Man allegedly beat girlfriend, children

A benign request made by a 4-year-old boy sent Angel Garcia into a violent rage Wednesday night inside the second-floor apartment Garcia shares with the boy's mother, according to authorities.

Garcia allegedly became enraged when his girlfriend's son asked to go to the bathroom, said New Bedford police spokesman Jeffrey Silva.

Garcia, an unemployed 32-year-old who was born in Puerto Rico, told the child to relieve himself in his pants, then punched the boy in the face, Silva said.. When the boy's mother, who is three months pregnant, came to his aid, Garcia allegedly beat her as well, and when the couple's 1-year-old son started crying, Garcia turned his attention on the toddler, unleashing a brutal assault on his son...

Former officer denies child rape

A former Belchertown police officer pleaded innocent Wednesday in Hampden Superior Court to a charge of forcible rape of a child.

Sean F. Bracey, 42, of 34 Pine Grove St., also pleaded innocent to indecent assault and battery on a person 14 years old or older. Both charges list the same initials for the alleged victim.

Judge Constance M. Sweeney set bail at $50,000 cash for Bracey. He can have no contact with the alleged victim pending his prosecution...More Here...

Man charged with assaulting toddlers, pregnant girlfriend

New Bedford police say they arrested a local dad last night on charges that he attacked his 1-year-old son, his pregnant girlfriend and his girlfriend’s 4-year-old son during a series of “vicious and savage acts of violence.”

Angel Matos-Garcia, 32, was arrested last night for allegedly assaulting his 1-year-old son, his girlfriend who is three months pregnant with his baby and his girlfriend’s 4-year-old child from a previous relationship, according to New Bedford Police.

Matos-Garcia, who lives on North Front Street in New Bedford, will be arraigned in New Bedford District Court this morning on multiple felonies, New Bedford Police spokesman Lt. Jeffrey Silva said in a statement last night. Charges include assault and battery and mayhem, he said...More Here...