Armed, Dangerous: Lowell 19-Year-Old Wanted For Shooting, Hospitalizing Man, Police Say Armed, Dangerous: Lowell 19-Year-Old Wanted For Shooting, Hospitalizing Man, Police Say
Armed, Dangerous: Lowell 19-Year-Old Wanted For Shooting, Hospitalizing Man, Police Say The person behind an afternoon shooting that occurred in a Back Central neighborhood earlier this month is at large, police say.  Police are seeking 19-year-old Tiago Bettencourt for shooting a person in the area of Richmond Avenue in Lowell on Saturday, May 13 around 4:00 p.m., according to the Lowell Police Department.  The victim, an adult man, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to a local hospital before being taken to a Boston hospital via air ambulance for further treatment.  Detectives determined that the alleged shooter was Bettencourt, who they say…
Victim Fatally Shot In Philadelphia Driveway: Police Victim Fatally Shot In Philadelphia Driveway: Police
Victim Fatally Shot In Philadelphia Driveway: Police City police are investigating after a man was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a Philadelphia driveway early Thursday morning.  It happened in Rhawnhurst on the 7400 block of Whitaker Avenue around 1:30 a.m. on May 18, the department told Daily Voice.  Police were called for reports of an armed person and arrived to find a 34-year-old man near a pickup truck in a driveway, they said. He was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center with injuries to his chest and arm, and he succumbed to his wounds at about 1:45 a.m., authorities wrote.  No weapon was recovered from the sc…
Haverhill Man Convicted Of Killing Woman Outside Of Lawrence Nightclub: DA Haverhill Man Convicted Of Killing Woman Outside Of Lawrence Nightclub: DA
Haverhill Man Convicted Of Killing Woman Outside Of Lawrence Nightclub: DA A Haverhill man was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2017 killing of a woman outside of a Lawrence nightclub, authorities announced on Thursday, May 11. He now faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison.  Luis Rodriguez, 30, was found guilty of murder with deliberate premeditation; armed assault with intent to murder; assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon; and carrying a firearm without a license, the Essex County District Attorney said. Rodriguez was accused of killing Aracelys Valdez Deleon, 40, of Lowell, and wounding a man on Easter weekend in 201…
Man Punches, Stabs, Holds Captive Family Members On Long Island: Police Man Punches, Stabs, Holds Captive Family Members On Long Island: Police
Man Punches, Stabs, Holds Captive Family Members On Long Island: Police After assaulting his mother and sister, a Manorhaven man allegedly held them captive in his home for over an hour, authorities said. The incident occurred when police responded to a domestic disturbance on Tuesday, May 2 at approximately 2 p.m., according to the Nassau County Police. Inside the kitchen of his Kirkwood Road home, Timothy Ibanez, age 44, had gotten into an argument with his sister, age 41, and mother, age 75. When things escalated, Ibanez allegedly punched both women multiple times. He then stabbed both with a knife, authorities claim. Ibanez reportedly held both victims…
Online Gaming Possible Motive Behind Braintree Home Invasion, Police Allege Online Gaming Possible Motive Behind Braintree Home Invasion, Police Allege
Online Gaming Possible Motive Behind Braintree Home Invasion, Police Allege A knock on the front door of a South Shore home ended with two residents getting assaulted by three men who were allegedly fueled by online gaming or other online activity, authorities said.  Braintree Police responded to a report of an armed home invasion at a home on Bickford Road around 7:40 p.m. on Monday, April 25, the department said on Facebook. Upon arrival, officers found two residents outside of the home, one with minor facial injuries.  The injured victim told police that when he answered a knock at his front door, he was immediately assaulted by three men who entered the home. …
Trial Begins For Stabbing At Boston MBTA Station: DA Trial Begins For Stabbing At Boston MBTA Station: DA
Trial Begins For Stabbing At Boston MBTA Station: DA The trial of a man who allegedly stabbed someone on the Blue Line in East Boston in 2021 began on Tuesday, April 18, officials said.  Javier Garcia Martinez, 42, is charged with armed assault to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.  Martinez is accused of stabbing a man twice — once in the left arm and again in the right leg — at Maverick Station on Aug. 29, 2021, because he believed the victim was a member of the 18th Street Gang, the prosecutor said.  Paramedics rushed…
Man Macheted In Head, Back In Central Mass Road Rage Incident: Police Man Macheted In Head, Back In Central Mass Road Rage Incident: Police
