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An illegal immigrant from Brazil who remained in Massachusetts under local sanctuary policies despite an assault conviction and federal detainer last month has been arrested again on robbery charges.
Lucas Vilaca Moreira Fontenelle, 21, is among three illegals accused of robbing a Brazilian bodega in Milford, a town of about 28,000 residents, 40 miles southwest of Boston.
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Fontenelle received a suspended sentence on Dec. 11 for two counts of assault and battery with a firearm in nearby Framingham, according to the Boston Herald.
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From left to right, Brazilian robbery suspects Daniel Generoso, Lucas Vilaca Moreira Fontenelle and Jonathan Lima de Arajuo.(Milford Police Department)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) placed a detainer on him, but the city jail cut him loose without warning the feds.
Framingham leaders began exploring how to establish it as a sanctuary city in 2019, according to the New Boston Post, a conservative news site.
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Now, Fontenelle is accused of obtaining another gun, putting on a mask and barging into a butcher shop in Milford with another illegal immigrant and stealing more than $1,200 in an armed robbery on Jan. 9, less than a month after his release from custody.
The third suspect was waiting outside in the getaway car, a dark gray Dodge Durango.
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Still images taken from security video at the Aroma Brazil convenience store in Milford, Massachusetts, on Jan. 9. Three suspects have been arrested in the case – all of them illegal immigrants from Brazil.(Milford Police Department)
Milford police said they arrested him at a Holiday Inn Express on Jan. 15.
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Earlier that day, police arrested Daniel Generoso, 26, another Brazilian citizen who entered the U.S. illegally and is accused of taking part in the robbery. Police arrested him following a “prolonged” standoff at a house in Milford.
ICE has placed a detainer on him as well as a third Brazilian named Jonathan Lima de Araujo, 19. Araujo was arrested without incident, according to Milford police.
It was not immediately clear when Fonetnelle and Generoso entered the country.
U.S. Border Patrol arrested Araujo in May 2021 and let him go under the condition he check in with ICE, according to the Herald report.
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The Boston office of ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, which requested the detainers, said on X that detainers are a “critical tool” to protect Americans against public safety threats.
Just last month, Customs and Border Protection reported a record number of migrant encounters at the southern border with more than 302,000.
ALLSTON, MASS. (WHDH) – Boston police are searching for a gunman who opened fire in Allston Thursday and left one person hurt.
Police responded to a radio call for a person shot in the area of Brighton Avenue at approximately 6:46 p.m. When officers arrived, they said they found a male “juvenile” suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim’s age has not been released.
Boston police said the shooter fled the scene and remains at large. No arrests have been made.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Boston police.
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Sidney Crosby left the Pittsburgh Penguins’ game against the Ottawa Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday and did not return.
The team initially did not disclose why Crosby was ruled out of the game, but coach Dan Muse told reporters postgame that Crosby has a lower-body injury. Crosby left the ice and went to the locker room early in the second period. The Penguins went on to beat the Senators in a shootout, 4-3.
Pittsburgh also played Thursday’s game without Evgeni Malkin, who has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury. It remains unclear how long he will be out, with the team only saying Malkin is “day-to-day,” according to a post on X from March 24.
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Crosby returned to Pittsburgh’s lineup on March 18 against the Carolina Hurricanes after missing four weeks due to a lower-body injury suffered during the Olympic tournament. Crosby was injured during Team Canada’s quarterfinal win over Team Czechia after a hit by Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas.
Crosby was placed on injured reserve and missed 11 games. In the five games since returning to the lineup, Crosby has tallied five points. This season, the 38-year-old star for the Penguins has a team-high 28 goals, and he is third on the team with 36 assists.
With 10 games remaining in the regular season, Pittsburgh (36-20-16) sits in second place in the Eastern Conference’s Metropolitan Division with 88 points. The Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Islanders both have 87 points.
A spokesperson for the governor said the gas tax holiday remains an option ‘should gas prices continue to climb,’ but Lamont is not actively pursuing it due to lack of support from the legislature.
By Karla Ciaglo, CTNewsJunkie.com
On March 10, Gov. Ned Lamont proposed a temporary gas tax holiday to help Connecticut drivers amid rising fuel costs tied to global conflict, but the plan was met with mixed reviews and now appears to be in limbo.
While top Democrats urged immediate action using emergency authority, other legislative leaders and Republicans expressed concerns over timing, fiscal impact, and whether the savings would actually reach Connecticut residents.
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Lamont’s proposal would suspend the state’s 25-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax — and potentially the roughly 49-cent diesel tax — as prices climbed following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and the resulting disruption to global oil markets. Despite the urgency, it lost traction among legislators.
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