BOSTON (AP) — The sentencing of the woman whose 2-year-old daughter became known as Baby Doe after her remains washed up on a Boston Harbor island has been postponed until July 12.Rachelle Bond is expected to be sentenced to time served and probation in return for testifying against her ex-boyfriend, Michael McCarthy, who was convicted Monday of second-degree murder in the girl's death. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison with the possibility of [...]
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'Baby Doe' mom's sentencing postponed
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Franklin police investigate robbery at convenience store
FRANKLIN - A robbery at DB Mart on Summer Street Monday night is under investigation by local police.Officers responded to the convenience store at 2 Summer Street at about 7:56 p.m. after a panic alarm was activated, said Deputy Police Chief James Mill. Once officers arrived, he said, they learned that a robbery had taken place.Police identified a woman they believed took part in the crime, and she subsequently surrendered to police. Another suspect, a male, is still [...]
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Marlborough man charged with gun threat at Framingham bar
FRAMINGHAM – A Marlborough man threatened a Beacon Street bar manager with a gun on Monday after being kicked out of the bar, authorities said.Police arrested both Michael Rodriguez, 31, of Marlborough, and John B. Rivera, 27, of Framingham, after the 8 p.m. incident at Angry Ham’s Grill.The manager called police after the incident. He said four men he had kicked out a week or so prior returned. His friends, members of a local “motorcycle group,” [...]
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MetroWest residents indicted by grand jury
Several MetroWest residents are facing charges in Middlesex Superior Court after a grand jury charged them with various crimes.The Middlesex County Grand Jury charged sisters Deborah Walsh, 52, of Marlborough, and Alaina Wood, 57, of Whitinsville, with larceny of property worth more than $250. They also charged Walsh with six counts of conspiracy to commit a crime and making false entries into corporate books. Woods was charged with five counts of conspiracy to commit a crime. [...]
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Police arrest man who kidnapped his child, assaulted child’s mother in Plymouth
Plymouth Police and Massachusetts State Police sought a male suspect who physically assaulted the mother of his young child and kidnapped the child this morning, according to State Police.
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Michael McCarthy gets life for murder of Bella Bond
The 37-year-old Quincy man must serve a minimum of 20 years before he will be eligible for parole in a killing that shocked the country. The victim was known for months as only "Baby Doe" after her lifeless body washed up on the shore of an island in Boston Harbor.
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Framingham man arrested on rape charges
FRAMINGHAM — A 53-year-old Framingham man was arrested Tuesday on charges of raping two girls under 16 after an investigation that spanned several days, police said. Marcelo Moura was charged with two counts of unnatural rape of a child under 16 and two counts of aggravated unnatural rape of a child under 16. His address is redacted in court documents made available Wednesday. Judge David Cunis held Moura on $100,000 cash bail during his arraignment. [...]
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Hudson man, Clinton woman charged after car chase, crash in Bolton
CLINTON - A Hudson man and a Clinton woman face charges after a car chase through Clinton and a crash in Bolton on Tuesday. Matthew G. Alden Jr., 23, of 15 Rutland St., Apt. 2, Hudson, who was driving, faces drug and driving charges. The passenger in the car and owner of the vehicle, Kristen M. Scesny, 18, of 11 Fitch Road, Clinton, was arrested on drug charges.Alden is the same person facing charges in a [...]
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New officers join Framingham, Natick and Northborough departments
Several MetroWest police departments welcomed new officers this week.New officers from Northborough, Natick and Framingham graduated from the 7th State Police Municipal Academy in New Braintree last week. They were all sworn in by their various towns this week.Brendan Woeller is joining the Northborough Police Department after the sixth-month academy. He graduated at the top of the class and was presented the academic reward at the graduation ceremony.He joined the [...]
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Framingham man arrested after police dump his booze
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man angry that police poured out his nips of liquor on Wednesday slammed his head against a light post and then claimed police assaulted him, authorities said.However, several people, officers and civilians, saw James Melia, 28, hit his own head in front of the Memorial Building prior to his 4:50 p.m. arrest, according to a police report filed in Framingham District Court on Thursday.Police had initially gone to the Memorial Building on a call [...]
