Police Briefs 03-15-2018
SPELLING BEE BANDIT SENTENCED Jason S. Englen, 34, a Chelsea resident known as the “Spelling Bee Bandit,”, received a sentence of 84…
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No Bail for Man Charged in The 2017 Chelsea Homicide of Teen
Juan Carlos Matos Figueroa, 22, of Somerville, faced a judge this week in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Jimmy Vasquez…
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Council Calls for Ordinance to Be Drafted on Residency Restriction
During Monday night’s session, the Chelsea City Council approved a measure by a 9-1 vote requesting that City Solicitor Cheryl Fisher Watson…
Continue readingPolice Briefs 02-22-2018
BREAKING AND ENTERING On Feb. 13, at 6:40 p.m., officers observed three parties walking in the vicinity of Blossom Street at Eden…
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Police Briefs 02-15-2018
OPERATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE On Jan. 31, at 4:43 a.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Bellingham Square for an erratic…
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Good Samaritans Help Injured Dog in Everett
Jamie-Lee Hersey, of Wakefield, was driving along Revere Beach Parkway at approximately 11 p.m. on Tuesday night when she came across a…
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No Warning:After Pit Bull Attack Killed Her Dog, Chelsea Woman Said There Were Few Places to Turn
By Seth Daniel Chelsea resident Amy Schlegel’s dog, Fitzgerald, died after a vicious attack by an unleashed Pitbull on Lower Broadway Dec.…
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Stuck:Firefighters Come to the Rescue of Trapped Residents after Council Meeting
By Seth Daniel The scenario sounds like it could be the setup to a joke, but Monday evening brought the real thing…
Continue readingMS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to Murder Conspiracy
In federal court in Boston on Jan. 12, an MS-13 member entered a guilty plea to racketeering conspiracy in connection with the…
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ROBBERY ON BROADWAY Officers responded to 165 Walnut St. on Dec. 22 at 5:20 p.m. following a report of an armed robbery…
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