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Woman tortured caged dog with shock collar in Billerica, police say
Videos show a woman engaging in animal cruelty by abusing a dog in Billerica, Massachusetts, police said Saturday, announcing her arrest. The woman, Amanda Cianciulli, could be seen using a shock collar to torture a caged dog and hitting it with an object while holding it down, according to Billerica police. Cianciulli, of Centerville, was arrested Friday on two counts…
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Driver who escaped RI, Mass. state troopers caught in Newton, police say
A man was arrested after he escaped police in a chase that started in Rhode Island and continued into Massachusetts on Friday, according to the Newton Police Department. The driver was found unconscious in a car in an MBTA Green Line parking lot Friday evening and arrested after another attempt at escaping, according to a statement from Newton’s police...
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Quincy's elder services director on administrative leave amid investigation
A city official in Quincy, Massachusetts, is on administrative leave amid an investigation, according to city staff, though it wasn’t immediately clear what the investigation is looking into. Director of Elder Services Tom Clasby’s paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation was confirmed by Christopher Walker, the Quincy mayor’s chief of staff, on Saturday. Walker said the investigation is...
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Body uncovered by debris-cleaning machine in Lowell river
A man’s body was recovered from the Concord River in Lowell, Massachusetts on Saturday after a machine freed it from debris, authorities said. The body appeared to have been submerged for an extended period of time, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, which didn’t provide more information — the investigation remained in its early stages Saturday. The body...
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Video shows car crash that shuttered Revere restaurant
Video shows the moment a black car suddenly reverses into an SUV, then slams into a restaurant window in Revere, Massachusetts, on Sunday, shuttering the restaurant for the time being. Its owner fears the damage could drive La Esquina del Sabor, on Unity Avenue, to close for good. Every day the restaurant remains closed, Diego Preciado said, it loses $9,000….
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Vehicle crashes into Revere restaurant
A car crashed into a restaurant in Revere, Massachusetts on Sunday evening, leaving behind wrecked walls and a buckled roof. According to the Revere Police Department, the vehicle struck the building of La Esquina del Sabor on Unity Avenue and caused major structural damage. Diego Preciado, one of the owners, said no one was hurt, but the crash is a…
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Man injured in Dorchester shooting
A man was injured in a shooting in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood on Sunday afternoon, according to the Boston Police Department. Police said officers responded to reports of a shooting on Vesta Road around 5 p.m. The victim was transported to a local area hospital, but his condition is currently unknown. No arrests have been made in connection to the...
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Inmate dies hours after being committed to a correctional facility in Rhode Island
A woman died just hours after being committed to the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. J.R. Ventura, the chief of information of public relations and public information officer, said staff members had gone to check on the woman who was found unresponsive with “very faint vital signs.” “The Officers and medical staff continued life-saving...
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Remains found behind Saugus street belonged to man missing since summer
The human remains found in the woods behind a street in Saugus, Massachusetts, this weekend belonged to a man who was reported missing this summer, authorities said Tuesday. Medical examiners found that the skeletal remains were identified as belonging to Haverhill resident John Lawler, according to the Essex District Attorney’s Office. What caused Lawler’s death has yet to be...
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First lady Jill Biden to visit Mass., Conn. this week
First lady Jill Biden will be in New England this week for a fundraiser and an event about research on women’s health, the White House said Sunday. Biden will travel to to Connecticut, then Massachusetts, on Tuesday, and leave Wednesday afternoon, according to a news release from her office. Biden will arrive at Tweed New Haven Regional Airport in...
