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Handcuffed Car-Stealing Mexican Illegal Alien Eludes Police Officer in Attleboro

Matthew McDonald

A quick-thinking, quick-footed 23-year-old Mexican man handcuffed by a police officer bolted across busy Route 1 in South Attleboro and escaped, police said.

The man, 5 feet 8 inches tall weighing 140 pounds, was stopped around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, January 13 on Route 1 for a traffic violation, according to police.

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State Senator Wants To Pay Coast Guard Personnel With State Funds During Federal Shutdown

Matthew McDonald

A Massachusetts state senator is calling on the state legislature to appropriate state funds to pay U.S. Coast Guard personnel stationed in Massachusetts during the partial federal government shutdown.

More than 2,000 active-duty and reserve personnel of the Coast Guard are being forced to work during the shutdown without getting paid for it, according to the Salem News.

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