Apparent homicide, officer-involved shooting in Wakefield under investigation
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Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Wakefield Chief of Police Steven Skory have confirmed the ongoing investigation into an apparent homicide that occurred today at an Otis Street residence in Wakefield.
At approximately 9:55 a.m. on Jan. 19, Wakefield Police responded to a home on Otis Street to perform a well-being check after being notified that the victim, identified as Pamela Wood, 61, of Wakefield, did not show up for work at Greenwood Elementary School where she worked as a speech therapist.
The preliminary investigation suggests that when the victim did not show up for a scheduled 8:30 a.m. appointment at Greenwood Elementary School, school officials notified the victim’s family, who went to her Otis Street home but were unable to gain entrance as they did not have a key.
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Darwyn Joseph, 24, of Lawrence and Ramon Joseph Cruz, Jr., 24, of Methuen were both indicted on multiple fraud charges. (Shutterstock)
ANDOVER, MA It s Wednesday, Jan. 20. Here s what Patch has been covering in the Merrimack Valley and across Massachusetts today.
A Lawrence man and a Methuen man were indicted Tuesday on multiple fraud charges. Prosecutors said the two men used stolen identities to defraud the Small Business Administration s Economic Injury Disaster Loans program of over $452,000.
Darwyn Joseph, 24, of Lawrence and Ramon Joseph Cruz, Jr., 24, of Methuen were both indicted on four counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.
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Robin Litwalk is still in shock after learning her coworker and friend of 30 years was killed.
Pamela Wood was a speech therapist at the Greenwood School in Wakefield, and she shared an office with Litwalk, who’s an occupational therapist.
“Whenever I’d come into the room, she couldn’t see me coming in because we had file cabinets separating our desks, and she’d say ‘is that my friend Robin?” said Litwalk. “She was an amazing speech therapist, the kids loved her, and we all loved her.”