An unidentified Woburn police officer was shot during an attempted robbery at Musto Jewelers at 186 Cambridge Road. The shooting reportedly took place in a parking lot behind the building where the store is. WCVB reported one suspect was caught and police are searching for two others, one who fled the scene on foot and another in a car. The officer is being treated at Lahey Clinic in Burlington. In December of 2010, Woburn officer John Maguire, 60, was killed during a robbery attempt at Kohl's department store.
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Jose Luis Tejada, 40, was arrested for allegedly killing his girlfriend and her two teenage children this morning in their apartment in a housing project at 15 Maginnis Ave. in Lawrence this morning. Milka Rivera, 39, and her son, Maxariel Montanez, 16, and daughter Sachary Montanez, 19, were found dead in the son's bedroom. A gun was found nearby and is being tested. According to Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett, Tejada told a man, who called the police, outside the crime scene “I may have committed a crime.” He will be arraigned tomorrow in Lawrence District Court. Tejada was not the father of the children, but had a long-term relationship with Rivera. He had no criminal record. [Globe]
A Chelmsford man pleaded not guilty to drunk driving and motor vehicle homicide charges and was released on personal recognizance today in Lowell District Court after he allegedly ran over and killed his wife outside of their home on Wednesday. Harry Conover, Jr., 73, and Sandra Conover, 73, allegedly argued prior to him getting into his car to leave their home. His wife reportedly followed him to his car and somehow was run over as he tried to drive away. A probable cause hearing is set for September 1. [Globe]
A 61-year-old woman was allegedly attacked on the Esplanade this morning and thrown in the Charles River. The victim said she was struck on the back of the head around 3 a.m. and pushed into the river. She was reportedly not sexually assaulted. State police are investigating the incident as the Esplanade is under state police jurisdiction. [WCVB]
A shootout in Springfield on Saturday left a city police officer and a state trooper shot and a third person dead. The incident began as a robbery/double shooting at Bill Brown's House of Beauty at 946 State Street.
We'll call it a quirky criminal coincidence: Three Massachusetts' Dunkin' Donuts, in Hingham, Norwood and Raynham, were robbed since Thursday.
Dario Finkel, 26, of Salem is charged with attempted murder for allegedly stuffing a baby wipe in his 7-week-old son's mouth, dropping him to the floor and throwing him. He's held without bail and has a restraining order against. Finkel was allegedly enraged by the baby's crying last night. There were bruises on the infant's stomach and upper lip, according to EMS. Finkel is also charged with two counts of reckless endangerment of a child, one count of assault and battery with injury on a child under 14, and one count of domestic assault and battery. A dangerousness hearing is set for April 27. [Globe]
Two Beverly teenagers, Sajan Christensen, 18, and Adam Martin, 17, face murder charges after allegedly killing a third Beverly man in a fight "involving a baseball bat" at Balch Park on Cabot Street in Beverly last night. James Vernazzaro died at Beverly Hospital. The victim had stab wounds. Police said they have evidence including a baseball bat. [Globe]
A 37-year old Norwell woman faces her third drunk driving offense after being arrested on Saturday. Police stopped her and reported she smelled of alcohol, wasn't wearing pants and had her four-month-old baby in the car. Police recovered multiple containers of alcohol from the car. The child is in custody of the Department of Children and Families. [WCVB]
An attempted robbery at the Hillsborough Market in Manchester, New Hampshire on Saturday was foiled by a squash-wielding delivery man. A would-be robber left the store clerk a "threatening note," and reportedly said "Give me your money, or you're going to die." A neighbor intervened, followed by the delivery man with the squash. The suspect was charged with robbery. All charges alleged until proven under law. [WMUR]
For the second time in three weeks, a Dunkin’ Donuts was robbed at gunpoint. The franchise on Lincoln Ave. in Saugus was held up on Friday. The suspect took an "undisclosed amount" of cash. The suspect reportedly carried out the robbery with sunglasses on and had a white shirt wrapped around his head. Contact Saugus Police at 781-941-1100. On July 13, the Dunkin’ Donuts at 59 Causeway St. in Boston was robbed. All charges alleged until proven under law.[Wicked Local Saugus]
Tuesday was a bad day to visit the Dunkin' Donuts at 59 Causeway St. An unidentified man in a white and yellow striped shirt robbed that establishment with a gun. He reached into the register aftering ordering a clerk to open it. We had to wonder if he checked with the Boston Globe's Dunkin' Donuts map before stopping on Causeway St. Boston Police can be reached at 617-343-4572. Okay. We'll say it. He found a cop-less Dunkin' Donuts to hold up. You were thinking it.
