By Tiffany Williams –
Massachusetts State Police relieved a trooper of duty after his former girlfriend told Boston police she found him asleep in her bed early Sunday. In a separate case, a 59-year-old man was stabbed Monday night on a Green Line platform in Boston. In Westborough, lawmakers said Amazon withdrew its bid for a drone delivery site, while in Connecticut, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy’s office reported on his recovery from a stroke.
Trooper Charged After Ex-Girlfriend Finds Him in Her Apartment
Boston police arrested Michael McGuire, 37, after his former girlfriend said she returned to her South End apartment around 1:30 a.m. Sunday and found him lying on her bed. She told responding officers he refused to leave. McGuire was charged with misdemeanor breaking and entering.
The woman told police she and McGuire had dated for about six months and had been separated for a month. She had agreed to meet him at Barcelona Bar on Tremont Street on Halloween night. She said he was heavily intoxicated and that she told him to go home.
Their accounts differ on how he got inside. The woman believed McGuire climbed the fire escape and entered through a kitchen window. McGuire said he used a key, but she told officers he did not have one. Officers noted that the fire escape was low to the ground.
Officers said McGuire was unsteady on his feet and had a cut on his forehead. According to their report, McGuire told them he believed “the victim struck him in the head while he was sleeping” and said he was “out for two minutes.”
Massachusetts State Police confirmed to NewsTalk New England that McGuire had been relieved of duty. A source identified him as the trooper who was repeatedly punched by a fellow trooper at a Marina Bay pub in Quincy in June.
Man Stabbed on Green Line Platform at Copley Station
A 59-year-old man was stabbed in the neck just before 8:30 p.m. Monday on the westbound platform at Copley Station, according to MBTA Transit Police. He was taken to an area hospital with injuries police described as non-life-threatening.
Amazon Withdraws Westborough Drone Delivery Application
Amazon has withdrawn its application to launch package delivery drones in Westborough, according to state Sen. Michael Moore of Millbury and state Reps. Hannah Kane of Shrewsbury and Kate Donaghue of Westborough. The lawmakers announced the decision Friday evening.
“Tonight Amazon called us to share that they would be withdrawing their application to the Town of Westborough for a drone package delivery launch site,” the lawmakers said in a joint statement. “We are extremely pleased and thank Amazon for listening to the overwhelming concerns voiced in making this decision.”
Murphy Responding Well to Treatment After Stroke, Office Says
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy continued to respond well to treatment Monday after suffering a stroke Saturday, his office said. The 53-year-old Connecticut Democrat was hospitalized at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.
Murphy’s staff said Sunday that he was awake and alert and that doctors were encouraged by his progress. His office expressed optimism that he would make a full recovery but provided no additional details about his condition Monday.