Falmouth Boy Found in Belize; Father Charged with Kidnapping

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Richard T. Warren and Christopher Seychew, 6.
FALMOUTH - A missing 6-year-old Falmouth boy was reunited with his mother on Sunday after he was discovered in Belize. Christopher T. Seychew was allegedly abducted by his father, Richard T. Warren, from his home on Dec. 8. Warren, 44, of Owing Mills, Md., took the boy to Washington, D.C., then traveled to Cancun, Mexico, said investigators. From there, he allegedly took Christopher to Belize, an eastern Central American country bordering Mexico and Guatemala. An arrest warrant was issued for Warren on Dec. 10 from Falmouth District Court for kidnapping. Warren does not have custodial rights for Christopher and police believed the boy to be in danger. Falmouth Police and state police assigned to the Cape and Islands Detective Unit and the Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, along with the U.S. Marshals Service learned that Warren had fled to Belize. With assistance from the U.S. State Department, Warren was taken into custody in Belize and transported to Texas. Seychew was located in Belize with Warren, and was held by the State Department until he was able to be reunited with his mother. Warren was expected to be arraigned Monday in Harris County District Court in Houston on the charge of being a fugitive from justice from the commonwealth of Massachusetts. Original article updated Dec. 17.
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Multiple Departments Respond to Lanesborough Structure Fire

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire off Narragansett Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Fire Department received a call from the owner of 6 Bangor St. reporting a smoke and flames at around 1:44 p.m.

Firefighters arriving on scene reported heavy smoke emanating from the the 1940s single-family ranch home in the thickly settle neighborhood.

The blaze was brought under control in less than an hour and there were no civilian or firefighter injuries. 

"The homeowner was outside doing some work, evidently, opened the door when she came back in the house, and there were flames and smoke, so she backed out and called us, and that's all we know right now," Deputy Fire Chief Glen Storie said around 2:35 p.m. 

The fire was out at that time, and first responders observed "quite a bit of damage" to the home. The cause is still under investigation. 

Lanesborough, Cheshire, and Pittsfield departments responded to the scene, and Hancock covered the station during the call. 

"The first crew in knocked the fire right down with the first engine," Storie said. 

Smoke could be seen coming from the back of the home. Part of Narragansett Avenue and Bangor Avenue were blocked off while firefighters battled the blaze. 

 

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