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A Year After Brookfield's Brittany Tee Disappeared, Police Have Not Given Up On Search A Year After Brookfield's Brittany Tee Disappeared, Police Have Not Given Up On Search
A Year After Brookfield's Brittany Tee Disappeared, Police Have Not Given Up On Search Investigators have renewed their call for help in the search for a missing Worcester County woman who disappeared a year ago on Wednesday, Jan. 10.  Brittany Tee, of Brookfield, was last seen leaving her home on Main Street around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 10, 2023. Her family reported her missing three days later, the Worcester County District Attorney said.  Related: Police Release New Photos Of Brittany Tee As Search Intensifies As the anniversary of her disappearance approaches, the prosecutor's office reiterated that investigators have not given up on the search for her.  …

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Who Tried To Kill Rival Outside Worcester Courthouse Gets 11 Years In Prison: DA Man Who Tried To Kill Rival Outside Worcester Courthouse Gets 11 Years In Prison: DA
James Freeman Admits To Shooting Near Worcester Courthouse A 32-year-old man who attempted to kill the driver of a passing car next to a Worcester courthouse earlier this year will spend up to 11 years behind bars.  James Freeman IV, of Worcester, pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including armed assault to murder, this week in connection with the Feb. 2, 2023 shooting, the Worcester County District Attorney announced. He'll serve two years of probation after he is released from prison.  Police said Freeman fired at a passing car just after 2:30 a.m. near 114 Main Street, outside the Worcester trial court. A Shotspotter call sent offic…

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by Josh Lanier
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Lunenburg Single Mom Stabbed To Death ID'd, Boyfriend Charged: DA Lunenburg Single Mom Stabbed To Death ID'd, Boyfriend Charged: DA
Maria Murray ID'd As Woman Stabbed To Death In Lunenburg Authorities have identified the 53-year-old Lunenberg woman who was found stabbed to death at the mobile home park where she lived with her boyfriend.  Maria Murray, 53, was stabbed multiple times in the back at Meadow Woods on Massachusetts Ave. on Tuesday, Dec. 26, the Worcester County District Attorney said. Paramedics rushed her to the hospital, where she died of her wounds.  Related: Support Floods In For Son Of Lunenburg Mom Stabbed To Death Orlando Garcia Rosado, her boyfriend, was arrested and charged with the killing, reports said.  He is charged with murder…

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by Josh Lanier
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28-Year-Old ID'd As Man Crushed To Death In Westborough Industrial Accident: DA 28-Year-Old ID'd As Man Crushed To Death In Westborough Industrial Accident: DA
Pablo Franciso Otano Aponte Killed In Truck Trailer Collapse A 28-year-old Worcester man has been identified as the person crushed to death after a truck's trailer fell on him in Westborough, authorities said.  Pablo Franciso Otano Aponte died on Wednesday, Dec. 27, when a 53-foot-long box trailer fell on him as he worked on it off of Computer Drive, the Worcester County District Attorney said. Paramedics were called to the site around 9:30 a.m.  "Initial investigation suggests it appears to be a tragic accident," a spokesperson for the district attorney's office said.  Westborough Fire Chief Patrick Purcell told WHDH that&n…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Sinking In Mud Saved Just In Time By 'Dream Team' Of Shrewsbury Officers Man Sinking In Mud Saved Just In Time By 'Dream Team' Of Shrewsbury Officers
Man Sinking In Mud Saved Just In Time By 'Dream Team' Of Shrewsbury Officers Three Shrewsbury police officers were honored on Wednesday, May 24, after they rescued a man who was sinking in mud and nearly drowned.  On Feb. 13, Justin Schmautz and his girlfriend were using remote-controlled boats at Flint Pond when one of the crafts got stuck in the mud just before noon. Schmautz didn't realize how deep the pond was, and so he waded into the muck to grab the boat.  The mud reached his shins, but within just a few seconds, he was shoulder deep in the frigid quicksand-like sludge with no way to get out. Schmautz started to panic. …

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by Josh Lanier
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Murder Arrest: Fitchburg Man Charged In 2021 Leominster Slaying Of Teenager Murder Arrest: Fitchburg Man Charged In 2021 Leominster Slaying Of Teenager
Murder Arrest: Fitchburg Man Charged In 2021 Leominster Slaying Of Teenager Police didn't need to look far to find the man they say shot and killed a teen in Leominster in 2021. He was already in jail on an unrelated charge.  Wilbert I. Nieves, 25, of Fitchburg, was arrested and charged with murder in the 2021 killing of a  19-year-old, the Worcester County District Attorney announced Monday, May 22. The body of Franklin Mane was found in an overgrown area near a parking lot at 46 Industrial Road.  He had been shot multiple times.  Mane had been missing for more than two months when police found his body. Though, investigators did not say …