-- A 24-year old from Quincy went to court to answer to charges he allegedly robbed Paddy Barry’s pub in Quincy. He arrived carrying phones and jewelry he allegedly stole from a Quincy home Monday. He was held without bail for at least 30 days. [WCVB]
-- Former state senator Anthony Galluccio's parole begins July 14 after one member of the Massachusetts Parole Board approved his release Thursday. Galluccio went to jail in January for a probation violation. His parole requires he attend AA meetings and take regular drug and alcohol tests. [Globe]
-- A Level Three sex offender allegedly assaulted a woman in a Massachusetts General Hospital bathroom on Thursday. David C. Flavell was charged with assault with intent to rape and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon and held without bail until a psychiatric evaluation next Tuesday. Flavell's court-appointed attorney Neil Madden said Flavell takes Prozac and was drinking Captain Morgan rum Thursday. Madden said his client "doesn't remember entering Massachusetts General Hospital. He remembers being with a friend and he remembers ending up in jail.’’ The victim is a Mass. General employee. Suffolk Assistant District Attorney David Deakin said Flavell has prior sex crimes convictions. [Globe, Herald]
-- A 26-year old strip club dancer from Everett was found dead outside her apartment in what the Globe described as a "grisly" scene. Police believe she was killed between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. after leaving work at Alex's in Stoughton. Middlesex District Attorney Gerald T. Leone Jr. didn't speculate on a motive, or how the victim died. [Globe]
Think T workers spend all their time texting? Think again. An MBTA employee hip-checked a would-be robber at the Broadway station, then held the suspect until police arrived. The MBTA worker did not wish to be identified. We hope that the worker does not somehow get into trouble for actually doing something useful on the job.
Bostonist would like to extend two big thumbs up to Nate Lusk, a Beacon Hill resident who (allegedly) chased down an (alleged) attempted burglar and aided police in the capture.
--A Woburn college student was cleared of rape charges after prosecutors could not provide enough evidence that an attack had taken place in a bathroom at Felt nightclub in Boston. The man, 21, continually proclaimed his innocence, and said that any acts were consensual. The prosecution had alleged that the woman was unconscious, but didn't have enough evidence to take the case to trial. [Boston Herald]
--Boobs might be getting bigger in Brookline, thanks to stem-cell research. Uh, can't we worry about cancer first and then take care of the boobies? [WBZ] --Gwen Butler, she of the million-dollar-tip and alleged starter of news that a case of VD was going around local restaurant circles, is baaack! In New York, unfortunately. [MenuPages] --A five-alarm fire broke out yesterday at a lumberyard in Ayer. [Boston Herald] --Watertown city councilor Marilyn Devaney, best known...
--The Mattapan teenager who was shot in the jaw yesterday has not been named but was a student and basketball player at Charlestown High. Also yesterday, a man was stabbed last night on Cambridge Street, and he is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. --An armed robbery happened at the Au Bon Pain at Harvard Square the night of November 19. Matt Dunning Erin Smith at the Cambridge Chronicle reports that three masked robbers "tied...
Reverend Bruce Wall has gone to great lengths to draw attention to the violence on the streets of this city. The last time he appeared on Bostonist, he had published a letter advising tourists not to visit Boston following the death of New York City resident Chiara Levin in February. Wall is in the spotlight again for different reasons. The Globe reported today that his 15-year-old son is a suspect in an armed robbery in...
-- 18 protesters were arrested during yesterday's Veterans Day ceremony at City Hall Plaza. They were members of Veterans for Peace, an organization of former soldiers opposed to the Iraq War. The American Legion had placed the group in the rear of the Veterans Day parade and told them that they could not carry signs protesting the war. The Veterans for Peace responded by blocking the official ceremony podium with gags in their mouths and...
--A former MBTA employee is in trouble for allegedly selling fake discount passes. Casey Ross reports that Giovanni Francis, 19, was selling discount passes for the elderly and blind to people who a) weren't old and b) could see just fine. T police caught them trying to sneak through on those passes, and video of the fake blind people is available on WCVB's site. Francis used to be a sales associate for the T. He...
--The man who was robbing people in the South End by impersonating a police detective has been arrested. The DA's office says that Anthony Burney, 32, of Lynn, was charged with "two counts of unarmed robbery and single counts of impersonating a police officer, kidnapping, and larceny over $250." Burney forced one man he was robbing on a trip through the subway system. From the DA's office: That victim described a long and bizarre trip...
--Yarelis Cruz, 26, of Lawrence, is a mom who allegedly grew pot in her house, and she got caught when the teacher of her 11-year-old son found pot pictures on the boy's cell phone. The teacher confiscated the cell phone when Cruz' son was taking pictures in the school when he wasn't supposed to, and she spotted pot plants on the screen. The teacher did the math, the police investigated, and they found a plant...
--Since Red Sox fans have a reason to party this year, Mayor Thomas Menino is already stepping in to settle them down. He met with bar and restaurant owners to discuss when to cut off the sloppy drunks. He also said he doesn't want any live cameras in bars. No live cameras? What would a nationally televised game be without a cutaway to the fans who couldn't afford tickets but who still want to celebrate?...
--After his picture was splashed all over the TV and Internets, the guy who allegedly stabbed two people at Park Street Station after the Red Sox Rally Monday night has been arraigned on two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury. Christopher Casey, 22, of Dorchester, was rounded up by T police last night. Bail was set at $25,000. --How about this for a reversal? You'd think law enforcement...
- Two men are on the lam after an attempted carjacking in broad daylight on the Mass Pike. The suspects jumped into the back seat of a car waiting in line for the Allston-Brighton toll. When they arrived at the booth the driver alerted the attendant to the carjacking while being "pistol-whipped" with a handgun. The car hit another and then stopped, at which time the two men fled and have yet to be...