14 Mar, 2025

Man snags 2 foul balls in span of 3 pitches at Citi Field, gives them to his mom as birthday gift

Sports News “Out of all these people here! What are the odds?” In a photo provided by Jerry Beach, Patrick Wedderburn, standing with his mother, Christa, holds two foul balls that he caught in a three-pitch span Friday. Jerry Beach via AP By JERRY BEACH, Associated Press September 16, 2023 | 10:06 AM NEW YORK […]

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Canton man convicted of sex trafficking after sharing nude photos of teen in sex ads

Crime Prosecutors said Keion Rowell began prostituting the 15-year-old runaway shortly after meeting her in January 2021. A Canton man was convicted Thursday on charges of sex trafficking a 15-year-old runaway by posting online sex ads, prostituting her, and pocketing the money, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Keion Rowell, 24, was arrested and charged in April […]

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Video shows suspect drag state trooper during traffic stop, Brockton man arrested

Crime Derek Lobo, 31, is facing charges of assault and battery on a police officer, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and negligent operation, among others. Derek Lobo, 31, allegedly dragged a police officer with his car during a traffic stop Wednesday night. Massachusetts State Police State Police have arrested and charged a Brockton […]

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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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