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Lowell High School Trainer Sexually Assaults Student Athletes: DA
An athletic trainer who used his position to inappropriately touch two underage female athletes, officials say. Damon Amato, 32, was arraigned last week on charges relating to three incidents of indecent assault and battery on persons over the age of fourteen, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Feb. 3. Amato, of Northborough, was working as an athletic trainer at Lowell High School when he allegedly touched the two teenagers inappropriately. The scheduling conference is planned for Friday, Feb. 17.
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
60-Year-Old Man Accused Of Crashing Into, Killing Acton Doctor: DA
Police are investigating the death of a 66-year-old Acton doctor who was run over and killed as she walked off of her driveway earlier this week, authorities said. Irene Durand-Bryan was a licensed psychologist with offices in Concord and Lowell, according to her obituary. Police said a Ford van struck her around 11:45 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 23, at her Concord Road home near Alcott Street. The 60-year-old driver initially sped away, but he returned to the scene and spoke with police later, authorities said. Officials have not released the driver's name. Paramedics took Durand-Bryan to E…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Man Hit, Killed By Commuter Train In Ashland: DA
A commuter train hit and killed a 45-year-old man Thursday night, Jan. 19, in Ashland, authorities announced. Jason Haywood was hit just after 7:30 p.m. near the MBTA's Framingham Station, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. Investigators believe he was trying to cross the tracks as the train approached. Officials pronounced him dead at the scene. The incident caused long delays for the MBTA Framingham/Worcester Line Thursday night as police and paramedics cleared the scene. The Middlesex District Attorney's Office is investigating the incident alon…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Machete-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Cambridge Shooting: Police
A 25-year-old man who repeatedly cut himself with a machete was shot and killed by a Cambridge police officer on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 4, authorities said. The shirtless man, whose name was not released, appeared to be suffering emotional distress when he took the blade and slit his wrists, according to the police radio call released by Live Boston. He then started to stab himself with the machete after police arrived. Units are in the area of Chestnut and Sidney Street following a response to a male who was reportedly armed with a machete in apparent distress. The male has been t…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Lowell Police Bust Up 'Cocaine Cowboys' Drug Gang, 21 Nabbed In Massive Operation: DA
Police agencies throughout Massachusetts and parts of New Hampshire took part in a three-year-long operation that ended with dozens of raids on Tuesday, Dec. 6, and more than 20 people arrested. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan announced the busts during a press conference where she announced that police had also seized 11 guns, hundreds of grams of cocaine, large amounts of methamphetamines, fentanyl, and Xanax, and more than $100,000 in cash in 32 raids. Lowell police began surveilling a group that called themselves the "Cocaine Cowboys" in 2019, but the scope of the op…
Cambridge, MA
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Family IDs 37-Year-Old Man Found Dead In Lowell Basement Freezer: Report
A 37-year-old man who was found dead in a basement freezer at a Lowell home has been identified by his family as John Wayne Potter, NBC10 Boston reports. While not officially identified, Potter's body was found in a chest freezer at a home on Coburn Street in Lowell on Friday, Dec. 2, the outlet reports. This was one day after he was reported missing by Lowell Police. MISSING PERSON: John Wayne Potter, 36, is a white male, green eyes, brown hair, 5’7” and approximately 150lbs. Mr.... Posted by Lowell Police Department (Official) on Thursday, December 1, 2022 Michael Burke and Samantha …
Cambridge, MA
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Somerville Man Charged With Fatally Stabbing Weymouth Man Inside Laundromat
A Somerville laundromat became a murder scene after a man was stabbed and later died of his injuries, authorities said. Weymouth resident Joseph Muzzi, age 33, was stabbed in the evening of Monday Dec. 6 inside Spin Cycle Laundromat on Main Street, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office reports. He was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital where he died from the attack. Somerville resident Darien Burns, age 53, has been arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, the office reports. Police arrived at the scene around 7:…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Victim's Body In Lowell Kidnapping Case Kept In Freezer For Week: Report
The two Lowell residents charged with kidnapping a 37-year-old man found dead last week kept their victim's body in a chest freezer for a week, according to Boston25. Michael Burke and Samantha Perry, both 38 and of Lowell, were charged with kidnapping after the man's body was found inside their home on Coburn Street, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Lowell Police performed a well-being check at the house on Friday, Dec. 2, which led to the acquisition of a search warrant and the subsequent discovery of the body. Cause of death has not been released. Neither has the identity …
Cambridge, MA
News
Duo Facing Charges For Alleged Kidnapping Death Of 37-Year-Old Man In Lowell
Two people have been charged in connection with the kidnapping death of a 37-year-old man in the Merrimack Valley, authorities said. Michael Burke and Samantha Perry, both of Lowell, were charged for allegedly holding the man against his will at their Coburn Street home, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office reports. The man's body was found after police were called the home for a well-being check on Friday, Dec. 2, the office reports. Investigation suggests the man was restrained at some point. Authorities believe this was an isolated incident, which is being investigated as a suspicio…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
26-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Lowell; Police Ask For Tips
Lowell police are investigating the shooting death of a 26-year-old Lowell man Tuesday night, Nov. 15, as a homicide following an autopsy report. Investigators are asking for the public's help to ID the shooter. Officers found Odogwu Ganobi bleeding out near the intersection of Chelmsford Street and Maitland Avenue around 7 p.m. and rushed him to Tufts Medical Center in Boston, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. He died of his wounds later that night. The chief medical examiner's office conducted an autopsy and ruled the killing a homicide. Inve…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Ex-Framingham Pastor Charged With Raping, Sexually Assaulting Teenager: DA
A grand jury indicted an 89-year-old former Framingham pastor this week and charged him with raping and sexually assaulting a young boy several years ago, authorities said. Francis Strahan is charged with one count of rape of a child by force and three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. The alleged incidents took place between 2004 through 2008 when the purported victim was a student at Saint Bridget’s School, authorities said. The alleged victim said Strahan raped and sexually assaulted him when they we…
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
44-Year-Old Sudbury Man Hit And Killed Walking In Acton
A 44-year-old pedestrian was hit and killed Thursday night, Oct. 13, while walking in Acton, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office announced. Kevin Shaw of Sudbury was on Great Road near Brook Street when a 17-year-old driver in a Subaru wagon crashed into him just after 6:30 p.m., officials said. Responders rushed Shaw to Lahey Clinic, where he later died of his injuries. The driver remained at the scene of the wreck. Police are still investigating the causes of the crash. Authorities have not filed charges.
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