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Western Mass Man Sentenced To Prison After Admitting To Multiple Child Rapes, Abuses: DA Western Mass Man Sentenced To Prison After Admitting To Multiple Child Rapes, Abuses: DA
Western Mass Man Sentenced To Prison After Admitting To Multiple Child Rapes, Abuses: DA A Berkshire County man will spend decades behind bars after admitting to a series of horrific crimes involving a child. Brian Warner, 39, of Adams, pleaded guilty in Berkshire Superior Court on Friday, May 1. He faced multiple counts tied to the sexual assault and exploitation of a child under 14. Judge Callan sentenced him to 25 to 28 years in state prison. The charges were extensive. They included two counts of rape of a child with force, one count of aggravated rape of a child, and two counts involving a five-year age difference. Prosecutors also listed four counts of indecent assault an…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Brother, Sister Sentenced In $1.2M Fraud Scheme Targeting 30 State Treasuries CT Brother, Sister Sentenced In $1.2M Fraud Scheme Targeting 30 State Treasuries
CT Brother, Sister Sentenced In $1.2M Fraud Scheme Targeting 30 State Treasuries A Greenwich woman will serve time in federal prison after prosecutors say she helped carry out a long-running scheme with her brother that drained more than $1.2 million from state treasuries across the country. Patricia White, 70, was sentenced Monday to nine months behind bars. She must also repay the full $1.2 million taken in the scheme, according to US Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Brian D. Miller. The case ties directly to her brother, Henry J. White Jr., 75. Together, officials say, they filed false claims for unclaimed property in nearly 30 states. Miller sai…

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by Josh Lanier
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Mass Couple Indicted After Allegedly Taking $17K From Fundraiser Meant For Homeless Man: DA Mass Couple Indicted After Allegedly Taking $17K From Fundraiser Meant For Homeless Man: DA
Mass Couple Indicted After Allegedly Taking $17K From Fundraiser Meant For Homeless Man: DA A Massachusetts couple has been indicted on charges that they kept thousands of dollars from an unhoused man after creating a GoFundMe they said was to help him.  Rachel Kadis, 31, and Brian G. Ferreira, 33, were charged with larceny Over $1,200 by single scheme, fiduciary embezzlement, and misleading a police officer, the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office said.  Investigators say the couple raised more than $17,000 through a GoFundMe campaign for a now-deceased man named Gregory Bobst. They said the money would go into a bank account in Bobst's name to help get him back …

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by Josh Lanier
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Central Mass Driver, 20, Accused of Going 93 MPH While Drunk Before Crash That Killed 2: DA Central Mass Driver, 20, Accused of Going 93 MPH While Drunk Before Crash That Killed 2: DA
Central Mass Driver, 20, Accused of Going 93 MPH While Drunk Before Crash That Killed 2: DA A 20-year-old driver from Central Massachusetts was intoxicated when she crashed her car, killing two men late last year, authorities said. Faith O’Rourke, 20, of North Brookfield, was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of manslaughter by motor vehicle, and two counts of motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation. She also faces charges of motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence and reckless operation, along with operating under the influence and negligent operation, the Worcester County District Attorney said Thursday, April 30. She pleaded…

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by Josh Lanier
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Brown University Shooter, MIT Professor’s Killer Planned For Years, No Motive Found: FBI Brown University Shooter, MIT Professor’s Killer Planned For Years, No Motive Found: FBI
Brown University Shooter, MIT Professor’s Killer Planned For Years, No Motive Found: FBI A gunman who carried out a deadly attack at Brown University and killed an MIT professor acted alone and left behind disturbing confessions with no clear motive, federal investigators said. The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts released new details after concluding a significant portion of the investigation into the violence that occurred in December 2025. Investigators say Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, was behind both the campus shooting in Providence on December 13 and the killing of MIT scientist Dr. Nuno Loureiro at his Brookline home on December 1…

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by Josh Lanier
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Animal Porn: CT Woman Sexually Assaulted Her Dog, Filmed It, Police Say Animal Porn: CT Woman Sexually Assaulted Her Dog, Filmed It, Police Say
Animal Porn: CT Woman Sexually Assaulted Her Dog, Filmed It, Police Say A Connecticut woman has been arrested after police say she created pornographic content involving her dog. Kristiina Kennedy, of Meriden, turned herself in on Wednesday, April 29, after officers launched an investigation earlier this month, authorities said. Police have released few details about what prompted the investigation. A veterinarian examined the dog and found no injuries, authorities said. Investigators said they also became concerned about Kennedy’s cats and seized both animals. Authorities will hold a hearing on Friday to retain custody of the cats.  Kennedy is …

