CRIME & SAFETY
Lawrence Shooting Suspect Apprehended After Dragging Officer and Swamp Chase
In the dark early hours of a Monday in Lawrence, an episode unfolded that seemed plucked straight from an action-packed police drama, but it was all too real according to Massachusetts State Police News. A State Trooper captured a man wanted in connection with a shooting after the suspect led law enforcement on a high-stakes chase – one that included dragging a Lawrence officer with his vehicle.
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...
Police arrest 7 people for drug-related crimes and other charges as part of Operation Granite Shield
NASHUA, NH – During the week of April 29, 2024 members of the Hudson Police Department and the Nashua Police Department’s Narcotics Intelligence Division and Problem Oriented Policing Unit arrested seven people for various drug crimes, crimes frequently associated with criminal behavior related to drug activity and other criminal offenses. Officers were operating under the New Hampshire Substance Abuse Reduction Grant.
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.
Lowell Murder-Suicide Victims ID'd As Husband, Wife, Child
Police have identified the man who police say killed his wife and their child before turning the gun on himself last week. Steven Johns, 52, is accused of killing his wife Kaydion Dawson, 45, and their 7-year-old daughter at their home and calling people before killing himself before officers …
New England’s Unsolved: The Disappearance of Amanda Grazewski
A frustrating 4-year search for a missing woman in New Hampshire: No one has seen or heard from Amanda Grazewski since Saint Patrick’s Day 2020. She was last seen in Derry, NH. But the search for Amanda has taken police to several local cities.
Man, 38, pleads guilty to 3 Worcester bank robberies
WORCESTER — A Lowell man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to robbing three Worcester banks in April 2023, according to the office of the acting U.S. attorney for Massachusetts. Joselito Santiago-Matias, 38, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Worcester to one count of bank robbery and two...
Massachusetts man awaiting extradition to Vermont in connection with 2023 shootout
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A Massachusetts man is waiting to be extradited to Vermont for an alleged connection to a 2023 shootout in Burlington. Walter Jones, 28, of Springfield was arrested on March 19. Massachusetts court records show he was the subject of a warrant as a fugitive from justice.
Police Log 5/4/24
Daily Item StaffAll address information, particularly arrests, reflects police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police department and have the department issue a notice of correction to The Daily Item. LYNN Arrests Jorge Castro, 44, of Coburn Street, was arrested on the […] The post Police Log 5/4/24 appeared first on Itemlive.
Police Log 5/3/24
Daily Item StaffAll address information, particularly arrests, reflects police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police department and have the department issue a notice of correction to The Daily Item. LYNN Arrests Christopher Chase, 42, of Eastern Avenue, was arrested for courtesy […] The post Police Log 5/3/24 appeared first on Itemlive.
Hit-and-run motorcyclist in jail after Methuen fatality
METHUEN — Martin Quinlan, 29, of Andover is being held without bail for 90 days after a hit-and-run motorcycle crash that killed Pamela O’Neil in Methuen on Sunday. Quinlan, who has another pending case related to driving, was arrested Monday and charged with leaving the scene of personal injury and death, as well as unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
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