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Lynn 17-year-old ID’d as victim of fatal stabbing
Iram Allen Jr., 15, of Lynn was arraigned as an adult; Daniel Marquez Santeliz, 17, of Lynn, was the victim.
Teen being charged with murder for fatal stabbing
The victim was stabbed at the Alpha Convenience Store, 1 Freeman Square, about 6 p.m.
Two questioned in fatal Lynn stabbing
The victim was stabbed at the Alpha Convenience Store, 1 Freeman Square, about 6 p.m.
Man found dead in Topsfield car crash
A passing motorist spotted the crashed vehicle on Route 1 about 7:30 a.m.
Missing hiker found dead not considered victim of foul play
The 65-year-old man had entered the property about 8 a.m. Wednesday to search for a piece of missing property.
Gloucester Police arrest two in drug bust
David Garcia, 21, of Lynn and Wilving Lopez, 22, of Peabody were each charged.
Marblehead woman pleads guilty in motor vehicle homicide
Janet Bach, 71, of Marblehead, was sentenced to 18 months in the Middleton House of Correction, with the sentence suspended for three years.
Lynn Classical coach charged with attempted sex crime with students
Oscar Juarez, 38, of Saugus, is a women’s junior varsity soccer coach.
Salem man charged with murder in woman’s disappearance
Pablo Vicente, 33, was arrested and charged with the woman’s disappearance and murder.
Motorcyclist killed in Gloucester crash
The motorcycle was traveling on Andrews Street when the crash occurred about 12:20 p.m.
Passerby spots body in surf along Salisbury Beach
A passerby noticed a body floating along the shoreline near 4 Ocean Front Drive.
Woman drowns in diving accident off Rockport
Sara Elizabeth Nivens, 40, of South Boston, was assisted back onto the charter boat from which she had begun a dive with her father.
One dead, one injured in Lawrence shootings
One shooting occurred outside 324 Prospect Street. The other occurred nearby.
Workplace accident victim is identified
The worker killed at Aggregate Industries in Swampscott was Christopher Perry, 37, Lynn.
Worker killed in apparent construction accident
Swampscott Police received a 911 call reporting a problem in a rock crusher at the Aggregate Industries facility at 30 Danvers Road.
Boxford man charged in Newbury road fatality
James Turcotte, 63, of Danvers was pronounced deceased. Scott Dambrosio, 55, of Boxford was charged with OUI.
Thousands of pills recovered in Lawrence raids
Vincent Cahalane, 36, and Mariah Lasalle, 23, both of Lawrence, were charged.
Saugus man charged with killing housemate
George Finley, 64, is charged with killing Joshua Thomson, 37.
Arrest made for drug overdose
Ericson Almonte-Rojas, 30, of Salem was arrested in Lynn Thursday based on witness testimony and phone records.
Haverhill downing victim identified
Michael Ventura, 31, of Apple Street had been fishing from a canoe off 44 Margin Street when he fell into the Merrimack River.
“I’ll keep the needs of the community, the protection of my residents and the words of my new colleagues close to hand, because what we can do together can be life-changing - trust me.”
-Paul F. Tucker, Jan. 2, 2023, during his swearing-in ceremony