Kidnapping suspect removed from court during jury selection
Victor Pena is accused of kidnapping and raping a 23-year-old in 2019.
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Victor Pena is accused of kidnapping and raping a 23-year-old in 2019.
Joshua Besaw was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Prosecutors said Joshua Besaw enticed the girl into his car at a park in Webster, on May 31, 2019, and drove her into Connecticut.
A wanted woman accused of helping a man kidnap and rob another man in New Hampshire has been arrested.
Manchester Police are looking for a 29-year-old woman in connection with a violent kidnapping that took place Friday.
A five-year-old girl was found safe in Randolph Monday afternoon after she was kidnapped in Dorchester.
A 12-year-old girl was kidnapped from a Webster park and taken to Connecticut where she may have been sexually assaulted, police said Saturday.
Former Dedham Police officer Michael Schoener has been found guilty in connection with the kidnapping of an Avon man who was later found murdered.
Boston Police brought together roughly 200 bar and restaurant owners and managers Tuesday afternoon for a closed door safety meeting.
Two UMass Lowell grads created panic buttons disguised as jewelry that call 911 and alert loved ones.
The brother of Victor Pena, who is accused of kidnapping a 23-year-old Boston woman, says he is not a monster.
The man accused of kidnapping 23-year-old Olivia Ambrose and holding her against her will had a history of locking people inside, his ex-girlfriend said.
Victor Pena's most recent run-in with police was about six months before his alleged encounter with Olivia Ambrose.
The woman who fought off an attacker in Bridgewater is talking about the terrifying ordeal.
Three dead bodies have been found at the home of a man charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting and torturing a woman, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
Prosecutors say the man accused of trying to take a stranger's baby from a Lynn laundromat told police he intended to slit the little girl's throat.
An additional $1 million bail was set for Joshua Hubert at his arraignment Tuesday on an attempted murder charge.
The Worcester man accused of throwing a seven-year-old girl off a bridge last weekend is now charged with attempted murder.
Maeve Geary says a seven-year-old girl came knocking on her door in the middle of the night last weekend after the girl was choked and thrown into the lake.
A seven-year-old girl survived being abducted, choked, and thrown off a bridge over the weekend, according to Worcester Police.
Norton Police say the man who was seen with the missing 6-year-old is charged with kidnapping and assault and battery.
A child who was allegedly kidnapped by his mother has been found safe.
A man accused of kidnapping a woman in Brockton crashed his car after trying to flee officers in Raynham Wednesday afternoon.
A woman who disappeared from Rhode Island with her two daughters in 1985 will no longer face an abduction charge after being tracked down in Texas last week, prosecutors announced on Wednesday.
A suspect wanted in a possible abduction in New Hampshire was located in Worcester.
A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.
Tobias Harris scored 25 points and Jaylen Brown missed a jumper just before the buzzer, allowing the Detroit Pistons to hold on for a 104-103 win over the Boston Celtics in a matchup of teams with the best records in the Eastern Conference.
The Patriots will travel to Denver to take on the Broncos in the AFC Championship Game.
The Hive Theater Company, a brand new company in Boston, is giving young talent in the city a place to shine.
New England Patriots fans are gearing up to travel to Denver, Colorado, to support the team as they face off against the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship.
A monster winter storm will clash with Arctic air, with major implications for the weather forecast in Massachusetts.
A man crashed a car into the police station in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, on Monday. Shrewsbury Police Chief Kevin Anderson said that the crash was believed to be intentional.
The northern lights may be seen in Massachusetts tonight as an X-class solar flare could cause a severe geomagnetic storm.
Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said he doesn't know if receiver Mack Hollins will be back for the AFC Championship.
Police say a car stolen from Boston crashed into a Cambridge biotechnology building on Monday afternoon, seriously injuring someone inside.
As millions of Americans struggle with paying for health care, doctors and health experts discuss how medical care is being eroded by insurers denying necessary tests and treatment, making it "more difficult to be healthy in the United States."
Flu cases are rising rapidly, especially among kids in Boston, where hospitalizations of children under five have increased 150% over the last two weeks.
Four children have died from the flu in Massachusetts so far this season, public health officials say.
Fewer people in Massachusetts are getting their seasonal flu and COVID vaccinations as the number of respiratory infections in the state continues to rise.
Flu is on the rise in Massachusetts, just as people are starting to gather for the holidays.
It took Aaron Braun years to get more than 93,000 Dunkin' rewards points, but after a policy change he's left with a fraction of that.
In the last three years, the Better Business Bureau has received thousands of complaints about GE.
A home baker from Foxboro, Massachusetts is frustrated that the pricy oven she bought from GE wasn't working properly. Attempts to fix it failed.
Eight states have laws making police body cameras mandatory. Massachusetts isn't one of them.
A Massachusetts family got stuck with a bill for a damaged tire on their rental car, even though they bought the extra coverage.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Boston's Time Out Market, a Fenway food hall that opened less than seven years ago, is now set to close.
Small businesses in Massachusetts are seeing a boom in business thanks to the playoff run by the New England Patriots.
Three Uno Pizzeria & Grill locations in Massachusetts and one in Rhode Island have closed for good.
TJ Maxx has closed its Newbury Street store in Boston less than a decade after it first opened.
Circle Furniture appears to have suddenly closed all of its stores right before Christmas.
Just steps from the water's edge along Lake Winnipesaukee, a spectacular estate mixes modern architecture with breathtaking views.
An innovative craft winery located in downtown Meredith, New Hampshire, Hermit Woods is taking a different approach to winemaking.
Located on the water's edge along New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee, Mill Falls blends elegant luxury with spectacular vistas.
Kohler Store by Supply New England and an interior designer showcases how beauty and functionality can breathe new life into a project.
James Beard-nominated pastry chef and co-founder of Bakey in Boston gives insight on how to make his world-famous babka.
A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.
Tobias Harris scored 25 points and Jaylen Brown missed a jumper just before the buzzer, allowing the Detroit Pistons to hold on for a 104-103 win over the Boston Celtics in a matchup of teams with the best records in the Eastern Conference.
The Patriots will travel to Denver to take on the Broncos in the AFC Championship Game.
The first-ever World team for the NBA All-Star Game is already looking loaded, and Celtics star Jaylen Brown has been named one of the participants.
Sunday won't be the first time the Patriots have played a postseason game in Denver, but New England will be hoping the result is better than their past experience in the Mile High City.
A gathering of North Atlantic right whales off Massachusetts over the weekend appears to have set a new monthly record.
A rocketship on a downtown Boston roof is part of the new Winteractive 2026 public art installation.
The overpowering scent of Dunkin' donuts in the air has some Haverhill residents complaining.
Alex Cornwell's display of nearly 300 Christmas inflatables is attracting visitors from around Massachusetts.
Police are looking for whoever opened fire on inflatable Christmas decorations in Bow, New Hampshire.