Massachusetts News

LAWRENCE, MASS. — A Dominican national wanted for homicide in his home country was arrested Wednesday in Lawrence by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a coordinated operation with the …

LAWRENCE, MA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested a Dominican national in Lawrence on Feb. 1 who had previously been charged with multiple violent offenses, including assault …

WORCESTER, MASS. — A Leominster man has been indicted on involuntary manslaughter and drug distribution charges in connection with a fatal overdose that occurred in Fitchburg last June, Worcester County …

NORTHBOROUGH, MASS. — A group of Northborough firefighters received top honors this week after pulling a woman and her dog from freezing mud and ice in a dramatic February rescue …

FRAMINGHAM, MASS— U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Brazilian national in Framingham after he was charged with assault and battery on a family member, officials announced. Weliton Pires-Dos Santos, …

Key Points BOSTON, MA — The Boston Police Department on Monday issued a public alert warning residents about an ongoing threat involving skimming devices at ATMs and retail point-of-sale terminals …

BOSTON, MA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), along with multiple federal law enforcement agencies, arrested 370 illegal alien offenders across Massachusetts during a six-day enhanced enforcement operation targeting …

WALTHAM, Mass. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have arrested Gedion Masunsu, a 28-year-old illegal immigrant from Uganda, on charges of assaulting a pregnant woman and damaging property in …

BRIGHTON, MA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Sostenes Perez-Lopez, 59, an illegal Guatemalan national charged with two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child …

BOSTON — A 34-year-old Dorchester man was arrested on multiple charges, including cocaine trafficking, following a car crash in South Boston on Monday evening. At approximately 5:21 p.m., officers from …

BOSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Wilbert Jean-Baptiste, a 38-year-old convicted murderer who escaped from a Haitian prison, on Feb. 4. Jean-Baptiste illegally entered the U.S. near Brownsville, …

Arrest Made in Mattapan Murder Case **Boston, MA** – On Thursday at approximately 7:15 PM, law enforcement officials arrested Shovan Darby, 29, of East Weymouth. He was apprehended near 4 …

BOSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a 25-year-old Dominican national in Dorchester on Jan. 29 after local authorities failed to honor an immigration detainer. The individual faces …

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — A 33-year-old man from Warren, Massachusetts, has been convicted of multiple charges related to sending nude photos of himself to an underage teenager in Burlington County, …

Boston, MA – A troubling incident in the South End led to the arrest of 42-year-old James Smith on Saturday morning, February 22, 2025, after Boston Police responded to reports …

HARTFORD, CT — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested an illegal Brazilian national convicted of sexual assault and other crimes in Connecticut, officials announced. Emerson Eduardo Ferreira, 52, …

BOSTON – Former Massachusetts State Senator Dean A. Tran was sentenced Friday in federal court for defrauding the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance and failing to report income to the …

BOSTON — A 24-year-old woman has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a man found on a houseboat in Charlestown, Boston police said Thursday. Officers responded …

BOSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Salvadoran national in Boston on January 22 who had been charged with raping a Massachusetts resident, authorities said. Jose Garcia-Salmeron, …

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – An FBI and Department of Homeland Security search of a Providence law office on Thursday has led to the resignation of Joseph Molina Flynn, a Rhode Island …

BOSTON, Mass. — Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run that left a 20-year-old woman dead and another injured on Washington Street in Roxbury on Saturday night. Officers from District D-4 …

Boston Police Warn of Text Message Scam **Boston, MA** – The Boston Police Department has alerted residents to a new scam involving text messages. The fraudulent messages claim that recipients …

WORCESTER, Mass. — A Worcester County Grand Jury has indicted 17-year-old Kayden M. Keane Hoffler on a murder charge in connection with the April 2024 shooting death of 19-year-old Eathan …

BOSTON — After a break-in at the Great Hall in Codman Square Health Center left gifts for 25 low-income families stolen, Boston police officers and community members came together to …

SOMERVILLE, MASS. — More than a year after a viral feud with Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy, Dragon Pizza remains embroiled in controversy, battling a wave of online harassment and …