Lawrence Police

Police are investigating after a severely abused female dog was found dead in a black trash bag near a school in Lawrence, Massachusetts, last month. “The extent of this case — the extent of the cruelty is something that we, fortunately, don’t see all that often,” said Mike DeFina, a spokesman for the Animal Rescue League of Boston. “This dog…

Police are looking for the person who beat a dog to death and left its body in a garbage bag behind a school.

A 35-year-old New Hampshire man was shot and killed just before midnight at a Massachusetts apartment complex on New Year’s Eve. “It’s disturbing, it really is,” said Lawrence resident Rosemary Wise. The Essex County District Attorney’s office identified the victim Wednesday as Wilson Javier, of Salem. Lawrence police say around 11:49 p.m. on Dec. 31, they responded to reports...

The Essex County District Attorney’s office identified the victim Wednesday as Wilson Javier, of Salem, New Hampshire.

Nearly 80 firearms were seized and 32 people arrested over the course of a monthslong probe into a Lawrence, Massachusetts, drug and gun trafficking ring involving gang members, U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling announced Friday. Dubbed “Operation Emerald Crush,” federal, state and local authorities banded together to target suspected firearm and drug traffickers in the greater Lawrence area, the federal prosecutor said.

A crash involving a fire truck in Lawrence, Massachusetts, injured several people on Saturday morning, according to police. The accident took place at 10:39 a.m. at the intersection of Bailey and Phillips Streets, Lawrence Police said.

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...

Four separate splash pads scattered throughout Lawrence’s seven square miles are among the many ways people stayed cool during Saturday’s heat wave.

The girl killed in a car crash in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Saturday was identified Monday as Taysha Rohena Silva, 11, from Peabody. Authorities had previously said the slain girl was eight years old. Taysha’s 8-year-old sister was also injured in the crash, along with Taysha’s mother, the mother’s boyfriend and Taysha’s 15-year-old cousin. All four remain hospitalized in Boston “with serious...

An eight-year-old child was killed Saturday in a two-car crash in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and a suspect is in custody, according to the Essex County District Attorney. The fatal crash happened just before 6 p.m. at the intersection of Andover Street and Winthrop Avenue.

A man was arrested Sunday in connection to the two-car crash that killed a child in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the Essex District Attorney’s Office said, revealing that the suspect was allegedly fleeing police at the time of the wreck. Selvin Manuel Lima, 23, of Lawrence, is facing charges of manslaughter, motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, four counts of assault and...

A man accused of giving a 13-year-old cocaine and dropping her off at a Massachusetts hospital before she died is now facing a child rape charge in connection to the case. Carlos Rivera, 47, of Lawrence, was arrested May 25 after officials reviewed surveillance footage and spent days investigating the mystery of Chloe Ricard’s death. The Amesbury girl was left...

The Essex District Attorney’s Office is investigating the recent deaths of five Massachusetts infants, three of whom were involved with the state’s child welfare agency. The three deaths involving the Department of Children and Families happened in Lawrence, Haverhill and Methuen. Sources told NBC10 Boston’s Investigators that two of the deaths do not appear to be tied to abuse or...

Authorities are investigating the death of a young girl in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The Essex County District Attorney’s Office said a man called Lawrence Police shortly before 9 a.m. Sunday to report that his 15-month-old foster child was unresponsive.

Massachusetts authorities are investigating the suspicious death of a man in Lawrence. Police responded to the area of 75 Manchester St. at 5:50 a.m. Wednesday for a reported body. When officers arrived, the body of a 48-year-old man was discovered. The man has not been identified.

Massachusetts authorities are investigating the suspicious death of a man in Lawrence. Police responded to the area of 75 Manchester St. at 5:50 a.m. Wednesday for a reported body. When officers arrived, the body of a 48-year-old man was discovered. The man has not been identified.

A 16-year-old boy was airlifted to a Boston hospital after being shot in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The shooting took place on Howard Street late Thursday afternoon. Police said the teen was treated at the scene before being airlifted.

Nearly 150 people, including 52 alleged gang members, were arrested as part of a massive, 5-month sting focused on the Lawrence, Massachusetts area. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said 146 people wanted for violent crimes were arrested as part of what they are calling “Operation Triple Beam.” The operation, which began on Jan. 1, targeted violent offenders and gang members wanted...

The man accused of giving a 13-year-old girl cocaine and dropping her off at a Massachusetts hospital last week shortly before she died was ordered held without bail at his arraignment Tuesday morning. Carlos Rivera, 47, of Lawrence, was arrested on Saturday after officials reviewed surveillance footage and spent days investigating the mystery of Chloe Ricard’s death. The Amesbury girl...

The man who police have arrested in the case of a 13-year-old girl who was dropped off at Lawrence General Hospital earlier this week and later died is set to be arraigned in court on Tuesday. Chloe Ricard of Amesbury was left at the hospital at 4:47 p.m. on Monday, according to police.