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Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Man Who Killed 1, Injured 2 More In Boston DUI Crash Gets 4 To 5 Years In Prison: DA
A Bellingham man who was high on drugs when he crashed into three people last year in Boston, killing one, will spend at spend between four and five years in prison, authorities said. Kevin McCaffrey, 47, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide while under the influence of drugs and driving under the influence of drugs in the 2021 crash, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Judge Michael Doolin also sentenced McCaffrey to seven years probation once he's released from prison. Prosecutors said McCaffrey's 2012 Honda Civic careened off Theodore Glynn Parkway in Roxbury just befo…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Boston Man Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted Blind Homeless Woman At Medical Center: DA
A 51-year-old Boston man with a lengthy criminal history repeatedly sexually assaulted a patient at the Barbara McInnis House, which offers help and healthcare to unhoused people, authorities said. Joaquim Fortes, 51, was charged last month with three counts of indecent assault on a person over 14 and was given a $5,000 bail, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. The prosecutor said the assaults happened in April when Fortes entered the room of a legally blind woman who suffers from multiple sclerosis and put his penis in her hand while she was asleep. The fir…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Boston Court Officer Threw Man Down Stairs, Broke His Legs Over Couch Dispute: DA
A 53-year-old Boston man who savagely beat another man to the point of needing surgery is a court officer at the Charlestown Division of Boston Municipal Court, authorities said. Anthony Firicano got into an argument with a man at his North End apartment building after the man's friend was making noise while moving a couch, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Firicano threatened to shoot and kill the man and his friend for causing a disturbance before he punched the man in the face and threw him down a set of stairs, the office said. The man broke several bones in both of…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Woman Suffered Life-Threatening Injuries In Boston Shooting: Report
A woman was in critical condition following a shooting in Boston Thursday afternoon, Sept. 1, authorities said. The shooting happened on Savin Street in Roxbury. Boston police say they have a person of interest in custody, but officials have not released any information on their identity, CBS Boston reported. Officers had an SVU surrounded at 5 p.m. that Live Boston said belonged to the shooter, but they had fled before police arrived. Officers said the victim is in critical condition at an area hospital, and authorities have been tight-lipped about her identity. It's unclear how she and …
Dorchester, MA
Politics
Suffolk County DA Candidate Pushes Back Against Claims Of Sexual Assault As Teen: Report
Suffolk County District Attorney candidate Ricardo Arroyo says he did not know the Boston Public Schools had investigated him twice as a teenager for suspected sexual assaults. He has also denied any wrongdoing. Arroyo, age 34, was the subject of a Boston Globe article this week that uncovered the investigations into the Democratic candidate in 2005 and 2007. Neither of those led to any charges, and Arroyo said he was never informed about any allegations. Arroyo is facing off against interim Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden in the Sept. 6 Democratic p…
Dorchester, MA
News
Dorchester Man Facing Charges For Luring Teenage Girl To Boston For Sex: DA
A Boston man is being held without bail for luring an underage girl to Massachusetts for sex, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Jimall "Progress Lu" Dawn Brown, age 33, of Dorchester, used social media to bring the teen to Boston from another state and pawn her off to have sex with men. Upon her arrival, Brown brought the teen to a hotel and posted sex trafficking ads online, the office said. As a result, Brown acquired thousands of dollars in profits from sex trafficking the victim over several months. He also allegedly beat her on multiple occasions, the…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Boston Man Shoots Himself In Hand With Ghost Gun, Blames His Dad: Police
A 29-year-old Boston man is facing several gun charges after he shot accidentally himself with a ghost gun but blamed it on his dad, authorities said. James Thelwell-Mullen of West Roxbury had a cache of weapons inside his home when police searched it earlier this week, Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said. But investigators found that trove of firepower because of an accident. Thelwell-Mullen walked into Veterans Administration Medical Center on Monday, Aug. 15, with a gunshot wound through his hand, prosecutors said. He told doctors that his dad shot him accident…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Ex-State Trooper Indicted In Drunken Boston Crash That Killed 51-Year-Old: DA
A 26-year-old former Massachusetts State Trooper will appear on the other side of the courtroom after a grand jury indicted him in a 2021 fatal car crash. Authorities said he faces a charge of motor vehicle homicide by operating under the influence of alcohol. Kristopher Carr was driving in the fast lane of I-93 in the wee hours of Oct. 29, when he leaned over to kiss a woman in the front seat of his 2020 Ford Explorer, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. With Carr's eyes on the woman and not on the road, his SUV swerved, slammed into the median, and came to a stop perpendic…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Boston Woman Faked Identity To Get Job At Store She Robbed: Police
Neveah Monroe told Boston police two armed robbers burst into the 4 Corners Cannabiz store on Monday, Aug. 8, demanded cash and then bolted. But investigators later learned Neveah Monroe wasn't the victim of any crime because she didn't exist. Jessica Lugo, 27, of Roxbury was arrested on Wednesday after police said she took part in an elaborate plot to rob the Dorchester store, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. Lugo lied and used the fake name Neveah Monroe to get a job at the store on Washington Street, authorities said. It's unclear when she started …
Dorchester, MA
News
Suffolk DA Convenes Grand Jury For MBTA Officer Accused Of Pulling Gun In Road Rage Incident
Days after a report questioned the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office's handling of an off-duty MBTA officer accused of pulling a gun in a traffic dispute, the prosecutor announced Wednesday, Aug. 10, that he convened a grand jury to investigate the incident. Though, Kevin Hayden said pressure from the media had nothing to do with his decision. “Our office inherited this investigation, along with many others, from the prior administration," Hayden said in a press release. "... Our announcement today comes amid questions about this investigation and the path it took toward a determina…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Pro Football Player Beat Boston Man So Badly He May Lose Kidney: Police
A professional Gaelic football player and star from Ireland beat a Boston man so badly that the man may lose one of his kidneys, authorities said this week. Ciaran McFaul, 28, was charged on Wednesday, Aug. 3, with assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. The attack happened around 2 a.m. on June 20 when employees of Lincoln Tavern and Restaurant in South Boston tossed out a drunk McFaul for trying to start fights, the prosecutor said. While outside the bar on West Broadway, McFa…
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Boston Man Admits To Killing Father Of 2 Over Grill Disagreement
A 31-year-old Boston man pleaded guilty Wednesday, July 27, to shooting and killing his 44-year-old neighbor in 2019 after they got into an argument over a barbecue grill, prosecutors said. Shakeem McNeil of Dorchester will spend the next 19 to 20 years in prison after he pleaded to manslaughter in the case, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office said. He also faces an additional eight to 10 years on a parole violation, prosecutors said. McNeil shot and killed his neighbor Carl Brown on Millet Street after they got into a heated disagreement because McNeil was grilli…
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