Springfield Man Arrested For Possession of Class B Drug, Dirt Bike Seized
By Tamara Anderson – On Friday, May 19, 2023, Springfield Police arrested Michel Perez-Cruz, 23, of Springfield. Perez-Cruz was charged with Negligent/Reckless Operation of a Snow/Recreational Vehicle, Possession of a Class B Drug, Operating a Motor Vehicle in Violation of License Class, Unregistered Motor Vehicle, and Uninsured Motor Vehicle At about 4:40 p.m., officers with…
Woodrow Adams: A Court Officer and A Community Leader
By DJ Harding – Woodrow Adams Jr, a court officer at the Worcester District Courthouse and a Worcester Native recently was awarded the Liberty Bell Award by the Worcester County Bar Association. The Liberty Bell Award was created in 1993 to recognize individuals who promote understanding of the law; encourage greater respect for the law…
Worcester Women Arrested For Trafficking Class B Drug
By Tiffany Williams – On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Worcester Police arrested Zoraida Checo of Worcester for trafficking in Class B, 37-99 Grams. The Worcester Police Department Vice Squad, on May 16 executed a court authorized search warrant at a target location in Worcester and of two motor vehicles. Prior to executing the court authorized…
Worcester, Massachusetts Man Arrested For Trafficking Crack Cocaine And Possession of Ammonium
By Tiffany Williams – On Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Worcester Police arrested Adelmi F Villa, 36, of Worcester for trafficking in cocaine (36 grams or more, less than 100 grams), and possession of ammunition without FID. On Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Villa was arraigned in Worcester District Court. At his arraignment Villa pleaded not guilty,…
Worcester Police Arrest Male With A Firearm At WRTA Bus HUB
By Tiffany Williams On Friday, May 12, 2023 Worcester Police Arrested Pablo Roman Jr at 60 Foster Street in Worcester for possession of ammunition without FID, carrying a firearm without a license, trespassing, and disorderly conduct. At approximately 12:18 AM, Worcester Police dispatch received a call that a man was brandishing what appeared to be…
Boston Police Arrest Melo Nunez Of Hyde Park With A Loaded Firearm
By Tiffany Williams – Boston Police on Thursday arrested Rayhan Melo Nunez, 18, of Hyde Park for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of a Large Capacity Feeding Device, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Resisting Arrest. While conducting a Firearms investigation, officers from the Youth Violence Strike Force observed Nunez, who was the target…
New Bedford, Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl
By Tiffany Williams – On Friday, Jason Cruz, 42, of New Bedford pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. Between April 2022 and June 2022, Cruz purchased fentanyl from a drug trafficking operation (DTO). He then redistributed it to others. Intercepted communications depicted Cruz discussing purchasing the fentanyl…
Lyriq Rivera Of Brockton, Massachusetts Arrested By Boston Police With Drugs And A Loaded Firearm
By Tiffany Williams – Boston Police, Wednesday night around 9:31 PM, arrested Lyriq Rivera, 20, of Brockton for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition and Trafficking; Class B, Drugs (20 grams). In a statement Boston Police said “Officers were on patrol in the area of Dudley Street and Warren Street on a…
Remains Of Newborn Infant Found At Trash Disposal Facility In Rochester, Massachusetts
By Tiffany Williams – Massachusetts State Police are continuing to investigate the remains of a newborn girl found at a trash collection facility in Rochester, Massachusetts. The the newborn infant was within a trash collection that appears to have originated from Martha’s Vineyard and shipped to Rochester, Massachusetts for disposal. Massachusetts State Police believe that…
Boston Police and FBI Seeking Public’s Help Identifying Violent Armed Robbery Suspect
Tiffany Williams – Boston Police and the FBI are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a violent armed robbery suspect. This individual is wanted for multiple commercial armed robberies in the Hyde Park and Mattapan neighborhoods of Boston. The latest commercial armed robbery involving this individual was Monday, February 20, 2023, at approximately 9:45…
Boston Police Arrest Juvenile With Loaded Firearm
By Meghan O’Malley – Boston on Wednesday arrested a 15-year-old male for Delinquent to Wit; Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, and Delinquent to Wit; Unlawful Possession of Ammunition. At about 2:30 PM, members of the Youth Violence Strike Force were conducting a firearm investigation in the area of Devon Street and Laredo Street. “Officers had…
Boston Police Arrest Jamaun Coakley-Thomason And Marcus Matthews On Firearms Charges
