NATICK – A man pushing a young child in a stroller recently stole an expensive pair of sunglasses from a Natick Mall store and police are seeking the public’s help in identifying him.Police, on its Facebook page, released a video that shows the theft at the unnamed store. Police do not identify stores in security videos they post on Facebook.The video shows the man entering the store and stealing the glasses.“It would seem some level of [...]
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Natick Police search for stroller-pushing sunglasses thief
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Charges: 'Dukes of Hazzard' star 'grabbed' female cast member in Waltham musical
WALTHAM - Tom Wopat, star of the 1980s television show "Dukes of Hazzard," was arrested Wednesday night by Waltham police and charged with sexual assault and drug offenses.Wopat, 65, was in Waltham to star in Reagle Music Theatre’s production of "42nd Street," which opened Thursday, Aug. 3, the same day Wopat was arraigned in Waltham District Court.During rehearsals for the show, the former television star was accused of inappropriately grabbing a female cast member, who [...]
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Southborough: Copper wire swiped from work site
SOUTHBOROUGH — Police have filed charges against an Acushnet man for allegedly stealing a $4,000 spool of copper wire. Contractors from IES Construction Co. reported the spool of copper 600 KCMILS electrical cable missing on July 12 from a work site at Southboro Medical Group on Newton Street, according to press release from the department. A warrant is out for former IES employee Aaron Gadd, 25, on charges of larceny over $250, accessory [...]
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Michelle Carter gets 15-month sentence for encouraging suicide
TAUNTON — A Lakeville woman who encouraged her suicidal boyfriend to kill himself in dozens of text messages and told him to "get back in" a truck filled with toxic gas was sentenced Thursday to 15 months in jail for involuntary manslaughter.Michelle Carter, now 20, was convicted in June by a judge who said her final instruction to Conrad Roy III caused his death. Carter was 17 [...]
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Family sues Michelle Carter for at least $4.2 million
The estate of Conrad H. Roy III is seeking at least $4.2 million in lost wages and damages against Michelle Carter, a 20-year-old Plainville woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter in his death, according to court documents.
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Convicted rapist, one other, charged with child rape in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A convicted child rapist is again facing child rape charges after Framingham Police arrested him and a woman on Thursday following an investigation. Framingham District Court Judge David Cunis ordered Joshua Corbett, 26, and Octavia Andrade, 36, both of Framingham, held on $100,000 bail at their arraignments on Friday.The relationship between Corbett and Andrade was not discussed in court.In 2011, Corbett was convicted in Middlesex Superior Court of [...]
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Hopkinton: Woman killed, man seriously injured in wrong-way crash
HOPKINTON — After driving the wrong-way down Interstate 495 Friday morning, a 22-year-old Millbury woman died in a head-on crash with a pickup truck near the Mass Pike interchange, police said. State police identified the woman as Danielle Richmond. As of 9 p.m., the cause still remains under investigation. Richmond, in a 2015 Nissan Altima, was traveling south on the northbound side of I-495 in Hopkinton, just south of Exit 22 when her car [...]
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Wayland boards face Open Meeting Law complaints
WAYLAND – Boards are facing Open Meeting Law complaints related to minutes, an executive session agenda and remote participation.In recent months, Wayland attorney George Harris, who frequently files Open Meeting Law complaints, has sent complaints against the School Committee and Audit Committee to the state Attorney General’s Office for review.SCHOOL COMMITTEE:Harris alleges the School Committee did not identify certain non-union positions in its agenda [...]
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Dorchester man charged with Framingham man's murder
BOSTON – A Dorchester man who is accused of beating a Framingham man to death two years ago in a Boston psychiatric hospital is scheduled to be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court.Hameen Edwards, 41, is charged with second-degree murder for the death of John Duggie, 50, of Framingham.According to a release by the Suffolk district attorney’s office, Edwards and Duggie were both patients at the Arbour Hospital in Jamaica Plain on July 2, 2015. Staff members entered [...]
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Natick Police: Pair stole $7,500 worth of wallets
NATICK – Police are asking for the public’s help to find two people they said stole thousands of dollars worth of wallets from a Natick Mall store earlier this month.The two unidentified suspects – a man and a woman – stole $7,500 worth of wallets from an unnamed mall store on Aug. 1. Police did not identify the store.Police released a video on their Facebook page. The video shows the pair entering the store. The video shows the man take a bag that [...]
