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A Waltham man charged for a series of random attacks in the Massachusetts city last year was ordered held without bail, Wednesday. Clauvens Janvier, 24, pleaded not guilty to the series of attacks that put the the city on edge during a virtual arraignment. Janvier did not appear during the arraignment, with his lawyer arguing it could “potentially lead to…

The 24-year-old suspect was already in jail when investigators linked him to 11 attacks in Waltham, Mass.

Authorities on Thursday said they had charged a Waltham man in connection a series of violent attacks in the Massachusetts city last year. Clauvens Janvier, 24, was arrested in December, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said in a news conference, but it took months of investigation to link him to all of the attacks. Janvier was arrested and charged on…

Police arrested a man in a series of random attacks that left Waltham, Massachusetts, on edge for weeks.

A Quincy, Massachusetts, couple is due in court Monday in relation to two unarmed robberies that incited fear throughout the city’s Asian-American community last month. Two people of Asian descent were robbed — one suffered serious injuries — near the North Quincy train station on Feb. 18. After about a month of investigation, authorities arrested Brian Kenney, 34, and his…

An Uber driver in San Francisco was attacked by three women Sunday after he refused them a ride for not wearing masks, police said.

Court documents are revealing new details about the violent attack of two women in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. Jake Kavanaugh, 23, of Haverhill, was ordered held without bail on Thursday after pleading not guilty to multiple charges related to the brutal attack a day earlier on Fairview Farm Road. Kavanaugh is charged with armed assault to murder; assault and battery…

A man accused of attacking a woman and her daughter is being held without bail and facing multiple charges, including attempted murder.

Two women were attacked in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, leaving one with life-threatening injuries that required her to be flown to a Boston hospital, authorities said. Essex County prosecutors gave few details Wednesday night in announcing the attack was under investigation. A large police presence appeared to be centered around a vehicle with a smashed windshield. The attack on Fairview…

An attack in Haverhill, Massachusetts, left two women hurt, one with life-threatening injuries.

A large police investigation was underway in Haverhill, Massachusetts, that appeared to be centered on a car with a smashed windshield.

Police in Quincy, Massachusetts, are seeking information after two people were robbed — including one victim who was seriously injured — near the North Quincy train station last week. The victims in both incidents are of Asian descent. Police in Quincy say they don’t believe the incidents are hate crimes. But Asian-American community leaders say there is a lot of…

Asian-American community leaders are expressing concern after people of Asian descent were victims of two separate attacks in Quincy, Massachusetts.

The suspect, a male, allegedly attacked a 69-year-old man and stole a bag from a 55-year-old woman within hours of one another.

A man was in court Friday to face a hate crime charge after allegedly pistol-whipping a man and yelling racially and sexually oriented slurs at him in Taunton, Massachusetts. The man who was attacked said it was a scary experience — he thought he was going to get shot. “The whole time, when he had the gun pressed to my…

A man pistol-whipped another man and yelled racial slurs outside his home in Taunton, police say.

Police released two new videos Thursday that they say show the suspect in a series of recent violent attacks in Waltham, Massachusetts. The first video shows the suspect running south on Prospect Street before turning west onto Bedford Street. The second shows the suspect as he walks west on Bedford Street. Waltham police announced earlier this week that they are…

Waltham police are doing everything they can to find a serial attacker including significantly increasing patrols, using a drone overhead and offering a $5,000 reward for information. They’re also offering safety information to residents who are afraid with the suspect who strikes at random still on the loose.

Waltham City Councilor Cathyann Harris went door to door putting flyers in mailboxes throughout the city, asking residents to join a virtual public safety meeting Thursday night amid the city’s search for a serial attacker who strikes at random.