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Federal charges were filed Wednesday against a woman accused of assaulting a Southwest Airlines flight attendant and punching out two of her teeth as the flight taxied the runway at San Diego International Airport.

An attorney has entered a not guilty plea on behalf of rocker Marilyn Manson, who is accused of approaching a videographer at his 2019 concert in New Hampshire and allegedly spitting and blowing snot on her

Authorities investigating an assault at a water park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, are seeking the public’s help identifying a woman in connection to the case. The Portsmouth Police Department released two photos of the person of interest on Friday in regard to an ongoing assault investigation. Police said the incident happened on Thursday at Water Country, located on Lafayette...

Documents in the New Hampshire criminal case of rocker Marilyn Manson allege that he spit and blew snot at a videographer during a 2019 concert.

A man has been arrested after allegedly pushing a teen girl off a bridge into water in Cohasset, Massachusetts. Wayne Aikens, a 57-year-old Wakefield man, is accused of assaulting a group of teenagers on the Border Street Bridge Friday afternoon, police said. Officers responded around 4:30 p.m. to report that an intoxicated man was harassing minors. The teens told police…

A member of the school committee in Chelsea, Massachusetts, appeared in court Tuesday on charges he raped a child and enticed a child, court records show. Prosecutors said the victim was 12.

A Massachusetts driving instructor is facing charges for allegedly touching teenage girls while giving them lessons last year.

A Massachusetts driving instructor is facing charges for allegedly touching two teenage girls inappropriately while giving them lessons last year, though a police report lists five victims. Carl A. Welliver, a 63-year-old from Winchester, was arraigned Wednesday on four charges, including indecent assault and battery, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said Thursday. Welliver was working at Middlesex Driving Academy...

A Merrimac man is accused of raping, kidnapping and strangling a 74-year-old woman inside her home.

The man accused of breaking into a Merrimac home and raping a woman appeared in court Tuesday.

An alleged assault on a woman of Asian descent this week near Boston Common is being investigated as a possible hate crime, authorities say. Boston police received a call around 2:15 p.m. Monday about the assault in the area of 53 Temple Place. An investigation found that a person had allegedly pulled down the victim’s face mask before leaving the…

A Merrimac man is due in court Tuesday for allegedly breaking into an elderly woman’s home and assaulting her earlier this month.

A Massachusetts man faced a judge Tuesday while prosecutors alleged he broke into an elderly woman’s home in Merrimac earlier this month where he strangled and raped her. William S. Raia, 50, of Merrimac, was arrested Monday evening at his home by local and state police, more than two weeks after the July 3 incident, authorities said. Raia is charged…

William S. Raia, 50, is charged with four counts of aggravated rape, kidnapping, home invasion, strangulation and assault and battery causing bodily injury on an elderly person.

A Merrimac man has been arrested in connection with a home invasion and sexual assault that happened in the Massachusetts town earlier this month, officials announced. William S. Raia, 50, was arrested Monday evening at his home by local and state police, more than two weeks after the July 3 incident, Merrimac Police Chief Eric Shears and Essex District Attorney…

Police have released a composite sketch of a suspect who remains at large after allegedly attacking an elderly woman inside her home over the weekend in Merrimac, Massachusetts. The suspect is described as a 5’5 to 5’6” tall man, approximately 40 years old with short brown hair, a thin build and a light complexion with a seasonal tan. Police are…

Neighbors in the community are hoping to get more information and say the biggest concern is that the suspect is still out there.

A man with a knife assaulted a woman inside her bedroom after breaking into her house.

A woman was threatened with a knife and repeatedly assaulted after a man broke into her home Saturday night in Merrimac, Massachusetts, according to police. The man allegedly woke the woman up after he broke into her Hillside Avenue home around 11:10 p.m. He threatened her with the knife and repeatedly assaulted her, police said. At some point, she was...

A man has been arrested in the assault of an elderly man with a hammer in Dorchester last week, police said Saturday.  Boston police said officers arrested Michael Leoney, a 58-year-old from Dorchester, Saturday afternoon on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon on a victim over 65 years old.  The attack took place Sunday around 1:50 p.m. at…