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Police Log 3/28/24
Daily Item StaffAll address information, particularly arrests, reflects police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police department and have the department issue a notice of correction to The Daily Item. LYNN Arrests Katelynne Bowden, 28, was arrested for drug possession class C […] The post Police Log 3/28/24 appeared first on Itemlive.
Massachusetts school put in lockdown while police arrest man who was camping in tree nearby
BOXFORD, Mass. — A school in the North Shore region of Massachusetts went into lockdown Tuesday while police took a man with a lengthy criminal history into custody after he was found camping in a tree that was near school grounds. Boxford police Chief James Riter said his department...
‘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...
Police seek man who robbed Dorchester convenience store at gunpoint
Boston police are investigating the armed robbery of a Dorchester convenience store Wednesday. A man wielding a gun entered RJ Smokes & Convenience on Blue Hill Avenue just before 7 p.m. and robbed the store. MD Islam, who owns the store, says the man told the clerk he'd shoot him...
More rain? Eastern Massachusetts to get soaked again all day Thursday
BOSTON – The WBZ Weather Team has issued a NEXT Weather Alert for another soaking stretch of weather in Massachusetts ahead of Easter weekend.Wash, rinse, repeat. That has been the weather pattern for most of March and, for that matter, a good portion of the last year or so in New England.The storm over the next few days will be the ninth time in 2024 that Boston has received more than an inch of water in a relatively short period of time and the fifth such event just this month.Both Boston and Worcester are already experiencing one their wettest months...
Police nab armed robbery suspect in East Boston
BOSTON — Boston Police Department officers apprehended a man on charges of armed robbery and assault in East Boston on Tuesday afternoon. At about 4:14 p.m., officers from District A-7 were called to 293 Border Street following reports of an armed robbery. Upon arrival, police learned that the suspect,...
BinStar, where shopping is like a treasure hunt, opens first store in Boston
BRIGHTON - A new bargain company has opened its first store in Boston and shopping there is like a treasure hunt. BinStar offers customers huge discounts on discarded and returned items from major retailers, and it's helping the environment.Founder Jack Laughlin used to work in the returns department for a big online seller. He says 7% to 8% of their inventory was ending up in a landfill because it wasn't cost-efficient to process returns and ship them to stores. "It started driving me crazy that we were paying good money to throw away good products," Laughlin told WBZ-TV. "Returns cost...
Police Log 3/27/24
Daily Item StaffAll address information, particularly arrests, reflects police records. In the event of a perceived inaccuracy, it is the sole responsibility of the concerned party to contact the relevant police department and have the department issue a notice of correction to The Daily Item. LYNN Arrest Leovardo Frias Garcia, 20, was arrested for courtesy booking at […] The post Police Log 3/27/24 appeared first on Itemlive.
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.
Police searching for Chelsea woman reported missing last week
Police in Chelsea, Massachusetts, are asking for the public's help in locating a woman who has been missing since last week. Christine Gouveia, 36, was reported missing out of Chelsea on Friday. Her family said she was last seen on March 17. Police said she suffers from mental health issues and could be in the New Hampshire area.
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