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Wellesley police post video of rescue of dog from raging waters
Local News The 7-year-old rescue named Maggie was returned unharmed to her owner that day. Wellesley police and Newton firefighters rescued a 7-year-old dog named Maggie from a fast-moving spillway off of the Charles River on Friday — but not before she went on what must have been a harrowing journey down the river and […]
Police warn that Pennsylvania escapee Danelo Cavalcante is armed. He has avoided searchers for nearly two weeks.
Crime Cavalcante, 34, has eluded capture since Aug. 31, when he broke out of the Chester County Prison while awaiting transfer to a different lockup. Law enforcement gather as they search for escaped convict Danelo Cavalcante in Glenmoore, Pa., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. AP Photo/Matt Rourke By MARC LEVY and CLAUDIA LAUER, Associated Press September 12, 2023 | 8:03 […]
Boston police officer brothers die suddenly within 17 months of each other
Local News Boston Police Officer Brian J. MacLean died last week after an accidental fall, a little more than a year after his brother’s unexpected death. Tragedy struck twice in less than two years for the Boston Police Department and one Dorchester family, as two brothers — both active-duty officers — died suddenly within 17 […]
28-year-old Seekonk police officer killed in motorcycle crash
Crime Kourtny DeForitis of Taunton was the passenger of a motorcycle that collided with a vehicle early Saturday morning in Somerset. 28-year-old Kourtny DeForitis of Taunton was killed into a motorvehicle crash early Saturday morning, police said. Seekonk Police Department A 28-year-old Seekonk police officer was one of two people killed in a motor vehicle […]
Airline passenger complained of camera placed in bathroom, police say
Local News By Associated Press September 8, 2023 | 7:44 PM BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts State Police escorted a flight attendant from an American Airlines passenger jet after a complaint of a camera allegedly placed in a bathroom aboard the aircraft. Passengers aboard American Airlines flight 1441 flying from Charlotte to Boston reported to local […]
Vermont robbery suspect who eluded capture in a vehicle, on a bike, and a sailboat arrested, police say
Crime Eric Edson, 52, was wanted on accusations of a robbery of a store in Burlington on Aug. 24, impeding and assaulting two police officers, and the theft of a sailboat and vehicles. By LISA RATHKE, Associated Press September 8, 2023 | 8:29 AM A Vermont armed robbery suspect who police say eluded capture in […]
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 […]
Boston police searching for missing South End man, 76
Local News Fernando Rocha of the South End was last seen Monday around 5:30 p.m. in the area of 343 Massachusetts Ave. Fernando Rocha, 76, of the South End was last seen Monday around 5:30 p.m. in the area of 343 Massachusetts Avenue. Boston Police Department Boston police are requesting the public’s help in locating […]
Teen driver of stolen car causes crash in Lynn, injuring local teacher, police say
Crime The crash reportedly happened as the alleged carjackers were fleeing police. Two people are facing charges after they allegedly stole a car in Lynn Monday night and then crashed it into another car Tuesday morning while trying to flee police, local news outlets reported. The rollover crash injured the other driver, a local teacher. […]
Police: Suspect in Caribbean festival shooting faces several new charges
Crime Newly filed charges against Gerald Vick include six counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Gerald Vick (right) was arraigned for the J’ouvert celebration shootings in the Dorchester division of Boston Municipal Court last week. David L. Ryan/Boston Globe Staff A Dorchester man arrested in the aftermath of last month’s Caribbean festival […]