the police headquarters at 45 W. Main Street in Westborough, where she was waiting in the lobby for a ride home, officers said.  Surveillance video showed Abichaker set alight a donation bin full of clothing and walk out, police said. The fire activated the building's sprinkler sys…

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by Josh Lanier
Obituaries
Ex-Dedham Firefighter Dies At 53, Remembered As 'Local Hero' Ex-Dedham Firefighter Dies At 53, Remembered As 'Local Hero'
Ex-Dedham Firefighter Dies At 53, Remembered As 'Local Hero' A retired firefighter and Navy veteran is being remembered for his service and his love for his family. Kevin Davis, who served the Dedham community as a firefighter, died on Wednesday, May 24 at the age of 53, according to his obituary.  "We are devastated to announce the passing of former DFD firefighter Kevin Davis," reads a Dedham Fire Department Facebook post. "He will be greatly missed and his memory will live on with us forever." We are devastated to announce the passing of former DFD firefighter Kevin Davis. FF Davis served in the navy as a seabee... Posted by Dedham Firefight…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Lifestyle
Salem Father Supports Kids Like His Daughter By Running Boston Marathon For Make-A-Wish Salem Father Supports Kids Like His Daughter By Running Boston Marathon For Make-A-Wish
Salem Father Supports Kids Like His Daughter By Running Boston Marathon For Make-a-wish Hector Gonzalez was not a runner when he signed up to run the Boston Marathon, but he was a father and wanted to help children with life-threatening medical conditions like his daughter.  Elviette Gonzalez, who goes by Eli, has a life-threatening immune system disorder. The 20-year-old and her family, who live in Salem, were able to go on a Hawaiian vacation thanks to Make-A-Wish, and her father is now paying it forward by running the Boston Marathon to help another child receive a wish.  "I've always wanted to do the Boston Marathon," he said. "Twenty-six miles in one day is nothing compa…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Lifestyle
Mother, Son Duo Are 2 Of 16 $100K Lottery Wins Drawn In Single Night, All But 5 Claimed Mother, Son Duo Are 2 Of 16 $100K Lottery Wins Drawn In Single Night, All But 5 Claimed
Mother, Son Duo Are 2 Of 16 $100K Lottery Wins Drawn In Single Night, All But 5 Claimed One Keno lottery game drawing doled out $100,00 wins to over a dozen Massachusetts lottery players in only a single night. Monday, April 11 was a lucky night for 16 lottery players who all won $100,000 in a Keno game drawing, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.  The following day, 11 of the winners picked up their checks. Among them were Patricia Johnson and her son John, both of whom won a $100,000 prize.  The winning numbers for the game were 2556795, a set of digits that included every number between one and 10.  The Keno game involves picking from a field…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Business
West Roxbury Man Claims Winning $100K Mass Cash Prize Ahead Of Expiration West Roxbury Man Claims Winning $100K Mass Cash Prize Ahead Of Expiration
West Roxbury Man Claims Winning $100K Mass Cash Prize Ahead Of Expiration One Boston resident is counting his blessings – and his money – after narrowly missing the deadline to claim his $100,000 lottery prize, officials said. John Butler, of West Roxbury, said he bought his winning ticket and several others before going to Florida last year, the Massachusetts State Lottery reports.  Butler put the tickets in a drawer and never looked at them again until last week when his wife told him about the unclaimed Mass Cash prize. He searched his house, found the winning ticket and claimed his prize 11 days before it was set to expire, lottery officials said. “We a…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Ex-Head Of Boston Homeless Shelters Guilty To Stealing $1.5M, Gets 1 Year In Prison: Mass AG Ex-Head Of Boston Homeless Shelters Guilty To Stealing $1.5M, Gets 1 Year In Prison: Mass AG
Ex-Head Of Boston Homeless Shelters Guilty To Stealing $1.5M, Gets 1 Year In Prison: Mass AG The former head of a Boston nonprofit homeless shelter pleaded guilty this week to stealing $1.5 million in funds and will spend a year behind bars, authorities said.  Manuel Duran, 70, of West Roxbury admitted on Thursday, Sept. 29, to four counts of perjury, three counts of stealing more than $1,200, and two charges of falsifying corporate books, the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office said. Along with his year in prison, Duran must also complete 250 hours of community service and repay the money he reportedly took. The court will decide the exact amount he owes at a hearing in De…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Roxbury Man's Illegible Graffiti Paints More Dangerous Picture Roxbury Man's Illegible Graffiti Paints More Dangerous Picture
Roxbury Man's Illegible Graffiti Paints More Dangerous Picture A 22-year-old Boston man caught spray painting "gang" signs at an MBTA station earlier this week should have left his paint at home as it led to his arrest on much more serious charges.  Jeremiah Springer of Roxbury was spotted by someone allegedly tagging a wall at Copley Station on Thursday, Sept. 15, a little after 8 p.m., who told a nearby officer, transit police said. Cops noticed the graffiti, which was illegible outside of the word gang, and searched for the artist.  They quickly found Springer, who was in the area with the spray paint can still in his hand, authorities sai…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Armed & Dangerous Pennsylvania Murder Suspect Arrested In Lawrence Armed & Dangerous Pennsylvania Murder Suspect Arrested In Lawrence
Armed & Dangerous Pennsylvania Murder Suspect Arrested In Lawrence A man wanted for a Pennsylvania murder could was arrested in Massachusetts, authorities said.  Wagner Ernesto Tejeda-Pena was wanted for fatally shooting Loi Nguyen, age 77, while he was on a walk in Philadelphia on the morning of June 21, CBS Philadelphia reports.  Tejeda-Pena also tried shooting two other victims fifteen minutes before shooting Nguyen but his gun malfunctioned, Boston Police said.  Tejeda-Pena was also wanted in connection with two stabbings in Boston, including a homicide in West Roxbury, and has also threatened family members, police added.  H…

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by David Cifarelli