Results tagged “barnstable”

A horse named Cajun is recovering from surgery to remove debris he was impaled with during last week's tornadoes. Cajun, a 9-year old gelding fom Brimfield, was treated at Tufts University’s Hospital for Large Animals in North Grafton. HandicappedPets.com of Nashua donated a wheelchair to a West Roxbury family's dog whose wheelchair was stolen Sunday. David Feeney owns the dog, a 12-year-old Belgian Malinois named Lucky. The chair is $400-500. Remember to follow Bostonist on Twitter and like us on Facebook. more ›

Waltham Police are looking for a 42-year-old man who allegedly attacked his father with an ax today. Police responded to a domestic disturbance call and found a 76-year-old man who had been struck in the back and arm with an ax. The suspect is a white man, last seen driving a 2000 black Jeep Cherokee with Massachusetts plate No. 981AK2. Contact the Waltham police at 781-314-3602. [WCVB] more ›

-- More details have emerged in Sunday morning's triple killing outside a Dorchester party. The three victims were friends who were leaving the party when they were detained by a group of men looking to get phone numbers from the women. After their advances were rebuffed, the men allegedly opened fire on the victims' car, killing Anthony Peoples, Chantal Palmer, and Shacora Gaines, and leaving a fourth, unidentified woman, unharmed. Cops brought more than two dozen partygoers in for questioning, but have not made any arrests. [Globe; Herald] more ›

-- Jashawn Robinson, 22, of Brighton, was acquitted today in the murder of Brookline cab driver Heureur Previlon, who was stabbed to death in 2005. Another man, Cleveland "Sleazy" Martin, had been found guilty in the killing last December. [Universal Hub] more ›

-- Boston's first murder of 2009 happened last night outside a Dorchester apartment building. A 37-year-old man was shot dead on the steps of the building and his 36-year-old female relative suffered gunshot wounds. The homicide victim was rumored to have gang ties. [Herald] more ›

-- A Barnstable resident found a bag in his front yard containing a loaded .22-caliber pistol, two ammunition magazines, and a t-shirts. No word yet on whether the package was a mislaid NRA schwag bag. [Globe] more ›

-- A man in his 30s was stabbed to death yesterday afternoon in Roxbury during a scuffle. Based on witness statements, police arrested David Copeland, 29, of Roxbury, who was arraigned on murder charges today. [BPDNews; Globe] more ›

--A Level 3 sex offender who didn't register as an offender and left Massachsuetts was tracked down and arrested in Las Vegas. [Boston Globe] more ›

-- A Worcester pastor was arrested this morning for the rape of a 15-year-old boy. Tyrone Forbes, 49, faces charges that he had engaged in a sexual relationship with the child since last November. In addition to serving as pastor at Mount Sinai Church of God in Christ, Forbes also teaches music to children at the Seven Hills Charter School. The alleged victim was not Forbes's student. [Herald; WCVB] more ›