Gun Fired Inside Western Mass High School; Person Attacked: Police (BREAKING) Gun Fired Inside Western Mass High School; Person Attacked: Police (BREAKING)
Gun Fired Inside Western Mass High School; Person Attacked: Police (Breaking) Someone fired a gun inside a hallway at the High School of Science and Technology in Springfield on Monday afternoon, March 11, leading to a massive police presence at the school, authorities said. The shot was fired around 2:10 p.m. at the 1250 State Street school. The bullet flew down a hallway and busted out a window, but no one was injured, Springfield police said.  Officers said a student opened a security door to allow the two assailants into the school. They attacked a student and fired the gun during the fight.  One of the attackers was caught but a second was able t…
Police Search For Explosives Underwater After Unexploded Ordinance Found In Needham Police Search For Explosives Underwater After Unexploded Ordinance Found In Needham
Police Search For Explosives Underwater After Unexploded Ordinance Found In Needham State police dive teams searched the Charles River on Monday morning, March 11, after two explosives were found there last week.  Magnet fishers found what appeared to be a bomb on March 2 and an unexploded "bazooka" round on March 6 while casting from the Kendrick Street Bridge, CBS Boston reported. Both items were very deteriorated as if they had been there for years.  A CBS news team was with the magnet fishers when they pulled the rocket round from the water.  State Police Lt. Sean Quirk told CBS that he wouldn't be surprised if there were more unexploded ordinance …
Know Him? MBTA Searching For Man Who Pepper-Sprayed Passengers In Cambridge Know Him? MBTA Searching For Man Who Pepper-Sprayed Passengers In Cambridge
Know Him? MBTA Searching For Man Who Pepper-Sprayed Passengers In Cambridge Police hope someone can help them identify a man they say pepper-sprayed multiple people at an MBTA station in Cambridge over the weekend.  Transit authorities say the man sprayed "numerous" passengers on the Green Line trolley just before 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, at Lechmere station, MBTA police posted on X, formerly Twitter.  The man faces assault and battery with a dangerous weapon charges once arrested, police said.  The photo police released of the man shows him pointing the can of pepper spray at the photographer.  ID Sought re: A&BDW Investiga…
12-Year-Old Sent Mass Shooting Threat To Middle School In Norwood: Police 12-Year-Old Sent Mass Shooting Threat To Middle School In Norwood: Police
12-Year-Old Sent Mass Shooting Threat To Middle School In Norwood: Police A 12-year-old was arrested for sending a threat of a mass shooting to a Norfolk County middle school, authorities announced on Sunday, March 10.  The child, whose name was not released, was arrested after police learned about the threat made against Coakley Middle School in a group text given to officials on Friday, Norwood police said in a news release. The text said there would be a mass shooting on Monday, March 11.  They sent another threat about a shooting planned for Norwood High School, as well, authorities said.  Norwood police upped security at the sc…
Lawrence Man Busted Going 128 MPH On New Hampshire Interstate: Police Lawrence Man Busted Going 128 MPH On New Hampshire Interstate: Police
Lawrence Man Busted Going 128 MPH On New Hampshire Interstate: Police A Lawrence man was in a frightful hurry Friday morning, March 8, when he was clocked going more than 100 miles per hour on I-93 in New Hampshire.  Reginald Carter, 48, was arrested and charged with reckless driving just after 8 a.m. in Salem, New Hampshire, New Hampshire State Police said.  Troopers were conducting a traffic enforcement operation from an aircraft when they spotted Carter driving 128 mph on the interstate. He wasn't the only one, however. Seven other drivers were clocked at speeds more than 100 MPH, and 21 others were seen going above 90 mph.  Troopers said t…
Ex-Stoughton Water Dept. Employee Tampered With Water Supply: Feds Ex-Stoughton Water Dept. Employee Tampered With Water Supply: Feds
Ex-Stoughton Water Dept. Employee Tampered With Water Supply: Feds A former Stoughton Water Department employee was arrested on Thursday, March 7, and charged with tampering with the city's water supply, authorities announced.  Robert J. Bullock, 58, of Brockton, was indicted on two counts of making false statements and one count of tampering with a water system, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He potentially faces decades in prison if convicted.  Investigators said Bullock went into one of the Water Department's pumping stations on Nov. 29, 2022, and turned off the pump that introduces chlorine to the water supply. Chlorine helps disinfe…
