Winthrop

James Feeley, a former high-ranking member of the Winthrop Police Department, confessed in court to being a child rapist and was sentenced to between four and six years in prison.

A former police lieutenant from Winthrop, Massachusetts, who was arrested last year on suspicion of raping a child at his home changed his plea to guilty on Monday. Winthrop Police Lt. James Feeley, 57, entered the plea at a hearing in Suffolk Superior Court and was sentenced to 4-6 years in prison plus five years probation. He will also be…

A former police lieutenant from Winthrop, Massachusetts, arrested last year on suspicion of raping a child at his home is set for a plea change hearing Monday.

The number of overdose-related deaths in one Massachusetts town has more than doubled in the last year, officials said Thursday, sharing readily available resources to prevent any further deaths. There were five overdose deaths in Winthrop last year, and already in 2024 there have been 12 linked to drug overdoses, with a month-and-a-half left to a go in the year,…

Some in the industry call the moment when there’s a critical need for an ambulance but no crew is available to respond “Level Zero,” and it’s happening more often across Massachusetts

A Winthrop mom dialed 911 when her daughter stopped breathing, but there was no ambulance available to help, and her little girl didn’t survive. It’s a troubling example of what’s playing out in EMS services across Massachusetts because the system is stressed, what some in the industry call Level Zero: the moment when there’s a critical need for an ambulance...

Months after a child died following a medical emergency in Winthrop, Massachusetts, a report found a “taxed” system left no ambulances available to respond. The report is the result of an investigation from Massachusetts’ Office of Emergency Medical Services following the death of a 2-year-old girl on Jan. 26. Winthrop Fire Chief Scott Wiley was among those who responded to…

A 2-year-old Winthrop girl died after being in need of medical assistance with no ambulance available to respond immediately.

A former police lieutenant from Winthrop, Massachusetts, arrested in December on suspicion of raping a child at his home pleaded not guilty to new charges Thursday. Prosecutors shared some new information on the case against former Winthrop Police Lt. James Feeley in Suffolk Superior Court, and the timeline for the trial was set. Feeley was initially charged with rape of…

A former police officer from Winthrop, Massachusetts, who was arrested on suspicions of raping a child late last year is now facing additional charges, according to the district attorney. Lt. James Feeley, 56, is scheduled to be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court Thursday on charges of aggravated rape and seven counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under…

The death of a 2-year-old girl has raised questions about impacts of staffing problems on the emergency response industry.

As Massachusetts investigates why no ambulances were available to transport a child who died after an apparent medical emergency, Winthrop’s fire chief spoke Monday about the efforts to rescue her. Chief Scott Wiley of the Winthrop Fire Department was among those who responded to a Pleasant Street home Friday morning. He drove the 2-year-old girl to Massachusetts General Hospital...

With no ambulances available to respond to a medical emergency, Winthrop Fire Chief Scott Wiley drove a 2-year-old girl in his own SUV to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Massachusetts officials are investigating the emergency response involved in a toddler’s death, from an apparent medical emergency, last week, according to police in Winthrop. The girl, 2 years old, was rushed from a home in Winthrop to Massachusetts General Hospital in the back of the Winthrop fire chief’s work SUV on Friday, officials have said. No ambulance was available...

The death of a young girl after an apparent medical emergency in Winthrop, Massachusetts, is shining a spotlight on the availability of resources for first responders. No ambulance was available to respond to a Pleasant Street home for a child in distress, high-level sources told the NBC10 Boston Investigators Friday. At least 23 minutes went by between the 911 call…

A 2-year-old girl is dead after an apparent medical emergency, putting the lack of available ambulances into sharp focus.

No ambulance was available to respond to the home for the child in distress, high-level sources tell the NBC10 Investigators, and Winthrop’s top cop confirmed that the city’s fire chief drove the child to Massachusetts General Hospital in an attempt to prevent what he called a “horrible tragedy”

A 2-year-old child died after an apparent medical emergency at a home in Winthrop, Massachusetts, on Friday, authorities said.

Animal abuse cases in Boston and the rest of Suffolk County will be handled by a new task force announced Wednesday in an effort to more effectively bring justice to abusers amid a rise in such cases. Massachusetts had animal cruelty cases jump 70% between 2019 and 2022, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said, citing a review of trial…

A longtime officer with the Winthrop Police Department is accused of raping a child.