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Dorchester, MA
Sports
Recovering Addict Running Boston Marathon To Get Others Back On Their Feet
After his first Boston Marathon was the "pinnacle" to his own recovery from drug abuse, a Worcester resident is running a second time to help others discover their own worth. Matt Norton's passion for running came while he was overcoming a detrimental drug addition. The "gradual" addiction stemmed from Norton's college years where he owned the reputation of being “that friend that people would call for a good time,” he said in an interview with Daily Voice. Drinking and smoking in his early 20s progressed to experimenting with cocaine, molly and ecstasy by his mid-20s. However, there wa…
Quincy, MA
Police & Fire
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Update
) Dump Truck Vs. Moped: Police ID Teen Killed In Dedham Crash
A 17-year-old was killed Tuesday morning, Feb. 28, in a crash involving his moped and a commercial dump truck near the West Roxbury Line in Dedham. Rakeem Akile Austin, of Dorchester, was driving the motorbike around 11:15 a.m. near 21 Washington Street when the dump truck collided with the moped. Paramedics rushed the teen to Faulkner Hospital, but doctors could not save his life, the Norfolk District Attorney's Office said. The passenger on the moped was also taken to the hospital, but the prosecutor's office did not release any information on their injuries. The driver …
Dorchester, MA
News
Boston Tesla Driver, 21, Dies Days After Chain-Reaction Crash In DC: Police
A Tesla driver from Boston who was hospitalized in a violent multi-vehicle crash in Washington, DC died nearly a week after suffering critical injuries near the National Zoo, authorities said. Mohammed Islam, 21, of Dorchester, died on Sunday, Feb. 26, after following the wrong-way crash in the 3000 block of Connecticut Avenue on Tuesday, Feb. 21, Metropolitan Police Department report. Islam was driving with four passengers when he crossed over the double-yellow line into the opposite lane and struck a 2018 Toyota C-HR, and 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML-350 head-on. After crashing into the Toyo…
Arlington, VA
News
Tesla Driver Dies Days After Chain-Reaction Crash Near National Zoo In DC, Police Say
The driver of a Tesla Model 3 who was hospitalized in a violent multi-vehicle crash in Washington, DC died at the hospital nearly a week after suffering critical injuries near the National Zoo, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Mohammed Islam, 21, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, died on Sunday, Feb. 26, days after he was involved in a wrong-way crash in the 3000 block of Connecticut Avenue last week. Police say that shortly before 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, Islam was driving a Tesla with four passengers southbound on Connecticut Avenue in Northwest, DC, when he crossed over the…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Dorchester Man, 21, ID'd As Victim Of Boston's 7th Homicide Of 2023: Police
Authorities have identified a man who died in Boston's seventh fatal shooting of 2023 as Mario G. Santos, age 21, of Dorchester. Officers responded to the shooting at 59 Wilrose Street in Dorchester around 7:36 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21, Boston Police report. Upon arrival, officers found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Santos was pronounced dead on scene while the other man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. #Boston Police are investigating a deadly shooting along Wilrose Street in Dorchester. A man was killed, another injured last night…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Found
: Dorchester Woman, 61, Wearing Colorful Scrubs
Police announced that the missing woman was found around 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, according to the Boston Police Department. Police requested the public's help to find a 61-year-old Dorchester woman, officials say. Yvonne Gadson, of Dorchester, was last seen around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22 near 236 Blue Hill Avenue in Boston, according to the Boston Police Department. Gadson is 6 foot 2 and weighs 150 pounds, police say. She was last seen wearing colorful scrubs and white nurse shoes, and has been diagnosed with mental health issues. Police request th…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
'My Everything': Friends Say About Woman Killed In Weekend Boston Shooting
Police have identified a woman who died in one of two back-to-back fatal shootings in Boston over Presidents' Day weekend as 32-year-old Diva Ayuso of Sharon. Ayuso was killed in the shooting that happened at 15 Fermoy Heights in Dorchester around 8:46 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18, Boston Police report. This came the same day as another fatal shooting at 58 Tremont Street in the South End/Lower Roxbury. around 11:34 p.m, police said. "Words cannot describe how I’m feeling right now. You are my everything, my blood, my cousin, my sister, and my partner in crime," Ayuso's friend wrote on Face…
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Lynn Dealer Who Had Drugs Hidden In Car Dashboard Gets 10 Years In Prison: Feds
A Lynn man who pleaded guilty to guns and weapons charges will spend the next decade behind bars, a federal judge ruled on Friday, Feb. 17. Rahiym Mervin, age 30, admitted to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine in September, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He was out on bail on another drug and gun case in Norfolk County when police arrested him in December 2021, the prosecutor added. Police pulled over Mervin's rented car in Dorchester when they caught him speeding. Officer…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Dorchester Father ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Double Shooting: Police
The deceased victim of a double shooting has been identified by police, officials say. Two people were shot on Monday, Feb. 13 around 8:10 p.m. on Dewey Street in Dorchester, as reported by Daily Voice. Both victims were taken to local hospitals where 31-year-old Paris Quilter was pronounced dead. Read more: Double Dorchester Shooting Claims Man's Life, Sends Other To Hospital: Police Here are some photos at the scene of the shooting in Dorchester this evening. The intersection of Dewey street and Dacia street is shut down. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/nxfsha13zC — James Cullity (@JCul…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Man Who Shot His Brother In Face Over Housing Argument Held Without Bail: DA
A Boston man who police allege tried to kill his brother over a disagreement over selling their family home was ordered held without bail, authorities said. Trevor Lawrence, age 32, of Mattapan, faces charges of armed assault with intent to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and numerous firearms and ammunition charges in the alleged May 2021 shooting, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A judge ruled on Tuesday, Feb. 14, that Lawrence is too dangerous to receive bail following a dangerousness hearing, the prosecutor said. Investigators accuse Lawrence o…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Found
: Boston 16-Year-Old Not Seen For A Week: Police
Police announced that Jahkari Howard was found on Friday, Feb. 17, according to the Boston Police Department. Police are seeking the public's help to locate a teen last seen leaving a relatives house a week before police announced his disappearance. Jahkari Howard, of Dorchester, was last seen on Wednesday, Feb. 8 around 8:00 p.m. leaving a family member's house on Blue Hill Avenue, according to the Boston Police Department. He was reported missing to police on Friday, Feb. 10, and police announced his disappearance on Monday, Feb. 13. He was last seen a blue sweatshirt w…
Amherst, MA
Business
Bed Bath & Beyond To Close More Stores In Massachusetts
Bed Bath & Beyond this week raised the number of stores it plans to close across Massachusetts from seven to at least 12. The retailer said it is struggling with debt obligations and will shutter some of its least profitable stores. Last month, executives announced it had or planned to close seven locations in the state. On Tuesday, they added five more to that list. Those include locations in: Hadley Dorchester Seekonk North Attleborough Leominster Milford Burlington Raynham North Dartmouth Pittsfield Hudson Dedham Eight Bed Bath & Beyond locations in the state…
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