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Head of Mass. State Police unit that investigated Karen Read transferred out
Police announced Friday evening that Det. Lt. Brian Tully, who has been under internal investigation, has been transition to a different department for the time being.
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Recap: Takeaways from Dateline's Karen Read episode, ‘Canton Confidential'
We got a new look at the Karen Read case on Friday night. Dateline aired a two-hour Karen Read special on the case, with an exclusive interview and much more. Read, who’s been charged with second-degree murder in the death of John O’Keefe, her Boston police officer boyfriend, and denies the accusations, spoke to the legendary NBC newsmagazine before her...
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Teen arrested in attack on person with disability in Danvers, police say
A teenage boy has been arrested in an attack on a person with a disability near a Danvers, Massachusetts, middle school, police said Friday. The 15-year-old, whose name wasn’t shared, was arrested about 1:30 p.m. Friday over the attack six days earlier in the area of Holten Richmond Middle School and Plains Park, Danvers police said. He faces charges of...
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Boston to rename bridge for late Celtics legend Bill Russell
“The bridge renaming will honor his dedication to civil rights and the fostering of Boston’s youth and young athletes,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s office says.
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Employer cited in death of worker crushed in partial collapse under Hanson home
The death of a worker crushed by part of a Hanson, Mass., building’s foundation in February was “entirely preventable,” according to OSHA, which has cited the man’s employer.
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Karen Read trial security cost Mass. nearly $210K in police overtime
Courthouse security for the first Karen Read case cost more than $200,000 in police overtime, according to records shared with NBC10 Boston Thursday.
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Man charged in 4-year-old daughter's death at Worcester home
A 4-year-old girl died after being rushed to a hospital from a home in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, and her father is now facing charges, according to court documents. Prosecutors had said that Francisco Ortiz, a 34-year-old from Worcester, was arraigned in court Wednesday and held without bail on assault and battery charges in connection with a child’s serious injuries....
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What did Karen Read prosecutors say in response to her team's appeal? Read the brief
Prosecutors in the high-profile Karen Read case submitted their response to her team’s appeal to Massachusetts’ highest court Wednesday to have two counts in her murder case dismissed. Read is accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, with her SUV during a snowstorm in Canton in January 2022, but after a mistrial was declared in the initial...
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2 dead, 1 injured in crash on I-95 in Greenland, NH
Two people were killed in a crash that injured a third Wednesday in Greenland, New Hampshire. The two-vehicle crash happened around 1:15 p.m. on Interstate 95, New Hampshire State Police said. Authorities believe 24-year-old Steve Le of Methuen, Massachusetts, lost control of his Toyota Camry while driving northbound, crossing into the southbound side of I-95. The car hit a Ford...
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Person with weapon in custody after manhunt closes NH highway, police say
Police took a person who’d been considered armed into custody after a search near a highway in southwestern New Hampshire Wednesday.