Posts Tagged ‘police’
Boston police arrest man for murdering mother of three in Mattapan
With the help of DNA evidence, authorities today arrested a Roxbury man and charged him with murdering and sexually assaulting a mother of three inside her Mattapan apartment last month. Eldrick D. Broom, 27, is charged with strangling Rosanna Camilo. Camilo, a mother of three, had travelled to [...]
State Police probe possible kidnapping of woman in Oxford
A young woman may have been forced into a black pickup truck by a man in his 20s at about 7:30 a.m. in the Central Massachusetts town of Oxford, State Police said. The driver is described as a white man with brown hair, short to medium-height, and thin. He is wearing a blue sweatshirt, jeans, and [...]
Midnight deadline passes without police action at Occupy Boston site
A midnight eviction deadline passed uneventfully tonight at the Occupy Boston encampment in the city’s downtown as a growing crowd of protesters girded for nonviolent protests and arrests. Protesters had earlier rejected the idea of throwing a massive dance party as a unique, creative way to end [...]
Woman dies, man survives after Lynn authorities pull them from submerged car
Four police officers jumped into the Saugus River early today and rescued a Dorchester man who had lost control of his car and crashed it into the stream, Lynn police said. Lynn firefighters plucked a woman from the same car, which became submerged in the cold water after being driven off Route 107 [...]
Peabody police sergeant struck, seriously injured by vehicle on Route 1
A Peabody police sergeant was hit by a pickup truck today on Route 1 in Peabody, officials said. Sergeant Eric Zawacki was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after being hit near the Northeast Nursery company on the southbound side of Route 1, officials said. State Police [...]
Rollover crash reported on Neponset Street in Canton
A motor vehicle crash on Neponset Street in Canton has left only one lane of traffic open, State Police said. State Police were notified of the crash near I-95’s Exit 11B around 11:52 a.m., said Trooper Thomas Murphy. The accident involved a tour bus and two other vehicles, but police are unsure [...]
One killed in Charlestown shooting
Boston police are investigating the fatal shooting Tuesday of a man in Charlestown. At 5:30 p.m., Police found a black male in his 20s at 116 Bunker Hill St. suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. The victim was soon pronounced dead, police said. Detectives have thus far been unable to [...]
Charlestown shooting leaves one man dead
Boston Police are looking for an unknown suspect in a Charlestown shooting yesterday that left one man dead. The victim remains unidentified, Boston police said today. Original post: Charlestown shooting leaves one man dead
Two struck, one killed, walking on Route 128
Two pedestrians were struck and one was killed by a vehicle late last night on Route 128 southbound in Lynnfield, according to the Massachusetts State Police. State Police spokesman David Procopio said a male and a female were on the roadway when a vehicle struck them around 11:45 p.m., killing one [...]
Citizens Bank robbed in Somerville’s Davis Square
Police are seeking a man who robbed a Citizens Bank branch this afternoon in the Davis Square area of Somerville. The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m., said Somerville Deputy Police Chief Paul Upton. The suspect passed a note and fled toward Cambridge with an undisclosed amount of cash, Upton [...]
