Crime Trackers Massachusetts

By Tiffany Williams – Kevin Guadalupe, a/k/a “King K-Milly,” 19, a member of the New Bedford Chapter of the Massachusetts Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity. According to court documents, Guadalupe, in November 2019 participated in an unarmed robbery…

By Jeremy Goff – On Thursday night at about 10:03 p.m., officers with the Boston Police Department assigned to B-3, responded to the area of Capen Street and Evans Street in Dorchester for a person shot. Upon arrival officers located a male who had been shot and he was pronounced deceased on scene by Boston…

By Angela Albury On Thursday at the United States District Court in Worcester, before U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman, Alberto Nunez, 46, of Fitchburg pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base, fentanyl and cocaine. From November 2019 to…

By Anita Cooper As the result of an investigation led by the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force, Luis Martinez, also known as “Macho,” 55, of Stratford, CT. was arrested on November 6, 2018. During the summer of 2017, members of the FBI’s Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force and the Bridgeport Police Department began investigating…

By Jose Ojeda On Wednesday, Marilyn Golisano, 68, a former clerk for Boston Police Department’s District A-1 Detectives Unit was arrested. Golisano was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of embezzlement from an agency receiving federal funds, six counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. Golisano, who handled…

By Anita Cooper On Friday, January 8, 2021 Officers with the Boston Police Department executed a search warrant from the Roxbury District Court in the area of 55 Belgrade Ave. The target of the search warrant was Jason Martinez. Just before 11:00 a.m. officers observed Martinez exiting from the side of 55 Belgrade Ave. and…

By Eric Merlin On Thursday, December 31, 2020 Trooper Bardier with the Massachusetts State Police was on patrol in the area of exit 10 on 1-91 North. At approximately 6:30 p.m., Trooper Bardier observed a vehicle traveling in front of him with no license plate light and an unreadable license plate. After checking the vehicle…

By James Morefield On Thursday at the United States District Court in Boston, U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel sentenced Matthew Palacios, a/k/a “King Nene,” 26, to 33 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In September 2020, Palacios pleaded guilty to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of…

By Samantha McCarthy – Early Tuesday night at approximately 4:11 p.m. officers assigned to District C-11 responded to the area of 1432 Dorchester Ave. for a report of a person with a firearm. Upon arrival, officers met with an employee from Advance Auto Parts who informed the officers that he had confronted a male suspect…

By Tara Ross – On Tuesday afternoon just after 2:00 p.m., officers with the Newton Police Department and troopers with the Massachusetts State Police responded to a report of an armed robbery at 16 Lincoln Street in Newton. Upon arrival officers located a male suspect armed with a knife. That male who lives in an…

By Tara Ross – Early Monday morning at approximately 2:00 a.m., officers with the Boston Police Department assigned to District B-3 Anti-Crime Unit conducted a traffic stop in the area of 387 Talbot Ave in Dorchester. As the officers activated their lights and sirens, they observed the rear passenger, Jose Vega-Aponte, 32, of Boston who…

By Miguel Reyes – At about 7:45 p.m. Sunday night, Boston Police responded to a report of a shooting in the area of 10 Ellis Street. Upon arrival officers located one victim who had been shot. The victim was transported to an area hospital to be treated for life-threatening injuries. This is an active and…

By Zachary Cantu – Saturday night Woburn police responded to multiple reports of a shooting in the parking lot of 230 Mishawum Road at the Jake n Joe’s. This shooting incident was reported just before 9:00 p.m. and upon arrival officers located a victim who had been shot multiple times. The victim who has been…

By Sam Ramirez – On Friday at the U.S. District Court in Boston, U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV sentenced Ricardo Lopera-Arteaga, 59, a Colombian national to five years in prison and four years of supervised release. In August 2020, Lopera-Arteaga pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with…

By James Morefield – On Thursday, December 10, 2020 at the U.S. District Court in Boston, Wagner Pimentel Soto, 41, of West Roxbury pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement in a passport application and two counts of fraudulent use of a Social Security number. Soto who is a Dominican national, in…

By Cedric Trahan – At approximately 5:30 a.m. Friday morning, Andre Sterling, 35, a suspect wanted by the Massachusetts State Police was located by the New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force in the Wakefield section of the Bronx. Sterling was wanted for the shooting of Massachusetts State Trooper, John Lennon on November 20, 2020….

By Tara Ross – As the result of a continuing investigation led by the FBI Boston Field Division and the FBI North Shore Gang Task Force, in December 2019, a federal grand jury returned an indictment alleging racketeering conspiracy, drug conspiracy and firearms charges against 62 leaders, members and associates of the Latin Kings. During…

By Anita Cooper – As the result of a continuing investigation led by the DEA Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, in September 2018, law enforcement began investigating a drug trafficking organization in the Fitchburg area. It was determined during this investigation that Anthony Baez of Fitchburg was the leader of this drug trafficking organization…

By Jesus Ortiz – On Wednesday at the U.S. District Court in Boston, Cecilio Guzman, 28, a Dominican National residing in Lawrence pleaded guilty to one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. In November 2019, Guzman arranged to sell 120 grams of fentanyl to a cooperating…

By Tiffany Williams – As the result of a continuing investigation led by the FBI Boston Field Division and the FBI North Shore Gang Task Force, in December 2019, a federal grand jury returned an indictment alleging racketeering conspiracy, drug conspiracy and firearms charges against 62 leaders, members and associates of the Latin Kings. On…

By Marilyn Gutierrez – Police in Lowell are seeking the help of the public in locating Julian Grullon, 27, of of Lowell. Lowell Police say that Grullon, is wanted in connection with a masked armed robbery at Cote’s Market last Thursday. Anyone with any information, should call Lowell Police at 978-937-3200.

By Anne Pittman – On Saturday at approximately 4:52 p.m. officers with the Worcester Police Department assigned to the Operations Division (First Half) responded to a report of an armed carjacking at the Gulf Gas Station in the upper Lincoln section of the city. The suspect in this incident pointed a firearm at the victim…

By Jesus Ortiz – On Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Maissel Hughes was indicted in Worcester County Superior Court. Hughes is charged with trafficking in 200 grams or more Heroin/Morphine/Opium/Fentanyl and trafficking in more than 10 grams fentanyl. On Monday March 20, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Sergeant James Murray of the Spencer Police Department working with…

By Anita Cooper – On October 14, 2020 Anthony Rafael Corcino, 32, of Lawrence was arrested and charged at the US District Court in Boston with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, as well as with attempted possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or…

By Anita Cooper – In August 2020, the Quincy Police Department Drug Control Unit with the DEA, initiated an investigation of Tanvir Zahir. On August 25, 2020 a coordinated controlled purchase of cocaine and fake oxycodone pills (pressed fentanyl) from Tanvir Zahir. This controlled buy was in the area of 475 Hancock St. and resulted…