CRIME & SAFETY
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...
Massachusetts Kidnapping Suspect Arrested In Rhode Island
The suspect wanted for an assault and kidnapping in Massachusetts has been taken into custody in Rhode Island. Forty-one-year-old Jamaine Johnson allegedly choked his girlfriend in a domestic incident, stole her car and took off with their six-month-old child. He reportedly threatened to harm himself and the child. Overnight Tuesday,...
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.
Donald MacManus ID’d as bicyclist fatally struck by car in Taunton
A 76-year-old Seekonk man was killed Thursday afternoon in Taunton when he and another bicyclist were struck by a motor vehicle while riding along North Walker Street, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III’s office said in a statement. The man killed was identified as Donald MacManus. MacManus...
Jury sees 'graphic' video of Rock St. convenience store shooting; murder suspect on trial
FALL RIVER — Fifteen jurors were presented images of a disturbing scene caught on surveillance video inside the Stop N Save convenience store on Rock Street. It showed 54-year-old owner Lal Kishor Mahaseth being gunned down during a robbery by a man disguised head to toe in black in October 2021.
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