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(Update) I’ve Been Stabbed: Man Flags Down Milford Police To Ask For Help After Attack
Update: An 18-year-old man appeared in Milford District Court on three charges stemming from a stabbing that happened on Wednesday morning, Jan. 17. Pedro Caetano was charged with assault to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and assault and battery in connection with stabbing another man who flagged a police officer down, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office. The man was rushed to a local hospital, and his medical condition was not immediately available. Caetano was held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled for Friday, …
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After Stabbing, Pittsfield Bar 'Closed Until Further Notice,' Owners Say
The owners of a Berkshire County ramen bar said they created the Pittsfield hotspot to be a safe space for people to meet and have a good time, but a stabbing last week upended that goal. They've decided to shut down indefinitely. A man was stabbed as he left Thistle & Mirth just after 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 22. The man took himself to Baystate Medical Center, and police say he is expected to survive. Authorities did not release his name. Related: Man Stabbed Leaving Pittsfield Ramen Bar The owners of the 44 West St. bar said in a Facebook post that they have seen an increas…
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Stabbing Outside Ramen Bar In Pittsfield Under Investigating
Police in Berkshire County are asking for tips after a man was stabbed leaving a ramen bar in Pittsfield earlier this week, authorities announced. The man was walking out of the Thistle & Mirth at 44 West St. just after 9:30 p.m. with several other patrons when he was attacked, Pittsfield police said. Officers arrived but did not find the victim. He walked into the Berkshire Medical Center with a stab wound a short time later, police said. The man is expected to survive. Investigators do not believe this is a random attack. Pittsfield police ask anyone wit…
Police & Fire
Woman Busted In Vicious Stabbing Attack In Westen Mass: Police
Police in Hampden County have arrested a 31-year-old woman in connection with a back alley stabbing in Worcester last week, authorities said. Francheska Vazquez, of Holyoke, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon with serious bodily injury, assault to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon (firearm), and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife), Holyoke police said. A Good Samaritan flagged down officers patrolling Sargeant Street around 10 p.m. on Oct. 26 to let them know a woman had been stabbed in an alley nearby. Police rushed to the area to …
Police & Fire
Know This Truck? Stabbing Suspect Used It To Escape Western Mass Attack: Police
Police are asking for the public's help to track down the driver of a grey Dodge Ram that sped away from a stabbing Tuesday morning, Oct. 3., in Hampden County. The stabbing happened on Meadowbrook Drive in Holyoke, but police have not released any details on the victim or their condition. Officers gave medical aid at the scene, but it's unclear if they took the wounded to a hospital. Officers said the pick-up truck was seen speeding away from the stabbing. The truck has a Maryland license plate with the number 1FD4727. Authorities ask anyone who sees this truck or…
Police & Fire
Man Stabbed On Street In Pittsfield Dies In Hospital: Police
Police in Berkshire County said a man was stabbed on a Pittsfield street Tuesday night, Sept. 12, in what investigators believe was a targeted attack, officials said. Officers were called to the area near the intersection of Melville and First Streets around 10:45 p.m., where they found the man bleeding and barely alive, Pittsfield police said. Related: 27-Year-Old Charged In Fatal Pittsfield Stabbing Paramedics treated him as they rushed him to Berkshire Medical Center, where he later died of his wounds. The man's name is not being released as police make th…
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Man Stabs 2 During Fight In Worcester: Police
Worcester police said they were called to a bloody scene on Sunday morning, Aug. 27, after a disagreement between a group of men turned violent, authorities said. Gage Beauchesne, 32, was arrested following the melee and charged with two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon from the alleged attacks, Worcester police said. Police were called to 97 Church Street for reports of a fight and possible stabbing. They found Beauchesne near the scene covered in blood, and he had a folding knife in his pocket, authorities said. Investigators said that Bea…
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2 Guilty Of 2020 Stabbing In Western Mass; Both Awaiting Trial For Home Invasion: DA
Two men with lengthy criminal histories were convicted this week of stabbing a man in 2020 during a fight in Springfield, officials said. Carlos Cuba, 33, of West Springfield, and Khair Abdul-Raheem, 34, of East Longmeadow, were found guilty of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on Monday, Aug. 14, the Hampden County District Attorney announced Thursday. Abdul-Raheem was also found guilty of breaking and entering a vehicle in the daytime. The crime-causing duo was accused of stabbing a 22-year-old on July 26, 2020. Springfield officers were called to Mercy Med…
