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Driver dead, passenger seriously hurt in rollover car crash in Waltham
A car crash left a driver dead and their passenger hurt late Sunday in central Waltham, Massachusetts, police said. The rollover crash took place outside a city building on High Street, past Moody Street, about 11:43 p.m., police said Monday. Both occupants of the car were removed from the vehicle and rushed to the Lahey Clinic, where the driver was…
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Suspect in deadly Waltham crash due in court on new charges
The New Hampshire man accused of killing a Waltham, Massachusetts, police officer and a National Grid worker back in December will be arraigned on new charges Wednesday. A grand jury indicted Peter Simon, 54, last month of more than 20 charges, including two counts of second-degree murder and motor vehicle homicide. Simon is accused of driving a stolen truck on…
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Driver accused of killing Waltham police officer, utility worker indicted for murder
A truck driver who fatally struck a Massachusetts police officer and a utility employee in Waltham, pulled a knife on another officer, stole his cruiser and crashed has been indicted on two counts of second degree murder, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said. Peter Simon, 54, of Woodsville, New Hampshire, was indicted by a Middlesex County Grand Jury on over…
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Prisoner who escaped sheriff's van on I-95 in Waltham to remain in ICE custody
A prisoner who escaped the custody of sheriff’s deputies while being transported in a van along Interstate 95 in Waltham, Massachusetts, last month appeared in court Monday. Victor De Moura-Pereira, 20, was arraigned on a misdemeanor charge of escaping from federal custody. He is currently in custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and will remain there, authorities said. If…
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Federal lawsuit moving forward after kids removed from Waltham home at 1 a.m.
A couple whose children were removed from their home in the middle of the night has cleared a legal hurdle in their federal lawsuit against a handful of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families employees and Waltham police officers for violating their civil rights. Josh Sabey and Sarah Perkins first shared their story with the NBC10 Boston Investigators in September…
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Car strikes two kids in Waltham
Waltham police say the driver is cooperating with their investigation.
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2 kids hit by car in Waltham
Two kids are injured, one seriously, after being struck by a car Thursday night in Waltham, Massachusetts. Waltham police say they responded around 6:19 p.m. to the area of Veronica’s Spa, located at 1074 Main Street, for a report of a juvenile hit by a car. Responding officers found two kids who had been injured in the incident, and both…
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Sheriff explains how inmate escaped jail van on I-95 thru flaw
Days after a shackled inmate escaped from a transport van on I-95 in Waltham, authorities are still trying to find out how the breakout unfolded.
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Sheriff explains what went wrong in prisoner escape along I-95 in Waltham
Following the Monday escape of an inmate from a transport van along Interstate 95 in Waltham, Massachusetts, the two Plymouth County deputies in charge of the van have been given some time off. “I do know that they’re shaken up, but we’re going to give them a little bit of time off,” said Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph D. McDonald...
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Inmate arrested after escaping custody in Waltham
A man is back in custody after escaping while being transported on I-95 Monday.
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Inmate back in custody after escape on I-95
A prisoner was on the loose for about 45 minutes in Waltham.
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Prisoner escapes vehicle on I-95 amid traffic jam, is caught nearby
A brief manhunt began when a prisoner in the custody of Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department escaped a vehicle on I-95 in Waltham Monday night. Aerial footage captured the scene where the inmate was captured.
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Prisoner escapes vehicle on jammed I-95 in Waltham, is caught after manhunt
An inmate escaped a transport vehicle on Interstate 95 Monday night in Waltham, prompting a brief search in the area, Massachusetts State Police said. The prisoner was taken into custody after about an hour on nearby Second Avenue, a surface street in Waltham, according to police. About a dozen police cruisers were seen off Second Avenue around when the inmate…
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Pothole on I-95 in Waltham/Weston to snarl Mon. evening commute
Two lanes of Interstate 95 were closed near Route 20 for the evening commute Monday as crews worked to repair a pothole, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The lane closures were on the southbound side of the highway at Exit 41, near Waltham and Weston, officials said. The two right lanes were closed as crews repaired the bridge…
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Man charged in deadly Waltham crash to remain behind bars
A judge ruled Peter Simon will remain held without bail after the crash that killed a Waltham police officer and a National Grid worker.
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Suspect in deadly Waltham crash to stay behind bars
A man accused of causing a tragic crash that killed a Waltham, Massachusetts, police officer and National Grid worker early last month will remain behind bars.
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Man in deadly Waltham crash expected in court Thursday
Peter Simon is scheduled to be in court Thursday for a dangerousness hearing. He’s accused of crashing into and killing a Waltham, Massachusetts, police officer and National Grid utility worker in December 2023.
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No bail for driver accused of killing Waltham police officer, utility worker
A truck driver who fatally struck a Massachusetts police officer and a utility employee in Waltham, pulled a knife on another officer, stole his cruiser and crashed has an “unbroken chain” of crimes going back to 1996, a prosecutor said at a detention hearing Thursday. A judge ordered that Peter Simon, 54, of Woodsville, New Hampshire, continue to be held…
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Questions surround driver accused of killing police officer, utility worker
Peter Simon, charged in a crash that killed a Waltham police officer and a National Grid worker last month, has a long history of violence across the country.
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‘This was a dropped ball:' Questions surround driver accused of killing police officer, utility worker
Ed Heywood recalled the moment his life almost ended in 2009. Nearing retirement, the school principal was riding in the right front passenger seat of a transit bus on that August day, accompanying a colleague who was getting his commercial driver’s license. A black pickup truck appeared out of nowhere on the highway. “I heard the driver say, ‘Eddie, look…