A 25-year-old mother and her 2-year-old son were found dead in a dumpster behind their Warren Avenue apartment in Brockton on Monday. Police identified the mother as Maria Avelina Palaguachi-Cela and her son as Brian Palaguachi. The mother is reportedly an immigrant from South America. Both bodies were recovered intact, said Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz. He also said the crime was not random. [WHDH]
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Menino has been less visible than Waldo since he injured his knee last month. [Boston Herald]
More than $1 billion per year is spent on the Commonwealth's correctional expenses, and it's rising. [Boston Globe]
The final Senate primary debate took place last night, so "undecideds" have 5 days to make up their minds. [Boston Herald]
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It wasn't a movie set in Somerville. It sounds like it could have been.
Boston Blotter: Man Escapes From Chelsea Cops, Arraignment in Green Line Incident, Counterfeit money
-- Joel McDonald, 20, of Chelsea escaped Thursday while being taken to Chelsea District Court for an arraignment on charges from an incident earlier this year. McDonald was handcuffed when he escaped. Chelsea police Chief Brian A. Kyes said of the escapee: "Some kids are very fast. Like lightning. He’s young and he has the motivation to go."
McDonald was reportedly wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black sweatpants, and a red T-shirt. He has his hair in braids, weighs 140 pounds and is 5' 8''. He is "extremely dangerous." [Globe, Herald]
-- A woman was robbed at gunpoint today during a daytime invasion of her parents' home in Everett. Michelle Nguyen, 24 of Malden, was babysitting her 2 year-old nephew this morning when a man dressed completely in black entered the house and held a gun to her head. She parted with $500. Both Nguyen and her nephew were left unharmed. [Herald]
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--23-year-old Joseph Clarke was shot and killed at the intersection of Bowdoin and Norton Streets early yesterday. He was shot in the head soon after he called his mother to wish him a happy birthday. According to family members, the ex-boyfriend of Clarke's girlfriend had threatened him in the past. [Boston Globe]
Ten members of the Teamsters Local 25, who are trying to unionize the FW Russell Disposal Company, were arrested yesterday after a clash with police in Somerville. The Teamsters were picketing the company and had padlocked the gate.
--Another man has been arrested for impersonating a police officer, this time in Cambridge. Alixson Marc, 21, was chasing three men on Mass Ave early in the morning on November 6. He sported a badge and a police radio. Does the Romney campaign have any openings? --A recently fired employee returned to his former place of work in North Andover and started shooting this morning. Robert Hassam, Jr., 25, of Lawrence, fired on employees of...
Guess who isn't participating in Take Your Daughter to Work Day? A North Andover mom was arrested for running a prostitution ring composed of teenage girls out of her apartment.
--More details have emerged about the Mattapan man who was stabbed to death yesterday. Sylvester Mitchell was 38 years old and may have been stabbed as part of a domestic dispute because his wife was questioned by police. He was murdered on his birthday. --Overnight, another stabbing happened, this time in Dorchester, and the victim is in stable condition. Less lucky is a pedestrian who was hit in Brighton at Cambridge and Harvard Avenues. The...
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