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One Month On, River Search Continues For Missing 11-Year-Old Boy
Nearly a month after he went missing, law enforcement personnel and emergency responders have resumed searching for an 11-year-old boy last whereabouts were by a Connecticut River boat ramp.
On Wednesday, March 3, a large search and rescue mission was conducted on the Chicopee and Connecticut rivers by the Medina Boat Ramp in Chicopee. People were asked to avoid the area so as not to inhibit the search for Aiden Blanchard.
Aiden, 11, of Chicopee, was last seen Friday, Feb. 5, at approximately 11:30 a.m. as he was walking in the Willamansett area of Chicopee, near Old Field Road, and was bel…
Kidnapping, Murder Charges Filed In Case Of Dead Man Discovered In Burning Vehicle
Arrests have been made in connection to the death of a Chicopee man discovered in a burning vehicle on a December 2020 night in Hartford.
On Thursday, Feb. 11, Brandon “B” