4 arrested in prostitution investigation
Two East Boston men were arrested yesterday for allegedly running a bordello from their apartment, police said. Luis Gimenez, 41, and Antonio Sepulveda, 46, were arrested around 11:30 a.m. after the two men directed an undercover officer into an apartment at 249 Bennington St. with the promise of sex for money, a police spokesman, Officer John Boyle, said. Deyanira Soto-Pichrdo, 23, and Pablo Rodriguez, 19, were also arrested for allegedly offering sex for a fee, Boyle said. The arrest was part of an ongoing investigation of prostitution in East Boston, he said.
Man held in Mattapan woman's shooting
Members of the Boston Police Youth Violence Strike Force arrested a Hyde Park man in Plymouth on Friday for allegedly shooting a Mattapan woman in the jaw last month, police said. The arrest of Barrenton McIntosh, 24, for armed assault with intent to murder and unlawful possession of a firearm, followed an ''intensive fugitive investigation," police said. The victim in the Dec. 17 shooting suffered non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to recover. McIntosh will be arraigned tomorrow at West Roxbury District Court. McIntosh was also wanted on a Suffolk Superior Court warrant for several firearms violations, according to police.
Police probe connection in 4 robberies
Officials are investigating whether a Dorchester man who was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing a wallet is responsible for three other reported robberies in the Back Bay, police said. Officer John Boyle, a police spokesman, said a man stopped a victim near 50 Berkeley St. at about 4 a.m., said he had a gun, and took his money. Boyle said Michael Hasberry, 42, was stopped a short time later walking down the street with the man's wallet. Boyle said that there were three other robberies reported in the five hours before Hasberry's arrest and that all three victims described a suspect who looked like Hasberry.
MARION
Woman identified in fatal Route 195 crash
Authorities have identified the woman hit and killed by a dump truck after her car was involved in an accident on Route 195 East on Friday. Kathleen M. Gomes, 56, of Middleborough apparently lost control of her Ford Escort around 2:25 p.m. and crashed into the median, State Police said. Gomes exited her car and was struck by a 10-wheeled dump truck operated by Joseph Monahan, 51, of West Yarmouth, authorities said. After being transported to Tobey Hospital in Wareham, Gomes was pronounced dead, according to State Police. No charges have been filed in connection with the incident, which remains under investigation, State Police said.
CONCORD, N.H.
Sex offender arrested on new charges
A Sutton man convicted of sexually assaulting a child in Massachusetts is in jail facing new charges involving two girls. Police said James Johansson, 36, allegedly assaulted the girls while driving them around in his car. Prosecutors said he knew at least one of the girls. Johansson also is charged with failing to register as a sex offender in New Hampshire. He was previously convicted of indecent assault and battery against a child in Massachusetts. He was being held at the Merrimack County jail on $60,000 bail and is scheduled to go to trial in April. (AP)
Magazine salesman jailed for raping teen
A judge has sentenced a magazine salesman from Massachusetts to 7.5 to 40 years in prison for raping a local teenager at her home. Joseph Haniffy, 25, of Chicopee was one of three salesmen charged with raping the 19-year-old. She testified she met the men when they knocked on her door to sell her magazines. She said she played a kissing game with them but did not agree to have sex. Merrimack County Superior Court Judge Edward Fitzgerald said he hopes the sentence sends a message to the community that no means no. The woman said Haniffy forced her to perform oral sex on him. She said she then was raped by the three men. Haniffy was convicted of three counts of rape. The two other men charged in the case are awaiting trial. (AP)
AUBURN, N.H.
Malden 'Santa' pleads guilty to trespass
A Massachusetts man arrested for allegedly dropping his pants while dressed as Santa Claus has pleaded guilty to a separate charge. Richard Mullen, 52, of Malden, Mass., was arrested last month after he was seen walking the halls of Raymond High School. He pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal trespassing. Sentencing was delayed so Mullen can undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Before the Raymond arrest, Mullen was arrested at a Salem mall after shoppers said they saw a man dressed as Santa Claus drop his pants. Police said Mullen was wearing sweat pants under his costume. They charged him with disorderly conduct. (AP)
