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CT Trio Nabbed With Gun After Resident Reports Person Under Vehicle CT Trio Nabbed With Gun After Resident Reports Person Under Vehicle
CT Trio Nabbed With Gun After Resident Reports Person Under Vehicle Three Connecticut men were nabbed in Western Massachusetts for allegedly attempting to steal a catalytic converter thanks to a resident who spotted one of the men under a car, said police.  The incident took place around 6:45 a.m., Monday, Nov. 8, when the alert Hampden County resident notified the police in Holyoke of a suspicious person crawling out from under their neighbor's car with what appeared to be a catalytic converter. Officers responding spotted a vehicle matching the getaway vehicle described as a gold Acura on Old Jarvis turning onto Easthampton Road, said ​Holyoke PD Cap…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Cruiser Shot, Bullet Barely Misses Officer In Western Mass Police Cruiser Shot, Bullet Barely Misses Officer In Western Mass
Police Cruiser Shot, Bullet Barely Misses Officer In Western Mass A Western Massachusetts police officer barely missed being shot when a bullet flew through the windshield of his police cruiser while parked at city gas pumps. The incident took place at 9:40 p.m., Friday, Aug. 13, when a Hampden County officer from the Holyoke Police Department was parked at the city gas pumps on Commercial Street, Captain M. Moriarty said. According to Moriarty, while the manned cruiser was parked, a single bullet struck the front windshield at chest level. The bullet missed the officer, who was sitting in the driver's seat. The officer requested backup and addition…

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by Kathy Reakes