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Mass Man Who Hired Hitman To Kill Ex-Wife For Her 'Independent Thinking' Gets 8 Years: Feds Mass Man Who Hired Hitman To Kill Ex-Wife For Her 'Independent Thinking' Gets 8 Years: Feds
Mass Man Who Hired Hitman To Kill Ex-Wife For Her 'Independent Thinking' Gets 8 Years: Feds A 47-year-old Boston man who attempted multiple times to hire a hitman to kill his ex-wife and her new boyfriend will spend nearly eight years behind bars, federal authorities announced.  Mohammed Chowdhury, who pleaded guilty in January to two counts of use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire, was sentenced last week to 92 months in federal prison, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  “Mr. Chowdhury literally thought he could get away with murder,” said Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy. “Mr. Chowdhury’s disturbing conduct – in co…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
(WATCH) Body Cam Videos Show Teen Running Over Springfield Officer, Crashing Stolen Car: Cops (WATCH) Body Cam Videos Show Teen Running Over Springfield Officer, Crashing Stolen Car: Cops
(Watch) Body Cam Videos Show Teen Running Over Springfield Officer, Crashing Stolen Car: Cops Springfield police released several body-worn camera videos taken the day that a teenager ran over an officer's foot, crashed into multiple police cars, and wrecked a stolen Hyundai, causing it to burst into flames with two children inside.  Daniel Walker, 19, who was out on bail on three open cases when the chase happened, faces 15 felonies from the violent, failed getaway, Springfield police said.  Springfield Police Dept The incident began just after 6 p.m. on Sept. 26, when officers spotted a Hyundai reported stolen earlier that day and pulled it over on Broad Street, Springfield po…

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by Josh Lanier
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Suspect Nabbed In Murder Of 11-Year-Old Girl In Massachusetts Suspect Nabbed In Murder Of 11-Year-Old Girl In Massachusetts
Suspect Nabbed In Murder Of 11-Year-Old Girl In Massachusetts A former corrections officer has been charged in the cold case murder of an 11-year-old New England girl. The announcement of an arrest was made in Massachusetts by Essex County District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett on Wednesday, April 27, that after nearly 34 years, a suspect has been nabbed in connection with the murder of 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay in 1988. On Sept. 12, 1988, Melissa's body was discovered in the old Boston & Maine Railway in Lawrence, Massachusetts. She had been stabbed to death. Postmortem, her body was run over by a train car causing her left leg to be amputated, …

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by Kathy Reakes