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Man Stabs Roommate To Death In Western Mass: Police
A 63-year-old Springfield man was arrested on Thursday, July 27, after his roommate was stabbed to death earlier that morning, authorities said. Robert Woods, 63, is charged with murder in connection with the death, Springfield police said. Police responded to Woods' apartment on Euclid Avenue just before 5 a.m. to calls of a medical emergency. Officers found a man who also lived there lying in a pool of blood on the apartment floor with a stab wound, authorities said. He was dead at the scene. Authorities have not released the man's name. Police also did not relea…
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Woman From Region Found Stabbed To Death In Home, Police Say
Police are searching for a suspect after a Connecticut woman was found stabbed to death in her home. The incident took place in Hartford County around 6:30 a.m., Sunday, June 18 at 10 Martin Circle in East Hartford. East Hartford officers were dispatched to the home on a check welfare call for service, said Officer Marc Caruso, of the East Hartford Police. Upon entering, police located a woman identified as 51-year-old, Andra Elizabeth Valcinor, of East Hartford, who was unresponsive, and pronounced dead on scene by paramedics, Caruso said. "The female was a victim of multiple stab wounds…
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Jeffrey Cote Found Dead Near Savoy Home Following Weeklong Manhunt
Jeff Cote, the man police say stabbed his ex-girlfriend at her Berkshire County home last week before running away, was found dead near his home on Thursday, June 15, authorities said. Cote was found in the woods near his Savoy home, but investigators declined to release the cause of death. His body was turned over to the medical examiner's office for autopsy. The 55-year-old has been missing since the early morning of June 7. Investigators had searched the woods near his 498 Chapel Road home multiple times. Police say Cote stabbed his 49-year-old ex multiple t…
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Search Continues For Armed, Dangerous Man Accused Of Stabbing His Ex In Adams
Local and state police are continuing their search for a man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend in Western Massachusetts this week. Jeffrey Cote, of Savoy in the Berkshires, is wanted in connection with the stabbing that happened on early Wednesday morning, June 7, Massachusetts State Police report. Police officers were called to a home in Adams in Berkshire County just after 5 a.m. to reports of a woman being stabbed, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Responders rushed her to a hospital with serious injuries, and she is expected to survive, State police said. Inves…
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Manhunt: Police Searching For Man Accused Of Stabbing His Ex In Adams
Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend in Western Massachusetts early Wednesday morning, June 7. UPDATE: Police ID Man Accused Of Adams Attack On Ex Police officers were called to a home in Adams in Berkshire County just after 5 a.m. to reports of a woman being stabbed. Responders rushed her to a hospital with serious injuries, and she is expected to survive, State police said. Investigators believe her ex-boyfriend was behind the attack, but when SWAT teams and crisis negotiators went to his home in Savoy, he was not there, offici…
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Woman Stabbed At Dunkin Donuts: Springfield Police Bust Holyoke Man In Attack
A woman was stabbed at a Dunkin Donuts in Hampden County on Tuesday, March 28, and police say they've captured the man responsible. Juan Rivera, 34, of Holyoke, is charged with the attack at the store on Main Street in Springfield, police said. Police were walled to the Dunkin Donuts just before 11:30 a.m. to reports that a woman had been stabbed. It's unclear where she was wounded. Paramedics rushed her to Baystate Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers quickly relayed information on the suspect and police spotted Rivera walking nearby. They found tw…
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Stabbing: Police Bust 3rd Suspect After Multi-Town Chase In Western Mass
Police in Franklin County arrested a third man in an overnight attack that sent a man to the hospital with a stab wound and had police chasing suspects for hours, authorities said. Juan Rodriguez, age 31, and Alex Santana, 31, both of Southbridge, were arrested and charged in the overnight attack near the intersection of North Main Street and Oxbow Road early Monday morning, Orange police said. Massachusetts State troopers just before noon arrested a 22-year-old from Longmeadow in the assault, though they haven't released his name yet. Orange officers received a 911 call around …
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Man From Region Stabs Victim, Injects Self With Fentanyl, Police Say
A Connecticut man allegedly stabbed another man and then injected himself with a vial of fentanyl attempting to commit suicide. The incident took place in Hartford County around 10 p.m. Sunday, March 5 at 456 Elm St., in Windsor Locks. Officers responded to the home on a reported stabbing. As they arrived they were informed that the offender, identified as Sean Colgan, age 43, of Windsor Locks, was attempting to overdose on fentanyl and that he would attack police if he were still alive upon their arrival, said Lt. Paul Cerniack. The victim, a 31-year-old came out of the front do…
