Community Rallies After 3 Construction Workers Killed In West Springfield I-91 Hit-Run Crash
Hundreds of people have donated to support the families of three construction workers who were killed last week when a driver allegedly struck them while they repaired a guardrail on Interstate 91 and then fled the scene, according to police. The deadly crash sparked a major manhunt.
Igor Costa, 26, of Marlborough; Ryan Almeida, 48; and Raul Bohorquez, 57, both of Brockton, died shortly before 1 a.m. on Friday, March 28, while working on the Exit 10A ramp to Riverdale Street in West Springfield, police said.
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Drug Raid Turns Up Heroin, Cocaine, Loaded Gun In Waterbury, Police Say
Two men including an ex-convict were arrested following a major drug investigation that turned up heroin, crack coaine, a significant amount of cash, weapons, and more in Connecticut, police said.
Specialized Waterbury officers were patrolling Oak and Howard streets around noon on Feb. 4, when they spotted Riyadh Easley, 33, of Waterbury operating a 2008 Honda Ridgeline, Lt. Ryan Bessette said.
At the time, Easley had an active arrest warrant.
During further investigation, officers saw Easley exit his vehicle and get into the passenger seat of an unregistered Infiniti QX60. Offic…
16-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Fatal Shooting At Central Mass Party
A 16-year-old who was shot and killed at his friend's 21st birthday party over the weekend has been identified by police.
Ygor Correia, of Bellingham, was shot at the party at 333 Howard St. in Northborough on Sunday, May 12, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said.
Three men have been arrested and are facing weapons charges related to the shooting. They are: Wallisom Texeira Da Silva, 20, of Hyde Park, Arnoldo Nogueira Filho, 19, of Marlborough, and Pedro Desouza-Passos, 27, of Rockland.
Someone at the party flagged down a Northborough police officer aro…
Mass School Bus Driver Accused Of Raping Child Younger Than 14
A 32-year-old Marlborough man has been arrested and charged with raping a young boy last year when he visited the man's home, authorities announced this week.
Derek Thistle, of Marlborough, was charged on Friday, May 3, with forcible rape of a child, aggravated rape of a child, indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, and open and gross lewdness, the Middlesex District Attorney said.
A woman contacted police in July after she said she saw Thistle expose himself to her nephew while on a FaceTime call with the boy, authorities said. When she asked the child about the inci…
Road Rage Hammer Attack Sends Man To Hospital In Central Mass; 2 Dracut Men Nabbed
Police have arrested two men after a road rage incident earlier this week ended when they beat a truck driver with a hammer on I-495 in Worcester County, authorities said.
Javier Gutierrez Vargas, 23, and Juan E. Marin, 28, are charged with two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and a single count of disorderly conduct, State Police said on Tuesday, March 26.
The alleged attack happened just before 2 p.m. on Monday. It's unclear what started the altercation, but the truck driver, whose name was not released, and the two men in a Volkswagon GTI pulled into the …
$100,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At Woburn Convenience Store
One lucky lottery player in Woburn turned $30 into $100,000.
The Massachusetts State Lottery announced that a $100,000 lottery ticket was sold on Thursday, Feb. 15, at Convenient 38, a store at 880 Main St. in Woburn. The store will get a bonus for selling the winner.
They won playing the 300X $30 scratch-off game. There are three remaining $15 million tickets, six $1 million cards, and 60 other $100,000 winners in circulation.
The winner's name was not released.
There was another $100,000 winner on Thursday as well.
Someone in Marlborough got all five Mass …
Murder-Suicide: Victim, 28, Moved To US To Chase Her Dreams, Friends Say
Kethlen Paula Alves Tavares Trindade Rocha, a 28-year-old woman gunned down by her ex-boyfriend in a murder-suicide in Marlborough, came to the United States to find a better life, her friends said in a fundraiser.
Kethlen was shot and killed Wednesday morning, Nov. 29, by her ex-boyfriend, Marlon Moreira Costa, 29, at her home on Rice Street, the Middlesex District Attorney said.
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The couple had been in an argument at his home the night before. The next morning, he followed her home, forced his way …
Marlborough College Professor Indicted On Child Porn Charges: Feds
An American Sign Language professor from Middlesex County, who allegedly traded child pornography online featuring kids as young as 4, was indicted this week on multiple federal charges, authorities said.
Larry Stephen, 45, of Marlborough, is charged with one count of receipt of child pornography, distribution of child pornography, and possession of child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said on Thursday, Aug. 17. Police arrested him in June.
Agents in Virginia began investigating Stephen in May after they found child porn being shared on an unnamed social med…
Bloodied Marlborough Attempted Murder Suspect Leads Wild Police Chase, Officials Say
An attempted murder suspect was found with serious, likely self-inflicted, injuries after leading police in a lengthy car chase, officials say.
Mark T. Donahue, 41, a suspect in an attempted murder in Marlborough, was captured through the efforts of multiple police departments on Thursday, April 27, according to the Massachusetts State Police.
Massachusetts State Police were notified at 9:50 p.m. that Weston Police were pursuing an attempted murder suspect in a 2022 Toyota Highlander SUV on Route 20. State troopers took over the pursuit as 41-year-old Donahue sped onto Route 95, and contin…
