‘Boston City’ Archives
Naked, knife-wielding man eludes police for hours last night in Middleborough
A naked man carrying a knife led police on a pursuit through the woods in Middleborough last night, officials said today. Middleborough police said the unidentified 28-year-old, who police say is mentally ill, was seen by his neighbor cutting his wrist in his front yard at about 8:42 p.m. The man [...]
State Police rescue distraught man from Massachusetts Avenue bridge
State Police said today they intercepted a man just as he prepared to jump off the Massachusetts Avenue bridge into the Charles River below. The man’s identity was not released, but following his rescue he was taken to Cambridge City Hospital for observation, State Police said. The fast-moving [...]
Everett man arrested, accused of robbing bank, then fleeing in taxi
Police have arrested an Everett man after he allegedly robbed a bank then fled in a taxi. Police say that the Everett Credit Union in the 600 block of Broadway Street was robbed around 10 a.m. today by an unarmed man who fled in a waiting taxi. Police followed the taxi to Swan Street, where police [...]
Christopher Fletcher, convicted killer, now charged with murdering Peggy Sue Calvillo in 1986 in Central Massachusetts
New forensic techniques are being credited today with linking convicted killer Christopher Fletcher to the murder of Peggy Sue Calvillo, a mother of two whose battered body was found Dec. 6, 1986, after she disappeared from Sterling in Central Massachusetts. Fletcher is currently serving a sentence [...]
Lowell police seize 75 pounds of marijuana; four people facing drug trafficking charges
Lowell police arrested four people Monday afternoon when a drug investigation turned up about 75 pounds of marijuana and two handguns, according to police. Lowell police Special Investigations Section detectives, led by Lieutenant Barry Golner, executed a search warrant at a second floor apartment [...]
Lowell police seize 75 pounds of marijuana; four people facing drug trafficking charges
Lowell police arrested four people Monday afternoon when a drug investigation turned up about 75 pounds of marijuana and two handguns, according to police. Lowell police Special Investigations Section detectives, led by Lieutenant Barry Golner, executed a search warrant at a second floor apartment [...]
Today’s snow will soon be gone; wet weather is ahead for work week, National Weather Service says
Don’t put that broom or shovel away just yet, it may come in handy later this week. Greater Boston had a dusting of snow this morning. It may have only been half an inch, but vehicles still needed to be cleaned off and that must count for something. Most of the snow will disappear this afternoon, [...]
Rockland man and his 2-year-old son killed in Route 3 crash in Weymouth
A 35-year-old Rockland man and his 2-year-old son were killed Monday night when their vehicle careened off Route 3 and crashed into trees in the forested median strip in Weymouth. State Police said in a statement this morning that Curtis G. Thompson Jr. was driving his 2006 Chevrolet Malibu in the [...]
Ariz. authorities probing whether N.H. couple’s slaying is linked to killing in neighboring county
Authorities in Yavapai County, Ariz., say they want to compare ballistics evidence from the slaying of a New Hampshire couple outside of Sedona to evidence obtained after the killing of a sheriff’s deputy in a neighboring county. James F. Johnson of Jaffrey and Carol Raynsford of Nelson, both 62, [...]
Natick woman injured by grease fire in her home
A Natick woman was rushed to a Boston hospital with extensive burns today after a grease fire ignited in her kitchen. The Natick Fire Department received a 911 call at 11:53 this morning about fire, which eventually grew into a two-alarm blaze which damaged the single-family home at 1 Birch Road, [...]
