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A Massachusetts State Trooper’s home was the subject of an attempted robbery and shooting this past weekend by a man reportedly from Oklahoma who was in town for a family funeral. The man, charged with Massachusetts Crimes of Violence Charges, was arraigned in Plymouth District Court on charges including Home Invasion, Attempted Murder, and Gun Crimes Charges.

According to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office, the man allegedly appeared at the Massachusetts trooper’s home with a gun and attempted to gain access. When other police officers responded to the area, the man then allegedly fired his gun at them.

The crime of Home Invasion in Massachusetts is defined as the unlawful entry into the home of another with the threat to use force and while armed with a dangerous weapon. The penalty upon conviction for the crime of Home Invasion is severe, which carries a minimum-mandatory sentence of 20 years and up to life in state prison.

The Boston Police Department announced this weekend that they have arrested a man wanted on Massachusetts Violence Crimes Charges in connection with the shooting of 4 men outside a Boston nightclub on November 18, 2011.

Samuel Higginbottom, 23, fo Boston, was arrested this past Friday relative to this shooting, and is expected to be charged with 4 counts of Assault with Intent to Murder.

According to Boston Police, 4 men were shot outside the Venu club on Warrenton Street. All 4 men reportedly suffered non-life threatening injuries.

One of the Occupy Boston protesters was before a Boston Municipal Court Judge on Friday facing Massachusetts Crimes of Violence Charges.

Gary Williams, 24, of Quincy, was arrested on Thursday night when activists of Occupy Boston allegedly surrounded a Boston Police wagon and refused to let it move. The incident reportedly occurred when police officers confiscated a kitchen sink that protesters were trying to bring to the Dewey Square location where protesters have been camping out for months.

Williams was arrested and charged with Assault & Battery on a Police Officer.

Boston Police responded to a reported Home Invasion / Armed Robbery this morning and arrested three men who allegedly tried to rob the home.

Adel Fonts of Attleboro, Robert Smith of Roslindale and Antonio Teixiera were all arrested and charged with Home Invasion; Armed Robbery; Unlawful Possession of a Firearm; and Assault with a Dangerous Weapon.

According to the Boston Police, officers responded to a call for a break-in at a home in Dorchester shortly after midnight. When they arrived, they allegedly observed Robert Smith jump from the second floor onto a neighboring porch. He allegedly tried to run away but was eventually arrested.

Two teenagers were charged on Wednesday in connection with the attempted jewelry store robbery that ended in the shooting of a Woburn Police Officers.

Allegra Martinez, 18, and Erianiss Murillo, 17, both from Dorchester, were arranged in Woburn District Court this week on Massachusetts Crimes of Violence Charges, including Armed Robbery While Masked; Gun Crimes Charges, and Assault with Intent to Murder.

According to Middlesex County prosecutors, Allegra Martinez, the daughter of a Boston Police Officer, and Erianiss Murillo, were involved in the attempted robbery of Musto Jewelers. Prosecutors allege that the store was cased a few days before the incident when two women came into the store and asked store employees how many people worked there. A few days later, on September 6, two women and two men returned to the store.

A Westford High School student was arrested by Westford Police after he allegedly brought a large pellet gun that resembled an assault rifle into school. He is scheduled to be arraigned today in Lowell Juvenile Court on Massachusetts Crimes of Violence Charges, including Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon, Carrying a Dangerous Weapon on School Property; and Unlawful Possession of a BB Gun.

According to police, the teenager, a 16 year old sophomore student at Westford High School, walked into the high school and allegedly began pointing the weapon in the direction of students. He eventually made his way into the school cafeteria, that was filled at the time with about 150 high school students.

The incident involving the student, who was reportedly under suspension at the time, caused school officials to put the school in lockdown.

Mohamed Abdul Jabar, 28, of Medford, was arrested this morning for allegedly setting fire to a Boston apartment building this morning that reportedly injured 13 and left dozens homeless. He faces charges including Attempted Murder and Arson.

According to the Boston Police Department, Jabar allegedly tried to commit suicide by turning on the gas from a stove from within one of the apartments and then lighting a match. Jabar also reportedly suffered injuries as a result of the fire and was taken to Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital to be treated.

According to Boston Police, Jabar allegedly told medical responders that he “blew up his house.”

Angel Haywood, 26, of Boston’s Dorchester section, was arrested this weekend on Massachusetts Crimes of Violence Charges for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend.

Haywood is was charged with Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon after she turned herself into the police station and admitting to stabbing her boyfriend.

According to the Boston Police Department, the incident occurred at about 4:00 o’clock this morning after the couple returned home. Haywood allegedly admitted to grabbing two knives and then stabbing her boyfriend, after which she jumped out a window and ran – with the stabbed boyfriend chasing her.

Daniel Burns, 26, was arraigned in Lowell District Court yesterday morning on several Massachusetts Crimes of Violence Charges in connection with allegedly attacking Brenda Finch Wednesday morning at her home.

Burns was charged with Attempted Murder, Armed Assault with Intent to Commit Murder, Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon, and Breaking & Entering in the Daytime to Commit a Felony.

According to the Lowell Police Department, Daniel Burns allegedly broke into the Lowell home Brenda Finch after she returned from taking her 4 year old child to preschool. She described to police that she noticed one of the windows in her home was up and then began searching the home.

Syretta Copeland, 31, was arraigned this morning in Salem District Court for Assault & Battery on a Police Officer, and is also being held in connection with Arson and Attempted Murder Charges arising out of a Dorchester fire last weekend.

According to Beverly Police, Syretta Copeland was arrested at her apartment on an outstanding Boston Police Warrant. Once at the police station, the Essex County District Attorney’s Office alleges that she allegedly became combative during the booking process when she was asked to remove her jewelry. According to police, she allegedly clawed at the officer’s face. Syretta Copeland, however, maintains that she only acted in self-defense as a result of the excessive force used against her by the police.

Meanwhile, Boston Police allege that Syretta Copeland allegedly set the fire to a home on Devon Street in Dorchester, which then spread to another home. Suffolk County prosecutors expect Ms. Copeland to be brought into Dorchester District Court at some point to be formally arraigned on Arson and Attempted Murder Charges.