Crime & Safety

Bowel Movement Search Warrant, Racist Rant: MA Crime

Massachusetts' top crime news also includes a dashcam hit and run, a drug bust and a double stabbing.

MASSACHUSETTS—Police obtained a search warrant for the bowel movements of Raul Sanchez-Gomez, who they believe swallowed heroin during a traffic stop over the weekend. Tewksbury Police believe Sanchez-Gomez and Hector Guerrero planned to sell 20 grams of heroin in Lawrence. When undercover officers pulled them over after making a drug purchase, Sanchez-Gomez was choking. Read more.

Police arrested a Boston man who was caught on video unloading a racist, expletive-laden rant against two African-Americans who had stopped their motorcycles in his neighborhood. Read more.

A dashcam video captured footage of a hit and run in JP Monday that sent one 20-year-old cyclist to the hospital. Now police are asking for the public's help in finding any more information about the incident. Read more.

Find out what's happening in Across Massachusettsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Here are more of the top crime stories from across the Massachusetts Patch network this week. Individuals accused of crimes are presumed innocent.

Cambridge Man Offered $500 To Kill ICE Agents: US Attorney

Find out what's happening in Across Massachusettsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The man was arrested Thursday in New York but will be brought back to Massachusetts where he could face up to five years in jail.

Cambridge Peeper Caught On Video, Police Ask For Help IDing

Police said someone was home at the time a man came up onto a porch and looked into someone's bedroom window.

3 Face Heroin Charges After Worcester Police Spot Deals On Main

After complaints about drug dealing on Main Street, the Vice Squad set up shop.

Worcester Man Charged In Double Stabbing

The stabbing occurred in the area of City Hall, said police.

Saugus Nurse Took More Than Care: Prosecutors

Rebecca Bowman, 37, allegedly stole medication from the 70-year-old man she was supposed to take care of.

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