Driver Escapes Moments Before Car Bursts Into Flames On Route 2 Driver Escapes Moments Before Car Bursts Into Flames On Route 2
Driver Escapes Moments Before Car Bursts Into Flames On Route 2 A driver made a last-moment escape before their vehicle burst into flames late Thursday night, May 21. Firefighters were called to Route 2 at the Exit 13 off-ramp in Marlborough at about 9 p.m. and found the vehicle completely engulfed in flames. The driver managed to get out before the car was engulfed. Marlborough firefighters battled the blaze on the right shoulder of the road, forcing authorities to shut down the ramp. It's unclear what sparked the blaze. No injuries were reported.
Central Mass Man Accused Of Buying, Selling 7,000 Child Porn Files: Feds Central Mass Man Accused Of Buying, Selling 7,000 Child Porn Files: Feds
Central Mass Man Accused Of Buying, Selling 7,000 Child Porn Files: Feds Federal agents say a Massachusetts man had thousands of child sexual abuse files on his device and admitted to buying and selling the material online. Yojuande Blaize, 23, of Southbridge, was arrested and charged on Thursday, May 21, with possession of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.  Investigators said they found child sexual abuse material during a review of a folder on Blaize’s device that allegedly contained more than 7,000 videos and images. According to charging documents, Blaize also admitted he would “regularly seek…
Intoxicated Springfield Driver Accused Of Hitting 5 Cars Before SUV Flips On I-91 In CT: Police Intoxicated Springfield Driver Accused Of Hitting 5 Cars Before SUV Flips On I-91 In CT: Police
Intoxicated Springfield Driver Accused Of Hitting 5 Cars Before SUV Flips On I-91 In CT: Police A Massachusetts man is accused of speeding down the shoulder of Interstate 91, sideswiping multiple cars, and rolling over his SUV in a crash on the highway in Enfield, authorities said. Eliezer Q. Perez, 30, of Springfield, was driving a Hyundai SUV when he sideswiped five vehicles just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, near Exit 49 North, according to Connecticut State Police. Police said the SUV later rolled over. Responders had to help Perez out of the wreckage. Authorities did not say if there were any injuries in the wild wreck.  Police said Perez failed a field sobriety test at t…
Holland Man Who Ran CT Strip Club Admits To Prostitution, Tax Evasion Charges: Feds Holland Man Who Ran CT Strip Club Admits To Prostitution, Tax Evasion Charges: Feds
Holland Man Who Ran CT Strip Club Admits To Prostitution, Tax Evasion Charges: Feds A Massachusetts man admitted in federal court that he ran a prostitution operation out of a Connecticut strip club while hiding millions of dollars from the IRS, authorities announced.  Kenneth Denning, 69, of Holland, pleaded guilty Tuesday, May 20, to multiple federal crimes tied to the operation of the Electric Blue strip club in Tolland, prosecutors said. Federal investigators said Denning controlled the club for decades through a holding company called Denning Enterprises. The business was officially owned by his wife but operated under Denning’s direction until it was sold in Jan…
From ‘I Hated His Guts’ To Saving His Life: NY Woman Gives Massachusetts Teacher Her Kidney From ‘I Hated His Guts’ To Saving His Life: NY Woman Gives Massachusetts Teacher Her Kidney
From ‘I Hated His Guts’ To Saving His Life: NY Woman Gives Massachusetts Teacher Her Kidney A Long Island woman donated a kidney to an unlikely beneficiary — her old middle school English teacher in Massachusetts, who she hated. Montana Miller, 55, of Port Washington, learned about the plight of Mitch Grosky, 74, through social media and decided to do something, the Boston Globe reported Tuesday, May 19. “When I was ten years old I hated his guts; now I'm giving him mine!?” Miller wrote on Facebook in April. The two first crossed paths at The Bromfield School in Harvard, MA in the 1980s, where Miller found Grosky’s fifth-grade English class boring and later told the Globe, “I abs…
Cow In Road Sparks Head-On Crash That Injures 11 In Western Mass Cow In Road Sparks Head-On Crash That Injures 11 In Western Mass
Cow In Road Sparks Head-On Crash That Injures 11 In Western Mass A dairy cow standing in the roadway set off a violent head-on crash that sent 11 people to hospitals in western Massachusetts early Thursday morning, May 14, authorities said. First responders were called to the area of 716 Amherst Road in Sunderland just after 2 a.m. on May 14, according to the Northwestern District Attorney's Office. Police said a northbound vehicle crashed into a cow in the road before colliding head-on with an oncoming vehicle. Eleven people inside the two vehicles were hurt. They were taken to several area hospitals for treatment. Authorities said all are expected to …
