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Man Shot Before Crashing Car Into Worcester Home Has Died
A 19-year-old man who was shot while driving and crashed his car into a home in Worcester has died from his injuries more than two weeks later, authorities said. The man's death was announced on Friday, May 17. Police have not released his name. Officers said the man crashed his vehicle i…
Auburn police looking for missing 14-year-old girl
Police in Auburn, Massachusetts, are asking for the public's help locating a missing 14-year-old girl. Auburn police say Shakespeane (Shay) Mesadieu was last seen around 11 p.m. Saturday at her home. She could be in the Franklin Field area of Boston. The teen has brown hair and brown eyes. Anyone...
Nationwide manhunt for Massachusetts rape suspect identified through DNA evidence
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Authorities are searching for Stephen Paul Gale, 71, who is accused of raping two women at gunpoint inside a retail store in Framingham two days after Christmas in 1989. He was identified as a suspect through the use of forensic genetic genealogy, and there is now a reward for his capture.
Worcester Police Seek Public's Help in Search for Two Missing Teens from Milford
The Worcester Police Department has issued a plea for public assistance in the search for two missing teenagers, both originally from Milford but believed to be currently in Worcester. Ana Dias, 15, and Iara Neves, 16, have been missing and their whereabouts are urgently being sought by authorities. The police department disseminated details of the girls and their descriptions through a recent post on their Facebook page.
Two survive crash on Rt. 9 after vehicle loses control
WESTBOROUGH — Members of the Westborough Police Department’s evening shift responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 9 westbound earlier tonight, where a car lost control and veered off the road. The incident occurred when the vehicle, for reasons not yet fully determined, went off the roadway to...
Man accused of defrauding Massachusetts employer of nearly $1 million, buying luxury hunting lodge
A Michigan man is accused of defrauding his Massachusetts employer of nearly $1 million, and then using the money to buy a luxury hunting lodge and six recreational vehicles.
Worcester Police Department holds annual memorial ceremony
WORCESTER, Mass. - The Worcester Police Department paid tribute to members who passed away in 2023 during their annual memorial ceremony Sunday. The tradition has been carried out since the late 1800s. This year, the department honored 13 former members: Deputy Chief John Feeley, Lt. William Kett Jr., Lt. Francis...
'I just want to fade away': Worcester police give final salute to those lost in last year
WORCESTER — The men remembered at 9-11 Lincoln Square Sunday did a lot of things later in life — hunted tornadoes, carved up wood, carved up dance floors — but first, they were city police officers. "Like any old soldier, I just want to fade away," John Feeley, a deputy chief who died...
Man pleads guilty to 2020 murder in Lewiston
The man who shot another man to death in Lewiston in July 2020 pleaded guilty to murder on Friday. Mark Sinclair, who was 28 at the time, killed John Paquin, 20, of Worcester, Massachusetts. Paquin was found with gunshot wounds outside an apartment building on Howe Street. "He was always...
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