By SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — A man was bitten by a shark Saturday in the water off a Cape Cod beach and died later at a hospital, becoming the state’s first shark attack fatality in more than 80 years. The 26-year-old man from Revere succumbed to his injuries following the attack off …
A motorist with an unsecured heap of rubbish in the bed of his pickup truck had two chances to exit the situation without a visit to jail, police in Massachusetts say. According to WCVB, a state trooper patrolling in the Revere area spotted the vehicle suspected of operating illegally and initiated a traffic stop on …
A driver fatally shot himself during a traffic stop in Maine last week, before police found a woman’s body in his trunk. According to The Boson Globe, police have identified the body as belonging to Maddilyn Burgess, 28, of Massachusetts. Burgess’ body was reportedly discovered in Gyrth Rutan’s trunk after a state trooper pulled him over in …
An 8-month-old Massachusetts girl has died days after her father allegedly smacked her so hard that she stopped breathing multiple times. MassLive.com reported that father Daniel Torres, 28, will likely face new charges following the death of his infant daughter Lily. The 8-month-old, who police said died Monday evening, had been on life support since being admitted …
The convict reportedly admitted to sexually molesting around 100 boys
A broken taillight led Springfield, Massachusetts, authorities to three bodies and a woman fighting for her life. Police attempted to pull-over 40-year-old Stewart Weldon, who allegedly refused orders. A “very dangerous pursuit” ensued, Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni announced at a press conference Thursday. Authorities say Weldon eventually crashed into a police cruiser and resisted …
A dashboard camera appears to capture the moments when a man randomly stops a school bus on a busy Massachusetts turnpike and jumps on the hood. Kevin Crowe, 42, told news station WBZ that he hopped atop the bus Tuesday night because he thought it was “suspicious” that a school bus would have tinted side …
A Massachusetts woman is speaking out days after her accused rapist was allowed to post bond, resulting in him fleeing to Ghana to avoid prosecution. Emily Murray told WFXT that Uber driver Frederick Amfo raped her in the back of his car on April 8. Amfo allegedly had dropped off another customer and locked the car doors …
A motorist reportedly found the remains of a missing Marine recruit along the side of a road in Canton, Massachusetts, this week. According to Fox News, an announcement Thursday from the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office indicated that the remains had been identified as those of Joseph Brancato. The 21-year-old aspiring Marine had not been seen …
Onlookers reportedly watched in horror as Jeffrey Yao repeatedly stabbed the woman with a 10-inch hunting knife
Police arrest suspect who previously broke into an officer’s home while he attended his mother’s funeral
Prosecutors all over Massachusetts will reportedly throw out more than 8,000 drug-related convictions after a lab chemist admitted to using the drugs she was entrusted to test. The Washington Post reported that the cases are connected to lab chemist Sonja Farak, who admitted to using and testing drugs seized by police for eight years. Documents …
