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Recluse Widow Arrested After 12 Day Standoff
In Quincy Massachusetts Mary Regina Connor a reclusive widow faced a 12 day siege after threatening to shoot entering officers and neighborhood children over a snow shoveling dispute Police seized a loaded shotgun and two rifles from her bungalow She was arrested on assault charges after detectives entered the doorway and restrained her influenced by her late husband Eugene’s firearms practice The incident followed neighbors noting her isolation since his death and a muted snow shoveling quarrel before authorities intervened.
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Quincy
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Mary Regina Connor
Mrs. Connor
Guido Pettanelli
Kevin Murphy
Pettanelli