By Tiffany Williams – Early Monday morning at about 2:30 AM, Boston Police arrested Jamaun Coakley-Thomason, 21, of Roxbury and Marcus Matthews, 21, of Dorchester. Both Coakley-Thomason and Matthews were charged with; Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition and Carrying a Loaded Firearm. In a statement, Boston Police said “While conducting an…
Worcester Red Sox Shutdown Buffalo Bison In 13-4 Win
By Tiffany Williams – After three games postponed in Buffalo, The Worcester Red Sox finally got to play some baseball on Friday, playing a doubleheader and winning game one 3-1, and game two 9-5. Coming into Saturday afternoon’s game against Buffalo, the Worcester Red Sox were 4-1 but with their 13-3 win, they improved to…
Lawrence Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Distribution
By DJ Harding – A Lawrence man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for distributing more than 100 grams of fentanyl. Rafael Sierra-Baez, 42, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to two years in prison and three years of supervised release. In November 2022, Sierra-Baez pleaded guilty to distribution…
Boston Man Convicted Of Money Laundering Conspiracy
By DJ Harding – A federal jury convicted a Boston man on March 30, 2023 for his role in a money laundering conspiracy. Mark Anthony Figueroa, 49, was convicted following a three-day trial of one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns scheduled sentencing for Aug. 16, 2023.…
Polar Park-ing Options for 2023 Season
(NEWS DESK) With Opening Day at Polar Park set for tomorrow, Friday, March 31, the Worcester Red Sox today announced improved parking options for fans at Polar Park. The parking fees at the nearby Madison Street Lot, just west of Southbridge Street on the southwest corner, will drop from $15 in 2022 to $10 in…
Governor Maura T. Healey Appoints Former President Of MTA To Lead The MBTA
By Tiffany Williams – Phillip Eng, who has nearly 40 years of experience in transportation, including as President of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Long Island Rail Road and Interim President of New York City Transit, has been appointed as the next General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Eng, who lives in…
North High School [Worcester, MA] Boy’s Basketball to Host Rolling Rally Sunday
By Stephen Ur – The North High School Polar Bears boy’s basketball team out of Worcester, MA will host what is known as a ‘rolling rally’ on Sunday that will cover several parts of town and wind up at Polar Park. The team won the Division 1 State Championship by defeating Wareham 73-64 at the…
Worcester Police Arrest Armed Career Criminal With 29.2 Grams Methamphetamine and 14 Firearms
Tiffany Williams – On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, Worcester Police arrested Alexander Shtudiner, 56, of Worcester, Shtudiner was charged with Trafficking Class B (Methamphetamine) 18-38 Grams, 13 Counts Possession of a Firearm W/O an FID, Card Possession of a Sawed Off Shotgun, 2 Counts Improper Storage of a Firearm, Possession Of Ammunition W/O an FID…
Secretary Jon Santiago Visited The Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center Monday
By Tiffany Williams – In Hyannis, Massachusetts on Monday, Executive Office of Veterans’ Services Secretary Jon Santiago the Cape and Islands Veterans Outreach Center (CIVOC). Secretary Santiago toured the Center’s transitional supportive housing. Joined by the Center’s executive director James Seymour and State Senator Julian Cyr. During his visit Secretary Santiago expressed support for the…
MBTA Lifting Speed Restrictions On Green Line
Tiffany Williams – Traveling on the MBTA Green Line Monday in Boston should be a little faster for Boston area commuters. The MBTA has announced that speed restriction that encompassed the entire length of the Green Line has been lifted and replaced with more targeted block speed restrictions. “Block speed restrictions are in place on…
Executive Office of Veterans’ Services Secretary Jon Santiago Visits Veterans’ Home in Chelsea
By Trina Jennings – Last Wednesday, Executive Office of Veterans’ Services Secretary Jon Santiago visited the Veterans’ Home in Chelsea, Massachusetts, to meet with leadership, employees, and resident veterans at the state-of-the-art long-term care facility. The new 154-bed facility was designed in accordance with federal VA standards for Community Living Centers and will open later…
Large-Capacity Ghost Gun Seized By Springfield Police Detectives
By DJ Harding – On Tuesday March 14th at approximately 6:00 p.m, members of the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit (FIU) seized a large capacity Ghost Gun and arrested 18-year-old Bryan Rodriguez on the 100 block of Beacon Circle. For the past several weeks, FIU Detectives have been conducting an illegal firearms investigation with Rodriguez…
David Rivera of Springfield Arrested For Carrying A Firearm Without A License
