WORCESTER, Mass. — Worcester police revealed late Friday afternoon that there is a warrant out for the arrest of Karen Solomon and that she has been charged with assault and battery.
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Worcester Police Chief Paul Saucier said they formally charged Karen Solomon on Wednesday, the day after her husband, Kurt Solomon, was found dead and she went missing.
Officials have said Karen Solomon should be considered armed and dangerous.
Investigators say surveillance video shows her last seen just before 6 a.m. Tuesday morning on Westcott Street, near her home on Wildwood Avenue.
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Investigators once again scoured the area in and around Coes Pond as the search for the missing wife extended into a fourth day.
Funeral arrangements for Kurt Solomon were also released as well.
He will be laid to rest next Wednesday, August 26 in Worcester at Our Lady of the Angels church on Main Street. The mass is at 11 am.
He’ll be buried at Worcester County Memorial Park in Paxton.
Family says he was a son, father and brother and that he proudly served in the U. S. Army in Germany before spending more than three decades in the Worcester Police Department.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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