home invasion

The scanner traffic between first responders in Litchfield, New Hampshire, only begins to describe the horror unfolding inside a house on Evergreen Circle Tuesday night. “Male party, unknown, allegedly has the husband in a headlock,” explained the dispatcher. Prosecutors say 25-year-old Ian Morris broke into the home at 11:54 pm on Tuesday. “The defendant had just shown up at their…

After an 80-year-old woman from Lincolnwood didn’t send her daily Wordle score to family, those close to her notified police, who found the grandmother held captive by an armed intruder inside her home, according to authorities.

A 19-year-old woman was hurt when a man came at her with a knife during a home invasion Wednesday morning, according to Melrose Police. Police said it happened around 2:50 a.m. at a home on Lynde Street. The man allegedly broke into the home and demanded something from someone inside, which led to a fight. During that confrontation, a 19-year-old…

Bryan Purdie faces multiple charges including home invasion, kidnapping and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

A suspect accused of forcing his way into a Falmouth home and kidnapping a woman at gunpoint before leading police on a car chase through town is now behind bars, being held without bail.

Bryan Purdie is due in Falmouth District Court Friday for allegedly forcing his way into a Falmouth home and kidnapping a woman at gunpoint before leading police on a car chase through town.

Bryan Purdie is due in Falmouth District Court Friday for allegedly forcing his way into a Falmouth home and kidnapping a woman at gunpoint before leading police on a car chase through town. Falmouth Police said the situation began Thursday just after 2 p.m. when the suspect, identified as 32-year-old Purdie of Falmouth, forced his way into a home on…

A man is accused of forcing his way into a Falmouth home and then kidnapping a woman at gunpoint before leading police on a car chase through town.

Mark Pincus, 35 of Plymouth, is due in court Monday for allegedly trying to force his way into a college student’s apartment, fleeing and then stabbing a man who was sitting in his truck nearby.

Mark Pincus, 35 of Plymouth, appeared in court Monday for allegedly trying to force his way into a college student’s apartment, fleeing and then stabbing a man who was sitting in his truck nearby. The college student living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, said she fought off the man who was armed with a knife Sunday morning. “He was using a screwdriver…

The student says the man was using a screwdriver, trying to get into her door.

Connecticut state police are investigating an armed home invasion that occurred early Saturday morning in Ellington. Troopers say they responded to a home in the early morning hours after receiving a report that a firearm was displayed and both money and jewelry were stolen from the home. No injuries were reported and police believe this is an isolated incident. Anyone…

A Merrimac man is due in court Tuesday for allegedly breaking into an elderly woman’s home and assaulting her earlier this month.

A Massachusetts man faced a judge Tuesday while prosecutors alleged he broke into an elderly woman’s home in Merrimac earlier this month where he strangled and raped her. William S. Raia, 50, of Merrimac, was arrested Monday evening at his home by local and state police, more than two weeks after the July 3 incident, authorities said. Raia is charged…

A Merrimac man has been arrested in connection with a home invasion and sexual assault that happened in the Massachusetts town earlier this month, officials announced. William S. Raia, 50, was arrested Monday evening at his home by local and state police, more than two weeks after the July 3 incident, Merrimac Police Chief Eric Shears and Essex District Attorney…

Doorbell camera video shows a man confidently walking into a home Sunday afternoon in Northbridge, Massachusetts, while appearing to text on his cell phone. The problem is, he doesn’t live here. “It’s bizarre, it’s unsettling, it’s nerve-wracking, it doesn’t make any sense,” said homeowner Tarah Schweitzer. Schweitzer says she, her husband and other adult relatives were in the backyard...

Police have released a composite sketch of a suspect who remains at large after allegedly attacking an elderly woman inside her home over the weekend in Merrimac, Massachusetts. The suspect is described as a 5’5 to 5’6” tall man, approximately 40 years old with short brown hair, a thin build and a light complexion with a seasonal tan. Police are…

Neighbors in the community are hoping to get more information and say the biggest concern is that the suspect is still out there.

A woman was threatened with a knife and repeatedly assaulted after a man broke into her home Saturday night in Merrimac, Massachusetts, according to police. The man allegedly woke the woman up after he broke into her Hillside Avenue home around 11:10 p.m. He threatened her with the knife and repeatedly assaulted her, police said. At some point, she was...

The homeowners say the intruder got in after taking a garage door opener from an unlocked car.