live in boston, catherine parrotta. back to you. julie all right, catherine. >>> an autopsy is scheduled on the body was decapitated. a woman walking her dog made the discovery. one family is concerned it could be a 16-year-old missing for two weeks. they won't release the victim's name until an autopsy is reported. they say this is an isolated incident and the public is not in danger. >>> happening today, rob gronkowski is about to -- is about to undergo back surgery to replace a herniated disc. they expect keep the tight end throughout the rest of the season and waiting for the surgery to be complete before making a final decision. this is gronk's third back surgery in the past seven years. live at gillette stadium all morning long and hear reaction from tom brady coming up at the top of the hour. >>> a 13-year-old boy is facing charges accused of raping a child in north reading. the boy was arrested at leary middle school in lynn where he is a student. parents there tell fox25 that no one at the school told them about the boy's ar

fox25 catherine parrotta live in roxbury trying to determine if >> catherine: that's what we are going to be asking police about in just a little while. looking online for information posted by police, haven't seen anything just yet. still working on the details but give you lay of the land, pretty much on wentworth college, northeastern and boston police headquarters, they are down that way and where we are here at the intersection, this is the area where the police cruiser was crashed into, and again, working on the details. here is what we know so far. crash happened in the area of parker and ruggles street season officer was in the wentworth police cruiser. that officer was taken away by ambulance what appeared to be minor injuries. however, there was a second scene nearby. you could take a look at video of that. this is on mcgreevey way. there were several vehicles with the windows shot out there and at this point we are looking at how they are connected and looking to learn if any arrests have been made and continue reaching out to boston police this morning to work on getting an

fox25 catherine parrotta live in roxbury this morning trying to determine if these 2 crime scenes are related. >> catherine: good morning, daniel. i have spoken with boston police the past hour and did find out the the crime scenes are related. where we are the area where the crash occurred but want to give you new information. so here is what we know about this. boston police say this is a short distance away in the area of 13 mcgreevey way here in roxbury. officers went there for report of shots fired and when they arrived they saw several men trying to take off, 2 on foot, 1 in vehicle. police say that vehicle crashed into the police cruiser. our crew found that scene near parker and ruggles street. police say the driver took off on foot. they chased him and caught him and they also found a gun in the area of the chase. police say the suspect is 20-year-old trevonon bell of brighton and already a warrant out for his arrest with assault with intent to murder and facing several charges in connection with this including assault with dangerous weapon being a motor vehicle, failure to s

our catherine parrotta live in west roxbury with more for us. catherine, good morning. >> reporter: good morning and ongoing protests about this pipeline project for the past two years. mentioned, the pipeline is scheduled to be activated today. still local residents and even local officials are vowing they will continue to fight this. now this pipeline is a spectra pipeline in west roxbury, a five-mile pipeline and part of a larger $1 billion project to increase the natural gas is up fly new england. they say the pipeline runs near an open quarry that uses dynamite and they are afraid there could be an explosion. mayor marty walsh and other officials sent letters to federal regulators as well as the houston company that owns the pipeline saying they failed to share important safety information with boston fire and police department. walsh previously filed a federal lawsuit challenging the federal regulatory approval of the project. despite that, spectra the company that own the pipeline did release a short statement simply saying that this proje

our catherine parrotta is live in roxbury where a car collided with a wentworth police cruiser, catherine. >> reporter: right now we are pretty much on the campus of wentworth. northeastern down ruggles boston police department down ruggles street to give you an idea where in roxbury this is or where this cruiser was hit at the intersection with parker street that you see in the area behind me. the scene has been cleared. traffic is moving as it typically would. we are working to get more details about this. details are scares at this hour. but here is what we -- scarce but this is what we know so far. the crash happened at parker and ruggles street overnight. a crew on the scene said the police cruiser and the officer was take by ambulance to the hospital with minor years. a second scene there. look at that video there often mcdpree vis way. several vehicles with their windows shot out. we are working to learn how and if the two incidents are connected and i have looked online from information from boston implement. i haven't seen details just yet. of course we will be touching base with

our catherine parrotta is live wher wentworth police officer, catherine. >> reporter: it happened just in this area that you see behind me. ruggles street that runs behind my. parker street that runs up and down. you can see this was the intersection where this occurred. tampa has been cleared right now and that is a good sign; however, the investigation does continue at this time. we don't have many details about what happened, but this what we know. the crash happened at the area parker and ruggles street overnight. our crew on the scene said an officer was in that cruiser. minor injuries. take a look at this video, pause there was a second scene on mcgreevey way near parker street. several vehicles with their windows shot out. at this point we are working to learn how or if those incidents may be connected. as we mentioned where the cruiser was hit is right near wentworth, the campus here and near northeastern and right up the street from boston police department. so near a lot of different things here, and so we are still trying to peace together i checked for information from bost

