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Massachusetts 13-year-old in ICE custody threatened student but didn’t have gun, Everett mayor says
The Everett, Massachusetts mayor said a 13-year-old who was taken into police custody and later detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents was a threat, but did not have a gun as has been alleged by Homeland Security.
Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria held a news conference on Tuesday about the recent arrest of a young boy. DeMaria said the 13-year-old was arrested by the Everett Police Department on Thursday afternoon after making a “credible” violent threat against another boy. The teen was allegedly found with a 6-7 inch double-sided knife.
The mayor did not release the name of the boy who was arrested during the news conference.
Everett teenager taken into ICE custody
The Department of Homeland Security posted on social media Tuesday that the teenager was also in possession of a gun at the time of his arrest. DeMaria and police said at the news conference that was not the case and the boy only had a knife.
“Let me be clear, this could have been a tragedy in our schools. Thanks to the quick and decisive action of the Everett Police Department, it was prevented. Public safety is our No. 1 priority here, on our streets and especially in our schools,” DeMaria said.
According to the mayor, once the boy was in police custody, he went through the standard booking process. Following the arrest, ICE contacted the department and requested an immigration detainer.
“Everett police does not make arrests based on immigration status. Police did not contact ICE about this recent juvenile arrest. ICE operates independently and has the authority to access certain law enforcement databases and take action on its own accord,” DeMaria said.
In an online fundraising page, the boy’s family says ICE agents took the boy into custody and transferred him to Virginia. DeMaria confirmed that when ICE came to pick the boy up from the police department, his mother was present.
“Once an individual is taken into ICE custody, the City of Everett and Everett police have no authority or control over what happens next,” DeMaria said. “That said, I do believe ICE should have better equipped juvenile facilities that allow minors to remain close to their families and legal counsel as they move through due process.”
Family files emergency petition
The family is asking for the boy to be brought back to Massachusetts, saying their attorney immediately filed a federal habeas corpus petition “within 15 minutes of learning what happened.” According to the emergency petition, the boy is a citizen of Brazil who entered the United States “without inspection” in September 2021.
The court filing alleges that detaining the boy “exceeds DHS’s statutory authority and violates the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee of due process.”
In a post on X, the social media website previously known as Twitter, Homeland Security described the 13-year-old as a public safety threat, and alleged that he had an “extensive” criminal record.
DeMaria was asked about what undocumented members of the city are feeling amid immigration crackdowns led by the Trump administration.
“They’re scared. But we have tried to reassure them to continue to live their life. Hopefully, Congress creates a pathway to immigration real soon, because communities like Everett thrive off immigrants,” DeMaria said. “We’ve thrived off immigrants since before my parents came from Italy here. So I tell them all the time, just continue to work hard like they all do, provide for their families, live their lives, bring their kids to school. Just do all those things right.”
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Massachusetts man awaits word from family in Iran after attacks
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How will the Iran war impact gas prices in Massachusetts?
With a widening conflict in the Middle East after the American and Israeli attack on Iran Saturday, global markets are bracing for a shakeup in the energy supply chain.
So, here at home, what can consumers expect at the gas pump?
An increase in oil prices is almost always followed by an increase in gas prices. And the oil market has already reacted to the war. NBC News reported on Sunday that U.S. crude oil initially spiked more than 10%, while Brent, the international oil benchmark, rose as much as 13%.
Early Monday morning, reports were coming in of black smoke rising from the U.S. embassy in Kuwait City.
While Iran’s oil reserves supply less than an estimated 5% of global production, the main concern is the Strait of Hormuz. This maritime passageway borders Iran at the bottleneck of the Persian Gulf, and more than 20% of the world’s oil passes through. If Iran closes or restricts Hormuz, the oil market could face severe disruptions.
Gas prices rise about 2.5 cents for every dollar increase in crude oil prices. As of Sunday, U.S. crude oil prices had already increased by nearly $5 a barrel.
“I fully expect that by Monday night, you could credibly say that gas prices are being impacted by oil prices having gone up,” GasBuddy analyst Patrick De Haan told NBC News.
GasBuddy characterizes their expectations for price increases as “incremental” rather than “explosive”. The group said to anticipate a potential 10-15 cent increase over the next couple of weeks.
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Body camera video shows Massachusetts police officer save 78-year-old man from burning truck – East Idaho News
EASTON, Mass. (WBZ) — Police body camera video shows an Easton, Massachusetts, officer rescuing a 78-year-old Raynham man from a burning car on Friday morning.
A Mack dump truck was experiencing problems on the side of Turnpike Street just after 2 a.m. when a Ford pickup truck struck the back of it, according to police.
The pickup truck then became stuck under the dump truck, trapping the driver, Francis Leverone, inside. A Toyota Camry then hit the back of the pickup truck and caught fire, police said.
Easton police officer Dean Soucie arrived at the crash and saw that the two vehicles were on fire. Video shows Soucie rushing over before breaking the driver’s side window and then, with the help of the two witnesses, freeing Leverone from the pickup truck. Soucie said he was confused but conscious.
“As I reached inside the vehicle, one of the passersby — he actually jumped into the cab of the truck, and he helped me free the individual,” Soucie said.
They then carried the driver to safety.
Leverone was taken to a nearby hospital before being transferred to a Boston hospital. He received serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
No one else was injured in the crash.
Dee Leverone told WBZ her husband is doing OK. “I’m just thankful for the people that got him out,” she said. “Very thankful.”
After watching the police body-cam video on the news she said, “I was shocked, I was like ‘Oh my God!’ I just couldn’t believe it. His truck is like melted.”
She says she realized that something was wrong last night when her husband never made it home from work.
“I kept trying to call him and call him, and I finally got a hold of him at like 4:30 a.m., and he was at (Good Samaritan Hospital) and he told me he’s gotten in an accident,” Dee said.
She says he’s recovering at the Boston Medical Center and being treated for a dislocated hip.
“He’s a trooper,” Dee said. “He’s a strong man — and you know he’s 78, but you know he’s a toughie. He definitely is a toughie.”
Soucie commended the help of the two witnesses and said that before he arrived at the crash, they had attempted to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher and removed a gasoline tank from the pickup truck before it could ignite.
“They jumped into action like it was nothing,” Soucie said. “Those two individuals were absolutely awesome.”
Easton Police Chief Keith Boone said that he is “extremely proud” of Soucie and the witnesses.
“He saved a life last night,” Chief Boone said. “He is an exemplary police officer and this is just one example. I think he’s a hero.”
Turnpike Street was closed for several hours following the crash. Easton Police are investigating.
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