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Family of woman killed in Waltham shooting says 12-year-old suspect in juvenile court
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - A fatal shooting of a woman in Waltham last September involving a juvenile suspect will be heard in Juvenile Court. Cases in that venue are confidential, but the family of the victim tells WCAX that the 12-year-old boy who shot Michelle Kilbreth will be tried as a juvenile.
‘Shot three times’: How a robotic K9 took bullets for human officers, state police say
State police on Wednesday shared new images of Roscoe, a robotic K9 that was shot three times by an armed man barricaded inside a Hyannis home during a seven-hour standoff last month.
Former Boston gang member starts group to support and engage with youth
BOSTON - Fed up with the violence, Dorchester neighbors gathered outside of the Ashmont T Station Wednesday, two blocks from where a man was shot and wounded Sunday night, to reach out and offer their support to local youth.When asked if violence in the area has gotten worse, Ted Newton responded, "Definitely got worse. Definitely. Watching kids get killed."Newton felt compelled to stop and chat with Danny Santana, the founder of the group Inspiring Today's Youth, or ITY. They spent Wednesday talking and listening to teens near the T station."Right over here, a young guy was shot. Thank god he's...
Prosecutors ask judge to keep protesters, ‘Free Karen Read' clothing away from courthouse
With the high-profile murder trial against just weeks away, Massachusetts prosecutors are asking the judge to keep protesters away from the courthouse and prohibit certain articles of clothing. Read is accused of killing John O'Keefe, her Boston police officer boyfriend, in Canton, Massachusetts, in 2022. Her lawyers have alleged that...
I-Team: 5-time drunk driver who killed woman in 2001 sent back to prison
DEDHAM - A five-time drunk driver who lost his license for life after admitting to a 2001 crash that killed a woman and was caught by the I-Team driving again faced a judge in Dedham District Court Tuesday. The trial took less than 30 minutes. When it was over Judge Michael Pomarole found William Foley Jr. guilty of operating after revocation and sentenced him to 18 months in the house of correction. Prosecutors used video from an I-Team investigation in 2021 when we found Foley behind the wheel of a Mercedes SUV on more than one occasion. At the time, the...
Mass. man sentenced for killing his girlfriend on Maine beach with rock
A Bedford man was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Wednesday for the beating death of his girlfriend on a beach in Maine in 2021, the Associated Press reported. Jeffrey Buchannan, 36, pleaded guilty to murder under a plea agreement. He told police he blacked out before attacking Rhonda Pattelena, 35, who was beaten with a rock on Short Sands Beach in York on March 26, 2021. Pattelena and Buchannan had a child together, and she had wanted him to see her favorite beach, according to the AP.
‘Murder in progress': Police tried to spare attacker’s life as they saved woman from assault
COHASSET, Mass. (AP) — Detective Lt. Gregory Lennon glimpsed at the modest duplex from his patrol car while waiting for backup that was seconds behind. This was a wellbeing check, among the most common calls in this quiet seaside town near Boston, but Lennon knew better than to go in alone.
This Norfolk County Locale Among Best Places To Live In US, According To Brand-New Rankings
The Norfolk County town of Brookline came in at No. 11 on Niche’s 2024 “Best Places to Live in America” ranking. It also took the No. 1 spot on the site’s “Best Places to Live in Massachusetts” list. Niche looked at a variety of...
Judge in Karen Read murder trial denies defense motion to dismiss
DEDHAM – The judge in the Karen Read murder case denied a defense motion to dismiss the case on Tuesday and said the trial will begin as planned in April. Read is charged with killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, in January 2022.Read has pleaded not guilty in the second-degree murder case. Her defense team has argued in court that she is being framed and is the victim of a coverup by law enforcement.Judge rules on motion to dismiss Judge Beverly Cannone issued a 24-page ruling on Tuesday, shortly after a hearing for the case was held at Norfolk...
Dog attacked by coyote in West Roxbury backyard
WEST ROXBURY - A West Roxbury family wants to share the word with pet owners, after their 35-pound dog was bitten by a coyote in their fenced-in backyard Tuesday night. Ella the dog is home recovering, after she had to go to Angell Animal Medical Center because a coyote attacked her. If little Ella could talk, what a harrowing tale she would tell. But the big bite on her face, the gash under her neck and now the cone she must wear, give a glimpse of the scary encounter she had with a coyote. "We just saw big drips of...
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