15 May, 2025

A Revere man was charged with impersonating police. Now he’s accused of assaulting a TV reporter covering his arrest.

Local News Byron Boisseau was arrested in July for allegedly flashing amber lights at other drivers and displaying items that made him appear to be a police officer. A Revere man who was charged with impersonating a police officer was arraigned Monday for allegedly shoving a reporter while leaving his first court date.  Byron Boisseau, […]

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Search continues for Haverhill man last seen 2 months ago in Saugus

Local News John Lawler, 53, is believed to have left a rehab center to go fishing on July 14. He was last seen purchasing fishing gear at a Walmart. After nearly two months of searching, authorities still haven’t located 53-year-old Haverhill resident John Lawler. He was last seen in Saugus on July 14, according to […]

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Dedham man attacked in front of courthouse after getting no jail time for serving alcohol at party where teen drowned, lawyer says

Crime James and Leslie Coughlin pleaded guilty to supplying alcohol to minors at the 2021 graduation party where Alonzo Polk drowned. Retired state police detective, Capt. James Coughlin, and his wife, Leslie, arrive for a clerk-magistrate’s hearing at Dedham District Court, July 21, 2021. Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe Staff, File A retired Massachusetts State Police […]

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DA: Oregon man confesses to ‘brutal, ice-blooded’ 1979 murder in Boston

Crime Susan Marcia Rose, 24, was found bludgeoned to death in a Back Bay apartment building nearly 44 years ago. An Oregon man is charged with murder after he allegedly confessed to bludgeoning a woman to death in Boston’s Back Bay in 1979, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said Monday.  John Michael Irmer, 68, […]

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Mass. man convicted of murder in 1993 to get new trial due to DNA evidence

Local News Thomas Rosa was convicted of the 1985 killing of 18-year-old Gwendolyn Taylor. Rosa, who has always maintained his innocence, was tried three times for the killing. By Associated Press September 10, 2023 | 8:21 AM BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts judge granted a new trial to a man who was found guilty of […]

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Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to charges stemming from human remains trade tied to Harvard Medical School

Crime Jeremy Pauley, 41, of Thompson, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property. Charles Krupa / AP, File By Associated Press updated on September 8, 2023 | 4:15 PM SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the theft and sale of human body […]

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Revere man charged for allegedly assaulting roommate, brutally killing dog

Local News The suspect was found covered in blood, asking police to kill him, according to officials. A Revere man is facing charges for allegedly assaulting his roommate and brutally killing his dog.  Don Algeni, 57, was arraigned last week on charges of animal cruelty, malicious killing or injury to a domestic animal, and assault and […]

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Lawrence man drowns swimming off Hampton Beach

Local News A good Samaritan rescued a Lawrence man who was calling for help at the beach, but another swimmer drowned. A Lawrence man drowned at Hampton Beach in New Hampshire Tuesday evening. A 27-year-old Lawrence man drowned swimming off Hampton Beach in New Hampshire Tuesday evening, according to New Hampshire State Police. Around 7:30 […]

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Man arrested after allegedly stealing MBTA van with disabled passenger inside and crashing into cars in O’Neill Tunnel

Crime The man was arrested after a police pursuit. He allegedly struck three cars in the O’Neill Tunnel. A man allegedly stole an MBTA RIDE van with a passenger inside in Woburn Wednesday afternoon. Transit Police Authorities arrested a 34-year-old man Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly stole an MBTA van with a disabled passenger inside […]

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Vermont man tells police he killed a woman and her adult son, officials say

Crime Christopher Ellis, 54, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Michael Garvin, 52, and Lucy Garvin, 79. By Associated Press September 6, 2023 | 1:26 PM BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man told police he killed a mother and son last week in their Whittingham home where he […]

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