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Mass. Man Busted For Drunk Driving, Then Busted For It Again: Police
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A 40-year-old man has kept Chelmsford police busy after he was stopped twice within 77 hours for allegedly driving drunk, authorities said.
Cesar De Sousa Coutinho, 40, of Lowell, was charged with two counts of driving under the influence of liquor, possession of an open container, driving with a suspended license, and other traffic infractions, Chelmsford police said.
Police first arrested Coutinho on Wednesday, July 24, after pulling him over on Littleton Road around 9:15 p.m. An officer said he was driving his 2014 GMC Terria without turning on hi…
Maryland State Police ID MA, NJ Women Killed In Crash, Virginia Victim Airlifted To Hospital
Two people were killed and a third was airlifted to the hospital on Wednesday afternoon following a multi-vehicle crash in Charles County, state police confirmed.
On Thursday, police said that Norma Matthews, 81, of Lowell, Massachusetts, and Virginia Licata, 86, of Blackwood, NJ, have been identified as the pair killed in a crash on July 24 that shut down Route 301 for hours.
The other driver, King George, Virginia resident Caitlynn Connell, 28, was also flown by Maryland State Police helicopter to Capital Region Medical Center for treatment of her injuries.
According to police, shor…
Lowell Man Guilty Of Fatal Shooting Gets 20 Years In Prison: DA
A 21-year-old Lowell found guilty of the fatal shooting of a man over online comments was sentenced to 20 years behind bars on Tuesday, May 28, authorities said.
Timmy Chan, 21, of Lowell, was convicted of second-degree murder, carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without a permit, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling in connection, the Middlesex District Attorney said.
Chan was accused of shooting and killing Nathaniel Fabian on Oct. 13, 2021, near Loring and Westford streets, the pro…
'Controlling' Man Guilty Of Burning Wife To Death In Lowell Bathroom: DA
A 44-year-old Lowell man was found guilty of throwing gasoline on his wife and setting her ablaze, causing her death weeks later, authorities said.
Santos Lebron De Los Santos was convicted this week of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday, March 8, the Middlesex District Attorney said.
Los Santos was accused of setting his wife, Celeste Marte Lebron, age 49, ablaze on March 31, 2021, just after 10:30 p.m. at their Varnum Street home in Lowell, the prosecutor said.
Neighbors saw flames shooting from t…
Lowell Man Accused Of Murder After Brutally Beating Mom To Death In His Condo: DA
A 24-year-old Lowell man has been indicted for the murder of his mom after she was found beaten to death in July 2023, according to officials.
Michael Belous, 24, was arrested after his mom Elena Vainer, 51, of Reading, was found barely breathing and beaten shortly before 1 a.m. at his condo on Middlesex Street on July 17, 2023, the Middlesex District Attorney said.
Belous was charged with assault and battery on a household or family member and assault and battery causing serious bodily injury.
Officers and paramedics found Vainer suffering from severe head, face, arm, and neck injuries as…
2 Busted In Brookline Violent Home Invasion; Police Searching For 3rd Suspect
Two men who police say forced their way inside a Brookline home in the middle of the night in July to rob and assault the person inside have been caught, but a third suspect remains on the run.
Manuel Alicea, 31, of Tewksbury, and Dominic Hardin, 34, of Lowell, are being held without pending a dangerousness hearing after being arraigned on Wednesday, Sept. 27, Brookline police announced. Officers are searching for Corey Buchanan, 31, of Lowell.
Investigators said the trio donned ski masks to break into a home on Warren Street just before 2:30 a.m. on July 18. They robb…
