CRIME & SAFETY
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.
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 find migrant in Revere man’s home amid human trafficking probe
Revere police arrested a 64-year-old man earlier this month in connection with a six-month-long human trafficking investigation, the department said in a statement posted to Facebook. Xiu Ying Zhang, of Revere, was arrested during a search of 50 Nahant Ave. in Revere on March 19. Police did not say what...
Accused drunk driver crashes into utility poles in Lawrence, knocking out power
LAWRENCE - A Lawrence man was charged with drunk driving after police said he crashed into several utility poles, leaving dozens of customers without power for hours.The car crashed into three utility poles late Wednesday night at the intersection of Lawrence and Marion streets, smashing them to pieces and leaving wires all over the road.Police said the driver, 36-year-old Efren Alvarez, tried to run away but was arrested. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.Alvarez faces several charges, including drunk driving, destruction of property, speeding and unregistered motor vehicle.Nearly 90 homes and businesses lost electricity after the crash. Police diverted traffic away from the busy intersection overnight and Thursday morning while National Grid worked to put up new poles and reconnect the wires.National Grid hopes to have power restored by Thursday afternoon.
'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. Everything seemed quiet when Lennon stepped out of the cruiser and into the winter darkness to greet two arriving officers. The downstairs shades were up, lights on. It was two days after Christmas 2018, and Lennon was supposed to be home with his family. When an officer called in sick, Lennon agreed to cover a night shift. After more than two decades in law enforcement, he knew staffing shortages come with the job. It had been a slow night. Now a concerned mother wanted police to check on her 25-year-old son, who she said suffered from mental health challenges.
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.
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...
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