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Coke, 'Shrooms, Cash: 3 Busted In Milford After Police Respond To Home Invasion Call
A call for a possible home invasion in Worcester County led police to arrest three people on drug charges, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 27. Izaiah Roberts, of Boston, Candelario Espino, of Roslindale, and a third unnamed suspect face multiple felony charges following their arrest Tuesday night, Milford police said. Officers were called to Shadowbrook Condominiums on Shadowbrook Lane in Milford around 9:15 p.m. to reports that men were breaking into a home there, Milford police said. Police arrived in under three minutes and found the trio, along with 58 gra…
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Randolph Man Pimped Out Western Mass 15-Year-Old Runaway: Federal Jury Rules
A federal jury found a 26-year-old Randolph man guilty of turning a 15-year-old runaway from Western Massachusetts into a prostitute, authorities announced. Admilson Gomes Pires now faces a minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison following the five-day trial in Boston, according to Acting US Attorney for Massachusetts Joshua S. Levy. Federal investigators said Pires met up with the child in February 2019 after she ran away from her home and began a sexual relationship. What followed was a campaign of grooming and control that led the girl into a life of sexual servitude, po…
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Officers Close August Killing In Springfield With Bust Of 25-Year-Old Man: Police
A 25-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 26, and charged with the killing of 29-year-old Emmanuel Hernandez-Garcia more than a month and a half ago, Springfield police said. Edgardo DeJesus-Vazquez is accused of killing Hernandez-Garcia on Aug. 6 near the intersection of Hancock and Union Streets, Springfield police said. It's unclear what led to the killing. Police were called to the area around 7:45 a.m. and found Hernandez-Garcia shot. Paramedics rushed him to Baystate Medical Center, where doctors pronounced him dead. Hampden County Sheriff's de…
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2 Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Teen In Springfield: Police
Springfield police say they've arrested three people — including a minor — in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old boy. Luis Reyes-Santiago, 18, of Springfield, and 20-year-old Xavier Rivera of Ware are charged with murder in the Sunday, Sept. 24, slaying, authorities said. An underage female was also there, but her name and charges were not released. Police were called to the 100 block of Lionel Benoit Road just before midnight to reports of a shooting. They found an unnamed 17-year-old bleeding out on the floor along with Rivera, Reyes-Santiago, and the min…
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Man Ran Illegal Dentist Office In Milford Convenience Store Near Police Station: Cops
Police in Worcester County said a 64-year-old man ran an illegal dentistry office in the back room of a convenience. Juan Hermida Munoz, of Milford, was arrested and charged last week with practicing unauthorized dentistry and practicing unauthorized medicine, Milford police said. Investigators said Munoz rented a room in the rear of the Alternativa Convenience Store at 140 Main St., Suite 7, in Milford, where he performed examinations, tooth extractions, anesthetics, and cleanings. The store is three blocks away from the Milford Police Department. It's unc…
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2 Charged With Killing Grandfather of 9 During Fitchburg Home Invasion: DA
Two Worcester County men have been indicted on charges of breaking into a 62-year-old's home on July 28 and fatally shooting him, officials said. Thomas E. Martin, 45, of Fitchburg, and Christian Collins, 37, of Worcester, face charges of murder, home invasion, armed assault in a dwelling, assault with a dangerous weapon, and possession of a firearm without an FID card, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. Police were called to Michael Parks' Fitchburg home on Marshall Street just before 9:30 p.m. to reports of gunshots. They found Parks bleeding from …
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State Trooper Struck, Dragged By Car At Mass Highway Rest Stop: Suspect Caught After Pursuit
This story has been updated. Authorities have apprehended the driver of a car that hit a state trooper and dragged him at a Massachusetts rest stop, causing him to be hospitalized, police said. Related: Police ID Driver Accused Of Dragging Trooper During Traffic Stop The incident happened in Hampden County on Friday, Sept. 22, at 3 p.m., when a Massachusetts state trooper was struck and dragged by a vehicle he had tried stopping in the Holyoke rest area on northbound Interstate 91, according to state police. The trooper was able to free himself from the car before it co…
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Woman With Trashbag Full Of Guns Found Wandering Holyoke Street: Police
Police in Hampden County said they arrested a woman they found shambling along a street in Holyoke with a trashbag full of guns and two military K-Bar knives. Sheri Sulewski, 58, of Greenfield, was arrested on Sept. 15 after police received a tip about a woman wandering on Essex Street near High Street, Holyoke police said. The guns and knives Holyoke police said they found inside Sheri Sulewski's trash bag.Holyoke Police Department She was wearing a dark-colored sweatshirt and a hat and was carrying a heavy trash bag. Police said they found two shotguns and the knives inside…
