Sunday, January 8, 2012
Local experts report a positive for Arlington's real estate market and police respond to an attempted break-in at a local barbershop.
An Arlington karate coach who confessed to indecently assaulting a 7-year-old girl at his studio appeared briefly in court Thursday. A parent of two Arlington Public Schools students has pulled out papers to run for the School Committee, becoming the fourth candidate to show his intent to run for the committee's two open seats in this year's elections. And two local experts are reporting a very positive outlook for Arlington's 2012 real estate market. Here are more of this week's essential news from Arlington Patch's coverage: COPS AND COURTS On Wednesday, Arlington Police received a report of an attempted break-in at Susan's Barber Shop, 996 Massachusetts Ave. Police noted a square-foot section of plastic window vent had been removed at …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Thomas Donahue, 52, of Lexington, is charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14, child enticement, reckless endangerment of a child and kidnapping.
Updated at 10:52 a.m. An Arlington karate coach who confessed to indecently assaulting a 7-year-old girl at his studio appeared briefly in court Thursday and was rescheduled for Jan. 20. Thomas Donahue, 52, of Lexington, is charged with indecent assault and battery on a child under the age of 14, child enticement, reckless endangerment of a child and kidnapping. He is the founder of T&P Martial Arts in Arlington, where authorities say the crime took place. On Thursday morning, he was scheduled for a pretrial conference at Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn. He was in court briefly. Due to a scheduling conflict, the hearing was moved to Jan. 20 at 9 a.m. Donahue was arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court on Dec 1. He was first arrested on …
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011
A body is found in Spy Pond, a karate coach confesses to molesting a 7-year-old student, a three-alarm fire destroys a home in Arlington Heights and more of this year's newsmakers in Arlington.
As 2011 comes to a close, Arlington Patch will review some of the year's most read and important news stories. Watch for our Year in Review pieces on the days leading up to New Year's Eve. So far, we have looked at the five most read police logs and the top schools news of the year. Here are the five most police and fire news articles that had Arlington talking in 2011: New Hampshire Man Found Dead in Spy Pond Arlington Police found the body of a white male in Spy Pond behind the Arlington Lodge of Elks in December. Capt. Richard Flynn, of the Arlington Police Department, said police determined the body had been in the water for three weeks. The man was identified as Cameron Raudonis-Blicker, 23, of Derry, N.H. Police noted there was no …
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Joe Curro becomes the first candidate for Board of Selectmen, police stop a drug deal near Arlington High School and Post Office closures to be pushed back.
Authorities this week identified the man whose body was found in Spy Pond on Tuesday. The deceased is Cameron Raudonis-Blicker, 23, of Derry, N.H. A cause of death has not been determined. School Committee member Joe Curro became the first candidate to take out papers to run for the Board of Selectmen. In an interview, Curro said he wants to be the voice of Arlington Public Schools parents, following the expected 2012 departure of Selectman Annie LaCourt. And Superintendent Kathleen Bodie has been asked to review the school district’s protocols on student confidentiality, after an official mistakenly distributed a redistricting map showing approximate addresses of special education homes. Here are more of this week's essential news from …
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Middlesex Superior Court judge orders Darrell L. Kinney, 55, of Iola, Kansas, to serve no less than four years in state prison.
A Kansas man was sentenced Monday to four to five years in prison on charges of stealing $195,000 from an elderly Arlington woman. Darrell L. Kinney, 55, of Iola, Kansas, was found guilty on Nov. 28 by Middlesex Superior Court Judge Kathe Tuttman on one count of larceny over $250 from a person older than 60. “This is a particularly heinous crime,” Tuttman said in court Monday, “and the reason is not only the significant amount of money which was stolen from the victim, but because the person who was victimized in this case was particularly vulnerable given her circumstances.” Authorities say Kinney deceived his victim into thinking she had won the lottery. According to authorities, between February and June 2009, the elderly Arlington …
