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MA Family Looking To Hire Private Investigator To Find Cousin Missing In WA MA Family Looking To Hire Private Investigator To Find Cousin Missing In WA
MA Family Looking To Hire Private Investigator To Find Cousin Missing In WA A family from Massachusetts is hoping to raise enough money to hire a private investigator to help find their cousin who has been missing in Washington for more than two weeks.  Michael Ash, age 35, was reported missing from Renton, WA on Sunday, April 16, according to the Renton Police Department.  Police have reason to believe that Ash was last seen walking around the Maple Valley area around 7 p.m. on Monday, April 17. That was also the last time he spoke to his family, some of whom reside in Lynn, according to a GoFundMe campaign. Update 05/03/23: We have received information tha…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Hunter Finds Man's Remains In Westfield Park 3 Years After He Vanished: Police Hunter Finds Man's Remains In Westfield Park 3 Years After He Vanished: Police
Hunter Finds Man's Remains In Westfield Park 3 Years After He Vanished: Police A hunter looking for game in a Westfield park found more than he wanted when he unearthed the remains of a man who disappeared three years ago, authorities said. Timothy Kolendo went missing in November 2019. He had a history of mental illness, and his friends said he may have been paranoid and wanted to get "off the grid" when he disappeared, Westfield police said. He left behind his cell phone and keys and vanished.  He was 53 when he went missing.  Police said there was no sign of foul play at his home, but they did not rule out that something could have happened to him elsewh…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Grisly Details Surface As Lindsay Clancy Appears In Court For Kids' Murders Grisly Details Surface As Lindsay Clancy Appears In Court For Kids' Murders
Grisly Details Surface As Lindsay Clancy Appears In Court For Kids' Murders Prosecutors allege that a 32-year-old mother from the South Shore intended on killing her children, but her defense attorney claims a mental illness drove her to do it.  Appearing on Zoom from her bed at a Boston hospital, Lindsay Clancy was arraigned in Plymouth District Court on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The Duxbury mother is charged with the deaths of her three children: 5-year-old Cora Clancy, 3-year-old Dawson Clancy, and 8-month-old Callan Clancy.  She pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and three counts each of strangulation and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the Plymout…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Ex-Red Sox Player's Daughter Arrested For Concealing Location Of Newborn Ex-Red Sox Player's Daughter Arrested For Concealing Location Of Newborn
Ex-Red Sox Player's Daughter Arrested For Concealing Location Of Newborn A brand-new mother misled police about the location of her newborn child, leaving the baby alone in the woods for nearly an hour, according to officials.  Police were alerted that a woman had given birth in the woods near an ice rink in Manchester, NH on Monday, Dec. 26 around 12:40 a.m., according to Manchester Police Department. Officials located the mother, 26-year-old Alexandra Eckersley, who withheld the baby's location for nearly an hour.  Officers found the baby after Eckersley eventually directed officials to her child's location. The newborn was treated by EMTs and hospit…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
One Killed In Officer-Involved Western Mass Shooting One Killed In Officer-Involved Western Mass Shooting
One Killed In Officer-Involved Western Mass Shooting A 22-year Western Mass man was killed after allegedly being shot by police after advancing on officers with a knife in his hand, police said. The incident took place in Berkshire County around 10:10 p.m., Friday, March 25, in Pittsfield, said Andrew McKeever, spokesman for the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office. The incident began when Pittsfield Police responded to 279 Onota St. around 10 p.m., Friday after receiving 911 calls from multiple callers requesting assistance, McKeever said. Callers alerted dispatch that 22-year-old Miguel Estrella, of Pittsfield, who alle…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
New Shrewsbury Police Chief Sworn In New Shrewsbury Police Chief Sworn In
New Shrewsbury Police Chief Sworn In Shrewsbury has a new police chief: former interim chief Kevin Anderson. Anderson was promoted to the full chief on July 20, according to a town-issued statement. He is a 26-year veteran of the Shrewsbury Police Department and, before taking on the interim role, was Detective Lieutenant, Detective Bureau Commanding Officer. Anderson first joined the Shrewsbury Police in 1994 as a patrolman. As chief, he will oversee a department with 64 employees serving a town of about 38,000 residents. Board of Selectmen Chairwoman Beth Casavant said Anderson impressed the board with his plans for the com…

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by Kristin Palpini