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Man Accused Of Western Mass Murder Captured In Puerto Rico: DA
A 22-year-old man accused of a fatal shooting in Hampden County before escaping to Puerto Rico will be brought back to face justice three months later, authorities said. Aleq Rodrigues, of Holyoke, is charged with murder in the killing of 30-year-old Edgar Soto-Irizarry on June 22, the Hampden County District Attorney said. Soto-Irizarry was found in an apartment building in the 300 block of Appleton Street just before 9:30 a.m. after receiving a 911 call after someone heard a gunshot, police said. He died at the scene. Investigators said evidence led them to b…
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Man Used Kids Toys, Disney Items, Halloween Decorations To Smuggle Drugs Into Mass: Feds
A Rhode Island man who pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to move methamphetamines throughout the United States using children's toys and other seemingly mundane items was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday, Sept. 19, authorities said. Nathan Boddie, 38, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, admitted that he and two others began smuggling methamphetamines, fentanyl, and cocaine from Arizona into Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and elsewhere in April 2022, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. They accomplished this by hiding the drugs inside children's toys, Halloween de…
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2 Men Shot In Car in Western Mass, Drive Themselves To Hospital
Two men were shot early Wednesday morning, Sept. 20, in Hampden County, and investigators are asking the public for tips. Chicopee police were called to the intersection of Hampden and Center Streets around 1:30 a.m. to reports of gunshots. Officers found bullet casings but no victims or damage to property, Chicopee police said. An initial investigation found that someone had fired at a car, and it sped away toward Springfield. Soon after that discovery, two men walked into Bay State Medical Center with gunshot wounds, police said. Doctors treated them for non-life-t…
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Man Who Died At Gillette Stadium Had Medical Issue, No Traumatic Injury: DA
An initial autopsy found that Dale Mooney, the man who died after a fight in the stands of a New England Patriots game at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 17, suffered from an undisclosed medical issue and was not severely injured from the brawl, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said Wednesday, Sept. 20. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner will perform further testing to determine the cause and manner of Mooney's death, authorities said. Mooney, 53, of Newmarket, New Hampshire, was a 30-year season ticket holder for the New England Patriots and was sitting wi…
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Teen Duo Nabbed In Carjacking Inside Home Garage In Fairfield County, Stolen Cars Recovered
Two 16-year-old boys have been charged with the brutal carjacking and beating of the vehicle owner in Fairfield County. Click here for a new, updated story: Third Suspect Now Sought In Violent Home Garage Carjacking In Westport On Tuesday, Sept. 19, Westport Police arrested one of the teens in connection with the carjacking that took place in Westport around 3:50 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 17 on Bayberry Lane. Based on information obtained by the Detective Bureau, a warrant to search a residence in Hartford County in Berlin was secured, said Lt. Eric Woods, of the Westport Police. On Mond…
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Intoxicated Driver Caused Near-Fatal Crash On Mass Pike In Charlton: Police
A 37-year-old Worcester County man faces multiple felony charges after police say he crashed his pickup truck into a box truck on the Massachusetts Turnpike Tuesday morning, Sept. 19, because he was high. Nathan Miranda, of Winchendon, was arrested and charged with OUI-Drugs, OUI-Drugs causing serious injury, possession of a Class B drug, and other motor vehicle offenses, Massachusetts State Police said. The crash happened just before 9:15 a.m. near mile marker 82 in Charlton7 when Miranda's 2017 Dodge 1500 hit a box truck, police said. The 34-year-old Everett man behind the whee…
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Firefighters Rescue Dogs From Burning Western Mass Home
Firefighters in Berkshire County rushed into a burning home Monday morning, Sept. 18, to rescue two dogs who were trapped inside, authorities said. Fire Crews were called to 365 West Housatonic St. in Pittsfield just before 8:30 a.m. after multiple people called 911 to report smoke pouring from the home, the Pittsfield Department said. One of the callers told firefighters that the homeowners weren't home, but two dogs were stuck inside. When firefighters arrived, it was as callers reported. The bungalow-style home was engulfed in flames. Fire crews began to attack th…
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New England Resident Beaten, Carjacked In Own Home Garage, Police Say
