CRIME & SAFETY
Marlborough fire official says mobile home blaze will likely result in total loss
MARLBOROUGH — A mobile home off Route 20 is likely a total loss after being hit by fire on Tuesday afternoon, a fire official said. The fire occurred at the Post Road Mobile Home Park due to an electrical issue, Assistant Fire Chief Jeffrey Emanuelson said later on Tuesday.
Teen indicted in connection with fatal 2022 Worcester shooting
One of the two teenagers charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old in 2022 will be tried as an adult in Worcester Superior Court. Isaiah Disla, 17, was charged with murder in connection with the shooting, according to court documents. He was scheduled to appear on Thursday for a pre-trial conference and will appear again on Sept. 9 for his pre-trial hearing.
Worcester woman arrested for cocaine trafficking
WORCESTER — A joint operation involving the Worcester Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Massachusetts State Police, and the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of a local woman for alleged cocaine trafficking. On April 19, an officer from Worcester PD, assigned to the task...
Framingham man sentenced to seven years in federal prison on gun-related charge
BOSTON — A Framingham man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison on a gun charge. Edwin Alago, 43, pleaded guilty in December to one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper sentenced Alago to the seven-year prison term, to...
GoFundMe set up to pay for funeral of Framingham man killed outside Hot Table
The sister of a man killed outside the Hot Table he worked at in Framingham is asking for donations to help pay for funeral and memorial expenses. The body of Anthony Lopez, 30, was found in the trash area outside the Hot Table on Worcester Road in Framingham at around 10 p.m. on Saturday, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office.
Man accused of lying to police about identity during Northborough car chase arraigned in court
After being held on bail for his alleged involvement in a high-speed chase through Worcester County, a Fitchburg man was arraigned on additional charges of lying to law enforcement during his arrest.
Rangers find body of missing man in forest near Massachusetts border
On March 19, a Massachusetts Department of Public Works plow driver noticed a car at the Berlin Pass trailhead in Williamstown that had been parked at that location for eight days, 700 feet from the New York border near Taconic Ridge State Forest. Over the next three days, 18 New...
Family searches for answers in death of Framingham restaurant worker
FRAMINGHAM - Relatives were brought to their knees in the spot where Anthony Lopez was discovered Saturday night in Framingham's bustling Shoppers World plaza. "Nobody deserves to be killed the way he got killed," said his sister Stephanie Lopez. She was among those who stopped by to lay down flowers and candles around the crime scene near the dumpsters behind the sandwich shop where the 30-year-old Framingham father worked at Hot Table. According to the District Attorney's office, there was obvious trauma to his body."I guess he just went to work, and somebody's been watching him, somebody's been doing something, but we're...
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