Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Winchester native and MBTA Transit Officer Richard Donohue Jr. may have been hit by another officer's bullet during the chaos of the battle with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
A Watertown resident who witnessed the shootout between police officers and the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects in the East End said she believes the MBTA officer critically injured in the battle on April 19 was struck by friendly fire. The Boston Globe reported Tuesday that a woman who lives just a few hundred feet from the scene of the chaotic gun battle saw officers firing at the bombing suspects and then saw someone at a nearby street corner fall. She wrote in a statement to the Globe that Winchester native and MBTA Officer Richard Donohue Jr. was hit near the end of the shootout as 19-year-old suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev drove away from the area in a stolen SUV. "It appeared to me that an individual at the corner [of the street] …
Monday, May 6, 2013
A motor vehicle rollover in the area of Beech and Goss Avenues left multiple people injured Monday evening, according to a scanner report.
A motor vehicle rollover in the area of Beech and Goss Avenues left multiple people injured Monday evening, according to a scanner report. Two people were transported to Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, while two were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, according to the report. The extent of the injuries are currently unknown. The accident occurred around 6:43 p.m., according to the report. Around 7:03 p.m. the scene was being investigated and Engine 3 remained, while all other companies departed, according to the report.
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Melrose Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
[Editor's note: The following information was supplied by the Melrose Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.] The Melrose Police Department has an anonymous tip line: 781-665-TIPS (8477). To text a tip to the Melrose Police Department, text MELROSE to 847411 (TIP411). The tip line is sponsored by the Melrose Police and the Melrose Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition. The following is a sampling of entries from the Melrose Police log: Melrose Police Arrest Roxbury Man on Warrant At 12:51 a.m. April 28, Melrose Police conducted a motor vehicle stop on Penney Hill Road, according to a police log. Lonnie Clinton, 17, of 1 Leyland St. Apt. #3A, Roxbury, was arrested on a warrant, according…
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
John Burbine, a former Wakefield resident, is facing 100 child sex charges in Middlesex County also has case in Essex County after accuser came forward.
John Burbine, accused of sexually abusing Melrose area children, has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape of a child and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 in Essex County. Early Wednesday, a not guilty plea was entered on Burbine's behalf in Salem Superior Court and he was ordered held without bail. These charges were filed after a male accuser came forward with allegations against Burbine shortly after learning of his arrest late last year. He has been held at the Billerica House of Correction since around that time. A spokeswoman for the Essex County District Attorney's office, Carrie Kimball-Monahan, told Wakefield Patch that this accuser is a male and that his allegations against Burbine cover a four-year span back in …
The Winchester native and MBTA police officer was seriously injured in a shoot-out with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects in Watertown.
Richard "Dic" Donohue, the police officer shot in a firefight with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, thanked the community for its support as he recovers from serious injuries. Donohue, 33, a Winchester native and Woburn resident, a police officer with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, was shot in the leg and lost a massive amount of blood. Here is a letter Donohue wrote in a posting on the MBTA Transit Police blog: I cannot begin to properly thank everyone involved in my recovery, as many fearless individuals stepped up and acted heroically that night. To start I must thank my brothers from the Transit, Boston, Harvard, Watertown, Cambridge and State Police, as well as fire department personnel and the various other first …
Officials stress there is no threat to the public, details still emerging.
Boston Police announced a major new development in the Boston Marathon bombing case Wednesday morning. According to the department, there are three new suspects in custody. Boston Police tweeted the news just after 11 a.m. Wednesday. There were no further details, though the police said they would offer more information soon. There is no additional information being released at the moment. BPD said additional details will be provided when they become available. Police stressed there was no immediate threat to the public. UPDATES BELOW 4:40 p.m. Attorneys for the three suspects all gave brief statements outside of the courtroom. Each stressed that his client cooperated with the investigation. An attorney for Kadyrbayez denied that his …
The Dartmouth men joked with Tsarnaev about his resemblance to the FBI suspect photos, then “freaked out” when they concluded it was really him.
Federal law officials believe three classmates of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev destroyed evidence in Darmouth while the suspected bombing brothers fought police in a gunfight in Watertown. In a complaint filed in federal court Wednesday, special agent Scott Cieplik claims suspect Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov destroyed or concealed a laptop and backpack filled with fireworks. Third suspect Robel Phillipos, meanwhile, is being charged with lying to federal officials. According to the complaint, the April 18 night started when Kadyrbayev texted Tsarnaev, needling his friend about his resemblance to the FBI photos released earlier that day. Tsarnaev wrote back "LOL" and then said Kadyrbayev could go get anything they needed from Tsarnaev's …
John Burbine's attorney has asked a judge to dismiss eight of the 100 charges filed against him.
The lawyer for accused child molester John Burbine has asked a judge to dismiss eight of the 100 charges his client is facing, saying his own client reached a "level of deviancy and perversion" unanticipated by the law, given the very young age of the victims from Melrose and neighboring communities. Attorney Bill Barabino has filed a motion to dismiss six counts of aggravated rape of a child and two counts of dissemination of matter harmful to minors. This would still leave Burbine facing some 92 counts. His wife, Marian, faces additional charges of reckless endangerment of a child for operating an illegal day care center in Wakefield where many of the victims' families were clients. After today's hearing in Middlesex Superior Court, …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Melrose Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
[Editor's note: The following information was supplied by the Melrose Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.] The Melrose Police Department has an anonymous tip line: 781-665-TIPS (8477). To text a tip to the Melrose Police Department, text MELROSE to 847411 (TIP411). The tip line is sponsored by the Melrose Police and the Melrose Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition. The following is a sampling of entries from the Melrose Police log: Crash Near Middle School At 1:48 p.m. April 24, Melrose Police called to the area of Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School for a motor vehicle accident, according to a police log. Two vehicle were towed, and State Police were on scene, according to the …
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Winchester native and MBTA Officer Richard "Dic" Donohue Jr., who was injured in a firefight with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, is recovering well at Mount Auburn Hospital, according to his brother Ed Donohue.
MBTA Officer Richard "Dic" Donohue Jr. is awake and doing "awesome" while recovering at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, his brother and Winchester Police Officer Ed Donohue, told CBS Boston. Donohue Jr., a Winchester native, was wounded during a shoot-out with the Boston Marathon bombing suspect in Watertown. Donohue Jr., 33, of Woburn, was hit in the leg during an early-morning shoot-out on April 19 in Watertown, authorities said. Authorities are investigating whether Donohue Jr. may have been hit by friendly fire. Donohue Jr. is a police officer with the Massachusetts Bay Tranportation Authority, where he has worked for three years. Doctors at Mount Auburn Hospital said Donohue Jr. lost a massive amount of blood. At one point, he …
Mike G.
6:40 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
I don't think that's very fair to say "well if you don't like it, there's the door" when we're talking about regional stories. You simply can't apply Westford rules to regional stories. I respect that you're trying to do what you think is right by your readers, but when it comes to a regional story, it's way bigger than Westford. more ›