ROCKPORT β A New Hampshire man is being held without bail, accused of attempting to trying to a Rockport residentβs vehicle by force.
Todd Andrew Wilbur, 42, of Derry, N.H., was arrested at 6:46 a.m. Wednesday on Story Street on charges of carjacking and assault and battery, according to a police log entry.
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LEWISBURG β Stephanie Balliet discovered her lifeβs work amid one of the most difficult times in her young life.
Following an assault by a stranger at the age of 12 while attending a sleepover at a friendβs house, Balliet received services from Transitions PA during the ensuing three-year-long court case involving her alleged abuser.
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Police investigated 129 complaints in September, according to the newspaper on this day in 1940. Among those were 28 arrests for drunkenness, four reports of sidewalk defects, 23 calls due to lights being out, and 27 calls for lights leftβ¦
A Saturday morning traffic stop by a Gloucester Police sergeant resulted in the arrest of three people on charges of trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine, and the seizure of a hangun and more than 1,600 pills.
Those arrested and the charges are:
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Two experienced and well-trained firefighter/paramedics have joined the Gloucester Fire Department as lateral transfers from the Amesbury Fire Department.
Nicholas Meyers and Tyler Rogers, both Gloucester natives and Gloucester High School graduates, were sworn in Tuesday by City Clerk Grace E. Poirier.
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BOSTON β Gov. Maura Healey is citing progress with the stateβs efforts to crack down on street βtakeoversβ fueled on social media by drag racing enthusiasts.
On Thursday, Healey announced that state and local enforcement officials have thwarted attempted car βmeet upsβ in the state over the past week through online investigations that resulted in arrests and hundreds of traffic citations.
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SALEM β The trial of a wounded North Andover police officer could get underway as early as January, after an Essex County Superior Court judge pushes for the case to be tried sooner rather than later.
Kelsey Fitzsimmonsβ lawyer, Timothy Bradl, and state prosecutor James Gubitose agreed to a pretrial assignment conference Nov. 25 to set a trial date after a pretrial conference Tuesday with her lawyer absent from the courtroom.
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CONCORD, N.H. β Two men have been charged with murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man in Derry in May.
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella, New Hampshire State Police Col. Mark Hall and Derry Police Chief George Feole announced the arrests of Jeffrey Li, 18, and Marco Junior Marquez Vera, 20, on Monday.
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METHUEN β The city has followed up a βdeclaration of warβ against human trafficking with the investigation of another business and the creation of a task force.
On Monday, city inspectors shut down Eastern Bodywork Therapy, which officials allege is a front for human trafficking. Mayor D.J. Beauregard, who had announced the crackdown on Sunday, said in a press release that the task force would hold both the perpetrators and landlords accountable.
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METHUEN β The manager of Beauty Garden Spa on Wallace Street is facing human trafficking charges after a lengthy police investigation.
Suping Zhu, 38, of Flushing, New York, is to be arraigned Monday in Lawrence District Court on charges that include deriving support from prostitution and trafficking person for sexual servitude.
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METHUENΒ β The manager of Beauty Garden Spa on Wallace Street is facing human trafficking charges after a lengthy police investigation.
Suping Zhu, 38, of Flushing, New York, is to be arraigned Monday in Lawrence District Court on charges that include deriving support from prostitution and trafficking person for sexual servitude.
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SALEM, Ore. β A former employee of the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA), Cherie MacDougall, was arraigned this week in Marion County Circuit Court on a series of felony charges stemming from alleged misconduct at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in 2022.
MacDougall, 42, faces a total of 10 charges, including:
Three counts of supplying contraband
Three counts of conspiracy to supply contraband
Two counts of custodial sexual misconduct in the first degree
Two counts of felon in possession of a firearm
The charges follow a joint investigation by the Oregon State Police and the Oregon Department of Justice, focusing on activities that allegedly occurred while MacDougall was employed at the OYA facility.
Allegations Include Weapons and Sexual Misconduct
Court documents indicate MacDougall accepted payment from incarcerated individuals in exchange for contraband, including vaping devices. After one of those individuals was released into the community on conditional release, she allegedly provided them with two firearms. She is also accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with the same individual while they were in custody.
MacDougallβs employment with the Oregon Youth Authority officially ended on May 10, 2023.
Legal Proceedings Underway
Prosecutors requested $500,000 bail, citing the seriousness of the charges. However, Judge Pro Tem Matthew Tracey set bail at $100,000. MacDougall is scheduled to appear in court again on September 11, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. at the Marion County Annex, located at 4000 Aumsville Highway SE in Salem.
The case is being prosecuted under Marion County Circuit Court case number 25CR47112.
Part of Broader Criminal Inquiry
This indictment is one of several handed down by a Marion County Grand Jury amid a broader investigation into conditions and management practices at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility, a closed-custody center operated by the Oregon Youth Authority.
SALEM, Mass. β An off-duty North Andover police officer who was shot in her home by a colleague serving a restraining order will be released to the custody of her mother and stepfather under GPS-monitored home confinement as she awaits trial.
Kelsey Fitzsimmons, 28, of North Andover pleaded not guilty Thursday following her arraignment on a charge of assault by means of a dangerous weapon in Essex County Superior Court.
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SALEM, Mass. β An off-duty North Andover police officer who was shot in her home by a colleague serving a restraining order will be released to the custody of her mother and stepfather under GPS-monitored home confinement as she awaits trial.
Kelsey Fitzsimmons, 28, of North Andover pleaded not guilty Thursday following her arraignment on a charge of assault by means of a dangerous weapon in Essex County Superior Court.
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BOSTON β Embattled Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins will step down from his post while he defends himself against federal extortion charges.
In a joint statement, Gov. Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell said Tompkins has βagreed to step away from his position until the federal case against him is resolvedβ and tapped Special Sheriff Mark Lawhorne to temporarily fill the post.
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BOSTON β A bipartisan group of lawmakers are hoping to close a βloopholeβ in state law that allows people who impersonate ICE agents and other federal authorities to shake down immigrants or sexually assault women to go without punishment.
The proposal, filed by state Sen. Bruce Tarr, R-Gloucester, Rep. Anne Margaret Ferranate, D-Gloucester, and others would make it a crime to impersonate a federal law enforcement official. Under current law, criminal charges can only be filed against someone accused of impersonating a state or local law-enforcement official.
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