A debate on how Massachusetts courts address ICE detainers against illegal immigrants has heated up after a local superior court released a noncitizen charged with forcibly raping a minor.
Crime
More than decade-old sexual assault case in Acton concludes with 15-year sentence for Lunenburg man
ACTON — After more than a decade, justice has finally been served for the victim of a brutal sexual assault in Acton.
Massachusetts hate crime: Quincy man sentenced to 18 months after tirade against Asian family
A federal court judge has sentenced a 78-year-old white Quincy man to 18 months in prison for threatening to kill an Asian family, telling them to “go back to China,” before he drove his car into a member of the family.
FBI extradites man who allegedly left girlfriend’s body at Boston’s Logan Airport, fled to Kenya
The alleged killer of a Brockton nurse who fled to Kenya in 2023 was extradited back to Massachusetts over the weekend, the Boston Division of the FBI and the Massachusetts State Police announced Monday.
Three delivery drivers robbed at gunpoint in Worcester
Worcester Police are investigating three incidents of delivery drivers being robbed at gunpoint.
Gunfire erupts at ‘chaotic’ gathering in Methuen, 8 injured, 2 critically
Eight people were injured, two critically, after an eruption of gunfire at a crowded spontaneous gathering in Methuen, according local police and the Essex County District Attorney’s Office.
