Crime & Safety
Kitchen Pan Attack During Worcester Home Invasion: 4 Arrested
The home invasion happened early Sunday morning along Houghton Street, Worcester police said.

WORCESTER, MA — Worcester police have arrested four local residents following a weekend home invasion in the Union Hill area that involved a piece of kitchenware.
The home invasion happened around 1:30 a.m. at a home along Houghton Street when four people broke into an apartment, police said.
"[O]fficers determined that several people forced their way into the apartment and began attacking residents inside," Worcester police reported.
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Police said detectives identified four people suspected of carrying out the attack. On Wednesday, police arrested a 36-year-old Lodi Street woman, an 18-year-old Lodi Street man and two people under age 18.
All four were charged with five counts of home invasion, and five counts of assault and battery with a kitchen pan. The 18-year-old man arrested in the attack was also charged with weapons offenses because he was arrested while carrying a handgun with no license.
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