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Lowell teen was hired to rob postal carrier in New Hampshire, prosecutors say
NASHUA, NH - A Lowell teenager is being held pending a bail hearing for allegedly holding up a letter carrier in Nashua, New Hampshire with what turned out to be a BB gun, and demanding his master key which he turned over. That letter carrier is now back on the job telling WBZ-TV is "doing OK", and neighbors call him nothing but brave. "It makes no sense what happened," said neighbor Cory Cross. "That's not easy to handle and I don't wish that on anybody." Baraka Janvier, 18, was in Nashua District Court to...
Dracut Man Arrested After Standoff, Faces Charges for Violating Restraining Order
A tense standoff in Dracut, Massachusetts, ended without violence as Jorge Sanchez, 38, was arrested on Wednesday after barricading himself inside a Lillian Terrace home with police at bay. In a morning scare, Dracut Police responded to a call about a break-in at the residence following an alert from the homeowner who wasn't present but saw Sanchez on her surveillance system, NBC Boston reported. Negotiators and a SWAT team from the Northeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council were called in and successfully coaxed Sanchez out by 12:20 p.m., concluding the incident without further issue.
Scandal hits Gloucester waterfront ahead of busy summer season
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