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Three men have been arrested in different regions of the country and charged with the September 27, 2011, murder of Ipswich restaurant owner Shui Keung “Tony” Woo, 62, of Quincy. Mr. Woo was found dead by employees near the kitchen area of the Majestic Dragon at 11:14 that morning.

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Three men have been arrested in different regions of the country and charged with the September 27, 2011, murder of Ipswich restaurant owner Shui Keung “Tony” Woo, 62, of Quincy. Mr. Woo was found dead by employees at the Majestic Dragon on Route 1 in Ipswich at 11:14 that morning.

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Marie Morey, 40, of Lawrence, who admitted to stealing more than $2 million while employed as a bookkeeper in the probation department at Lawrence District Court, pleaded guilty today in Salem Superior Court to larceny over $250. The maximum penalty for that offense is five years in state prison.

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Linda Favazaa, 60, of 28 Hampshire Circle, Methuen, pleaded guilty this afternoon in Salem Superior Court to reckless endangerment of a child, and two counts of running an unlicensed day care.

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Former Essex County Correctional Facility employee Patricia Papa, 40, pleaded not guilty today in Salem Superior Court to a charge of sexual relations with an inmate by an officer or other employee of a penal or correctional institution.

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An Essex County Grand Jury today indicted former Newburyport Police Officer Daniel McCarthy, charging him with perjury. He is expected to be arraigned in Salem Superior Court within the next few weeks.

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Roy Limbaugh, 58, last known address 37 Popes Lane, Danvers, pleaded not guilty today in Salem District Court to armed assault with intent to murder, aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a police officer, and related charges for his alleged assault at about 5:30 this morning on Danvers Police Officer John Melto, a nine-year veteran of the force.

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Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett and Lawrence Police Chief John Romero today announced the indictments of five people for first degree murder in connection with the January 10, 2009, shooting death of Roberto Gonzalez, 20, of Lawrence. The five defendants were secretly indicted last week by an Essex County Grand Jury

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Aaron Deveau, 17, of 57 Beach Road, Haverhill, pleaded not guilty today in Haverhill District Court to charges of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, being an operator under 18 using a mobile phone, being an operator reading/sending an electronic message, a marked lanes violation, and two counts of negligent operation and injury from mobile phone use.

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Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett will present his newly updated “Stop Bullying Before It Starts” project to educators and police on Tuesday, May 24, from 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. in his fifth floor office at 10 Federal Street, Salem.

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Twenty-three years ago, Valentine Underwood allegedly assaulted a woman in a brutal attack that started in Northern Massachusetts and ended in Southern New Hampshire. This morning, thanks to a CODIS hit and outstanding police work, Underwood, 49, was arraigned in Salem Superior Court where he pleaded not guilty to aggravated rape and aggravated kidnapping. Judge Howard Whitehead ordered him held without bail and continued his case until June 17 for a pre-trial conference.

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Lawrence Superior Court Judge Richard Welch, III, this morning sentenced Kristen LaBrie to 8-10 years in state prison for attempted murder. He placed her on probation for five years upon her release on the remaining charges, with the condition that she successfully complete an anger management program.

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Mathieu Michaud, 25, of 14 Linwood Street, Lynn, was shot early this morning by Lynn police officers, but is expected to survive. Police received a 911 call at 1:12 this morning from 14 Linwood Street from someone threatening to kill himself. Two officers in one cruiser arrived at the scene at 1:15 a.m. and were confronted in the street by a male who was carrying a butcher knife and two carving knives.

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Essex First Assistant District Attorney John T. Dawley was named Prosecutor of the Year on Friday, March 25, at the Annual Massachusetts Prosecutor’s Conference at The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. The award was presented to Dawley by Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett.

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A Methuen contractor who rigged bids in order to win work from the Methuen School Department, Housing Authority and Department of Public Works pleaded guilty today in Salem Superior Court to 12 counts of manufacturing false bids and 12 counts of presenting false claims.

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Mateusz Chruscicki, 34, of 2 Duck Pond Road, Apt. 103, Beverly, pleaded not guilty today in Lynn District Court to charges of operating under the influence of alcohol, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, two counts of leaving the scene of a property damage accident, and a marked lanes violation.

