LOWELL — The University Avenue bridge is getting the reputation as the suicide bridge.
Crime and Public Safety
Second teen charged after armed robbery of Billerica mail carrier
LOWELL — A Lowell teen has been charged alongside another juvenile in a case where a BB gun made to look like a semiautomatic handgun was allegedly used during the violent armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in Billerica.
Charges reinstated in Lowell case involving alleged killing of cat
LOWELL — The criminal case against a 64‑year‑old Lowell man accused of killing a cat and illegally trapping wildlife on his Pawtucketville property is back on track after prosecutors confirmed that September’s dismissal has been vacated.
Second man indicted for murder in 2021 killing of 19-year-old Worcester man
WORCESTER — A grand jury handed up a murder indictment against 23-year-old Jose Pacheco in the 2021 killing of a 19-year-old Worcester man who was found dead in Leominster, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Pacheco, of Worcester, was indicted on June 16, 2025, on one count of murder in the […]
CPCS petitions SJC to release jailed defendants amid attorney shortage
Amid a spiraling shortage of court-appointed defense attorneys, the state’s top court is being asked to release jailed indigent defendants left without lawyers — including more than a dozen in Middlesex County — as hundreds of people statewide remain unrepresented.
Man indicted for murder from 2008 stabbing of college student
WORCESTER — A grand jury returned a murder indictment against one man this week in the 2008 stabbing death of a teenager in the area of North Ashland Street in Worcester, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Marquis Brown, 40, of Worcester, was indicted on one count of murder in the […]
