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Former Red Sox pitcher arrested in child predator sting operation
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WLNE) — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office reported Monday that a former Boston Red Sox player was arrested in a five-day child predator sting operation. The department said 33-year-old Austin Maddox was among 27 men arrested in Operation Valiant Knights, comprised of partners with the Internet Crimes...
Charter bus heading from Boston to New York crashes off Interstate 91 in Connecticut
A charter bus driver was reportedly avoiding a large animal before crashing off of Interstate 91 South in New Haven on Tuesday morning. Firefighters said the charter bus was traveling from Boston to New York City when it went off of the highway and into the marsh. UrbanXpress Charter, whose...
Officers find gun in 13-year-old's backpack after chase at Boston park, police say
BOSTON — A young man and two teenagers are facing charges after a gun was found in a Boston park during a daily cleanup, according to police. Boston police said that on Monday morning, officers responded to a report of a discovered firearm at a park located at 30 Mt Pleasant Ave. in Roxbury, which happened after a detail officer was notified about the gun.
Mass. men charged with conspiring to kill witness, gang rivals, prosecutors say
Two men are facing a charge of conspiracy to commit murder for hire after prosecutors say they attempted to plot the murder a witness in a federal drug trial and members of a rival gang. Kareem Pines, 25, of Wareham was arrested Tuesday morning and is set to appear in...
Flight attendant pleads not guilty to attempting to record teen girl in airplane bathroom
BOSTON (AP) — An American Airlines flight attendant who authorities say tried to secretly record video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom last September on Monday pleaded not guilty to two counts in federal court in Boston. Estes Carter Thompson III was indicted last month on one...
Boston Woman Charged in Major Drug Trafficking Bust in Dorchester Neighborhood
Boston's war on drugs landed a heavy punch this weekend in Dorchester. Cops have slapped cuffs on a 50-year-old woman, charging her with a labyrinth of drug trafficking offenses after raiding her home. The bust on Harbor View Street caps off an extensive investigation fueled by neighborhood tip-offs about a local drug den.
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