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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Friday, April 9, 2021
BOSTON (AP) - A Randolph man faces charges in the February killing of a man in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, police said Friday.
Darren Gillespie, 25, was arrested Friday in the town of Mansfield. He faces charges including murder and unlawful possession of a firearm, police said.
Gillespie is accused of killing Brandon Williams, 32, of Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. Williams was found shot on Feb. 4 in the area of Capen Street and Evans Street in Dorchester. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Updated on March 14, 2021 at 9:14 am
A man is in custody after allegedly attempting to flee the scene of a traffic stop and nearly hitting several officers in the process.
Eugene Parrish, 24, of Dorchester, was placed in custody by Boston Police following the incident around 9:47 p.m. Friday night near 329 Washington St. in Dorchester. He was initially stopped as part of an investigation when officers discovered he didn t have a valid driver s license. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
According to the Boston Police Department, officers on the scene noticed what resembled the outline of a firearm from underneath a sweatshirt worn by a passenger in the front seat, whom officers later identified as a 16-year-old male.
A 28-year-old man from Boston was arrested after troopers found suspected heroin and cocaine in a cup inside his car during a traffic stop Monday, officials said.
Updated: 10:52 PM EST Mar 1, 2021 A woman is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, as she stands accused of abandoning her newborn baby boy inside a trash can in Boston s Dorchester neighborhood.Marie Merisier, a 33-year-old Haitian native who is currently living in Milton, was also charged with endangerment of a child during her arraignment Monday in Dorchester District Court.On Friday, a woman who was walking along Dorchester Avenue says she heard crying coming from a trash barrel and asked for the help of emergency medical technicians who were nearby. He grabbed a grocery bag out of the trash can. Two other EMTs came over, cut the bag open, it was a newborn baby found inside of it, said Silvana Sanchez.Boston police confirmed the infant was found in the area of 2254 Dorchester Ave., near a pizza shop and a nail salon, around 1:30 p.m. and was rushed to a hospital.Officials say the baby boy is currently in good condition and is described as healthy.During