Police mentioned they’re investigating a murder in Lowell after the physique of a 15-year-old feminine was discovered inside a Lawrence Road condominium, in line with regulation enforcement.
Investigators mentioned police obtained a 911 name shortly after 6 p.m. Friday from an individual who reported the physique. A member of the family who positioned the feminine mentioned they noticed “traumatic injuries,” Middlesex District Lawyer Marian Ryan mentioned in a press release.
“When police arrived on scene they located the victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Multiple shell casings were also located. Later in the night, investigators were granted a search warrant for the apartment and the investigation is very active at this time,” the district lawyer’s workplace mentioned in a press release Saturday.
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A picture of the lady MBTA Transit Police arrested for an alleged assault on a bus driver. (Courtesy / MBTA Police)
Girl accused of attacking MBTA bus driver
MBTA Transit Police arrested a 23-year-old girl who they are saying attacked a bus driver earlier this week.
Police mentioned officers stationed at Nubian Sq. “interrupted (and) prevented” the lady’s assault. They alleged she was “not please(d) with where the operator dropped passengers off.”
“MBTA bus operators perform an invaluable public service. The Transit Police Department take(s) assaults on operators with the utmost seriousness,” the division mentioned in a press release.
Haverhill educator charged with sending pornographic pictures to minor
A 25-year-old educator from Haverhill was charged Friday with sending pornographic pictures of himself to a 16-year-old pupil, prosecutors mentioned.
Justin Smith faces two felony counts of distributing obscene matter to a minor. The “educational support professional” from Haverhill’s Gateway Academy was arrested by police Thursday and arraigned in court docket Friday, in line with regulation enforcement.
Choose Cesar Archilla set bail at $4,000 after prosecutors requested a $15,000 bail.
“Smith is to have no contact with the alleged victim, no contact with minors, stay away from schools, and comply with GPS home confinement,” the Essex DA’s workplace wrote of Smith’s circumstances of launch.
Smith is due again in court docket on July 8, in line with District Lawyer Paul Tucker’s workplace.
Springfield residents discovered responsible of torture throughout dwelling invasion
A jury convicted two Springfield residents Friday of beating, torturing, and burning an individual throughout a house invasion in September 2019, in line with the Hampden DA’s Workplace.
Paul Gayle, 30, and Malik Erskine, 24, certain a person with zip ties and tortured him by utilizing an accelerant and ignition to burn him all in an try to rob him, in line with prosecutors. The person ultimately electronically transferred $4,000 to a 3rd get together’s account, in line with regulation enforcement.
Hampden County District Lawyer Anthony Gulluni mentioned the sufferer within the case suffered “immensely both physically and mentally from the barbaric attack he suffered at the hands of the defendants.”
“I am hopeful this verdict brings some sense of justice to the victim who will forever live with the trauma he has suffered,” Gulluni mentioned in a press release.
After the break-in, the person was later transported to a Boston hospital “for an extensive recovery period with second and third degree burns over 60% of his body,” in line with prosecutors.
A decide scheduled a sentencing listening to for June 27 in Hampden Superior Courtroom.
Two folks shot in Pittsfield
Two folks had been shot in Pittsfield Friday afternoon, in line with the Berkshire DA’s Workplace.
The 2 people had been within the space of North and Bradford streets, regulation enforcement mentioned.
Authorities “believe this was not a random act and that there is no immediate danger to the public,” prosecutors mentioned in a press release. “However, as a suspect(s) has not been identified, law enforcement encourages the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to police.”
Particular person punches facet mirror of MBTA bus
An individual driving a motorized scooter drove as much as a bus and struck the facet mirror with a closed fist Friday morning, in line with MBTA Transit Police.
The bus was quickly taken out of service after the mirror was cracked, which prompted a delay.
“Scooter driver fled,” police mentioned.
