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Cambridge, MA
News
Family IDs 37-Year-Old Man Found Dead In Lowell Basement Freezer: Report
A 37-year-old man who was found dead in a basement freezer at a Lowell home has been identified by his family as John Wayne Potter, NBC10 Boston reports. While not officially identified, Potter's body was found in a chest freezer at a home on Coburn Street in Lowell on Friday, Dec. 2, the outlet reports. This was one day after he was reported missing by Lowell Police. MISSING PERSON: John Wayne Potter, 36, is a white male, green eyes, brown hair, 5’7” and approximately 150lbs. Mr.... Posted by Lowell Police Department (Official) on Thursday, December 1, 2022 Michael Burke and Samantha …
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Victim's Body In Lowell Kidnapping Case Kept In Freezer For Week: Report
The two Lowell residents charged with kidnapping a 37-year-old man found dead last week kept their victim's body in a chest freezer for a week, according to Boston25. Michael Burke and Samantha Perry, both 38 and of Lowell, were charged with kidnapping after the man's body was found inside their home on Coburn Street, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Lowell Police performed a well-being check at the house on Friday, Dec. 2, which led to the acquisition of a search warrant and the subsequent discovery of the body. Cause of death has not been released. Neither has the identity …
Cambridge, MA
Lifestyle
Lowell Police Gift $5,000 Check To Retired Officer's Son Battling Cancer
A 17-year-old with an aggressive form of brain cancer received a helping hand from the nonprofit group Cops for Kids with Cancer in the form of a $5,000 check. Sal Mirabella, a board member from Cops for Kids with Cancer, presented the check to the recipient, the son of a former Lowell police officer Lowell Police announced on Friday, Dec. 2. Money from the Massachusetts-based charity can go towards any expenses the family may have, from medical bills to groceries. The charity operates through sponsorships from New England police departments, giving checks to New England famil…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
2 Injured, 12 Displaced After Multi-Family Home In Lowell Catches Fire: Report
Two people were injured and twelve were displaced in an early morning two-alarm fire over the weekend in Lowell, WCVB reported. The fire started at 63-65 St. James Street around 5 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 5, the outlet reports. All 12 survivors exited the building before fire department personnel arrived on the scene. The fire was able to be contained within an hour and no nearby buildings were impacted. Both people taken to the hospital were said to have minor injuries, the outlet said. Jessica Mendes, one of the affected residents, created a GoFundMe fundraiser. Me…
Cambridge, MA
News
Duo Facing Charges For Alleged Kidnapping Death Of 37-Year-Old Man In Lowell
Two people have been charged in connection with the kidnapping death of a 37-year-old man in the Merrimack Valley, authorities said. Michael Burke and Samantha Perry, both of Lowell, were charged for allegedly holding the man against his will at their Coburn Street home, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office reports. The man's body was found after police were called the home for a well-being check on Friday, Dec. 2, the office reports. Investigation suggests the man was restrained at some point. Authorities believe this was an isolated incident, which is being investigated as a suspicio…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Repeat Sex Offender Charged With Exposing Himself To Woman Inside Tyngsborough Store: Police
Police arrested a 37-year-old man this week and charged him with exposing his genitals to a woman who was shopping at a strip mall in Tyngsborough, authorities said. Alfredo Sorrondeguy faces charges of open and gross lewdness following the alleged incident at 440 Middlesex Road Thursday afternoon, Dec. 1, Tyngsborough police said. The woman told investigators she was shopping at a store when Sorrondeguy walked up and took it out in a public area with several other shoppers nearby. Police arrested him in the parking lot a few minutes following the alleged incident…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Dracut Man Who Pistolwhipped Clerks, Fired Gun In 3 Christmas Eve Robberies Gets 12 Years: Feds
A Dracut man who admitted to robbing three convenience stores on Christmas Eve 2020 will spend 12 years behind bars, federal authorities announced. Michael Vangpa, 33, was sentenced to 150 months in prison followed by fives years of probation following his guilty pleas to three counts of interfering with commerce by robbery and one count of using a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Vangpa robbed two stores in Lowell and a third in Tewksbury within an hour on Dec. 24, 2020, investigators said. Each time he pulled his gun and de…
Cambridge, MA
News
Update
: Water Main Break In Downtown Lowell Forces Hundreds Out Of Homes
Cleanup is underway after a massive water main break in downtown Lowell forced hundreds of residents out of their homes, reports said. Lowell Police reported the break in the area of Moody Street and Cabot Street near Father Morrissette Boulevard around 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, according to their Twitter. One video posted to Facebook showed the water gushing across Race Street and covering the tires of vehicles. People were also being rescued by crews on an inflatable boat, WCVB reports. The flooding forced nearly 200 people to evacuate and more than 90 to spend the night at local cente…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Police Nab Man Accused Of Killing 26-Year-Old Over Traffic Beef
Lowell police arrested a 21-year-old man they said shot and killed someone over a traffic dispute following a tense 10-day manhunt through the city and Fall River areas, authorities said. Rafael Garcia-Rey faces a murder charge and will be held without bail, a judge ruled on Friday, Nov. 25, reports said. Investigators said Garcia-Rey shot Louis Odogwu Ganobi in the chest on Nov. 15 at the corner of Maitland Avenue and Chelmsford Street in Lowell. Ganobi asked the driver of a car that Garcia-Rey was riding in to move, which sparked an argument that ended with his killi…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Prosecutors Issue Arrest Warrant In Lowell Killing; Suspect At Large
Authorities are looking for a 21-year-old man accused of shooting and killing over a traffic dispute in Lowell earlier this month, officials said. Rafael Garcia-Rey is believed to have shot and killed 26-year-old Odogwu Ganobi of Lowell on Nov. 15 after they got into an argument about a traffic dispute at the intersection of Maitland Avenue and Chelmsford Street, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Police rushed Ganobi to Tufts Medical Center in Boston following the shooting, but he died the next day, reports at that time said. Garcia-Rey is 5-feet-7-inches tall…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Update
: Missing 19-Year-Old Mother, Baby From Lowell Found
UPDATE: Lowell Police report that Anastasia Svay and her baby has been found Lowell Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing woman and her one-month-old child. Anastasia Svay, age 19, was last seen in the area of Gorham Street on Tuesday, Nov. 15, Lowell Police said on Facebook. MISSING PERSON Anastasia Svay, 19, is an Asian female, brown/blonde hair, brown eyes, and is 5’4” tall and 165 pounds.... Posted by Lowell Police Department (Official) on Friday, November 18, 2022 Svay was last seen wearing a long jacket and is believed to be with her child. She is descr…
Arlington, VA
News
VA Man Found Guilty Of Murdering MA Native, Police Officer Katie Thyne: Report
A 41-year-old Virginia man has been found guilty killing of a police officer originally from Massachusetts during a traffic stop almost three years, Daily Press reports. Vernon Green II, of Newport News, was found guilty of the second-degree murder of Newport News Police Officer Katherine "Katie" Thyne on Thursday, Nov. 17, the outlet reports. The 24-year-old got stuck between the driver's door and frame of Green's car while officers tried pulling him out during a marijuana investigation on January 23, 2020, the outlet reports. Thyne died when the car crashed into a tree about a block a…
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