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Surveillance video was released Friday showing the violent attack inside the maximum-security Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Lancaster, Massachusetts, tha…
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Fire burning at Scituate home near the water
Crews are battling a fire at a beachfront home Friday afternoon in Scituate, Massachusetts.
Fire officials said the blaze at a single-family home on Oceanside Drive was reported shortly after 3:15 p.m.
Firefighters are trying to keep the fi…
Worker shocked, knocked off ladder, bringing down 2nd worker at Groveland site
A worker was shocked by electrical wires Friday morning in Groveland, Massachusetts, causing him to fall off of a six-foot ladder and knock another worker off the ladder in the process.
Groveland police and fire departments say they responded …
Woman arrested, facing accessory after murder charge in man’s July shooting death
A 25-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into a man’s shooting death in Somerville, Massachusetts, in July.
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Man arrested in Christmas Eve killing at Lawrence nightclub held without bail
A man who was arrested nine months after he allegedly killed another man at a nightclub in Lawrence, Massachusetts, pleaded not guilty during a court hearing Friday in which he was ordered to be held without bail.
Franklin M. Laras, 27, a suspect in the Christmas Eve fatal shooting at the Energy Lounge, was arraigned Friday in Salem Superior Court for the murder of 29-year-old Edward Javier-Perez last December.
The U.S. Marshals had announced a $5,000 reward in March for information leading to Laras’ arrest, noting he was considered armed and dangerous.
Laras was taken into custody last month after being detained in Mexico, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office.
Authorities believe Laras fled shortly after the murder, and he remained on the run until he was apprehended in Mexico City and extradited to the United States.
“Today, we offer our sincere gratitude for the tenacity of all those whose efforts aligned to apprehend this defendant,” said Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker. “The return of Mr. Laras to the Commonwealth demonstrates our commitment to justice and to the family of Edward Javier-Perez.”
Laras is scheduled to return to Superior Court for a hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Attorney information wasn’t immediately available.
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