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Hopkinton Police: Woman drunk, texting before crash
A Hopkinton woman was drunk and texting when she lost control of her Jeep and crashed into a utility pole on West Main Street on Sunday, authorities said.Corinna Leigh Mickanin, 23, was uninjured in the 3:58 a.m. crash, but her Jeep Cherokee sustained heavy damage, according to a Hopkinton Police report filed in Framingham District Court on Monday.Upton Police reported the crash to Hopkinton Police. When officers arrived, they found the heavily damaged Jeep sideways against the [...]
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Framingham Police: Man drove drunk with child in car
FRAMINGHAM – A Framingham man broke down into tears and told police he made a mistake on Sunday when they arrested him for driving drunk with his young son in his car.Josimar Araujo, 30, told police he only had two beers prior to being pulled over at 2:20 p.m. on Gordon Street, but his blood alcohol level was double the legal limit of .08, according to a police report filed in Framingham District Court on Monday.An officer on patrol saw a car speeding on Gordon Street [...]
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Lawyer said Framingham gun suspect is a victim
FRAMINGHAM – The lawyer for a Framingham man charged with illegally possessing a gun and cocaine told a judge the man was a victim of a crime and he never should have been charged.Manuel Delacruz, 33, did not own the gun or drugs, but rather disarmed the man who carjacked him, Delacruz’s lawyer said in Framingham District Court on Monday.“This is a shameful case to bring before the court,” said Diamond. “This is a victim of a carjacking. A man [...]
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Domestic allegations lead to drug charges in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – A homeless man stole his girlfriend’s debit card and rang up more than $600 worth of charges last week after she fell asleep after being treated for a broken rib, a prosecutor said in Framingham District Court on Monday.When the woman confronted Jonathan Gonzalez, 32, about the charges on Thursday, prosecutor Dylan Krasinski said he attacked her.“He shoved her in the chest with both hands, pushing her into the wall next to the bathroom,” [...]
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Hopedale woman charged with stealing shelter cats
HOPEDALE – Nine cats “hijacked” on the way to a Salem shelter are safe and the Hopedale woman accused of taking them is facing criminal charges, police said.Police announced Monday they charged Jahna Walsh, 27, with larceny by false pretense and cruelty to animals. She will be summoned to appear in Milford District Court at a later date, [...]
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Two busted on cocaine charges in Framingham
FRAMINGHAM – Two men were arrested on Saturday after police officers witnessed a hand-to-hand drug deal in a car on Bishop Street.Alexander Gonzalez, 23, of Natick, and Matthew Wixson, 19, who is homeless, were taken into custody at 5:15 p.m.According to a police report filed in Framingham District Court, members of the Street Crimes Unit saw Gonzalez, who they knew from past cases, get into a car driven by a then unknown man.When the police officers saw the two [...]
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Framingham man's alleged killer held without bail
BOSTON – A Boston man accused of killing John Duggie of Framingham in the hospital room they shared two years ago was ordered held without bail during his Suffolk Superior Court arraignment on Monday.Hameen Edwards, 41, pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the 2015 death of Duggie, who was 51.Edwards’ attorney, David Grimaldi, deferred arguing bail until Sept. 14.Edwards and Duggie were patients and roommates at the Arbour Hospital, [...]
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NECC case: Cadden reports to prison
Pharmacist Barry J. Cadden has reported to a federal prison in Western Pennsylvania to begin serving a nine-year sentence following his conviction on 57 counts of racketeering, conspiracy and mail fraud.Cadden, the one-time president of a now defunct Massachusetts drug compounding firm, was sentenced in June by U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns. Federal prosecutors had sought a 45-year prison term; Cadden had asked for a three-year sentence.Cadden's 10-week trial [...]
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Suspect in violent Melrose assault busted in Westborough
WESTBOROUGH – Westborough Police on Tuesday arrested a man authorities say broke into a Melrose home on Friday and attacked two women, authorities said.Police arrested John C. Ferreira, 54, at 12:17 p.m., Westborough Police Chief Alan Gordon said.An officer was driving on an abandoned road that runs from Milk Street to Rte. 9 when he came upon a Toyota Corolla driving toward him. The officer ran the license plate and discovered the car had been stolen from Melrose and [...]
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Milford stabbing suspect held on $1M bail
MILFORD - The man accused of the mid-July fatal stabbing on North Bow Street was ordered held on $1 million cash bail after a Milford District Court hearing Tuesday.Jusselo Dias Dos Reis, 44, pleaded not guilty to a charge of aggravated assault and battery. Officials said the case was still under investigation, and that additional or higher charges could be forthcoming.No judge was available in Milford, so the case was heard by Clerk Magistrate Thomas Carrigan.Assistant [...]
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