Dad OD'd In Dunkin', 9-Year-Old Waiting Outside, Cops Say: Patch PM

Happy Monday. Here is today's news.

A Massachusetts dad overdosed in a Dunkin' Donuts bathroom, cops said. The man's 9-year-old son had to tell workers his dad was in the bathroom too long.

A longtime Peabody firefighter and avid supporter in the battle against MS died when he was struck on his bicycle Sunday.

Alexander LaVertue just finished U.S. Army Reserve basic training. Then he won on a lottery ticket ... BIG.

Wheels flew off a tractor-trailer and crushed the back of a state cruiser on the interstate. Police are searching for the vehicle.

Over the weekend: There were two fatal crashes over the weekend: A teen was killed in Braintree, and a man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Route 128. Also, an 8-year-old boy succumbed to injuries suffered when a boat flipped in Cape Cod.

Crime Time: Does this gun look too real? It meant all the wrong attention for one man, who was arrested ... The "Top Chef" Teamsters trial begins tomorrow. Here's five things to know ... A woman walking her dog in Framingham was assaulted, police said ... A man is wanted for an alleged serious assault at a Stoughton YMCA ... A teenager was arrested in connection to Wednesday's stabbing at Boston Common ... An arrest has been made in the death of a man found in a Worcester fire ... Police said a loaded gun and credit cards were stolen from a car on the South Shore ... A Peabody man was charged with trying to rob a Danvers McDonald's ... The FBI reward for a Brockton gang member has been doubled ... That razor theft in Mansfield was a family affair, prosecutors said.

In other Massachusetts news...

An 8-year-old boy who was injured in a Cape Cod boating accident last weekend died over the weekend.

A week after a 10-alarm blaze ripped through an apartment complex under construction on the South Side of Waltham, investigators are still looking for the cause.

Full commuter rail service at Gillette Stadium? Town officials made their case today.

A decomposing body was found at a Cape Cod Coast Guard station.

Massachusetts has a new Little League state champion team!

The Red Sox have made a big trade for relief before today's trade deadline.

An officer was injured when his cruiser was struck over the weekend while responding to a report of a naked female on I-95.

Across Patch

Not two weeks after getting the job, Anthony Scaramucci is out as White House communications director.

Sam Shepard, a playwright and actor, died at 73.