Lockdown Lifted At Barnes Air Base After Frantic Reports Of Shots Fired Lockdown Lifted At Barnes Air Base After Frantic Reports Of Shots Fired
Lockdown Lifted At Barnes Air Base After Frantic Reports Of Shots Fired Reports of a shooting at Barnes Air National Guard Base sparked a lockdown, but police say the gunfire was part of a training exercise.  The incident happened around 9:45 a.m. at the 104th Fighter Wing on Southampton Road in Westfield, when police responded to reports of gunfire.  Law enforcement rushed to the scene as the base went into lockdown during the ongoing exercise. Officials later confirmed there was no active threat. In a statement, the 104th Fighter Wing said the incident was tied to the exercise and that no real emergency had taken place. The lockdown was lifte…
Western Mass Husband Convicted Of Wife’s Murder, Sentenced To Life Without Parole Western Mass Husband Convicted Of Wife’s Murder, Sentenced To Life Without Parole
Western Mass Husband Convicted Of Wife’s Murder, Sentenced To Life Without Parole A Massachusetts man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of fatally stabbing his wife of five months and the mother of two, prosecutors announced.  Luis A. Rosado, 53, of North Adams, was convicted on Tuesday, May 12, in the killing of Jillian Tatro, who was 38 at the time of her death, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. A judge sentenced him to life without the possibility of parole.  Prosecutors said Rosado murdered Tatro inside her second-floor apartment at 46 Charles St. on May 28, 2022. The couple began dating in Sept…
Court Docs Reveal Chilling Threats Before Mass Rifle Rampage Left 2 Critically Hurt Court Docs Reveal Chilling Threats Before Mass Rifle Rampage Left 2 Critically Hurt
Court Docs Reveal Chilling Threats Before Mass Rifle Rampage Left 2 Critically Hurt Newly released court documents provide new details about a Massachusetts parolee who opened fire on vehicles in Cambridge before exchanging gunfire with state troopers and a retired US Marine. Two were severely wounded in the attack.  Tyler Brown now faces eight charges, including two counts of assault to murder with a firearm, firearm possession charges, and discharging a weapon within 600 feet of a building, after investigators said he opened fire along Memorial Drive Monday afternoon, May 11. According to the complaint, a Massachusetts parole officer contacted Boston police less tha…
Western Mass Man Admits To Killing Family Member Inside His Home: DA Western Mass Man Admits To Killing Family Member Inside His Home: DA
Western Mass Man Admits To Killing Family Member Inside His Home: DA A western Massachusetts man contacted police Monday morning, May 11, to report he had killed a family member, authorities announced. David Louis Boucher, 48, of North Adams, reached out to police just before noon to say he had killed the family member inside his Walnut Street home, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Police rushed to the scene and found an adult man dead inside. Authorities have not identified the victim or said how he died.  Boucher was arrested at the scene and charged with one count of murder, the prosecutor said. Police said he is scheduled to b…
Western Mass Level 3 Sex Offender Guilty Of Child Sex Assault On 2, 5-Year-Olds Sentenced Western Mass Level 3 Sex Offender Guilty Of Child Sex Assault On 2, 5-Year-Olds Sentenced
Western Mass Level 3 Sex Offender Guilty Of Child Sex Assault On 2, 5-Year-Olds Sentenced A Level 3 Massachusetts sex offender will spend up to two decades in state prison after pleading guilty in a child exploitation case involving young children and child sexual abuse material, authorities said.  Ryan Montpelier, 39, of Montague, was sentenced to 18 to 20 years in prison, followed by seven years of supervised probation, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said on Monday, May 11.  Montpelier pleaded guilty on May 8 to three counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, four counts of posing or exhibiting a child in a state of nudity, four counts…
Mass Woman Arraigned In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Wife, Mom On Route 9 Mass Woman Arraigned In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Wife, Mom On Route 9
Mass Woman Arraigned In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Wife, Mom On Route 9 A Massachusetts woman has been arraigned on homicide charges after prosecutors said she was driving the wrong way in a deadly Route 9 crash that killed a wife and mother of a child, authorities announced. Abigail Throckmorton, 23, of Ashland, was arraigned Friday, May 8, in connection with the February crash in Southborough that killed Crystal Johnson Clementi, 37. The crash happened around 3 a.m. Feb. 20, 2026, on Turnpike Road, also known as Route 9 East, according to investigators. A preliminary investigation found that Throckmorton was speeding and driving against traffic when she coll…