MCI-Framingham death is not suspicious, authorities say
FRAMINGHAM – Last month’s death of a Framingham woman being held at MCI-Framingham on an attempted murder charge is not considered suspicious, authorities said.MCI-Framingham staff found Devonrick...
View ArticleCiting DNA, prisoner convicted of 1979 Milford slaying wants release
In 1984, Gary Cifizzari, 62, was convicted of first-degree murder in the September 1979 slaying of his great-aunt, 75-year-old Concetta Schiappa, in her Milford home.
View ArticleErika Murray, mother in Blackstone 'house of horrors' case, to be sentenced...
WORCESTER - Three weeks after being found not guilty of second-degree murder, Erika L. Murray returns to Worcester Superior Court today for sentencing on assault and battery charges.Murray, 35, who...
View ArticleHolliston man accused of assaulting several police officers
Police said the suspect, John Zicko, was covered with scratches and the officers asked if he was OK. “He said, ‘Yes, I just stole this bike I am riding,’” Lt. Patricia Grigas said.
View ArticleUpdated: Holliston man accused of assaulting several police officers
Police said the suspect, John Zicko, was covered with scratches and the officers asked if he was OK. “He said, ‘Yes, I just stole this bike I am riding,’” Lt. Patricia Grigas said.
View ArticleFramingham man facing cocaine distribution charges
Raffi Coss-Pena told police his friend left the cocaine in the car, but he would not provide a last name. Police then found two digital scales and a large amount of cash.
View ArticleFramingham man charged with Ashland rape placed on house arrest
Police say Fountain denied sexually assaulting the women. He allegedly told police that everything that occurred was consensual and that when the women told him no, he respected their wishes.
View ArticleErika Murray, mother in Blackstone 'house of horrors' case, gets 6-8 years
WORCESTER - Erika L. Murray, the Blackstone mother who admitted hiding the remains of three deceased babies in her squalid home, was sentenced to 6 to 8 years behind bars Thursday, with 5 years of...
View ArticleCifizzari has sentence stayed in Milford slaying
Lawyers for Gary Cifizzari announced in May that DNA testing of biological fluid found on the victim's nightgown had excluded Cifizzaari and identified another man, Michael Giroux, as the killer.
View ArticlePolice: Framingham parking dispute leads to knife assault
FRAMINGHAM – Police say an argument about a parking spot on Thursday led to two people being arrested, including one for assault with a knife.Police arrested Joel Figueroa, 24, of Framingham, and Chloe...
View ArticleCifizzari freed from prison in Milford slaying
Lawyers for Gary Cifizzari announced in May that DNA testing of biological fluid found on the victim's nightgown had excluded Cifizzaari and identified another man, Michael Giroux, as the killer.
View ArticleRegistry probe prompts more than 1,600 driver license suspensions
BOSTON — More than 1,600 Massachusetts drivers have had their licenses suspended following a Registry of Motor Vehicles review prompted by a deadly crash that killed seven motorcyclists in New...
View ArticleFramingham store employee charged with stealing $7,000
FRAMINGHAM – An auto parts store employee stole more than $7,000 using a return scam over a period lasting several weeks, authorities said.Police arrested Robert Laing, 25, at 11 a.m. Thursday at...
View ArticleSharon Hunt of Holliston died after being hit by a car on Saturday
HOLLISTON — Police identified the woman who died in a three car crash on Saturday as Sharon Hunt, 73, of Holliston.Hunt, police said, was getting into her parked car near 798 Washington St., around...
View ArticleRecovery Court offers road to sobriety, cut in crime rate
The program to help addicts get clean was launched in February. In 2018, 21% of all state prison inmates were incarcerated for drug-related crimes, according to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
View ArticleStabbing death of Amanda Dabrowski highlights dating violence risks
WORCESTER — Amanda Dabrowski, the 31-year-old Webster native who was fatally stabbed at O’Connor’s Restaurant & Bar July 3, allegedly by a man she had dated briefly, had done everything right.She...
View ArticleHopkinton couple, victims of alleged embezzler, slams push for Plainridge...
Eight years after Massachusetts legalized casino gambling and while lawmakers are weighing further expansions of gaming, a Hopkinton couple told lawmakers the story of how "the spread of commercialized...
View ArticleMissing: Doors of Warren police Humvee
WARREN - If the town has an emergency it will be one vehicle short, because a thief stole the doors off the Police Department Humvee.Police Chief Gerald Millette said Monday morning that police are...
View ArticleFamily displaced by Shrewsbury fire
SHREWSBURY – A family was displaced by a fire Monday afternoon that heavily damaged their house on Rawson Hill Drive.Firefighters were called to 33 Rawson Hill Drive around 2:30 p.m., Deputy Chief Seth...
View ArticleWomen urge jail until trial for Epstein as judge weighs bail
NEW YORK — Two Jeffrey Epstein accusers urged a judge Monday to keep the wealthy financier behind bars until he goes on trial on federal charges that he sexually abused underage girls.The women stood...
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