Police Charge School Bus Driver with Drunken Driving in Haverhill Crash with Student Passenger

A school bus driver, arrested on charges of drunken driving with a student on board after a crash Thursday afternoon in Haverhill, did not appear for his arraignment in Haverhill District Court. Court officials say 45-year-old Anzian Arnaud Kamelan of Lowell did not appear on charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol, having an open container of alcohol and child endangerment while under the influence. He was arrested Thursday, around 3 p.m., on Maxwell Street at River Street. Police quoted the child’s parent as saying Kamelan was driving for Lynn-based Alain Transportation and the firm is registered to a Haverhill man. A police report on file with the court says a driver of a passenger car told officers he was driving on River Street and “sideswiped by a school van” as he was turning onto James Street.

Feds Allege Haverhill Man Stole $50,000 Intended to Help Veterans at Risk of Suicide.

A 48-year-old Haverhill man was arrested by the FBI Tuesday for allegedly stealing $50,000 intended to help veterans at risk of suicide. David Duren, also known as Dawud Hakiem Duren, was arrested by special agents with FBI Boston and the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of the Inspector General. New Hampshire U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young made the announcement first, saying only that “a Massachusetts man was indicted in connection with defrauding a nonprofit health care provider to obtain funds designated for reducing suicide rates among veterans.” The FBI later identified Duren as a Haverhill resident. According to court records, Duren was a program manager for a nonprofit health care provider in Nashua, N.H.  He was in charge of overseeing a program paid by a $750,000 Staff Sergeant Fox Suicide Prevention Grant.  At Duren’s recommendation, the health care provider hired a company called “E3 Foundation,” purportedly led by a “Dr. Michael Rapp,” to provide services with the grant. Instead, Feds allege Duren controlled E3 Foundation and was posing as a physician on emails and calls.

Methuen Man, 28, Pleads Guilty to Selling Fentanyl, Other Drugs from Haverhill Stash House

Methuen Man, 28, Pleads Guilty to Selling Fentanyl from Haverhill Stash House

A 28-year-old Methuen man pleaded guilty Monday to drug conspiracy charges involving distribution of fentanyl, fentanyl analog and cocaine in Haverhill and Boxford. Daniel Lopez-Gonzalez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, involving 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 100 grams or more of fentanyl analog. U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV scheduled sentencing for June 10. Lopez-Gonzalez was indicted in April 2023 along with Erickson Castro Perez and Gustavo Adolfo Reyes Gonzalez. Between June 2022 and January 2023, Lopez-Gonzalez and his alleged associates sold fentanyl and fentanyl analog to police on six separate occasions in Haverhill and Boxford.

DA, Police Identify Man and Woman, Both 24, as Dying in Sunday Murder-Suicide in Haverhill

A young Haverhill couple were named late Monday afternoon as the man and woman who died in an apparent murder-suicide Sunday. Loren Marino of Haverhill and Austin Amaral of North Providence, R.I., both 24 years old, died from gunshot wounds just before 6 p.m., Sunday, at 195 Broadway, said Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker and Haverhill Police Chief Robert P. Pistone in a joint statement. They did not specifically identify the shooter, but said a preliminary investigation suggests the pair as having “been in a dating relationship.”

Officials said Sunday that Haverhill Police went to the home after receiving a call around 5:43 p.m.to check the well-being of the residents. Tucker and Pistone said “the investigation remains active and ongoing” by the State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Essex County District Attorney’s office and Haverhill Police detectives. Monday’s statement also asks the public to report victims of domestic violence.

Police Charge Haverhill Tax Advisor, 78, on House of Prostitution, Drug Charges After Overdose Death

A 78-year-old Haverhill financial advisor was ordered held on $75,000 cash bail Friday after being arrested and charged with allegedly maintaining a house of prostitution, two counts of trafficking a person for sexual servitude and other sex and drug charges following an investigation into an alleged drug overdose death last month. John L. Caruso, described as a financial advisor and tax preparer, was arrested Friday morning by Haverhill police on a warrant after a local and State Police investigation into the Jan. 8 drug overdose death of an unnamed 32-year-old woman, according to Assistant District Attorney Mark Hintlian. The woman was found dead at 173 River St., Haverhill, where the prosecutor said Caruso operates his business and apartment building. Hintlian told Haverhill District Court Judge Susan H. McNeil the overdose victim was found in a chair after rigor mortis set in, suggesting the death had occurred many hours before.

Haverhill Man Pleads Guilty to Loaded Gun and Drug Charges in Federal Court

A 34-year-old Haverhill man with multiple prior felony convictions, including manslaughter, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Boston to possessing a loaded firearm and drugs intended for distribution. Ramon Silvelo-Miles pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. U.S. District Court Judge Dennis F. Saylor IV scheduled sentencing for May 9. Silvelo-Miles was charged by criminal complaint in January 2022. According to acting U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy’s office, in the early morning hours of Sept.

Philadelphia Woman Gets 8 Days in Jail for Methuen Heroin Delivery

A 34-year-old Philadelphia woman, who sought to deliver two kilograms of heroin to Methuen, was sentenced last week to eight days in prison for conspiring to distribute kilos of fentanyl and heroin. Elba Pena was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to eight days’ time served and three years of supervised release with one year to be served in home confinement. She pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin. The U.S. attorney’s office recommended a sentence of 37 months in prison. According to court documents, Pena traveled Nov.

New York Man to Plead Guilty in Counterfeit Passport Case; Bank Foils North Andover Attempt

A 40-year-old New York man, who federal prosecutors say tried to steal money from a person’s account at a North Andover bank, recently agreed to plead guilty to using counterfeit U.S. passport cards to withdraw money from three residents’ bank accounts. Jean Andre Bontiffe agreed to plead guilty to three counts of bank fraud, one count of forgery or false use of a passport and one count of aggravated identity theft. A plea hearing has not yet been scheduled. He was previously charged by criminal complaint in October 2023. In one case, acting U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy’s office said, Bontiffe presented a passport and a Discover credit card, both in the name of a Massachusetts resident who had an account at TD Bank and attempted to withdraw $4,500.