EDGARTOWN — A Blackstone man was indicted Thursday by a Dukes County grand jury for allegedly raping an intellectually disabled woman several times in Edgartown over a course of eight months.William Clasby, 51, is charged with six counts of indecent assault on an intellectually disabled person and six counts of rape.Clasby, who was identified by Edgartown police as a magazine delivery man, was arrested on June 23 and arraigned in Edgartown District Court later the same [...]
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Blackstone man indicted for alleged rapes on Martha's Vineyard
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Wayland's Islamic Center gets hate letter
WAYLAND — Police are investigating a letter sent to the Islamic Center of Boston that calls for genocide akin to that of Nazi Germany's and references President-elect Donald Trump as the “new sheriff in town” who will carry it out. Malik Khan, president of the Wayland center, said in an email to the Daily News that his mosque had received the hateful note and that it [...]
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Boston man faces assault, shoplifting charges in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – An East Boston man assaulted a store employee and threatened to kill him on Saturday after stealing $10 worth of merchandise, police said.Police arrested Matthew Douglas, 45, after the 8:05 a.m. theft at the CVS Pharmacy, 492 Concord St.A CVS employee said Douglas was waiting at the door when the store opened at 8 a.m., according to a Framingham Police report filed in Framingham District Court on Monday.The clerk said Douglas went to the toothpaste [...]
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Framingham woman's Tinder date goes up in smoke
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham woman is probably wishing she "swiped left" when a man she met through dating app Tinder stole $650 from her on Sunday, police said.Police arrested Jordan Callwood, 19, around 9:50 p.m. after the 9:15 p.m. theft on Beaver Terrace Circle, spokesman Lt. Stephen Cronin said on Monday.The woman told police that she had met Callwood on Tinder, a dating app available on smart phones. Users swipe right if they "like" a dating prospect and to the left [...]
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Parents, daughter, charged with shoplifting in Natick
Natick Police arrested a Polish couple and their pre-teen daughter after they got caught stealing more than $700 worth of handbags from Macy’s at the Natick Mall on Saturday, authorities said.Natick Police arrested Arleta Barbara Laskwoska, 43, her husband, Daniel Laskowski, 47, and their 11-year-old daughter at Macy’s at 4:30 p.m., according to a police report filed in Natick District Court on Monday.According to the report, store security watched Laskowski and [...]
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Hopkinton man accused of raping a child
FRAMINGHAM - A Hopkinton man was ordered at Framingham District Court Tuesday to stay away from a 15-year-old girl whom he is accused of sexually multiple times since September.Carlos Eduardo Rojas-Justiniano, 45, of 4 Yale Road, was charged with statutory rape of a child and indecent assault and battery after the local anti-abuse network Voices Against Violence reported him to police.After receiving the report, police investigated and found, through a [...]
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Framingham: Man dances to his own tune
FRAMINGHAM - A Framingham man, arrested after police said he danced in the middle of a busy intersection early Tuesday morning, walked away from the case for $20 in court costs.Rufus Harris, 59, of 10 Pine St., was arrested at 12:42 a.m. Tuesday after police found him dancing at Concord Street and Union Avenue, "yelling for no lawful purpose," as music played from his cell phone, according to a police report on file at Framingham District Court.When police arrived, he put his [...]
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Framingham School Committee settles whistleblower suit
FRAMINGHAM — A former school employee who accused administrators of failing to respond appropriately to allegations of sexual assault at Framingham High School has won a financial settlement from the School Committee.Kevin Fox, a former school social worker at the school is due to receive a payment in late January or early February to resolve the claims raised in his 2014 whistleblower lawsuit, according to U.S District Court records.The terms of the settlement have not [...]
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Father, son, face gun charges
FRAMINGHAM - A father and son were arraigned Tuesday on unlawful gun possession charges after a bail argument that focused on who owned the handgun police recovered.Timothy McKinnon, 28, identified as homeless, and his father, Jeffrey McKinnon, 45, of 56 East Main St., Milford, were arraigned on one count carrying a gun without a license and one count carrying ammunition without a license at Framingham District Court Tuesday. Timothy McKinnon also had three warrants from other courts. [...]
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Former Framingham man guilty of gun charge
CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE – A former Framingham man faces 10 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to his role in trying to illegally buy a gun last year.Michael Younge, 26, who lived in Framingham and Boston at the time of his arrest, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting the making of a false statement in connection with the attempted acquisition of a firearm.According to release, Younge and another man attempted to [...]