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by Josh Lanier
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Home Invasion Murder: 3 Indicted In Killing Of 28-Year-Old Worcester Man Home Invasion Murder: 3 Indicted In Killing Of 28-Year-Old Worcester Man
Home Invasion Murder: 3 Indicted In Killing Of 28-Year-Old Worcester Man A Worcester County grand jury indicted two men in the killing of 28-year-old Andrew Barley after forcing their way into his home to rob him, authorities said. A third is accused of helping them after the shooting.  Kelvin Verde, 23, and Berny Calderon, 25, are charged with murder, home invasion, and armed robbery in the October 2022 attack on Barley, the Worcester County District Attorney said. They are being held without bail.  Police said Calderon and Verde forced their way into Barley's home at 480 Burncoat Street in Worcester, where they found him on the second floor. Inv…

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by Josh Lanier
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Body Found In Millbury Home: Authorities Body Found In Millbury Home: Authorities
Body Found In Millbury Home: Authorities Authorities are investigating after a body was found in a home in central Massachusetts over the weekend.  Millbury Police responded to a 911 call at a home on 303 Millbury Street on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 1, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said.  Upon arrival, officers found one person dead inside and another person in the back of the house who had made the call. MORE: Investigators on scene tell me they’re waiting on a warrant to search this home on Millbury Ave. after a man was found dead here. Another man inside the house who called 911 is facing charge…

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by David Cifarelli
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Man Charged With Murder Of 29-Year-Old Whose Body Was Found In Paxton Man Charged With Murder Of 29-Year-Old Whose Body Was Found In Paxton
Man Charged With Murder Of 29-Year-Old Whose Body Was Found In Paxton A Worcester man is being held without bail after being charged with the murder of another man whose body was found in March, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said.  Christopher Fuller, age 30, is charged with the murder of Ernest Appiah, age 29, whose body was found in the woods 25 feet from Asnebumskit Road in Paxton on March 5, Early said.  Appiah's death was ruled a homicide after it was determined that he was shot in the torso, Early said.  Fuller was arrested on Monday, July 11 and was arraigned in East Brookfield District Court on Tues…

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by David Cifarelli
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Ex-Teacher In Auburn Found Guilty Of Raping Fifth-Grader Ex-Teacher In Auburn Found Guilty Of Raping Fifth-Grader
Ex-Teacher In Auburn Found Guilty Of Raping Fifth-Grader A former Massachusetts elementary school music teacher has been found guilty of raping a fifth-grade student multiple times inside the classroom more than 10 years ago. Hampshire County resident Stephen Jaszek, age 66, of South Hadley, was found guilty on Thursday, May 12, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early, Jr. After a three day jury-waived trial, Worcester Superior Court Judge William Ritter found Jaszek, a former music teacher at Julia Bancroft Elementary School, located in Auburn, in Worcester County, guilty on all charges including: Two counts of aggravated …

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by Kathy Reakes
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12-Year-Old, Mother Found Dead In Shrewsbury Home 12-Year-Old, Mother Found Dead In Shrewsbury Home
12-Year-Old, Mother Found Dead In Shrewsbury Home A 12-year-old and her 49-year-old mother were found dead inside a home in Worcester County. The incident occurred on Ladyslipper Drive in Shrewsbury around 7:30 a.m. Friday, March 19. Autopsy results on the cause of the deaths are pending, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said in a news conference. The surviving father and son are not considered suspects, authorities said. The identities of the two have not yet been released, pending notification of some family members outside the country, Early said. The incident is believed to be isolated and poses no threa…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Victim Dies 7 Months After Being Shot; Suspected Shooter Held Without Bail Victim Dies 7 Months After Being Shot; Suspected Shooter Held Without Bail
Victim Dies 7 Months After Being Shot; Suspected Shooter Held Without Bail The victim of a summertime shooting has just died, according to the Worcester County District Attorney, and a suspect in the man’s death has been arraigned in court. Jose A. Merced, 32, of Worcester, was arrested Saturday, Jan. 30, about 13 hours after the shooting victim had died, DA Joseph D. Early, Jr., said in a statement. The initial violence took place on July 9 around 5 p.m. on Mount Pleasant Street. This is where Worcester Police found a man, Luis Tiru-Romero, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to his chest and head, according to MassLive. The victim had remained hospitalized…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Suspect In Fatal Shooting Over Restaurant Bill Indicted Suspect In Fatal Shooting Over Restaurant Bill Indicted
Suspect In Fatal Shooting Over Restaurant Bill Indicted An indictment has been handed down in regards to a 21-year-old man who lost his life this summer, allegedly, over how to split up a restaurant bill. On Monday, Sept. 21, Leroy Thompson, Jr., 24, of Worcester, was indicted on the charges of murder, reckless endangerment, carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, and possession of ammunition with an FID card, said the Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Thompson’s charges stem from the death of Joshua Lopez, 24, of Worcester, who was allegedly fatally shot July 5 while sitting …

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by Kristin Palpini