Police are encouraging residents to be aware of their surroundings after a Connecticut man was beaten and carjacked in a garage as the person in Fairfield County returned home from an outing. New update on case: Pair Of 16-Year-Olds Nabbed In Westport Carjacking, Stolen Cars Recovered, Police Say The incident took place in Westport around 3:50 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 17 on Bayberry Lane. According to Lt. Eric Woods of the Westport Police, the victim returned home and pulled into the garage when two suspects entered and assaulted the homeowner while sitting in a blue Aston Martin. The v…
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Mass Officer Narrowly Avoids Falling Tree That Crushes His Cruiser
An officer on patrol Saturday, Sept. 16, in Norfolk County said he just barely escaped a large tree that fell and crushed his police cruiser, authorities said. The officer was outside his patrol car responding to a call of low-hanging wires near the intersection of South Main Street and River Road in Cohasset when he heard a loud snap nearby and watched as a giant tree fell toward him. The officer, who was not named, sprinted away from the tree's path and narrowly avoided being hit. The passenger side of his patrol cruiser was not as fortunate. The tree crushed the cruise…
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Man Who Shared Nude Images Of Kids As Young As 3 In Western Mass Gets 7 Years In Prison: Feds
A 42-year-old Hampden County man who admitted to sharing child sexual abuse material with an undercover officer was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 14, to seven years in federal prison, authorities said. Robert Avrett, of Ludlow, was charged with distribution and possession of child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He'll serve five years of probation after he's released. Investigators said Avrett shared photos and videos of child sexual abuse material over the social messaging app Kik, featuring children as young as 3 years old. He sent several videos to an…
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27-Year-Old Stabbed Man To Death In Pittsfield: Police
Police in Berkshire County have arrested a 27-year-old and charged him with the stabbing death of a man on a Pittsfield street earlier this week. Police said it was a targeted attack. Josiah Helmer, of Pittsfield, was charged with murder in the fatal stabbing on Tuesday, Sept. 12, Pittsfield police said. Police were called to the area near the intersection of Melville and First Streets around 10:45 p.m., where they found a 42-year-old man bleeding and barely alive, Pittsfield police said. Paramedics rushed him to Berkshire Medical Center, where he later died of his wou…
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Man Stabbed On Street In Western Mass 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 Charged With Fitchburg Murder From 2013: DA
A 42-year-old Fitchburg man has been charged in the shooting death of Shaun Hibbard in 2013. John Yang was arraigned on a murder charge on Tuesday, Sept. 12, and he is being held without bail, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. He'll return to court on Oct. 18. Hibbard, who was 33 years old when he was killed, was shot just after 4 a.m. on Aug. 3, 2013, on 46 Forest Street. Investigators said Yang and Hibbard had gotten into an argument in front of Hibbard's car parked at Forest and Charles Streets. Hibbard banged on several doors after he'd been shot, …
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Woman Killed In Athol Fire ID'd; Investigators Say Blaze Started In Kitchen
Fire investigators say the three-alarm fire that killed a 62-year-old woman in Worcester County on Thursday, Sept. 7, started on the kitchen stove, authorities said. Jacqueline "Jackie" Doherty died in the 92 Fern Street blaze in Athol that began just before 10 a.m., the State Fire Marshal's Office said. A second person in the home was taken to an area hospital and is recovering from their wounds. Their name and the extent of their injuries were not released. Dan Plourde, a friend of Jackie's, said she was a brilliant woman who worked at Schepens Eye Research Institute. She…
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Missing: Man From Region Hasn't Been Seen In 12 Days, Police Say
Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help locating a missing man who has not been seen in 12 days. Hartford County resident Peter Norris, age 28, of Bristol, was reported missing to the Bristol Police Department by his mother on Tuesday, Sept. 5. He has not been seen since Friday, Sept. 1. His last known contact was in Litchfield County in Thomaston, Det. Chris Cote of the Bristol Poice said. Norris is described as being 6-foot-1, 230 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes. He was seen wearing tan shorts and bright red sneakers. Anyone who has seen Norris, or who has any in…
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Man Pulls Gun On 2 In Western Mass, Lands Multiple Drug Charges To Boot: Police
A man learned the hard way that you shouldn't pull a gun on people when you allegedly have a car filled with drugs, Western Massachusetts police said. Donovan Mangua, 32, was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 9, after two men flagged down a Holyoke police officer to say that a man in a Black Acura with tinted windows had pointed a gun at them along Main Street near I-391, Holyoke police said. The men said the car drove toward Racing Mart. Police drove to the store and found an empty Black Acura with tinted windows in the parking lot. After a brief investigation, Holyoke police …
