Friends and family can remember Framingham State University student Colleen Kelly, 21, at Gately Funeral Home on Tuesday and at Mass on Wednesday.
Check out these highlights from police logs throughout the Greater Boston area.
John Burbine was arraigned Wednesday morning and pleaded not guilty to numerous charges. He is due back in court on Jan. 15.
John Burbine of Wakefield to be arraigned Wednesday morning at Woburn Superior Court on nearly 95 child sex abuse charges.
PLUS: Somerville Police arrest two in connection to Winter Hill shooting.
Wakefield's John Burbine, who faces dozens of child sex abuse charges, didn't come off as the average caregiver, said local mom in a conversation with Wakefield Patch.
A Wakefield man and tutor who faces numerous child sex charges was a Level 1 sex offender.
John Burbine, 49, is a level 1 sex offender accused of filming himself in various sexual activities with young children, including victims in Melrose.
The use of such electronic devices can be hazardous while operating a vehicle, State Police said this week.
A bomb threat recently written in a restroom at Melrose High School triggered school and emergency officials to investigate the incident Wednesday afternoon, according to a press statement issued by Superintendent Cyndy Taymore's office.
Melrose High School issued an automated call shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday about a bomb threat made against the school for Thursday, according to a report from a reader.
Officers Daniel Goodhue and Sean Matthews were sworn in during a brief ceremony in the city's Aldermanic Chamber.
Highlights from the region's police blotters.
Roland Dow and Jessica Linscott fled after Linscott's 3-year-old was treated for horrific injuries in Exeter. The boy's grandmother lives in Melrose.
They were arrested in Florida after a 3-year-old child was found with horrific injuries at Exeter Hospital.
Police believe that 19-year-old Taylor A. Goulding is connected to seven recent armed robberies in Melrose, Stoneham, Woburn, Winchester and Reading.
Roland Dow and Jessica Linscott were on the run for nearly two weeks.
Helen Nicholson is growing so frantic over the search for the missing Plaistow, N.H., couple accused of beating her grandson, she went out searching herself Sunday afternoon.
PLUS: A Papa John's delivery driver allegedly tries to run down a pedestrian in Inman Square and a Somerville man pleads guilty to filming women in a YMCA bathroom.
The boy reportedly suffered injuries to the head that influenced his ability to see.
A Malden resident is facing allegations she inappropriately used sick time to work at a Melrose Real Estate office.
Highlights from the region's police logs.
Police believe a masked gunman who robbed a Gulf Gas Station in Reading late Thursday night is the same suspect in five Melrose area armed robberies and an attempted armed robbery Sunday night at a convenience store in Stoneham.
"Any assertions that there were multiple gas leaks in the building are inaccurate and false," Chief Leary said.
The same suspect that recently committed five armed robberies, including one in Melrose, in the area attempted a sixth Sunday night at a Main Street convenience store in Stoneham, according to police.
Check out these highlights from police logs in Melrose's neighbors.
Thomas Lynch, 50, of Melrose, was arraigned on possession of child pornography charges Friday in a Malden court, announced Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone and Melrose Police Chief Michael Lyle in a press statement.
Since Oct. 30, five Melrose area businesses have been robbed at gunpoint, and police believe it's the same person.
Melrose Police are investigating an armed robbery that took place at Richdale Convenience Store Wednesday night.
Students at Melrose High School were released at 10 a.m. Monday following reports of a potential gas leak.
Highlights from Melrose-area police logs this week.
Melrose Police and ATF officers arrested two accused of drug dealing this week. One remains in custody on probation violations.
Xaviel Carasquillo, 27, and Anthony Vivolo, 42, were arrested Wednesday.
Police are investigating an apparent attack on a female victim at the park last Saturday, and urging residents use caution in the area.
The suspect was driving a gray 2004 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck with Massachusetts license.
A person fell into a ditch and needed to be extricated Tuesday morning on Port Street, according to a scanner report. We'll provide additional details as we receive them.
The $450,000 measure would fund 'long-overdue' replacements to the city's dispatch system.
They'll be joined by members of the Board of Aldermen and other department officials.
The following information was supplied by the Melrose Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A look at some of the interesting police stories from the Melrose region this week.