CRIME & SAFETY
Milford man arrested, accused of running down pedestrian after argument
The victim told police he had gotten into a verbal argument with the suspect around 2:30 a.m. after telling him he was parked in the middle of the road. Police say the victim heard the acceleration of the engine before being hit and knocked over the top of the vehicle.
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.
Man shot in face in Pawtucket
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — Pawtucket police said a man was shot in the face Friday morning. The shooting happened at 15 Don Court. Police said the man's injuries were not life-threatening. They said the man was alert and conscious when officers found him. He was taken to Rhode Island...
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.
District attorney says more remains found in Easton
EASTON, Mass. (WJAR) — For the second day in a row, police recovered skeletal remains near a brook behind a home in Easton. Residents said Thursday that it's unnerving to hear a human skull was found just behind a home in their neighborhood. Police say there's no threat to...
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 hospitalized after crashing car into pole in Pawtucket
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — A woman was taken to the hospital Saturday evening after crashing her car into a telephone pole in Pawtucket. Police said they believed the woman was arguing with someone on the phone when she swerved and hit the pole on Bucklin Street around 7:40 p.m.
Remains found in 1989 identified as Woonsocket woman
WARWICK, Mass. (WLNE) — The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that remains found 35 years ago have been identified as Constance Bassignani. Bassignani, who resided in Woonsocket, Rhode Island with her second husband William Bassignani when she disappeared, was discovered by a driver on Route 78 in Warwick, dismembered.
Multiple People Stabbed in Northbridge Town Common, Leaving Two Critically Injured
Chaos erupted on a quiet Massachusetts town common Friday night when at least two men were left critically wounded after a stabbing event in Northbridge. According to NBC10 Boston, the violent encounter involved multiple individuals and bicycles, with state police confirming a weapon found at the scene. The incident, which...
Human Remains Found in 'Quiet' Neighborhood Could Be Tied to Man Missing Since 2021
Authorities in Massachusetts found human remains over a two-day span this week in a "quiet" wooded neighborhood that reportedly could be those of a man missing since 2021. The Easton Police Department said in a Facebook post that officers received a report on May 1 of potential human remains discovered in the area of 100 Summer Street.
Karen Read jurors tour Canton crime scene where John O’Keefe’s body was found. Here’s what they saw
Jurors in the Karen Read murder trial traveled to Canton for a tour of the crime scene where the body of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe was found on a stormy January night.
Ashland doctor pleads guilty to attacking police on Jan. 6
Prosecutors said Jacquelyn Starer breached the U.S. Capitol building and punched a police officer in a standoff near the Rotunda. Jacquelyn Starer, a 70-year-old Ashland doctor, pleaded guilty Tuesday to attacking a police officer and other offenses related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. In total,...
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