Mom, Daughter, 11, ID'd As Victims In Central Mass Slayings; 1 Man Busted, Second On The Run Mom, Daughter, 11, ID'd As Victims In Central Mass Slayings; 1 Man Busted, Second On The Run
Mom, Daughter, 11, ID'd As Victims In Central Mass Slayings; 1 Man Busted, Second On The Run A 28-year-old woman who was a member of the Army National Guard and her 11-year-old daughter have been identified as the two killed in Worcester on Tuesday, March 5.  Chasity Nunez and her daughter Zella Nunez were shot and killed inside their car in the area of Lisbon Street at Englewood Avenue around 3 p.m. Chasity leaves behind a 2-year-old daughter named Isla, reports said.  Photos of the car show multiple bullet holes in the driver's side window.  Karel Mangual, 28, was arrested and charged with armed assault to murder and carrying a firearm without a license. Poli…
Man Killed In Late-Night Randolph Shooting ID'd Man Killed In Late-Night Randolph Shooting ID'd
Man Killed In Late-Night Randolph Shooting ID'd A 32-year-old man was killed overnight in Randolph, and police are searching for the person who pulled the trigger.  Deandre Jones, of Boston, was found shot in a bullet-riddled pickup truck in the Castle Village Condominiums on Highland Drive, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said. Someone heard the gunshots and called 911. Paramedics rushed Jones to Good Samaritan Medical Center, where he died just before 1 a.m. on Thursday, March 7.  Police say he was visiting a friend who lived in the condominium complex when he was shot.  A medical examiner is expecte…
Boyfriend Killed Woman In Haverhill Murder-Suicide: Report Boyfriend Killed Woman In Haverhill Murder-Suicide: Report
Boyfriend Killed Woman In Haverhill Murder-Suicide: Report A new report says that a Rhode Island man was responsible for the death of his girlfriend before shooting himself in Haverhill on Sunday, March 3.  Loren Marino, 24, of Haverhill, and Austin Amaral, 24, of North Providence, Rhode Island, were found shot to death at a home at 195 Broadway when police were called to perform a welfare check, the Essex County District Attorney said.  MassLive reported that Amaral was the one who pulled the trigger, according to the prosecutor's office.  Original Report: Haverhill Slayings Ruled Murder-Suicide An obituary for Loren said she wa…
Teen Crashes Into 74-Year-Old Woman In Chelmsford Teen Crashes Into 74-Year-Old Woman In Chelmsford
Teen Crashes Into 74-Year-Old Woman In Chelmsford A 74-year-old woman was seriously injured after an SUV hit her as she crossed the road in Chelmsford on Tuesday, March 5.  The crash happened around 6:15 p.m. near the intersection of Main and School streets, Chelmsford police said.  An 18-year-old man driving a Ford Edge hit a 74-year-old woman, causing her significant head trauma. A medical helicopter was called to the scene, but bad weather grounded the flight.  Paramedics rushed her to Lowell General Hospital, where her condition is unknown, police said.  The teenager remained at the scene and cooperated with polic…
Mass Man Used Money Meant For Suicide Prevention For Veterans On OnlyFans, Cruise: Feds Mass Man Used Money Meant For Suicide Prevention For Veterans On OnlyFans, Cruise: Feds
Mass Man Used Money Meant For Suicide Prevention For Veterans On OnlyFans, Cruise: Feds A Massachusetts man stole money from a nonprofit that was meant to prevent veterans from committing suicide and spent it on a cruise, OnlyFans models, and landscaping, federal authorities said.  David Duren, a/k/a Dawud Hakiem Duren, 48, was indicted in a New Hampshire federal court on Tuesday, March 5, on charges of wire fraud and federal program fraud, the US Attorney for New Hampshire said.  Duren was a program manager at a healthcare provider in Nashua, New Hampshire, and oversaw a $750,000 program funded by a Staff Sergeant Fox Suicide Prevention Grant. The money was ear…
Driver Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Wilmington Native: DA Driver Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Wilmington Native: DA
Driver Charged In NJ Crash That Killed Wilmington Native: DA A 28-year-old Staten Island woman has been charged in a crash that left a 31-year-old Bayonne theater teacher dead, authorities said. Amanda Rivera faces charges of aggravated assault, reckless manslaughter, and assault by auto weeks after sending her the 2019 Nissan passenger car she was driving into the back of a parked tractor trailer on Route 185 and Linden Avenue in Jersey City on Feb. 3, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. As a result, Stephanie Weymouth was killed. Rivera was arrested Monday, March 4 at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Secaucus and tr…