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Rapper SpottemGottem arrested in North Miami Beach after high-speed chase and gun discovery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:02 GMT

Nehemiah Harden, better known by his rap alias SpottemGottem, was apprehended by the Miami-Dade Police Department Tuesday, following a high-speed chase and the discovery of illegal firearms.According to the arrest form, the incident unfolded as law enforcement officers were conducting a proactive detail in response to a surge in violent crimes in the area near NE 164 Street and NE 6th Avenue. Police spotted a heavily tinted red Corvette parked at the Westar Gas Station on 16300 NE 6th Avenue around 9:15 p.m.Police attempted to initiate a traffic stop, but the defendant, later identified as 21-year-old Nehemiah Harden, accelerated and evaded the officer’s pursuit. Harden’s reckless driving endangered the public as he swerved between lanes and ignored multiple traffic signals, resulting in a citation for reckless driving.During the pursuit, a broadcast was issued to other officers regarding the fleeing vehicle. Near NE 15th Avenue and NE 179 Street, Harden collided with an...

1 dead, 1 injured in shooting inside Florida City Walmart, investigation underway

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:02 GMT

One person was killed and another person was injured after a shooting occurred inside a Walmart in Florida City. Miami-Dade Police are investigating the incident, which occurred around 3 p.m., Wednesday at 33501 S. Dixie Highway. According to 7Skyforce’s Ralph Rayburn, two individuals sustained gunshot wounds during the incident, with one person injured in the foot and the other in the abdomen. Additionally, a third person required medical attention for a panic attack resulting from the incident.One of the victims is receiving treatment at Jackson South Hospital. Rayburn reports that one of the individuals involved is believed to be a Walmart employee.It took police roughly 45 minutes to clear out the Walmart. Several witnesses were seen waiting outside of the Walmart.One woman told 7News that she heard several gunshots inside the Walmart and saw one person who was taken away in handcuffs. According to police, initially, there were three suspects that were seen leaving the a...

Family mourns 4-year-old killed in Hyde Park hit-and-run as police investigation continues

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:02 GMT

The family of a four-year-old boy struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash in Hyde Park Tuesday night is mourning the loss as a police investigation into the incident continues. Police said the driver involved in the crash fled the scene on Wood Avenue. Later speaking with 7NEWS, a heartbroken uncle wiped away tears as he remembered his nephew Ivan Pierre. “We’ve pretty much seen it all, accidents happening here and drive-by shootings and now one of our own was taken from us,” Haroldy Limage said. Limage said the crash happened as the family rushed outside to see his sister’s new car around 9:30 p.m. “She had just got home and everyone was rushing downstairs to come see her new car, gathering by the door waiting for everyone to go out at once and I think that’s when my nephew snuck out and nobody really saw when he did,” Image said. “Next thing, there was an impact that everyone heard outside and they rushed outside, and there he was lying in the street, barely moving...

City of Lawrence, police captain sued after being accused of using excessive force with man in custody

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:02 GMT

The City of Lawrence and a high-ranking police officer are facing a civil suit after being accused of using excessive force against a man in custody.The suit claims that Lawrence Police Captain Michael Mangan clotheslined a 29-year-old man in custody by pushing the man’s head into a metal door and onto the concrete floor, then tackling and handcuffing the suspect.The alleged victim was booked for a noise complaint in March. Mangan, who is on leave from the department, was reached by phone and did not comment.Tim Houten, the attorney for the City of Lawrence, said the incident, which was inside the police station, is under investigation by an independent firm.“There’s no cover-up,” Houten said. “Immediately upon being notified, we hired an investigator, and that’s where we are.” With no criminal charges filed, the alleged victim, Sodiq Folarin Amusat is seeking damages through a civil suit, but his attorney is not sharing how much in damages they are seeking.“Anybody can file a ...

Committee Backs New Oversight Model For MBTA

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:02 GMT

Massachusetts would stand up a new agency, empowered with subpoena power and other regulatory muscle, to oversee public transit safety under a bill that has cleared the Joint Committee on Transportation.Nearly a year after federal investigators said the Department of Public Utilities was falling short of its MBTA safety oversight responsibilities, the committee advanced legislation that would strip those duties from the DPU and instead assign them to a proposed Office of Transit Safety.The new office would be an independent entity “not subject to the supervision or control” of any other state board, agency or department, according to a copy of the legislation provided by committee co-chair Rep. William Straus. Its executive director, who would need experience in “transit operations or transit safety,” would be appointed by a majority vote of the governor, attorney general and secretary of state.That represents a shift from the DPU, which is a part of the exec...

