$1M Bail For Student Who Allegedly Hacked $5M+: Patch PM

Welcome back to Patch PM. Here are Wednesday's top stories from across the Massachusetts Patch network:

UMass Student Arrested, Held on $1 Million Bail For Hacking

Joel Ortiz, 20, was arrested at LAX last month on dozens of charges related to identity theft, hacking and grand larceny.

Young Mother Third Fatality In Cotuit Crash

The 24-year-old woman thrown from a sedan in a head-on crash on Rt. 28 died Sunday, according to her family.

MBTA Commuter Train Hits, Kills Man

A man was struck and killed by an MBTA commuter train today in Boston.

Watertown Man Admits Role In Interstate Prostitution Ring

The 38-year-old was part of a network that ran multiple brothels in high-end apartments in Cambridge, Atlanta and eastern Virginia.

Who Is Abandoning Kittens In Somerville?

Three kittens have been found in the past couple weeks.

Lawmakers Fight For Woman Fired For Smoking Pot

State Sens. Barbara L'Italien (D-Andover) and Joan Lovely (D-Salem) are advocating for a former Peabody resident.

Norwood 5-Year-Old Runs Lemonade Stand To Raise Money For Police

The cash has been donated to the families of two fallen officers and he's going to reopen the stand this weekend.

Shark Travels Feet Away From Hingham Paddleboarder

It was a "close encounter of a peaceful kind," quipped the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy.

Sun Chronicle, Foxboro Reporter Sold

The newly formed TriboroMassachusetts News Media Inc. has agreed to buy the papers from the Wisconsin-based United Communications Corp.

Gold Dust Men: Westborough Looking For Scam Suspects

Two men allegedly sold counterfeit gold to victims for $306,000 in an elaborate scam that involved real gold, a safe and a bank transfer

Man Drowns At Crystal Lake In Newton

Emergency responders were called to the lake just before 2 a.m.

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