CRIME & SAFETY
Ray Mariano: Recent murders in Worcester should cause alarm
It’s been a tough spring. There is a natural beauty that emerges every spring as the Earth awakens from its winter slumber. But spring is also a time for bad guys to get back out on the street. This year, in Worcester, that means guns, knives and murder. In...
1 dead, 1 critically wounded in stabbing on Northbridge Common
NORTHBRIDGE — One person is dead and a second in critical condition from stab wounds Friday night in the Town Common, said Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. during a Saturday morning press conference at the Police Department. Both victims are male, 18 and 19, said Early. Their names haven’t been...
Worcester nonprofit bringing hope and violence prevention to local teens
WORCESTER - In the wake of a teenager's fatal shooting last week in Worcester, a nonprofit is working to give other teens in the Massachusetts city hope.Helping others in WorcesterAt the Salvation Army Center in Worcester, teens are learning important lessons both on and off the court. They're part of an organization called CHEER, which stands for Cultural Healthy Eating Exercise Resource program. It was founded by Echo Louissaint two years ago to help quell some of the teen violence taking place throughout the city."It's sad, it's tragic, programs like mine are definitely needed," said Louissaint. "We need support from...
Police search for suspect in Worcester stabbing
Police are searching for a suspect in a Thursday afternoon stabbing in Worcester that sent a man to a hospital. Officers responded to lower Chandler Street around 3:35 p.m. for a report of an assault, Worcester police said in a press release. At the scene, they found a man on the sidewalk who had been stabbed.
Feds intercept semiautomatic pistols en route to Grafton Street in US mail
WORCESTER — Federal agents in January intercepted two semiautomatic pistols they say a South Carolina man mailed to Grafton Street, writing in recently filed court documents the man was also seen gunsmithing an AK-47-style firearm in a video he sent to the pistols’ intended recipient. Matheus Peroba, 20, of Summerville, South Carolina, sent at least three packages of guns through the mail in recent months — one to Worcester and two to Marlborough — federal agents allege...
GoFundMe created for family of Fiskdale man killed in I-95 crash
A GoFundMe campaign has been created to benefit the family of 31-year-old Dylan Chaves, who was killed in a car crash driving southbound of interstate 95 on Tuesday. Chaves, 31, of Fiskdale, drove a 2021 Chevrolet Colorado pickup on the southbound side of I-95 at around 4:40 a.m. on Tuesday, when he lost control, according to Massachusetts State Police investigation.
Massachusetts State Police arrest 3 Southern New Englanders in connection with stolen car
ACTON, Mass. (WLNE) — Massachusetts State Police said that three men from Southern New England were arrested in Acton after they allegedly stole a car on April 29. 33-year-old Michael Gonzalez, of New Bedford, was charged with failure to stop for police, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and resisting arrest, among several other charges.
Needham crash victim Dylan Chaves remembered as loving husband, father
A Sturbridge man killed early Tuesday morning in a car crash on Interstate 95 in Needham was remembered by his family as a loving son, brother, husband and father to three children. Dylan M. Chaves, 31, lost control of his pickup truck in rainy conditions around 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, according...
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