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by Josh Lanier
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Western Mass Man Who Admitted To Having 4,000 Child Porn Images, Sharing Them Sentenced: DA Western Mass Man Who Admitted To Having 4,000 Child Porn Images, Sharing Them Sentenced: DA
Western Mass Man Who Admitted To Having 4,000 Child Porn Images, Sharing Them Sentenced: DA A 24-year-old man will serve years in prison after investigators found thousands of images of child sexual exploitation and widespread sharing online, authorities said.  Aleksandr Hobbie, of Easthampton, was sentenced to four to five years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple charges involving child sexual abuse material, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Superior Court Judge David M. Hodge ordered him to serve eight years of supervised probation when he's released.  The case began with a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children t…

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by Josh Lanier
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NJ Husband Stabs Wife To Death As Bedroom Erupts In Flames: Prosecutor NJ Husband Stabs Wife To Death As Bedroom Erupts In Flames: Prosecutor
NJ Husband Stabs Wife To Death As Bedroom Erupts In Flames: Prosecutor A 50-year-old South Jersey man was arrested and charged with stabbing his wife to death early Tuesday morning, April 28, authorities said. At 2:25 a.m., Gloucester Township police responded to the 100 block of Freedom Way and found Jerome Morris holding a knife, covered in blood, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Gloucester Township Police Chief Anthony Minosse police said. Morris was taken into custody as officers located Monica Morris, a 51-year-old woman in a third floor bedroom with heavy fire and smoke conditions, authorities said.  Monica was pronounced dead …

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by Sam Barron
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Mass Mom Wanted To Go To Heaven In Murders-Failed Suicide Attempt: Police Mass Mom Wanted To Go To Heaven In Murders-Failed Suicide Attempt: Police
Mass Mom Wanted To Go To Heaven In Murders-Failed Suicide Attempt: Police A Massachusetts mother accused of killing her two children faced a judge after being arrested out of state, as new and disturbing details surfaced in court, police said.  The hearing took place Monday afternoon, April 27, in Vermont, where Janette MacAusland, 49, appeared virtually following her arrest in Bennington late Friday night, police said. MacAusland is charged with two counts of murder in Massachusetts in the deaths of her children, 7-year-old Kai and 6-year-old Ella. Court documents revealed a troubling statement she allegedly made to a relative. According to a police affida…

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by Josh Lanier
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Manifesto: Alleged White House Dinner Gunman Wrote About Poor Security At Event Manifesto: Alleged White House Dinner Gunman Wrote About Poor Security At Event
Manifesto: Alleged White House Dinner Gunman Wrote About Poor Security At Event The manifesto that the alleged gunman at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner sent to his brother in Connecticut said he was sorry, as well as commenting on the poor security around the event.  The brother of Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged gunman at the Washington Hilton Hotel on Saturday, April 25, contacted New London police just before 11 p.m. to report he had received a manifesto from the Torrance, California, man. Officers contacted federal authorities.  Allen was charged with attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, transporting firearms acros…

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by Josh Lanier
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MURDER: Mom With Neck Injury Leads Police To 2 Children Found Dead In Mass Home, Cops Say MURDER: Mom With Neck Injury Leads Police To 2 Children Found Dead In Mass Home, Cops Say
Murder: Mom With Neck Injury Leads Police To 2 Children Found Dead In Mass Home, Cops Say A 49-year-old accupuncturist found bleeding in Vermont led police to a horrific discovery in Massachusetts, authorities said. Janette R. MacAusland, 49, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, is charged as a fugitive from justice tied to a murder investigation after two children were found dead inside her home, according to police in Vermont. According to The Independent, MacAusland's husband of nine years, Samuel MacAusland, had filed for divorce last October. The two were allegedly involved in a bitter custody battle over the 6- and 7-year-old children. The Bennington Police Department was contact…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Search Suspended For Norwegian Cruise Crew Member Who Went Overboard Near Cape Cod: Officials Search Suspended For Norwegian Cruise Crew Member Who Went Overboard Near Cape Cod: Officials
Search Suspended For Norwegian Cruise Crew Member Who Went Overboard Near Cape Cod: Officials UPDATE: The search for a Norwegian Cruiseline crew member who went overboard off the coast of Cape Cod over the weekend has been suspended, a spokesperson for the cruiseline said Monday, April 27. ORIGINAL: Members of the U.S. Coast Guard were searching for a Norwegian cruise ship crew member who fell overboard during a voyage from Bermuda to Boston on Sunday, April 26, Daily Voice has learned. A Norwegian Cruise Line spokesperson tells Daily Voice that the crew member went overboard just east of Cape Cod late Saturday, April 25. "Upon confirming the incident, the vessel immediately inform…

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by Cecilia Levine