CRIME & SAFETY
Boston police seize drugs, guns in Dorchester raid
BOSTON — Boston police on Wednesday arrested two men and seized a large cache of drugs and firearms during a raid in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood. At about 2:18 p.m., members of the Drug Control Unit of District C-11 arrested Darnell Gibbs, 27, and Luis Malave, 26, both of Dorchester, on multiple firearm and drug charges following an ongoing drug investigation.
Man Critically Injured in Mattapan Shooting, Boston Police Investigate Possible Link with Dorchester Incident
Chaos struck the streets of Boston early Sunday morning when a man was critically wounded in a shooting in the Mattapan neighborhood. According to Boston 25 News, around 4:44 a.m., police rapidly responded to reports of gunfire at the intersection of Fremont St and Blue Hill Ave. They discovered an adult male suffering from severe gunshot injuries deemed life-threatening.
Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record teen girl in airplane bathroom
BOSTON (AP) — An American Airlines flight attendant was indicted Thursday after authorities said he tried to secretly record video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom last September. Police have also alleged that Estes Carter Thompson III, 36, of Charlotte, North Carolina, had recordings of four other...
16 Suspects Indicted in Major Boston Drug Bust, Over 100K Fentanyl-Laced Pills Seized
BOSTON – Sixteen suspects are back in the hot seat as a federal grand jury in Boston slams them with a superseding indictment for their roles in purportedly running a major drug ring. The charges follow a massive haul in which investigators confiscated over 100,000 pills laced with deadly fentanyl and methamphetamine.
A man accused in a Harvard bomb threat and extortion plot is sentenced to 3 years probation
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A New Hampshire man accused of participating in a plot in which a caller issued bomb threats last year to Harvard University and demanded a large amount of bitcoin was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation. The threats caused the evacuation of Harvard’s Science...
A Former Postal Service Worker Has Been Charged With Mail Theft
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — A former postal service worker has been indicted by a federal grand jury of theft of mail and theft of government funds, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. The individual, Michael Murray, 36, of Lynn, was charged with one count of...
Hundreds arrested across US campuses as pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police
Across colleges in the United States, students are leading protests against the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, resulting in the arrests of hundreds of students and some injured officers.
Ex-Burlington firefighter gets probation in animal cruelty case
A former Massachusetts firefighter who ran a dog training and boarding facility in South Boston where he allegedly abused animals will be on probation for two years after pleading in the case, prosecutors said Thursday. Tyler Falconer, who used to own Falco K9, on Wednesday pleaded to a continuance without...
Woman dead in rollover crash that shut I-95 in Wells, Maine, police say
A woman was killed and a man seriously hurt in a pileup that temporarily shut one side of the Maine Turnpike Friday morning, police said. A car being driven by a man from Boston hit a minivan and a pickup truck in Wells at about 8:41 a.m., sending the truck rolling across the road, Interstate 95, Maine State Police said.
Ex-Postal Employee In Revere, Melrose Stole Cash From Mail, Created Fake Money Orders: Feds
A 36-year-old former postal clerk has been arrested and charged with stealing hundreds of pieces of mail containing cash, checks, and gift cards and generating fake money orders worth more than $8,000 in total, authorities said. Michael Murray, of Lynn, was arrested Friday morning, April 26, a…
Boston man sentenced for trying to hire hit man to kill ex-wife because of her 'Westernization'
BOSTON (TCD) -- A 47-year-old man will spend just under eight years in prison for trying to hire a contract killer to murder his ex-wife and her new boyfriend because the woman reportedly wouldn’t allow him to see his children. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts...
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