Man Macheted In Head, Back In Central Mass Road Rage Incident: Police A Worcester man who didn't like being questioned about his driving habits decided to slice a Worcester driver in the head and back with a machete over the weekend, authorities said.  Ezekial Santiago, age 40, was charged with armed assault to murder and three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, Worcester police said.  Witnesses said Santiago was tailgating a blue Honda in the area of Millbury and Providence streets just before 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 16. When the Honda driver got out to ask why Santiago was driving so close, Santiago allegedly grabbed the mac…
20-Year-Old Worcester Man Arrested In Central Mass Shooting 20-Year-Old Worcester Man Arrested In Central Mass Shooting
20-Year-Old Worcester Man Arrested In Central Mass Shooting A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with a Sunday morning, April 9, shooting in Worcester that sent one man to the hospital, authorities said.  Izaiha Quintal, of Worcester, is charged with armed assault with intent to murder, possession of a firearm without a license, possession of ammo with an FID card, shooting a firearm within 500 feet of a building, and misleading a police investigation, Worcester police said on Monday.  Officers responded to a ShotSpotter call just before 1:30 a.m. on Sunday at the intersection of Barclay and Dorchester streets, where they found a m…
Helmet Attack: Western Mass Man Gets Up To 6-1/2 Years For Beating Driver Nearly To Death Helmet Attack: Western Mass Man Gets Up To 6-1/2 Years For Beating Driver Nearly To Death
Helmet Attack: Western Mass Man Gets Up To 6-1/2 Years For Beating Driver Nearly To Death A Hampden County man convicted of beating a driver so severely that he ended up in the hospital in critical condition will spend at least five years behind bars, authorities announced on Thursday, March 30.  Juan Rodriguez-Menier, of Holyoke, was found guilty on two counts of armed assault with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily injury last month in the July 2021 attack, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said. A judge on Wednesday sentenced Rodriguez-Menier to five to six-and-a-half years in prison.  Rodriguez-Menier was accused of attacking a mot…
Arrest Made In Shooting At Lynn Wendy's That Injured 16-Year-Old Boy: Police Arrest Made In Shooting At Lynn Wendy's That Injured 16-Year-Old Boy: Police
Arrest Made In Shooting At Lynn Wendy's That Injured 16-Year-Old Boy: Police A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a shooting that happened at a drive-thru window of a fast food restaurant on the North Shore last month.  The teenager was arrested in Marlborough on Wednesday, March 29, for the shooting that injured a 16-year-old worker at a Lynn Wendy's on Tuesday, Feb. 7, Lynn Police said on Twitter.  UPDATE: An arrest has been made for the shooting that occurred at Wendy's in February. @FraminghamPD @MarlboroughMaPD pic.twitter.com/Im9EtR7738 — Lynn Police Dept (@LynnPoliceDept) March 29, 2023 The male employee was taken to the hospital with n…
Wawa Truck Driver Robbed At Gunpoint For $27K In Cigarettes: State Police Wawa Truck Driver Robbed At Gunpoint For $27K In Cigarettes: State Police
Wawa Truck Driver Robbed At Gunpoint For $27K In Cigarettes: State Police A truck driver delivering goods to a Chester County Wawa was held up at gunpoint and robbed of $27,000 in cigarettes, state police announced.  It happened, coincidentally, in East Marlborough Township, troopers said. At around 11:40 p.m., as a delivery truck driver was unloading packages from their tractor-trailer, two armed suspects approached.  The pair made off with nine "containers" of cigarettes, before fleeing northeast on Route 1 toward Delaware County, troopers wrote in the release. No injuries were reported by authorities.  The incident remains under investigation b…
Intent To Murder: Lowell Shooter Arrested After Hospitalizing Victim, Police Say Intent To Murder: Lowell Shooter Arrested After Hospitalizing Victim, Police Say
Intent To Murder: Lowell Shooter Arrested After Hospitalizing Victim, Police Say A man who sent a person to the hospital with multiple gunshot wounds has been apprehended, officials say.  Sovandara Khiaosoth, of Lowell, was arrested on Friday, March 11 for attempting to kill a man the day prior, according to the Lowell Police Department.  Multiple reports of gunshots and an injured person sent police to Lilley Avenue in Lowell around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 10. Police found an adult male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and began to provide him with medical aid.  The victim was hospitalized at a local hospital but then transferred to a Boston…