A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a heroin and fentanyl trafficking organization that operated in Taunton and Boston. Jancer Soto, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to five years of probation. In October 2017, Soto pleaded guilty …
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A Beverly, Mass., man was arrested today in connection with mailing five threatening letters containing suspicious white powder to high-profile individuals around the country. Daniel Frisiello, 24, was charged in a criminal complaint with five counts of mailing a threat to injure the person of another and five counts of …
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Last night, New Bedford Police arrested Xavier Betancourt-Echev, 25, of 330 North Front St. Apt. 3S, New Bedford for setting a fire in a 5-family home at the same address. The one-alarm fire started at 11:50 a.m. on February 28, 2018. Members of the New Bedford Fire and Police Departments …
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On Wednesday at 7:34 p.m., Troopers from the State Police Concord barracks responded to a motor vehicle crash on Route 495 Southbound at Exit 34 in Chelmsford. As a result of this crash a Tractor Trailer unit jackknifed and blocked the right two lanes. The operator of one of the …
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A Natick man was arrested and charged Monday, February 12 in federal court in Boston with distribution and possession of child pornography. Francis Castellino, 19, was charged with one count of distribution of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography. Castellino remains in custody, after agreeing to …
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On Wednesday, the State Police High Risk Victim Unit and the Auburn Police Department, in conjunction with other State Police units, conducted a human trafficking sting operation at an area hotel. The operation resulted in the arrest of a suspect and the recovery of three women and a teenage girl …
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Last night at about 8:00 p.m., a Cambridge woman was dragged by another vehicle following a crash in Somerville. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Benjamin Zahner indicates that a collision occurred between a 2011 Honda Civic and a 2010 Jeep Patriot on Route 16 East, west of Boston Ave. in Somerville. …
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New Bedford Police arrested Jermaine Bryant Graham, 35, of Fairhaven, early Friday after receiving reports that he was threatening people with a firearm. Graham was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and threatening to commit a crime after police responded to the area of Holly Street and North Front …
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Yet another person charged in connection with the robbery of a man at 149 Tinkham St. on Feb. 14 has been charged with another crime after being released on those charges without having to post bail. Ruperto Torres, 44, was arrested Thursday morning on charges of breaking and entering after …
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A motor vehicle stop on Southbridge Street in Worcester on Feb. 21 led to the arrest of three men on gun and drug charges. Trooper Benjamin Grasso, a recent graduate of the 83rd RTT, and his Field Training Officer, Trooper Paul Aten, were on patrol on Southbridge Street in Worcester …
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