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CT Town Employee Caught Placing Fecal Matter Under Town Hall Door, Police Say
A Connecticut man has been charged with breach of peace and criminal mischief after allegedly placing fecal matter under a door at a town hall. Litchfield County resident Christopher Jordano, age 40, of North Canaan was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 6, for the incident that took place in July at the North Canaan Town Hall. According to Connecticut State Police, Jordano allegedly entered the Town Hall building and placed what appeared to be fecal matter underneath a secured office door. A Town Hall employee, Jordano was captured by security cameras on the premises, state police said. …
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Search For Fugitive Northeast Killer Now 'Nationwide' Manhunt, Police Say
Danelo Cavalcante has somehow slipped by the hundreds of law enforcement officers in Pennsylvania and neighboring states searching for him in the Longwood Gardens, and though authorities believe he is still in Pennsylvania, they are now describing the search as a "nationwide" manhunt. The 34-year-old fugitive killer was captured on home surveillance footage on the porch of a residence in northern Chester County near Phoenixville, sometime late Saturday, Sept. 9, Pennsylvania State Police said. By Sunday morning, Sept. 10, troopers said they had received leads that Cavalcante was no lo…
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Man From Region Sexually Assaults 15-Year-Old Girl, Police Say
A 10-month investigation has led to the arrest of a Connecticut man who police say had sexual contact with a teen girl. On Wednesday, Sept. 6, Connecticut State Police announced the arrest of Litchfield County man Jack Lemay, age 20, of Salisbury, for inappropriate contact with the girl. The investigation launched in November 2022 after the parents of a 15-year-old girl contacted the police to report that they had found sexually explicit texts between their daughter and an unknown man whom they believed to be older. Eventually, police determined that Lemay was the suspect and that he ha…
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Double-Fatal Crash: Man, Woman From Massachusetts Struck By Compact SUV In NY Crosswalk
Police are investigating a horrific double-fatal overnight crash in the region. It happened around 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 near the New York/Massachusetts border in Columbia County, in the town of New Lebanon. New York State Police said an investigation determined a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek operated by Western Massachusetts resident Erica C. Florin, age 36, of the town of Lee in Berkshire County, was eastbound on US Highway 20 when she struck two pedestrians in the crosswalk. Troopers and responding emergency medical service personnel attempted life-saving measures, but both victims were …
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Western Mass Brawl Was 'Absolute Chaos' With 'Bowling Balls Flying Through Air': Police
A Hampden County bowling alley brawl was "absolute chaos" when police arrived with as many as 15 people taking part in the fight and throwing everything they could at one another, police said. Officers were called to Shaker Bowl at 168 Shaker Road in East Longmeadow just before 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, to reports of a large-scale fight, authorities said. The first officer to arrive said he saw "chairs and bowling balls flying through the air in all directions" in a scene that was "absolute chaos," East Longmeadow police said. Police quickly arrested two women as they…
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33-Year-Old Woman From Region Found Dead In Backyard, Police Say Death 'Suspicious'
Police in Connecticut are treating the death of a 33-year-old woman as "suspicious" after her body was found in a backyard. The body of Windham County resident Kristine Knox, of Plainfield, was found in Plainfield around 1:50 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7. According to Plainfield Police, officers responded to 205 Cemetery Road for a report of a deceased person. On arrival, officers located Knox dead in the backyard of the home, police said. The scene was immediately secured and Plainfield Police Department detectives responded to assist in the investigation. At this time, the Plainfield…
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State Police Shoot, Kill Man After 911 Call In Western Mass
State police killed a man in the Berkshire County town of Hancock Saturday morning, Sept. 9, following a 911 call. The call came in just before 7 a.m., and police responded to a home on Richmond Road, state police said. It is unclear who made the call to authorities or why. During an "interaction" with a man at that address, a police officer fired his service weapon and fatally wounded the man, police said. State police have released few details beyond that, asking that all questions go through the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office as they are handling the inves…
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