By Linda Kester – On Wednesday, March 8, 2023 Police in Springfield, Massachusetts, arrested David Rivera, 21, of Springfield. Rivera has been charged with carrying a firearm without a license and carrying a Loaded Large Capacity Firearm on a public way. “On Tuesday, March 7th, detectives assigned to the Firearms Investigation Unit received information that…
Former Massachusetts Resident Admits to Methamphetamine trafficking in Rhode Island
By DJ Harding – A former Pepperell, MA, man arrested during an FBI Safe Streets Task Force drug trafficking investigation that led to the seizure of more than 461 grams of pure crystal methamphetamine. ID as Peter Walkovich 38 pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence to conspiracy and drug trafficking charges which was announced…
Boston Police Arrest Stephen Freeman of Boston for Murder
Derek Campbell – Thursday night the Boston Police Department arrested Stephen Freeman, 33, of Boston for Murder, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Carrying a Loaded Firearm and Assault and Battery by Means of a Dangerous Weapon. Freeman was taken into custody in the area of Shawmut Avenue and Hammond Street. On Sunday, February 14, 2023,…
Healey-Driscoll Administration Files A $734 million Supplemental Budget
By Tiffany Williams – Friday at the Massachusetts State House in Boston, the Healey-Driscoll administration filed a $734 million supplemental budget “to provide additional funding for core programs and services, such as COVID-era workforce and public health programs, and to make other one-time priority investments,” said the Governor’s Office. The Governor’s Office says that the…
Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey Swears In
By Tiffany Williams – Friday morning at the Massachusetts State House, Governor Maura T. Healey started her morning on Beacon Hill with the swearing in of Attorney Harold P. Naughton Jr. as Associate Justice of the District Court. Justice Naughton, who is replacing Judge Margaret Guzman, was nominated by Governor Charlie Baker in December 2022…
Boston Police Arrest Wanted Fugitive For Murder
By Tiffany Williams – In Boston Monday, members of the Fugitive Unit with the Boston Police Department arrested Dion Pelzer, 30, of Boston for the murder of David MacDonald. “Officers were searching for the suspect when they received a radio call to assist Tufts Medical Police with a removal,” said Boston Police. “Officers responded to…
Governor Maura Healey Announces Six-Member Committee To Help In Search For Next State Police Leader
By Tiffany Williams – On Monday Governor Healey’s office announced that the administration has formed “A six-member search committee, composed of diverse public safety professionals and community leaders with wide-ranging expertise, to guide a robust process to identify the new executive and administrative leader of the State Police.” The Governor’s said “The Committee will guide…
Worcester Police Department Welcomes New Police Officers
By Tiffany Williams – The Worcester Police Department welcomed 28 new officers into its ranks at the graduation of Police Academy class 09-22 on Friday. The auditorium at Worcester Vocational High School was packed with family, friends, and law enforcement from the region and from around Massachusetts. Prior to graduating Friday, the new Worcester Police…
Worcester, Massachusetts Man Arrested for Drug Distribution
By Darryl Harding Jr. – On March 6th, two plainclothes officers were operating an unmarked police cruiser outside McGovern Package Store on Millbury Street. The two officers at about 3:00 PM. saw what they believed to be a drug deal that happened outside the store. The buyer was followed from the scene and arrested at…
Austin Lee Dillon Of Dorchester Arrested By Boston Police For Murder
By Tiffany Williams – On Monday. March 6, 2023, Boston Police arrested Austin Lee Dillon, 38, of Dorchester for Murder, and Carrying a Firearm Without a License (3rd Offense). On Saturday, March 4, 2023, at approximately 3:31 p.m., Boston Police officers responded to 109 Weaver Way in Roxbury for a report of a person shot. …
Boston Police Arrest Suspect In Double Stabbing
By Tiffany Williams – On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, Boston Police responded to the area of 189 Blue Hill Avenue for a report of a person stabbed. Upon arrival officers did locate a victim with a laceration to the neck. As officers were rendering medical aid to the victim, additional officers responded and a second…
Multi Agency Drug Investigation Leads To Drug Trafficking And Firearm Arrest In Boston
By Tiffany Williams – On Tuesday, March 7, 2023, Boston Police arrested Alexis Troncoso-Jimenez, 34, of Hyde Park for Trafficking Class A Fentanyl, Possession with Intent to Distribute Class B Cocaine, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Unlawful Possession of Ammunition, and Fugitive from Justice. While conducting an ongoing drug investigation, members of the Boston Police…
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