Peabody chiropractor arraigned on charge that he allegedly placed secret camera in office bathroom

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:02 GMT

A chiropractor working in Peabody was arraigned on a charge of taking nude photos of an unsuspecting person in his office’s bathroom, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.Scott Kline, 44, of Middleton, is accused of placing a hidden camera in the bathroom of his business, “Back on Track,” after a patient told police he allegedly found one.According to the DA’s office, it was Friday, July 14, when the patient used a bathroom at the office and noticed a black, plastic coat hook hanging on the wall next to the toilet tank that “looked out of place.”“Upon further inspection the patient observed a blue light on the side of the hanger and discovered that it appeared to be a hidden spy camera complete with a lens on the front, USB port, on/off switch and an SD memory card,” the DA’s office stated in a news release. “The victim also documented what he observed on his personal cell phone and provided that to p...

Ticker: First-gen iPhone nets $190G at auction; Wesleyan drops legacy admissions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:02 GMT

A first-generation iPhone has sold at auction for $190,373, almost 380 times its original price of $499 when the groundbreaking device went for sale in 2007.LCG Auctions, which hosted Sunday’s sale, said the 4GB iPhone model was 20 times rarer than the 8GB model released at the same time for $599. That’s largely because the 4GB model was discontinued two months after launch given customer preference for the larger memory size.“A new bar was set Sunday night,” said Mark Montero, the founder of LCG Auctions. “We are thrilled to be a part of this fantastic record breaking sale.”It is the third original iPhone to sell for record prices at auction in the past year. An 8GB model sold for $63,356 in February and another 8GB model fetched $39,340 in October 2022. All were factory sealed in their original packaging.Wesleyan drops legacy admissionsWesleyan University in Connecticut announced Wednesday that it has become the latest school to end its policy o...

Brockton teen, 15, killed in Randolph crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:02 GMT

A 15-year-old Brockton boy was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Randolph.Randolph Police were called to North Main Street just before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and found a 2011 Nissan Altima crashed, with four teenagers present.One of the teens, Terry Boston, Jr., 15, of Brockton, was pronounced dead at the scene. Three other teenagers, who authorities have not identified, were transported to area hospitals. Two female passengers were driven by ambulance and a teen boy was transported to Boston Medical Center via helicopter.“I join the Randolph Police in extending my condolences to young Mr. Boston’s family on this tragic loss of life,” Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said in a Wednesday statement.The initial investigation, according to the DA statement, indicates the Nissan was traveling southbound when it left the roadway and smashed into a tree in the 700-block of North Main Street.This is a developing story.

Gun reform bill jammed on Beacon Hill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:02 GMT

A top House Democrat behind major gun reform legislation said the bill is still locked up in an inter-branch procedural dispute even as House Speaker Ronald Mariano said last week he wants his chamber to pass the bill by the end of the month.Judiciary Committee Co-Chair Rep. Michael Day said he has “no idea” when his omnibus firearms bill will make it to the House floor for a vote. The legislation tackles unregistered ghost guns, illegal firearms, gun violence, and responds to a U.S. Supreme Court decision on licenses to carry publicly.Day said he has not had any discussions with Senate leaders “at this stage” to resolve a procedural back-and-forth over what legislative committee will take possession of the bill for a public hearing.The House tried to send it to the Judiciary Committee while the Senate instead wanted the Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, chaired by Democrats Rep. Carlos González and Sen. Walter Timilty, to review the proposal.“It’s a dispute betwe...

New Hampshire Gov. Sununu announces he will not seek a fifth term

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:36:02 GMT

New Hampshire’s four-term Republican governor will not seek re-election, he announced Wednesday.In a letter to supporters and in social media postings, Gov. Chris Sununu said that though he has enjoyed the work, it’s time to pass the torch to someone else.“After much consideration, I have decided not to run for another term as Governor in 2024,” Sununu wrote. “Be assured we will keep working and that the Granite State will continue to be our priority for the next 18 months.”“Public service should never be a career, and the time is right for another Republican to lead our great state. This was no easy decision as I truly love serving as Governor. I could not be more proud of our record and it’s thanks to your support that we’ve accomplished so much,” he continued.News that New Hampshire’s 82nd governor would not seek a further two-year term was met with both praise for the work he’s done and thinly veiled hints at others’ ambitions.“I’m grateful to Governor Sununu f...