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Needham woman charged with murder of elderly neighbor
A Needham woman is being held without bail on a murder charge after her elderly next-door neighbor was found dead in her home with multiple slash wounds, among other injuries.A not guilty plea was entered on behalf of Tammie P. Galloway, 47, on Friday to charges of murder and larceny of a motor vehicle in connection with the death of Laura Shifrina, 81. Her body was found in her 146D Linden St. home May 31. Galloway lived at 146C Linden St., according to the criminal complaint. [...]
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Needham woman accused of killing elderly neighbor
DEDHAM — A Needham woman is being held without bail on a murder charge after her elderly next-door neighbor was found dead with multiple slash wounds in Linden Street home in May.A not guilty plea was entered on behalf of Tammie P. Galloway, 47, on June 30 to charges of murder and larceny of a motor vehicle in connection with the death of Laura Shifrina, 81. Her body was found in her 146D Linden St. home May 31. Galloway lived at 146C Linden St., according to the criminal [...]
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Man busted for knife threat at Natick plaza
A Medfield man flashed a knife on Thursday and bragged about how many people he had stabbed when another man confronted him about taking photos of his license plate, authorities said.Ryan Morgan McArthur, 40, told Natick Police that he was defending himself, but witnesses told police he was the aggressor in the 10 p.m. incident at the Sherwood Plaza on Rte. 9, according to a police report filed in Natick District Court on Friday.On Thursday, the alleged victim had just locked [...]
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Vandalism at Woodfield playground in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – Police are searching for those responsible for spray painting graphic graffiti on children’s playground equipment at a Sloan Drive park.The graffiti was discovered at the Woodfield Playground on Thursday at 4:30 p.m., police spokeswoman Lt. Patricia Grigas said on Friday.“It was graphic pictures,” said Grigas. “They’re phallic in nature.”Along with the pictures, the person or persons responsible also spray [...]
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Strage accent leads to Framingham arrest
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man who used a fake name for a decade to get a driver’s license is now facing numerous charges and deportation after an observant police officer noticed the man’s accent was off, authorities said.Police arrested Sergio Alvarado, 32, after Officer Francis Torres pulled him over on Waverly Street at 7:15 p.m. because Alvarado’s car’s windows were excessively tinted, according to a police report filed in Framingham District [...]
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Strange accent leads to Framingham arrest
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man who used a fake name for a decade to get a driver’s license is now facing numerous charges and deportation after an observant police officer noticed the man’s accent was off, authorities said.Police arrested Sergio Alvarado, 32, after Officer Francis Torres pulled him over on Waverly Street at 7:15 p.m. because Alvarado’s car’s windows were excessively tinted, according to a police report filed in Framingham District [...]
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Marlborough man hurt in cooking fire
MARLBOROUGH -- A local man was transported by ambulance to the hospital Saturday morning after he was burned while cooking breakfast for his two kids, according to authorities and a relative.Firefighters were called to a large apartment building at 148 Boston Post Road East around 10 a.m. to aid the man, who was whisked away by an ambulance crew to Umass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.Marlborough Fire Department Battalion Chief Brian Could said the fire was extinguished [...]
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Holden man arrested after driving 122 mph on I-495
HOPKINTON – For a Holden man, the open road led straight to Framingham District Court. State police arrested Plutarco Castellanos, 22, after clocking his 2015 BMW 750LI at 122 mph as it weaved in and out of traffic on Interstate 495 on Sunday.A trooper was stationed in the median near Exit 21A on I-495 North when the speeding car approached around 8:40 a.m. The trooper’s LIDAR, a device that measures speed, said the car was going 122 mph, or 57 mph over posted [...]
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Framingham woman arrested after ATM allegedly stiffed her
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham woman angry that an ATM did not give her money told a store clerk on Saturday that she was going to break into the machine and get her money.Police arrested Maria V. Franjul, 30, after she returned to Framingham Mobil, 22 Waverly St., armed with a crowbar to get her money back, according to a police report filed in Framingham District Court on Monday.Franjul had gone into the gas station on Friday to get money. When it didn’t give her the [...]
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Police: Ashland woman attacks neighbor after mental breakdown
Following the death of her grandson, an Ashland woman had a “mental break” which led to a vicious attack on her friend two weeks ago, her lawyer told a judge on Monday.Doreen Tavares, 74, blamed her friend and neighbor for the recent death of her grandson, lawyer Nicole Longton said during Tavares’ Framingham District Court arraignment.“The death of her grandson set her off,” Longton told Judge David Cunis. Court paperwork did not elaborate [...]
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