Crime & Justice

UMass Dartmouth Says It Can’t Release Records In Bomb Case

May 8, 2013

DARMOUTH, Mass. — The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth cannot publicly release records of students related to the Boston Marathon bombing investigation.

Worcester Police: Get Suspect’s Body Out Of City

May 8, 2013

BOSTON — Police Chief Gary Gemme says a deal to bury the body at a prison site was reached on Monday, then “dissolved” on Tuesday.

Mayor Doesn’t Want Bomb Suspect Buried In Boston

May 8, 2013

WORCESTER, Mass. — Menino believes the body should be sent back to Russia, where his parents live, and called the decision “a family issue.”

Conspiracy Suspect’s Dad: ‘He Is Not A Terrorist’

May 8, 2013

BOSTON — Azamat Tazhayakov is in a federal prison on charges that he conspired to destroy, conceal and cover up objects belonging to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

Worcester Bishop Pleads Not Guilty To DUI Charge In R.I.

May 7, 2013

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Worcester Bishop Robert McManus pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident.

UMass Dartmouth Beefs Up Security For Commencement

May 7, 2013

DARTMOUTH, Mass. — The additional measures are no different from security plans in place for other major events on campus, including concerts, university spokesman John Hoey said.

MBTA Looks To End Assaults On Employees

May 6, 2013

BOSTON — Among other measures, T officials are asking the Legislature to toughen the penalties for assaulting transit workers.

Worcester Bishop Arrested For DUI In R.I.

May 6, 2013

WORCESTER, Mass. — Police say Bishop Robert McManus was arrested Saturday night after a hit-and-run accident in Narragansett, R.I.

Cape Cod Woman Gets 4-5 Years In Prison For Charity Fraud

May 6, 2013

BARNSTABLE, Mass. — Gina Clark founded Touched By Angels Inc. to give financial assistance to families who had lost loved ones or dealing with serious medical situations.

Bombing Suspect’s Friend Released To House Arrest Ahead Of Trial

May 6, 2013
This courtroom sketch shows defendant Robel Phillipos appearing at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston May 1. (Jane Flavell Collins/AP)

Robel Phillipos awaits trial for allegedly lying to federal investigators probing the April 15 bombings.

Funeral Home Director: Mother Wants Bomb Suspect’s Body Back In Russia

May 6, 2013
Ruslan Tsarni, right, uncle of killed Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, in front of the Graham, Putnam, and Mahoney Funeral Parlor in Worcester on Sunday. (Steven Senne/AP)

WORCESTER, Mass. — But Peter Stefan says he doesn’t think Russia will take the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev and is working on other arrangements.

Town Halls Will Help Determine Use Of Marathon Victims’ Fund

May 5, 2013

BOSTON — Monday’s town hall starts at 6:00 p.m. and Tuesday’s at 10 a.m. Both meetings will take place at the Boston Public Library.

Uncle Arranging Bombing Suspect’s Burial Rites

May 5, 2013
Ruslan Tsarni, right, uncle of killed bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, speaks with reporters in front of the Graham Putnam & Mahoney Funeral Parlor in Worcester Sunday, as funeral director and owner Peter Stefan, left, stands nearby. (Steven Senne/AP)

WORCESTER, Mass. — Ruslan Tsarni and three of his friends met with Worcester funeral home director Peter Stefan and prepared to wash and shroud Tsarnaev’s body according to Muslim tradition. Stefan plans to ask the city of Cambridge for a burial plot.

Obama Defends FBI Handling Of Boston Marathon Investigation

May 5, 2013

WASHINGTON — As Republicans ready for oversight hearings on the attack, the president he says doesn’t think it’s fair to say law enforcement “dropped the ball.”

Bombing Suspect’s Friend Accused Of Lying Seeks Release

May 5, 2013

BOSTON — Lawyers for a man charged with lying to investigators after the Boston Marathon bombings are asking a federal judge to release him from jail.

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