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Suspect Who Stabbed Woman From Region Remains At Large, Police Say
A masked man who allegedly stabbed a Connecticut woman numerous times during a home invasion is on the loose. The incident took place in Hartford County around 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 16 at 67 Oakland St., in Manchester. According to Lt. Ryan Shea, of the Manchester Police, when officers responded to the home they found a 23-year-old woman suffering from multiple stab wounds to her abdomen. The woman was conscious, and alert and officers immediately rendered medical aid. There were three other family members in the home at the time this incident occurred, Shea said. The suspect …
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Teen Who Admitted To Stabbing Two In Northampton Gets 9 Months: DA
An 18-year-old teen who pleaded guilty to stabbing two men outside of his Meadowbrook apartment in 2020 was sentenced to nine months behind bars on Tuesday, Jan. 31, authorities said. Jesus J. Baez, of Springfield, admitted to two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and was sentenced to prison and a two-year suspended sentence while he's on parole, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Prosecutors asked the judge for two years behind bars. Northampton police said Baez stabbed an 18 and 19-year-old during a brawl ou…
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Woman, 23, Charged In Fatal Stabbing In Springfield Parking Lot: Police
A 23-year-old woman from Springfield has been arrested and charged for stabbing another woman to death in the city over the weekend, authorities said. Leshmarie Marin-Viera is facing a murder charge for the stabbing that happened in a parking lot on Liberty Street just before 2 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Officers provided first aid until paramedics could rush the victim to Baystate Medical Center, but doctors were not able to save her life, Public Information Officer for Springfield Police Ryan Walsh wrote on Twitter. The woman's name was not released.…
Police & Fire
Woman Stabbed To Death In Springfield Parking Lot: Police
Springfield police are investigating the stabbing death of a woman over the weekend. Police were called to Chestnut Street just before 2 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, to a report a woman had been stabbed in a parking lot on Liberty Street, Springfield police spokesman Ryan Walsh tweeted. Officers provided first aid until paramedics could rush her to Baystate Medical Center, but doctors were not able to save her life, Walsh wrote. He did not release the woman's name. Springfield police are now searching for the killer. At approximately 1:50 a.m. on Sunday Springfield Police Officers res…
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Worcester Man Arrested Rushing Away From Double Stabbing Outside Liquor Store: Police
A fight outside of a Worcester liquor store on Monday, Jan. 2, ended with two men stabbed and another in handcuffs, authorities said. Edward King, 42, faces two charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife) and disorderly conduct in connection with the reported stabbing incident, authorities said. The fight broke out outside McGovern’s Package Store at 82 Millbury Street after 5:30 p.m., authorities said. Paramedics found one man bleeding from a stab wound and quickly found another not far away, Worcester police said. Witnesses pointed out King as th…
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Authorities ID Victim Of Early Morning Fatal Stabbing In Western Mass: Report
Authorities have identified the victim of an early morning stabbing in a Western Massachusetts city as Duane Miller, age 49, of Springfield, Western Mass News reports. Police responded to the stabbing in the 0-100 block of School Street in Springfield just after 5 a.m. on Monday, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Responding officers found Miller bleeding out and rushed him to Baystate Medical Center where he later died, according to Springfield Police. An investigation by the Springfield Police Homicide Unit under the direction of Captain Trent Duda has led to murder charges again…
Police & Fire
Springfield Police Investigating Fatal Early Morning Stabbing; 1 Arrested
Authorities said that detectives are investigating the fatal stabbing of a man at an apartment in Springfield early Monday morning. Springfield police responded to the home just after 5 a.m. on Monday and found the man bleeding out, said Ryan Walsh, the department's spokesperson. Investigators rushed him to Baystate Medical Center, but he did not survive. Investigators have not released the man's name, but they arrested the person they say is responsible. Madonya Jones Rodriguez, 21, was arrested just after 5:30 Monday morning in connection with the killing. Police have not announced w…
Police & Fire
Victim Stabbed During Assault At Shopping Plaza Parking Lot In Region
Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help identifying three vehicles in an alleged stabbing attack of a man in a plaza shopping lot. The incident took place in Litchfield County around 5:25 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29 in Woodbury at the Woodbury Green South Plaza at 787 Main Street South. According to Connecticut State Police, troopers were dispatched for a reported assault. During the course of an investigation, troopers identified a man who participated in the altercation in the parking lot and sustained a suspected stab wound to his upper torso. The man was transported by p…
Police & Fire
Stabbing Suspect In Region Apprehended
A Connecticut man was charged with attempted murder in connection with a stabbing. The incident took place in Tolland County around 1 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29 in Willington on Cisar Road. According to Connecticut State Police, troopers responded to an assault and located a 54-year-old man suffering from multiple stab wounds. After a complex investigation involving multiple state agencies, a suspect was identified, state police said. Hours later around 7:30 a.m., UConn Police spotted a suspicious man walking around the Storrs campus. When detectives arrived on the scene the man was iden…
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Author Salman Rushdie Violently Attacked, Stabbed On Stage In New York
This story has been updated Author Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage at a speaking engagement in upstate New York, according to state police. The violent attack happened at around 10:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12, as Rushdie was about to begin lecturing at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, located about 70 miles south of Buffalo. A man stormed the stage and repeatedly stabbed the 75-year-old Rushdie in the neck and chest, New York State Police said. Rushdie was taken by helicopter to a hospital for emergency surgery. Friday evening, Aug. 12, his agent told The New York Times that …
Police & Fire
Friends ID 'Brave' Father Killed While Protecting Son At Boston Area Playground
Family friends have identified the 45-year-old father who was fatally stabbed while protecting his son at a playground in Everett as Mark Luiso, WCVB reports. Luiso was stabbed after getting into a fight near the Walter Morris Playground on Cherry Street around 10:22 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 8, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office reports. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. "He was laying down in the driveway there. I could see him from my window," one witness told WCVB. "There was a girl screaming in the street." Neighbors also described hearing a mot…
Police & Fire
Father Reportedly Stabbed To Death Protecting Son Near Boston-Area Playground
A father was reportedly stabbed to death while protecting his son during a late-night fight in Everett, WHDH reports. Police responded to a report of a stabbing near the Walter Morris Playground on Cherry Street around 10:22 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 8, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office reports. Initial investigation suggests the 45-year-old man was stabbed after getting into a fight, the office reports. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Officers were back at the scene Tuesday morning and recovered a bloody knife, WHDH's Rob Way reports. BREAKI…
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Woman, 64, Found Stabbed To Death Inside Northern Mass Home
Authorities in Lowell are investigating after a 64-year-old woman was found dead inside her home, the Middlesex District Attorney's office said. Lowell Police responded to Linda Gilbert's home on Loring Street around 11:19 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, the office reports. Upon arrival, officers found Gilbert unresponsive and with apparent trauma. She was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later determined Gilbert had died from multiple stabbed wounds. Her death was ruled a homicide, the office reports. The investigation …
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Police ID 48-Year-Old Man Stabbed To Death In Boston Neighborhood
Boston Police say they've identified the 48-year-old man who was stabbed to death over the weekend. Urvin Gerald, of Dorchester, was found bleeding out on the ground in the area of 110 Harvard Street just after 1 a.m. on Saturday, June 16, police said. Responders rushed him to a local hospital, where he died of his wounds. Police are still investigating the attack and ask anyone with information to contact Boston Police Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470. Anonymous tips can be sent to the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 1 (800) 494-TIPS or by texting the word ‘TIP’ to CRIME (…
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Husband Charged With Fatally Stabbing Wife At Central Mass Home
A 40-year-old man is accused of stabbing his wife to death at their Framingham home, the Middlesex County District Attorney's office said. Edvardo Gomes-Da Silva, of Framingham, has been charged in connection with fatally stabbing his wife, Neiriane Pereira-Da Silva, age 30, also of Framingham, the office reports. Police responded to a 911 call at the multi-family home on Taylor Street around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 17, the office reports. The caller told police they saw blood on the stairway of the third floor of the building and was worried someone was in need of hel…
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