William Castro, provisional police chief in Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been placed on paid administrative leave, Mayor Brian DePena announced Friday morning.
DePena said that effective immediately, Lt. Melix Bonilla has been placed in charge of t…
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Man connected to Ortiz shooting found dead, report says
A man who was once accused of planning the shooting of Boston Red Sox legend David Ortiz was found dead in the Dominican Republic, according to a report.
Victor Hugo Gomez Vasquez went missing in December and his body was found on Jan. 10, according to Boston.com. This is the second death of a suspect in this case.
Meanwhile, another arrest was made in this case this week. María Fernanda Villasmil Manzanilla, 25, of Venezuela, was taken into custody by Interpol on Tuesday.
Ortiz, who’s affectionately known as Big Papi, was shot by a gunman on June 9, 2019, in his native Dominican Republic.
His attorney spoke exclusively to NBC10 Boston Thursday on behalf of the Hall-of-Famer.
“She’s accused of association with wrongdoers, she’s accused of having been in the vehicle with of the accused on the day of the attack,” Lucy Objio said. “We don’t know if she was part of the plan, but she was at the day of the attack.”
Objio believes this arrest could lead to more.
Eleven people were arrested in the immediate aftermath. In total, 13 were charged with attempted murder, and 10 were convicted.
Mass. Senate passes budget, with over $800M to help migrant shelters
A budget breakthrough in the Massachusetts Senate could be a gamechanger in tackling the Bay State’s migrant crisis. State senators passed its supplemental budget late Thursday night.
With a vote of 32 to 8, senators voted for this one-time u…
Weekend storm bringing heavy snow to the north, rain to the south
Cold start again. Before you say, “It’s been so cold lately,” keep in mind we’re sitting at almost 6 degrees above normal for the month. Thursday was our first below normal day since the March 1.
We’ll swing back to th…
Somerville leaders consider abandoning gunfire-detecting technology
City councilors in Somerville, Massachusetts, are considering getting rid of technology used to capture the sound of gunfire in communities and alert police.
Somerville City Councilor At Large Willie Burnley Jr. introduced an order to discuss the e…
2 arrested in Auburn after police chase
Massachusetts State Police arrested a man and a woman in Auburn Thursday after a chase.
Police say a vehicle that was being sought after a shoplifting incident at the Wrentham Village Outlets was seen on I-495 northbound in Hopkinton.
According …
