Judge denies suspect Sox game requests

Police Chief Joseph G. Griffin said yesterday that detectives have not identified a woman suspected of illegally charging $7,000 on a town credit card. According to Griffin and his department's posting on the website www.massmostwanted.org, the woman used the card at various Staples stores between April 14 and 21. She allegedly purchased computer equipment and several American Express gift cards in $100 and $200 denominations. Griffin said yesterday that all four of the Staples credit cards issued to the town are accounted for, suggesting it is possible the woman obtained an illegal duplicate.

A man in Needham found himself in a tight crunch May 7 after he admitted at a traffic stop to have been eating cereal while driving, police said. The 48-year-old man was stopped on Central Avenue after multiple drivers called 911 to report an erratic driver, said Lieutenant John Schlittler. Officers stopped the car at 12:30 p.m., found that the operator's license had expired, and noticed a bowl of milk and cereal on the passenger seat. The unidentified man admitted that he had been eating while driving. He was cited for unlicensed operation, failure to stay in lanes, and operating to endanger, Schlittler said.

A Winchester man was hit by an Amtrak train traveling from Portland to Boston yesterday afternoon. Robert Connors, 27, was walking along the tracks and struck north of Winchester Station at 3:30, said Joe Pesaturo, MBTA police spokesman. The train was traveling about 60 miles per hour at the time, said Cliff Cole, Amtrak spokesman. Connors was transported by helicopter to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening, Cole said. The train, carrying 36 passengers, was delayed for 100 minutes, and no injuries on board were reported.

The family of an 11-year-old boy killed when a 1,600-pound metal gate fell on him while he played at a Methuen school will receive a $600,000 settlement from the city. The city had previously acknowledged that it was liable for leaving the unsecured iron gate in an area children could access. The settlement is the maximum amount allowed under state law. Timothy DiLeo was killed and his younger brother was injured when the unhinged gate at Tenney Grammar School fell on them on Labor Day 2007. Peter McQuillan, the city's lawyer, said in a statement Tuesday that the settlement is in the best interests of the city and something the DiLeo family deserves. Mayor William Manzi told the Eagle-Tribune that no amount of money can replace a child. The family had no comment. (AP)

A 3-year-old girl was in stable condition at Boston Medical Center last night after falling three stories from an apartment window, according to police. The girl was brought to Signature Healthcare's Brockton Hospital and then taken to Boston Medical Center for what may be internal injuries. The child, who was not identified, is expected to survive, Police Chief William Conlon said. The girl's mother called 911 at 3:41 p.m. after the girl apparently fell through a window screen at Trinity Village apartment complex on Summer Street.