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Fitness Influencer Shown Hitting Dog In Viral Video, Arrested After Outrage
A Connecticut fitness influencer accused in a disturbing animal cruelty case turned himself in to police after a video of him abusing his dogs spread widely online earlier this month. Michael Gerchy surrendered to the Glastonbury police on Friday, March 27, on charges of cruelty to animals and violation of a protective order, officials said. He was being held on a $250,000 bond. The case gained national attention on March 12, when investigators first learned about a video circulating on social media that showed Gerchy violently assaulting one of his dogs at a home…
Police & Fire
Teen Killed With 73-Pound Rock: Man Found Guilty In Brutal Mass Cold Case After Nearly 40 Years
A man who killed a 15-year-old girl by dropping a 73-pound rock on her head has been found guilty in a decades-old cold case. Michael Hand, now 69, formerly of Kingston, was convicted on Tuesday, March 24, of first-degree murder in the 1986 killing of Tracy Gilpin, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office announced. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Prosecutors said Gilpin died from multiple skull fractures after Hand crushed her head with the rock at Myles Standish State Forest in 1986. Police found her buried beneath debris with no pants and her underwear…
Police & Fire
Police Shoot, Kill Armed Man During Central Mass Confrontation; DA Launches Investigation
Authorities have opened an investigation into a fatal central Massachusetts police shooting that left a 22-year-old man dead earlier this week. Police officers arrived at a Westminster home on South Ashburnham Road around 4:42 p.m. on Monday, March 23, to serve an arrest warrant on a 22-year-old Westminster resident, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. Authorities have not released the man's name or the reason they were arresting him. Authorities said the man met officers while holding a large knife, and when he moved toward them, they opened fire, officials sa…
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Driver Charged In DUI Crash That Killed Central Mass New Mom Of Infant Twins
A Connecticut man is facing serious charges after a head-on crash killed a young mother and injured another driver. Birenkumar Arvindbhai Patel was charged Monday, March 23, in connection with a September 2025 crash on Preston Road in Griswold. He faces charges including manslaughter, operating under the influence, reckless driving and more, according to Connecticut State Police. Investigators said the crash happened around 3 p.m. on Sept. 28, 2025. Patel was driving a gray Tesla southbound when he crossed into the northbound lane, colliding with an oncoming white Tesla. Alexis Ann Newcomb…
Police & Fire
Quadruple Amputee Asked Friends To Pull Murder Victim From Car After Shooting Him Dead: Cops
A quadruple amputee and professional cornhole player was arrested in Virginia after allegedly shooting and killing a 27-year-old man during an argument in Maryland on Sunday night. Dayton James Webber, 27, is being held in Charlottesville, pending his extradition back to Charles County, in connection to the murder of Waldorf resident Bradrick Michael Wells on March 22, according to the sheriff's office. About Dayton Webber Webber is a quadruple amputee and professional cornhole player who often shares videos of himself hunting, fishing, and shooting a crossbow to his more than 1…
Police & Fire
Mass College Student, 20, Missing After Canoe Capsizes On CT Lake — Search Intensifies
Update: Authorities located the body of Dominick Tocci on Monday afternoon, March 23. Click here for more information. Original: Authorities have identified the man who went missing while canoeing on a Connecticut lake as a 20-year-old college student. Dominick Joseph Tocci, of Woodstock, is a student at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts who disappeared Saturday night, March 21, shortly before 10 p.m. on Lake Hayward in East Haddam, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). DEEP crews rushed to the lake after receiving reports…
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Framingham Ex-Doctor Raped, Sexually Assaulted 11 More Patients, Faces New Charges: DA
A former Massachusetts physician has been indicted on multiple sex assault charges after prosecutors say he preyed on patients during medical visits. Derrick Todd, 52, of Wayland, was indicted this week on three counts of rape and 17 counts of indecent assault and battery, the Middlesex County District Attorney said. The charges involve 11 adult women who were patients at Charles River Medical Associates in Framingham. The alleged assaults happened between 2021 and 2023 while Todd worked as a rheumatologist and primary care physician. Related: Framingham Doctor Acc…
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How To Watch Funeral For Slain PA State Police Corporal Timothy J. O’Connor Jr.
Details have been released on how the public can watch and navigate road closures for the funeral of a Pennsylvania State Police corporal killed in the line of duty. Corporal Timothy J. O’Connor Jr., 40, of Chester County, will be honored with services at St. Joseph Parish in Downingtown, according to a Pennsylvania State Police release issued Monday, March 16. A public viewing will be held Tuesday, March 17 from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The funeral is scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 18. While the service and burial are closed to the public at the request of O’Connor’s family, a livestre…
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Mass Foster Parents Guilty In Infant's Death After Ignoring ‘Clear And Obvious’ Warning Signs
A Western Massachusetts jury has found two Berkshire County foster parents guilty in the death of a 10-month-old child who never got the care he needed. Matthew Tucker and Cassandra Barlow-Tucker, of Adams, were convicted of involuntary manslaughter and reckless child endangerment following a six-day trial, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. The couple was accused of ignoring clear warning signs that the 10-month-old Kristoff Zenopolous needed medical attention. The infant died in his crib on Feb. 18, 2020, in Adams, authorities said. The Medical Examiner found the child…
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Woman's Body Found Buried Beneath Mass Garage Floor; Man Charged With Murder
A Massachusetts man is accused of shooting a woman and burying her beneath the floor of his garage, according to prosecutors. She was found more than a year later. Shawn Sullivan, 40, of Tyngsborough, was charged with murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, and improper disposal of human remains, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Tyngsborough Police Chief Shaun Woods confirmed. The charges stem from the alleged killing of a woman whose identity has not yet been confirmed. Investigators say her remains were found buried beneath the g…
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Ex-Mass Teacher Gets 10 Years For Targeting Underage Girls Online Across US
A former Massachusetts science teacher who used social media to target underage girls across the country will spend the next decade behind bars. John Magee Gavin, 35, of Brookline, was sentenced Thursday, March 12, in federal court in Boston to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, according to the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Gavin previously worked at Josiah Quincy Upper School in Boston, the Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School in Hyde Park, and the Brookline Public Schools. Federal prosecutors said Gavin used a Discord account t…
Police & Fire
Teen Reported Missing Hours Before
Isis-i
nspired IED Plot At NYC Mayor Mamdani’s Home (
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Newtown Township police have revealed new details about their role in the investigation tied to the ISIS-inspired explosive plot outside New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence. The update comes after federal authorities charged Emir Balat, 18, of Langhorne, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, of Newtown, with attempting to detonate explosive devices during protests outside Gracie Mansion on Saturday, March 7. Kayumi was reported missing to Newtown Township Police later that evening, authorities said in a community update released Thursday, March 12. A family member told police the 19-year-old …
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