January 28, 2021
An Acton man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted two children that he knew.
Daniel Napier, 58, is being charged with aggravated rape of a child, enticing a child under 16, and eight counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office.
Napier was arraigned in Concord District Court on Wednesday. His bail was set at $10,000. If released, he was ordered to stay away from the victims and their families, to be under lockdown at all times, to be monitored by a GPS, and to have no unsupervised contact and not work or volunteer with children under the age of 16, authorities said. He is scheduled to return to court on March 1.
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Charges have been filed in Massachusetts against a 54-year-old Hudson man who stands accused of killing a 34-year-old Boston man during a violent road rage encounter last week during which the suspect allegedly hurled racial epithets at the victim.
Authorities in Belmont allege that Dean Kapsalis drove his pickup trick over Henry Tapia on the afternoon of Jan. 19, causing fatal injuries. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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On Monday, in a statement, the Middlesex County District Attorney s Office announced formal murder charges had been filed against Kapsalis, along with motor vehicle and civil rights charges.
One man is dead and another man is facing charges in what authorities are calling a road rage encounter.
Dean Kapsalis, 54, of Hudson, was arrested Tuesday and charged with a civil rights violation causing injury, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, and leaving the scene of a crash.
Belmont police responded to a 911 call on Upland Road around 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, and found Henry Tapia, 35, of Boston, injured in the road, according to a statement by the Middlesex County district attorney s office and Belmont Police Chief James MacIsaac. Tapia was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital and later died from his injuries.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) on Thursday selected Loretta Lillios as Director of the Investigations and Enforcement Bureau (IEB). The MGC’s four commissioners voted unanimously to approve the hiring of Ms. Lillios, who has been with the MGC since 2014, serving first as Deputy General Counsel and then as Chief Enforcement Counsel/Deputy Director of IEB. Most recently, she has served since September 2020 as Interim Director of IEB.
As Chief Enforcement Counsel and Deputy Director, IEB, Ms. Lillios’ work focused on protecting the public interest and ensuring the integrity of legal gaming in Massachusetts. She has been responsible for overseeing suitability investigations of applicants for gaming licensure, monitoring the ongoing suitability of corporate casino qualifiers, and overseeing the preparation of enforcement actions involving licensee noncompliance with gaming requirements.
Supporters of the police say officers never know what kind of situation they re getting into. If there s mental health issues, don t blame the police, argued Fran Yerardi. They got thrown into this.
Investigators say the owner of the store called 911 because Conlon had a knife. Conlon then retreated to his apartment above the store when police arrived, according to the Middlesex County District Attorney s Office.
Officers were sent to the scene, as was a clinician with mental health expertise.
The DA says officers used a bean bag shotgun and a Taser to subdue the man, but when that didn t work, they fired their weapons.