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Mass Man Accused Of Driving To Meet 15-Year-Old Girl Who Was Actually Undercover Officer: FBI Mass Man Accused Of Driving To Meet 15-Year-Old Girl Who Was Actually Undercover Officer: FBI
Mass Man Accused Of Driving To Meet 15-Year-Old Girl Who Was Actually Undercover Officer: FBI A Massachusetts man was arrested after police say he drove to Rhode Island under the belief he would meet a 15-year-old girl with whom he'd exchanged sexually explicit messages.  Richard Lallier, 34, of Rehoboth, was arrested on June 17 as part of Operation Red Card, a child exploitation and human trafficking enforcement initiative led by the Rhode Island State Police and the FBI, the US Attorney for the District of Rhode Island said.  Lallier was charged with attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity, attempted interstate travel for illicit sexual conduct …

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by Josh Lanier
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Hampden County Native Killed In Crash Into Pennsylvania Yard Heads To Court Hampden County Native Killed In Crash Into Pennsylvania Yard Heads To Court
Hampden County Native Killed In Crash Into Pennsylvania Yard Heads To Court The man accused of driving under the influence of multiple drugs before causing a head-on crash that killed a Massachusetts man will have his case proceed to County Court in Pennsylvania after waiving his preliminary hearing. Logan Christopher Yeater, 29, of Armagh Township, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Denise Commins on Monday, June 1, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Yeater is charged with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, homicide by vehicle, three counts of driving under the influence, tampering with evidence, tw…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police ID Pregnant Woman Who Crashed Into Mass Hotel, Opened Fire Before Killing Herself Police ID Pregnant Woman Who Crashed Into Mass Hotel, Opened Fire Before Killing Herself
Police ID Pregnant Woman Who Crashed Into Mass Hotel, Opened Fire Before Killing Herself Authorities say they have identified the 27-year-old woman who crashed into a Central Massachusetts hotel, opened fire, and wounded an guest before killing herself. Olive Openshaw, a 27-year-old Belchertown resident who was eight months pregnant, crashed into the side of the Sturbridge Plaza Hotel in Sturbridge on June 18, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office. Investigators said Openshaw got out of the SUV, pulled out a gun, and began shooting into the hotel. A guest in the lobby was struck in the torso. The victim was taken to Harrington Hospital in Southbridg…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Man Charged In Mass Girlfriend's Death Says She Threw Herself Down Stairs: Warrant CT Man Charged In Mass Girlfriend's Death Says She Threw Herself Down Stairs: Warrant
CT Man Charged In Mass Girlfriend's Death Says She Threw Herself Down Stairs: Warrant A Connecticut man who has been accused of abusing his partners in the past said his girlfriend died at his home after she threw herself down a set of stairs, authorities said. Cole Werhan, 28, of Burlington, was arrested Tuesday, June 23, and charged with murder in the killing of Janina Brooke Murphy, a Massachusetts woman whose death had been under investigation for months. Murphy's body was found at Werhan's Burlington home on March 29. Connecticut State Police immediately described the death as suspicious, but released few details as the investigation unfolded. According to the arrest w…

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by Josh Lanier
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'Beautiful Soul': Community Rallies Around Family Of Mass Woman Killed In Sidewalk Crash 'Beautiful Soul': Community Rallies Around Family Of Mass Woman Killed In Sidewalk Crash
'Beautiful Soul': Community Rallies Around Family Of Mass Woman Killed In Sidewalk Crash A grieving family is turning to the community for support after a 32-year-old Massachusetts woman was killed when an accused carjacker crashed into her on a Boston sidewalk, police said. Mabinty Janneh, of Dorchester, had stepped off an MBTA bus around 2 p.m. Saturday, June 20, on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan when a car police said was stolen jumped the curb and crashed into her. She was dragged several hundred feet beneath the vehicle and died at the scene. Police say 37-year-old Ibraim Matos had gotten into a crash nearby, jumped out of his car, carjacked another vehicle, and struck Janne…

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by Josh Lanier
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Police Hunt Armed Murder Suspect After Pittsfield Man Killed, Second Victim Shot Police Hunt Armed Murder Suspect After Pittsfield Man Killed, Second Victim Shot
Police Hunt Armed Murder Suspect After Pittsfield Man Killed, Second Victim Shot A man facing a murder charge remains at large after a deadly shooting in Pittsfield, and police are warning the public that he should be considered armed and dangerous. Terry Martizna, 35, is wanted on a murder charge in connection with a shooting that left 29-year-old Pittsfield resident Justin Crawford dead and another person wounded, according to Pittsfield police.  The shooting happened near the intersection of Pleasure Avenue and Tyler Street on Thursday, June 18. On Tuesday, June 23, members of the Pittsfield Police Department obtained an arrest warrant charging Martizna with on…

