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Police body camera video captured the heartwarming moment officers came to wish an East Boston man a happy birthday. Read more at the link in our bio
Police body camera video captured the heartwarming moment officers came to wish an East Boston man a happy birthday. Read more at the link in our bio
School bus driver from Marlborough accused of raping child
A Massachusetts man who has worked as a school bus driver is accused of raping a child. Derek Thistle, a 32-year-old Marlborough resident, appeared in Middlesex Superior Court Friday to face a slew of charges. Thistle was arraigned on charges of forcible rape of a child, aggravated rape of a...
Woman stabbed in East Boston apartment
BOSTON — An adult female suffered stab wounds, and a possible suspect was taken into police custody, Boston police said. Authorities reported the stabbing occurred around 3 p.m. on Brandywyne Drive in East Boston's Brandywyne Village. The female victim was transported to a Boston area hospital. Her current condition...
7-Eleven armed robberies and others tied to violent gang, police say. One arrested
QUINCY ‒ Police in Quincy and Norwell have made one arrest and issued two warrants connected to a pair of armed robberies targeting two different 7-Elevens and a car theft from a Quincy autobody shop. The separate robberies took place within less than an hour on the morning of...
75-year-old man sentenced to under 3 years in 1966 killing of 10-year-old girl
Decades after a 10-year-old Massachusetts girl was beaten to death, a man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to under three years in prison. The office of Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni said Thursday that 75-year-old Donald Mars of Bedford had changed his plea following his 2022 indictment in the 1966 death of Betty Lou Zukowski. He had previously pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder.
Steven Johns, Kaydion Dawson ID’d as couple dead in Lowell murder-suicide
Officials on Friday identified a Lowell man who killed his wife and 7-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself as Steven Johns, 52, and identified Johns’ wife as Kaydion Dawson, 45. Johns called 911 just before 6:40 a.m. on Saturday and told dispatchers he had shot his wife...
Massachusetts State Police, K-9 ‘Zigo’, track down stolen vehicle and suspects after pursuit
“At approximately 2:40 AM on Monday, April 29, 2024, Acton Police requested that Massachusetts State Police patrols out of the Concord Barracks to be on the lookout for a black Audi that had been stolen in their town. Subsequently, Concord Police observed the stolen Audi pull into a parking lot in their town and saw three occupants get out of that vehicle and enter a gray BMW and speed away. Concord Officers pursued the BMW for a short distance before terminating their pursuit.
Authorities identify Framingham man killed in head-on crash on Route 20 in Sudbury
SUDBURY — Authorities have identified the Framingham man who was killed Tuesday morning after his car collided head-on with a tractor-trailer on Boston Post Road. Authorities said Biejan Michael Amini, 34, died after the Nissan Sentra he was driving collided with a tractor-trailer at about 10:30 a.m. on Boston Post Road (Route 20) near its intersection with Wayside Inn Road.
No charges in Massachusetts after 4 newborns found frozen, wrapped in tin foil inside Boston apartment: DA
The Suffolk District Attorney announced that they will not seek criminal charges against anyone, two years after newborns were found in a South Boston apartment freezer.
Driver high on meth led police on chase through multiple Mass. towns, authorities say
A driver accused of leading police on a chase through several towns and sending his truck crashing down a retaining wall in an attempt to escape was high on methamphetamine, Massachusetts State Police said Wednesday. The situation started around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday when police in Middleton began pursuit of a...
Jury finds Watertown police officer not guilty of 2021 rape
A jury found a Watertown officer not guilty of charges he sexually assaulted a woman three years ago, but he remains on administrative leave pending the police department's review. Kevin Rooney was indicted on two counts of rape and one count of indecent assault in 2022. A Middlesex Superior Court...
2nd man wanted in Boston shooting that left 5 injured, including a brother and sister, arrested
A man wanted in connection with a mass shooting in Boston last year that left five people injured, including a young brother and sister, has been arrested, Boston Police announced.
Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
EAST BOSTON - Two Boston police officers went out of their way to bring some birthday cheer to a man who called 911.Police said the man in East Boston called 911, saying he wanted someone to wish him a happy birthday. Before two police officers responded, they stopped to buy him a small cake and birthday candles.The police officers then arrived at the man's home and their body cameras captured them singing "Happy Birthday" to him before he blew out the candles on his cake.
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