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 Tiffany Williams – 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 Tiffany Williams – 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 Tiffany Williams – 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 Tiffany Williams – 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 Tiffany Williams – 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…

By Tiffany Williams – On Monday, October 5, 2020 at about 10:24 p.m. State Troopers and Boston Police Officers assigned to the Youth Violence Strike Force were in the area of Bowdoin Street when they observed a vehicle with tint they believed was excessively dark. After doing a CJIS check of the vehicle they were…

By Tiffany Williams – On Saturday, October 3, 2020 at about 11:53 a.m., officers with the Boston Police Department were on patrol in the area of Norfolk Street when they observed a gray BMW traveling on Norfolk Street without a front license plate displayed. Officers pulled the vehicle over at the intersection of Norfolk Street…

By Linda McKinney – On Monday at the U.S. District Court in Boston, Kelvin Chalas, a/k/a Jose Solivan, a/k/a “Keco,” 43, of Dorchester was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 41 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In September, Chalas pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to…

By Tiffany Williams – On Wednesday afternoon at around 1:35 p.m., officers with the Worcester Police Operations Division responded to the area of 4 Henchman St. for a report of a person shot. Upon arrival officers located a male, 21, who was shot and he was transported to an area hospital to be treated. Officers…

By Tiffany Williams – On Sunday, August 16, Worcester Police received a call from an individual that he had been shot in the hand. Before dispatch could get a location of the individual, the call disconnected. Dispatch however was able to trace the call to the area of 36 Cambridge St. Officers with the Worcester…

By Tiffany Williams – On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni sentenced William Coleman, 49, of Springfield to 186 months in prison and five years of supervised release. In February 2020, Coleman pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and nine counts of sex trafficking. From 2016 to 2018,…

By Tiffany Williams – On Tuesday, August 26, an officers with the Barnstable Police Department responded to South County Road and Falmouth Road Rt 28 for a report of a motor vehicle accident. The person who reported the MVA to Barnstable Police stated that they had seen two males outside of the vehicle but then…

By Tiffany Williams – On Saturday, August 29, an officer with the Worcester Police Department was conducting surveillance in the area of Queen Street when they observed Hoang Nguyen counting money and then hand that money to Edwin Torres. Torres put the money in what appeared to be a satchel around his body and after…

By Tiffany Williams – On Monday, September 7, 2019 a police officer with the Worcester Police Department was doing surveillance in the area of 5 King st. During his surveillance of this area, this officer observed Hoang Nguyen remove money from his wallet and hand it to Albert Torres-Colon who then handed Nguyen something. Based…

By Kimberly Richards – On Saturday night around 8:10 p.m. officers with the Boston Police Department assigned to C-11, responded to the area of 56 Dunbar Ave for a report of a person with a gun. While responding to the call, officers were informed of the description of the suspect. Officers were also advised that…

By Tiffany Williams – On Friday, Shane Brown, 35, of Boston was arrested and charged by indictment with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and one count of failing to register as a sex offender. During his initial appearance at the US District Court in Boston, Brown was…

By Tiffany Williams – On Friday, Ruben Mejia, 28, of Lawrence was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute and distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl. Mejia made his initial appearance at the US District Court in Boston and was detained pending a detention hearing scheduled for September…

By Tiffany Williams – On Thursday, Melvin Villar, 56, a Dominican national appeared in the US District Court in Boston before U.S. Senior District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock. Villar pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of deported alien. Villar was previously deported on three separate occasions between 2004 and 2019 and at…

By Tiffany Williams – On Wednesday a federal grand jury in Boston retuned an indictment charging Sue E. Delaney, 68, with one count of conspiracy and one count of theft of public funds. Delaney who previously lived in Lunenburg was arrested in Wisconsin and made her initial appearance in Wisconsin. Delaney’s mother-in-law, who was receiving…

By Tiffany Williams – On August 26, at about 10:34 p.m. officers with the Boston Police Department assigned to C-11 responded to a report of a shooting in the area of 336 Adams St. Upon arrival officers located an individual who had been shot. That individual was transported to an area hospital where they were…

By Tiffany Williams – On Tuesday at Worcester District Court, Nasser R. Nasser appeared for Judge Jennifer L. Ginsburg for arraignment on the charge of rape of a child. Committee for Public Counsel Services was appointed by the court to represent Nasser, a plea of not guilty was entered and Nasser has posted and been…

By Garth Parker – Early Saturday morning, officers with the Boston Police assigned to District B-2 responded to a report of a person with a gun in in the area of 55 Hollander Street in Dorchester. Upon arrival in the area officers observed a male who matched the description of the suspect. Officers recovered a…

By Tiffany Williams – On Monday at the United States District Court in Boston, Floyd Young, 50, of Shelton, CT. pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and three counts of bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. During his employment in facility maintenance at three collegiate institutions, including one in Massachusetts, Young steered contracts for…

By Tiffany Williams – On Thursday at the US District Court in Boston, Guillermo Aybar-Guerrero, 28, and Luis Aybar-Guerrero, 24, were indicted on one count of conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. During an investigation controlled purchases of fentanyl were…