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by Josh Lanier
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Central Mass Man Indicted For Murder Nearly 14 Years After Toddler Assault Led To Boy's Death Central Mass Man Indicted For Murder Nearly 14 Years After Toddler Assault Led To Boy's Death
Central Mass Man Indicted For Murder Nearly 14 Years After Toddler Assault Led To Boy's Death A Massachusetts man is facing a murder charge in the death of a 7-year-old boy who suffered devastating injuries as a toddler and later died from complications tied to the attack, prosecutors said. Steven Stuart, 35, of Auburn, was indicted by a Worcester County grand jury on a murder charge in the death of Jayden Carlson, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office. The indictment was announced on Tuesday. Prosecutors said Stuart was arraigned in Worcester County Superior Court on June 18 and was held without bail. Prosecutors said Stuart assaulted Jayden in August 2012 w…

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by Josh Lanier
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Police ID CT Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash After Fleeing Massachusetts Traffic Stop Police ID CT Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash After Fleeing Massachusetts Traffic Stop
Police ID CT Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash After Fleeing Massachusetts Traffic Stop Authorities have identified the Connecticut driver who was killed after fleeing a Massachusetts traffic stop and driving the wrong way before crashing head-on into another vehicle. Jeffrey Bowman, 27, of Southington, died in the crash early Saturday morning, June 20, in Millbury, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. Troopers attempted to stop Bowman's vehicle on Interstate 90 westbound at about 12:43 a.m., Massachusetts State Police said. But Bowman drove away after a trooper approached his car. State police then issued a "be on the lookout" alert for the vehicle. About 1…

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by Josh Lanier
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Ex-Mass Daycare Worker, Former NH Lawmaker Sentenced For Exploiting Children: Feds Ex-Mass Daycare Worker, Former NH Lawmaker Sentenced For Exploiting Children: Feds
Ex-Mass Daycare Worker, Former NH Lawmaker Sentenced For Exploiting Children: Feds A former employee at a Massachusetts daycare and a former New Hampshire state representative have been sentenced to decades in federal prison for exploiting young children and sharing explicit images, prosecutors said. Lindsay Groves, 41, of Hudson, New Hampshire, was sentenced to more than 21 years in prison and five years of supervised release. Stacie Marie Laughton, 42, of Nashua, New Hampshire, was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison and five years of supervised release, according to the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.  The case centered on Groves' work at Crea…

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by Josh Lanier
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Wanted In Fatal CT Double Shooting, Suspect Barricades Himself In Holyoke Motel: Police Wanted In Fatal CT Double Shooting, Suspect Barricades Himself In Holyoke Motel: Police
Wanted In Fatal CT Double Shooting, Suspect Barricades Himself In Holyoke Motel: Police A suspect wanted in a deadly Connecticut double shooting barricaded himself inside a Massachusetts motel, triggering a large police response and road closures as authorities worked to take him into custody. Chad J. Petipas, who was wanted in connection with the fatal shooting the night before, barricaded himself inside a Holyoke Budget Inn on Northampton Road around 8 a.m. Thursday, June 18, according to MassLive. He had a woman with him, police said, but it was unclear if she was a hostage.  Hartford officers responded to Magnolia Street around 7 p.m. Wednesday for reports of a double…

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by Josh Lanier
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Bus Never Slowed Before Deadly I-95 Crash That Killed Five Mass Residents, NTSB Finds Bus Never Slowed Before Deadly I-95 Crash That Killed Five Mass Residents, NTSB Finds
Bus Never Slowed Before Deadly I-95 Crash That Killed Five Mass Residents, NTSB Finds The bus driver charged in Virginia's deadliest crash of the year never slowed before plowing into a line of traffic on I-95 in Stafford County, according to newly released findings from federal investigators. The National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday, June 18, that the E&P Travel motorcoach was traveling south through Stafford shortly after 2:30 a.m. on May 29 when it encountered a line of traffic backed up behind an overnight work zone near mile marker 146.6. It never slowed. Instead, investigators say, the bus crashed into the rear of a Chevrolet Suburban and an Acura MD…

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by Zak Failla
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$1M Lottery Jackpot: Central Mass Winner Has Sensible Plan For Her Major Payday $1M Lottery Jackpot: Central Mass Winner Has Sensible Plan For Her Major Payday
$1M Lottery Jackpot: Central Mass Winner Has Sensible Plan For Her Major Payday A newly minted Massachusetts millionaire said she has a sensible plan for her lottery payday.  Kristy Lambert, of Blackstone, won the seven-figure payout playing the state's $10 scratch-off game “$4,000,000 Cash Doubler." This is the second $1 million winner in that game in the past two days.  Lambert took the lump-sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity, which would have paid out the entire amount over 20 years.  She said she will invest her winnings.  Lambert bought the winning ticket at Cumberland Farms, 1 Main St. in Blackstone. The…

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by Josh Lanier