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Three busted for Framingham break-in; fourth sought
FRAMINGHAM – Three people have been arrested and police said they are searching for a fourth after police said they broke into a Kendall Street apartment building on Tuesday.Police arrested Jake Dadah, 25, of Framingham, and Sara B. DeMarco, 31, who is homeless, on Tuesday at 8:20 a.m. Police then arrested arrested Hanna H. Rader, 22, of Framingham, at 11 p.m.Police went to 135 Kendall St. on Tuesday for a report of a break-in. According to a police report, a maintenance [...]
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Driver wants some charges dropped
WORCESTER - The driver in a crash earlier this year that claimed the life of a state trooper from Hudson is asking that several of the charges against him be dropped.David K. Njuguna, 30, of 6 Wall St., Webster, is awaiting trial in Worcester Superior Court on manslaughter, motor vehicle homicide and other charges stemming from the March 16, death of [...]
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Natick house damaged by fire; cause unknown
NATICK – Investigators have not determined the cause of a Thursday morning fire on Riverbend Road, authorities said.No one was injured in the 7:45 a.m. two-alarm fire at 13 Riverbend Road, Fire Chief Rick White said.The fire started in the basement, but got into the walls, White said. Firefighters had to cut holes in the wall to extinguish the fire and make sure it did not extend to the second floor, the chief said.“It got up to the first floor,” [...]
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Fourth Framingham B&E suspect arrested
FRAMINGHAM – Police arrested a fourth person wanted in connection to Tuesday’s break-in at a Kendall Street apartment building, authorities said.Benson Hinga, 32, of Natick, was on his way to Framingham District Court on Thursday when Framingham Police arrested him on a warrant they had obtained for his arrest, Hinga’s lawyer, Trevor Clement said during Hinga’s arraignment.“He was on his way here to clear up this matter when police picked him [...]
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Audio recordings nixed for alcohol sales in Hopkinton
HOPKINTON — Selectmen are dropping the idea of requiring package stores to audio record sales. The board Tuesday night decided to nix audio recording from the proposed changes, but agreed to Town Manager Norman Khumalo's recommendation to require continuous video surveillance. The board is set to vote on the policy at its next meeting, scheduled for Dec. 20. [...]
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Home health aide charged with Framingham theft
FRAMINGHAM – A home health aide is accused of stealing almost $15,000 from the elderly man for whom she was hired to care, police said.Police arrested Jacqueline Kawere, 53, on Wednesday at 10:41 a.m. on a Framingham District Court warrant from 2014 that charged her with the theft. She had been wanted since September of that year.On Wednesday, at 10:41 a.m., police went to a Georgetown Drive home on a call about a woman who would not leave. A home health aide said she [...]
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Card skimmers found at Ashland, Southborough gas stations
Maintenance workers at gas stations in Ashland and Southborough Thursday discovered illegal credit card skimming devices inside pumps, prompting police on Friday to issue warnings to customers. The devices were found at the Mobil gas station, 72 Turnpike Road, (Rte. 9) in Southborough and Alltown gas station, 272 Pond St. (Rte. 126) in Ashland, police said. Southborough Police Chief Ken Paulhus said Friday that so far no one has reported being a victim of the crime. [...]
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Hopkinton plans recreational pot moratorium
HOPKINTON — The Planning Board is taking the first step in implementing a moratorium on recreational marijuana shops until zoning bylaws can be crafted. The board voted on Monday night to hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at Town Hall, 18 Main St., to bring a zoning bylaw article for a moratorium to Town Meeting in May. The moratorium would run until Aug. 31, 2018.Board Chairman Ken Weismantel said Town Counsel Ray Miyares and other town officials [...]
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Framingham man charged with stick assault on Milford woman
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man hit a Milford woman with a stick on Thursday when the woman tried to collect money from her estranged husband.Police arrested Graham Lage, 25, outside his 16 Cedar St., apartment at 8:15 p.m.According to a police report filed in Framingham District Court on Friday, the alleged victim went to the Cedar Street apartment building because her husband, from whom she recently separated, had some of her property and owed her money.The woman [...]
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Framingham: Man charged with breaking into home
FRAMINGHAM – A Dorchester man claimed on Friday that his girlfriend had invited him into her home last week, but a prosecutor said the man actually broke in and assaulted the woman.Police arrested James D. Watson, 41, on Thursday at 6:22 p.m., outside the same St. Lo Road home he is accused of breaking into on Nov. 29, prosecutor Kristen Hughes said Friday during Watson’s Framingham District Court arraignment.That morning, around 4:30 a.m., Watson’s ex- [...]
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