Massachusetts State Police, federal agents, and members of a joint task force on Monday apprehended two Mexican nationals who brought 15 kilograms of cocaine into the state from Mexico in a tractor-trailer. The two suspects were arrested after officers witnessed a narcotics transaction at the Ludlow Service Plaza. GERARDO MADRIGAL …
Read More »Massachusetts D.A. releases sketches of suspect in Lynn Burdick cold case, disappeared in 1982
“The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office and the Massachusetts State Police Berkshire Detective Unit are releasing a new forensic sketch and four age-progressed variations of a suspect in the 1982 disappearance of Lynn Burdick. State Police began investigating the disappearance of then 18-year-old Burdick on April 17, 1982, when she went …
Read More »Hawaiian man charged after allegedly using chainsaw on Massachusetts family’s car
“On Monday, August 15, 2022, at approximately 5:37 p.m., officers responded to Kamaole Beach Park III regarding a criminal property damage type case. Upon arrival, a family of five visiting from Duxbury, Massachusetts, reported that an unknown male, later identified as Keaka Paleka (35) of Haiku, had been harassing them …
Read More »Massachusetts couple drive into barricades at MSP barracks to avoid alleged carjacking
“On Monday, August 22nd, a male and a female busted into the lobby of the SP South Boston barracks after crashing their Mercedes SUV into the vehicle barricades in front of the barracks. The victims frantically reported two suspects had held them at gunpoint in their vehicle. They intentionally crashed …
Read More »Massachusetts V.A. Medical Center employee indicted on child pornography offenses
“A Royalston man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield on child pornography charges. Kevin A. Divoll, 51, was indicted on one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Divoll was previously arrested and charged on Aug. 4, 2022. According …
Read More »Untested rape kit initiative leads to indictment of 2012 New Beford rape defendant
“Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn’s Untested Rape Kit Initiative has resulted in the indictment of 28-year-old Dylan Ponte for the cold case rape of a 16-year-old girl in New Bedford in July of 2012. On Friday, a Bristol County Grand Jury indicted Ponte on two counts of Rape, …
Read More »Fall River councilor Pamela Laliberte officially charged by the Westport Police Department
“On August 25, 2022, Westport Police Detectives submitted a criminal complaint to Fall River District Court charging Pamela S. Laliberte with Criminal Harassment, Annoying Telephone/Electronic Communications and 2 counts of Intimidation of a Witness. These charges stem from an investigation that began in April 2022. As a part of the …
Read More »Dartmouth Police Department respond to social media comments over Saturday’s standoff
“As most of you are already aware by now, last Saturday our department was involved in a standoff for several hours with a young man on Dartmouth Street. As we do each time a major incident is shared on both social media and with the various media outlets, we review …
Read More »Dartmouth Police Department seeks public’s help in identifying alleged shoplifter
“Calling all cAHs…Calling all cAHs What can I say that this picture doesn’t already say ??♂️ Simply put: That look you give when you realize that someone just took a great picture of you while you’re shoplifting ? If anyone has information that can help Officer Saikali identify this young …
Read More »North Attleboro Woman Sentenced to Prison for Violent Rampage
A 47-year-old North Attleboro woman who went on a violent rampage earlier this year and severely injured her girlfriend, was sentenced to serve up to five-and-a-half years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Tanisha Baxter pled guilty on August 10 to indictments charging her …
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