. >> catherine parrotta reports to say this is a major safety concern. >> it's mind boggling they can do this and increases our determination to fight this more and more and more. >> reporter: it's a project surrounded by controver f today, the pipeline running through west roxbury is scheduled to be activated but the opposition to it is still strong. >> goes by hundreds of homes and small businesses. and schools. >> reporter: the pipeline is part of a billion dollar project to increase the natural gas supply to new england. but residents fear the health risks caused by the gas, as well as the possibility that an explosion could occur, especially with a quarry nearby that they say blasts at least once a week. the blasting, all of the homes around do, so what's going to happen to the pipeline under the ground. >> residents aren't alone in their concerns. this week, mayor marty walsh and other local officials sent letter to federal regulators saying the company that owned the pipeline failed to share important safety information with the boston police and fire departments. congressman s

again, this pipeline is scheduled to be activated live in west roxbury, catherine parrotta, fox25 news. >>> a local apartment complex is now under scrutiny after police responded to hundreds of calls in just one year. this is the same complex where just last week, a woman was attacked by a group of people in front of her special needs son. she later died. as fox25's stephanie coueignoux reports this morning, some of the people who live there say they are now afraid to go outside by themselves. >> i used to have a scanner. >> reporter: beverly duxbury lives just next door and said she was horrified to learn of the deadly attack in the complex parking lot. we just reported last week a woman was killed by group of people in front of her special needs son. >> reporter: what went through your mind. >> i went out and made sure my door was locked. >> reporter: calling on the management company to be held responsible. he wants them to add security guards, cameras and a police officer at the complex all at >> it is like the wild west. 431 units of housing here. and there is there has been reckl

for now live here in west roxbury, catherine parrotta, fox25 news. >> gene: 7:34. lowell city councilors calling for increased security at apartment complex where mother was killed in front of her son. police have responded to the westminster apartment complex more than 600 times this year. crime has become a major issue and they want the buildings managers to hire security guard and put up cameras. >> wild west, 431 units of house in reckless behavior for quite sometime. >> gene: management group not commented and come up with a plan to make sure the building is safe. >> sara: local mother says her 7-year-old daughter was victim of medicine mix-up at the school. the nurse accidently gave her ritalin instead of motrin. to look at active bright eyed 7-year-old you would never know just 24 hours earlier she was school. >> it was a nightmare. >> sara: nightmare when asked the nurse for motrin after an accident in the lunchroom. >> i fell backwards because there's a pole where you hang your jacket and saw right there near the window. >> sara: once inside the nurse's of

live in west roxbury, catherine parrotta, >> sara: medicine mix-up at school and accidently gave her ritalin instead of motrin. to look at active bright eyed 7-year-old you had never know she was crying inside the nurse's office. >> it was a nightmare. >> sara: daughter madison asked nurse for motrin. >> fell backwards because near the window. >> sara: once inside nurse's office crucial mistake according to madison. >> she said hi, ava. i said my name isn't ava and still proceeded to give me the medicine. >> sara: the medicine, not motrin, but instead a dose of ritalin, stimulant used to treat attention-deficit disorder intended for another female student. russell says the nurse called her in a panic. >> pretty couldn't get there fast enough. >> sara: tell the nurse to call poison control and thankfully madison was okay. >> this is serious. i think people should be aware of it. >> sara: met with all parties today to discuss protocols and procedures and reviewed them so the mistake never happens again. the health and safety of every student what we must guarantee to the very best of o

live in west roxbury, catherine parrotta, fox25 morning news. >>> a fire chief is now off the job accused of billing the town for gifts that he bought for his girlfriend. the board of selectmen voted police say he used his clothing alliance to buy caprices, tube tops and a woman's coat and used wite-out to change receipts to read that they were men's clothing. roderick claimed that women's clothing fit him better. >>> a sheriff deputy is recovering at home after a car crash in rockland. police tell us the officer had been headed to a call when a car tried to turn in front of him on beach street. according to the patriots ledger, the driver did not pass him. the driver was take to the hospital with serious injuries. and connecticut police officers pull off a daring rescue and save a man's life. dash cam footage show the officers as they run up to a burning car. they attempt to put out the flames but quickly realize the driver is still inside. police say the man was trapped by trees so they had to pull him out the back of the car. the officers credit the rescue to luck and good timing. they