SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A man was attacked and robbed early Wednesday morning near San Francisco State University after being taunted with homophobic slurs. According to police officer Albie Esparza, the 20-year-old victim was walking near the university when three men in a 70’s Oldsmobile pulled up next to him. They began yelling anti-gay offenses, [...]
Man wards off robbers with crutches
Dec. 29, 2011 Leave a Comment
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — William Knowles, 59, not only used his crutches for walking, but also for protection early Monday morning in Hollywood. Two women walked up to Knowles pretending to be interested in his fractured shin when suddenly one of the women restrained him as the other tried to reach for his wallet. Knowles told [...]
Black Friday shooting suspects arrested
Dec. 9, 2011 1 Comment
OAKLAND, Calif. — Queron Foreman, the third suspect in the shooting that took place outside of a San Leandro Walmart on November 25th, was arrested earlier today after his mother turned him into the police according to MercuryNews.com. The 18-year-old, a resident of Oakland, is the alleged driver of the suspect vehicle that was connected [...]
Slain Vallejo officer honored at memorial service
Dec. 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
VALLEJO, Calif. — A memorial service for slain Vallejo Police Officer Jim Capoot was held at Vallejo High School’s football field on Nov. 30. Officer Capoot was 45. According to The Reporter, approximately 5,000 people were present at his memorial service, with nearly 3,500 officers and 1,500 guests. Gov. Jerry Brown, the Vallejo City Council, [...]
Boston police bust two in Rice Crispy Treat heist
Sept. 20, 2011 Leave a Comment
Two Boston-area men were arrested Monday after police responded to a reported robbery at a 7-Eleven on State Street. Police arrived around 2:30 a.m. and spoke to a clerk who said the two men went into the store, looked around, and then walked up to the register. They threatened to punch the clerk out, and [...]
Police officer shot in Woburn jewelry store robbery
Sept. 6, 2011 Leave a Comment
For the second time in less than a year, a police officer has been shot in the suburb of Worburn during a jewelry heist. Around 11 a.m. Tuesday, a jewelry store was robbed on Cambridge Road in a shopping center. A responding police officer was shot and taken to Lahey Clinic, where his condition was [...]
2 held in Springfield robbery
June 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
SPRINGFIELD — Police arrested two allegedly armed robbers near 69 Kenwood Park early yesterday morning after two 16-year-old victims reported that they were accosted at gunpoint. Julio Carrero, 24, and Miguel Pizzaro, 19, are suspected to have approached the victims on BMX bikes, flashed a gun and demanded their purses, cell phones and money. The [...]
Strippers arrested in Brookline for robbing unhappy customers
June 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
Two strippers were arrested in Brookline on Monday after allegedly robbing three men. The men reported to police that they had requested two female escorts to perform a strip show for them from ero-guide.com. The men realized that the strippers, Catriona Kaye, 29, of Mattapan, and Sheila Estrada, 29, of Dorchester, were not who they [...]
Three men arrested in Krista Dittmeyer murder
May 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
Three New Hampshire men have been arrested and charged in connection with the killing of Krista Dittmeyer, the 20-year-old mother whose body was found earlier this month in a pond. Robbery appears to be the motive, police said. Anthony Papile, age 28, of Ossipee has been charged with second degree murder, and Trevor Ferguson, age [...]
Six guns seized from home of alleged robber
Sept. 28, 2010 Leave a Comment
State troopers arrested a 46-year-old man from Fairhaven who has had a warrant out on him since the November robbery of a New Bedford convenience store. Bruce Thatcher was taken into custody at his home on Rodman Street with the assistance of Fairhaven officers, police said. He has been charged with the robbery. When officers [...]
Second Waltham bank robbery suspect captured in Maine
Feb. 5, 2010 1 Comment
The second suspect in a daring January 4 bank robbery in Waltham was on the lam for a month until police caught up to him in Maine on Thursday, authorities said. A reporter for the Bangor Daily News tipped us off that the second suspect, Craig Sparks is expected to be brought back to Massachusetts [...]
Arrest made in Jamaica Plain clerk’s death
Jan. 15, 2010 Leave a Comment
Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley issued the following statement: "Shortly before 12:00 this afternoon, I authorized a warrant charging Edward Corliss (D.O.B. 2/7/46) of Roslindale with the December 26 homicide of Surendra Dangol in Jamaica Plain. "Corliss is currently behind bars at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Cedar Junction and Boston Police homicide [...]
Lane Bryant creates memorial fund for shooting victims
Feb. 6, 2008 Leave a Comment
Lane Bryant announced Wednesday the establishment of The Lane Bryant Tinley Park Memorial Fund in honor of the lives of the five women who were shot and killed February 2 in one of their stores in Tinley Park, Ill., a Chicago suburb. The five women, Jennifer L. Bishop of South Bend, Ind., Carrie A. Chiuso [...]