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A 22-year-old Merrimack College student is facing charges after he allegedly assaulted a fellow student in a dorm room.

The New Hampshire man charged with killing a food delivery driver in Massachusetts, raping a convenience store worker, and shooting two other women in 2017 will use an insanity defense at trial. The Salem News reports that the lawyer for 23-year-old Brian Brito, of Manchester, New Hampshire, filed a formal notice on Wednesday, saying his client has a lack of...

The man who was arrested in Massachusetts after leading officials on a manhunt following a fatal stabbing in New Hampshire appeared before a judge Monday. Joseph King Hanright, 29, was captured in Methuen, Massachusetts, on Sunday after he was wanted for questioning in relation to the homicide of a 64-year-old man in Concord, New Hampshire.

The man who was arrested in Massachusetts after leading officials on a manhunt following a fatal stabbing in New Hampshire appeared before a judge Monday. Joseph King Hanright, 29, was captured in Methuen, Massachusetts, on Sunday after he was wanted for questioning in relation to the homicide of a 64-year-old man in Concord, New Hampshire.

A man accused of killing a homeless 24-year-old woman whose body was found in a Massachusetts river is expected to be arraigned Thursday. Lawrence resident Giovanni Lebron, 24, was arrested Wednesday on charges of murder, according to the Essex District Attorney’s Office. He is charged in connection to the death of woman whose body was found in the Spicket River...

An arrest has been made in the death of a Massachusetts girl who died mysteriously at a rooming house in Lawrence in mid-December. Miguel Rivera, 58, of Lawrence, was arrested Friday night, Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett and Lawrence Police Chief Roy Vasque announced Saturday morning. Rivera is charged with permitting substantial bodily injury to a child and misleading a...

A man with several warrants was arrested in Boston’s Mattapan neighborhood Friday evening after attempting to flee from police. According to Boston police, officers on patrol Friday evening observed a motor vehicle parked at the intersection of Wayland Street and Howard Avenue in Mattapan. They identified a passenger in the backseat to be a person with multiple warrants for his...

A Massachusetts man is being held without bail for allegedly robbing an elderly woman in the parking lot of a Walgreen’s Pharmacy in Lawrence on Wednesday. Taylor Matkivich, 26, of Lawrence, was arraigned Thursday in Lawrence District Court on charges of unarmed robbery of a person over 65 and trespassing.

A 94-year-old woman was robbed Wednesday afternoon in Lawrence. According to police, they responded to Walgreen’s Pharmacy at 220 South Broadway in Lawrence for a report of an unarmed robbery just before 2 p.m. Wednesday.

A Massachusetts police officer was hospitalized Wednesday after a prisoner allegedly ripped open a bag of fentanyl and exposed the official to the substance. The incident happened when Methuen resident Kyle Dennis, 28, was being booked following his arrest on three outstanding warrants, according to authorities. Dennis, who is known to police, was arrested shortly after 4 p.m. when an...

A man was arrested and charged after police say he attempted to force his way into a woman’s car and kidnap her in a grocery store parking lot in Methuen, Massachusetts. Rafael Rosario, 53, of Lawrence, was charged with strangulation, attempted kidnapping, attempted carjacking, and assault and battery after the Friday night incident. Methuen police responded to the Market Basket...

A man was in court after allegedly trying to kidnap a woman outside a Market Basket in Methuen.

A man was arrested and charged after police say he attempted to force his way into a woman’s car and kidnap her in a grocery store parking lot in Methuen, Massachusetts. Rafael Rosario, 53, of Lawrence, was charged with strangulation, attempted kidnapping, attempted carjacking, and assault and battery after the Friday night incident. Methuen police responded to the Market Basket...

After bail was set for a Massachusetts police officer charged with child rape, Gov. Charlie Baker is pushing for a change to bail laws in the state. Lawrence Police officer Carlos Vieira, 49, had been held without bail, pending a dangerousness hearing, for more than a week after being arrested and charged with raping a 13-year-old boy. But Tuesday, the...

A Massachusetts police officer charged with raping a 13-year-old boy who was initially denied bail has had bail set at $75,000. A judge in Lawrence Superior Court said Lawrence Officer Carlos Vieira can be freed on bail under certain conditions, but he must first account for one of 20 firearms he owns that remains missing. The rest have been confiscated by investigators.

The Lawrence police officer who was arrested following accusations of child rape is scheduled for a bail review Thursday morning. Carlos Vieira, 49, is expected to appear in Salem Superior Court for his review, according to the Essex District Attorney’s Office. He was arrested Monday in Haverhill following an investigation by the Essex DA’s Office.

New evidence has been presented against a Massachusetts police officer accused of child rape. In Lawrence District Court Wednesday, prosecutors said Carlos Vieira, 49, owns several unregistered guns and suggested he’s a threat to the community. Vieira’s attorney, Gil Nason, said his client should be granted bail and said Vieira owning weapons has nothing to do with the case.

A 19-year veteran of the Lawrence Police Department faced a judge Tuesday following his arrest on child rape charges. Carlos Vieira, 49, was arrested without incident Monday in Haverhill following a month-long investigation, according to the Essex District Attorney’s Office. The investigation was launched last month after a woman called officials to report Vieira allegedly engaged in sexual activity with...

A Massachusetts police officer has been arrested and charged with the aggravated rape of a child, the Essex District Attorney’s Office announced Monday. Lawrence police officer Carlos Vieira, 49, was arrested in Haverhill without incident. He is charged with two counts of aggravated rape of a child and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14....

Parents in Lawrence, Massachusetts were arrested after a 1-year-old girl tested positive for fentanyl ingestion. Police and the Department of Children and Families responded to Lawrence General Hospital after the girl’s test results were received. The child’s parents were interviewed by authorities and officials obtained a search warrant for the couple’s home.