Police: Erika Murray doubted she could afford to raise children
A neighbor, Betsy Brown, testified Tuesday that she discovered the 3-year-old and 5-month-old, covered in feces, after entering 23 St. Paul St. on Aug. 28, 2014. She called police after she entered the...
View ArticleDA: Brockton man threatented to shoot girlfriend's friend
SHERBORN – A Brockton man tried to force a car driven by his girlfriend’s friend off the road in Sherborn last week and repeatedly told his girlfriend he would shoot the woman, authorities said...
View ArticleNo bail for Lexington slay suspect
CONCORD - A Lexington man was ordered held without bail after his arraignment Thursday on charges he killed his wife.Hongyan Sun, 50, is charged with murder in the death of his wife, 49-year-old Shen...
View ArticleWATCH: Natick Police post video of 'dancing' shoplifter
NATICK – The Natick Police Department posts numerous videos of suspects wanted for shoplifting, but the one they posted on Thursday is slightly different in a hilarious way.The video features an...
View ArticleDoctors: Infant found dead at Blackstone house was born alive
WORCESTER - Two expert witnesses for the prosecution opined Thursday that one of the deceased infants whose skeletal remains were found in Erika L. Murray's squalid Blackstone home was born alive.Dr....
View ArticleUpdated: Ashland police probe stabbing; woman in custody
ASHLAND – A woman is in custody after authorities said she stabbed another woman Thursday in a Homer Avenue rooming house.The victim, who was not identified, suffered injuries not believed to be...
View ArticleMilford man accused of threatening neighbor's dog
MILFORD – Police arrested a man while he was doing yard work earlier this week, after a neighbor reported he threatened to shoot his dog.Rorne Dias-Gomes, 49, of 5 Columbus Ave., was arrested at 1:44...
View ArticleFramingham girl awarded $11.5 million; jury finds radiologist at...
An 11-year old Framingham girl suffered a permanent brain injury 10 years ago at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Thursday, a jury awarded the girl $11.5 million.
View ArticleAG: Milford did not violate meeting law in police chief discussion
“Because the Board discussed the Police Chief in open session, it was not required to personally notify the Police Chief that it would be discussing him,” a letter from the attorney general reads.
View ArticleAshland stabbing suspect begs for release, held without bail
ASHLAND – Authorities say an Ashland woman who suffered a severe knife wound on Thursday is not cooperating with the investigation, claiming her bloody wound was caused by falling on a butter...
View ArticleDepartments prepare for potential active shooter incident at Natick Mall
“The Natick Mall is about two million square feet... We don’t have 2,000 officers at our disposal, so if - God forbid - something happens, we have to work on coordination with multiple agencies," said...
View ArticleBlackstone mom in murder case hid two births from their father
WORCESTER - During the first of two interviews with state police, Erika L. Murray said she had given birth to her two youngest children in the bathroom of her Blackstone home and concealed their...
View ArticleJudge tosses 2 convictions in meningitis outbreak case
BOSTON — A federal judge has overturned the jury convictions of a former owner and employee of the Massachusetts facility responsible for a nationwide meningitis outbreak.U.S. District Judge Richard...
View ArticlePlace your bid for a stay in the murder room at Lizzie Borden B&B
FALL RIVER — Up the main staircase, just a creak or two, and to the left, is the lace-curtained bedroom where Abby Borden met her end with the blade of a hatchet on a warm summer morning in 1892.The...
View ArticleMarlborough Police search for car breakin victims
MARLBOROUGH – Police have charged a local man with breaking into several cars last month, and now they're looking for more victims.Police spokesman Sgt. Daniel Campbell said they have several items in...
View ArticleJudge tosses two convictions in meningitis outbreak case
BOSTON — A federal judge has overturned the jury convictions of a former owner and employee of the Framingham facility responsible for a nationwide meningitis outbreak.U.S. District Judge Richard...
View ArticleLISTEN: Departments prepare for potential active shooter incident at Natick Mall
“The Natick Mall is about two million square feet... We don’t have 2,000 officers at our disposal, so if - God forbid - something happens, we have to work on coordination with multiple agencies," said...
View ArticleWill she flip? Deputies urge woman in Robert Kraft's prostittion case to say...
STUART, Fla. (AP) — The Chinese masseuse shrinks into her chair as the Florida sheriff's detective tells her deputies installed hidden cameras in her spa's ceiling. He knows she and other women had sex...
View ArticleOB-GYN at 'House of horrors' trial: Stillborn deaths more likely at home
WORCESTER — An expert witness for the defense in the Erika L. Murray trial testified Monday that there are increased risks for stillbirths and neonatal deaths with home deliveries.Dr. Amos Grunebaum,...
View ArticleFramingham man charged with punching friend 18 times
FRAMINGHAM — In an apparently unprovoked assault, a Framingham man punched another man in the face at least 18 times on Saturday, authorities said.Police arrested Shayne M. LaFrance, 40, after the 11...
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