21 Jan, 2025

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 […]

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Police seek help identifying larceny suspect near North End

Crime The suspect, a white man, was captured on surveillance footage, wearing a Boston Bruins hat, brown shoes, blue pants, and a blue, white, and black plaid long-sleeve shirt. The suspect is a white man, who was spotted wearing a Boston Bruins hat, brown shoes, blue pants, and a blue, white, and black plaid long-sleeve […]

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Shrewsbury officer bitten by suspect during search for missing jet skis on Lake Quinsigamond, police say

Local News A Millbury man allegedly attacked police with their own taser and bit an officer during an early morning incident on a boat. A boat used by Shrewsbury Police to patrol Lake Quinsigamond. Shrewsbury Police Department A Millbury man allegedly bit a Shrewsbury police officer during an investigation into missing jet skis on Lake […]

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Boston police ask public for help identifying suspect in Caribbean festival parade shooting

Crime One person has been arrested and charged as a shooter, but police are looking for a second suspect. Boston police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect they believe was involved in a Saturday shooting at a Boston Caribbean Festival parade that injured eight people. A shootout unrelated to the festival […]

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Suspect arrested in connection to Marlborough hit-and-run that sent child to the hospital

Local News The child’s mother said he was hospitalized with serious injuries. Police have arrested a suspect in connection to Sunday’s hit-and-run in Marlborough, where an SUV reportedly hit a child on a bicycle and then fled the scene.  “A car has been seized and the suspect will be transported to the Marlborough District Court […]

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Third suspect surrenders over Massachusetts shooting blamed for newborn baby’s death

Crime Kermith Alvarez, 28, of Holyoke, was on the run since the Oct. 4 shooting and had been placed on the Massachusetts State Police’s 10 most wanted list. Law enforcement officials investigate the scene where multiple were shot, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Holyoke, Mass. AP Photo/Steven Senne, File By Associated Press November 3, 2023 […]

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DA asks the public for help finding Gardner murder suspect Aaron Pennington

Crime Aaron Pennington, 33, allegedly shot and killed his wife, Breanne Pennington, 30, last month. Police recovered his car last week, but have yet to locate him. Gardner resident Aaron Pennington (left) is wanted for the murder of his wife, Breanne Pennington (right). Handout Authorities are still searching for Gardner resident Aaron Pennington, who is […]

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Worcester State shooting suspect arrested in New York

Crime Kevin Rodriguez, 18, allegedly shot and killed 19-year-old Southbridge resident Randy Melendez Jr. and injured another 21-year-old man during a shooting on Saturday. An 18-year-old suspect who allegedly killed a man and injured another during a shooting at Worcester State University last weekend was arrested in New York Thursday morning, according to the Worcester […]

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Suspect in deadly Salem shooting pleads not guilty in killing of student athlete

Crime Authorities said the suspect was in an “on-again, off-again relationship” with a woman who was in a car with the Salem State student at the time of the shooting. Carl-Hens Beliard. AP The suspect in a fatal Salem shooting allegedly fired a gun at a university student’s car because the student was inside the […]

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Connecticut officer who shocked shoplifting suspect 3 times is charged with assault, cruelty

Crime Naugatuck Officer Nicholas Kehoss turned himself in to state police on Monday after an arrest warrant was issued, state police said Tuesday. This frame grab from Naugatuck, Conn., Police Department body camera video, with parts of the video blurred by the source, shows Naugatuck Officer Nicholas Kehoss pulling a stun gun trigger for about […]

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