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A Statewide Grand Jury sitting in Boston today returned superseding indictments against four men on larceny and other charges associated with gaming and organized crime.

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Paul Breen, 38, of 40 Bates Park Ave., Beverly, pleaded not guilty today in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn to charges of receiving stolen property, being an accessory after the fact to a felony (larceny), and conspiracy to commit larceny.

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At his dangerousness hearing today in Lynn District Court, Michael Ranelli, 18, of 45 Piedmont Street, Lynn, agreed that he is a danger to the community. Ranelli allegedly took part in placing and igniting two explosive devices at 6 Bowler Street on February 21, one of which detonated.

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Roberto Cruz, 29, of Lawrence, was found guilty yesterday afternoon in Lawrence Superior Court of three counts of rape of a child by force, and two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person under 14 years of age.

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Salem Superior Court Judge John Lu this afternoon sentenced Jose Vega, 36, of 254 Washington Street, Haverhill, to 28-35 years in state prison, after Vega pleaded guilty to four charges of aggravated rape, and three counts of burglary, assault on an occupant.

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A Peabody mother, who was injecting cocaine while seated in her parked car with her two young children in the back seat, pleaded guilty today to OUI drugs (second offense), two counts of possession of Class B cocaine, child endangerment while OUI, and child endangerment.

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Charles Doucette, 51, of 18 Dolloff Avenue, Beverly, pleaded not guilty this afternoon in Salem District Court to charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, (to wit, a motor vehicle), threat to commit a crime (to wit, to kill), and intimidation of a witness.

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Representatives from the Offices of Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett and Boston Attorney Richard Campbell will discuss the criminal and civil consequences of underage drinking and social host liability at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 17, in the auditorium at Beverly High School.

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Lawrence Superior Court Judge Leila Kern today sentenced Raymond Leverich, 48, of Gloucester, to a total of 14-24 years in state prison on two counts of child rape. On two other counts of child rape and related charges, the judge sentenced him to 10 years probation, to begin upon his release from prison.

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A Salem Superior Court jury this morning found Jose Cabrera, 20, of Lynn, guilty of second degree murder in the shooting death of Tony Pich, 22, of Lynn.

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Lawrence Police Office was sentenced to 10 to 12 years in prison for rape and 5 years probation for 3 counts of indecent assault and battery

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The Drug Task Force assigned to the Office of Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett made 405 arrests and swept 63 guns - including two machine guns - and a pipe bomb off the streets of Essex County in 2010.

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BOSTON – Today, Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett joined with Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley and a coalition of Legislators, District Attorneys, law enforcement, and victim advocates to announce the filing of An Act Relative to the Commercial Exploitation of People, comprehensive legislation that would for the first time, establish human trafficking for sexual servitude or labor as a crime in Massachusetts. Massachusetts is currently one of only five states in the country without human trafficking laws. The bill gives law enforcement the necessary tools to investigate and prosecute the crimes and attempts to address all three aspects of human trafficking – supply, demand, and victim services.

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Patricia Mandigo, 56, of Haverhill, pleaded guilty this morning in Newburyport Superior Court to six counts of arson, three counts of causing injury to a firefighter, and one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Mandigo admitted that she set numerous fires to two apartment buildings in Haverhill over a three-year period.

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Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett will host parents and professionals at two conferences which will address bullying, cyberbullying and other risky behaviors, in his continuing effort to make our children, schools and communities safer.

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A Topsfield man with a history of alcoholism who verbally and physically abused his elderly mother, pleaded guilty today in Salem Superior Court to involuntary manslaughter.

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Christopher Maxson, 20, of 140 Elm St., Marblehead, pleaded guilty this morning in Salem Superior Court to a charge of motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence of alcohol and operating negligently in the death of Julia Gauthier, 19, of Salem.

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A Lawrence Superior Court jury today found Randy Arias, 22, of Lawrence, guilty of second degree murder in the shooting death of Julio Zuniga, 33, of Haverhill. Judge Richard Welch sentenced Arias to life in state prison.

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Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett has promoted Maureen Colby of Gloucester to the position of Chief Financial Officer. She will begin her new post on Monday, January 3. She will replace veteran Assistant District Attorney Charles F. Grimes, who has been with the office since 1979 and is retiring after 32 years of distinguished service to the citizens of Essex County.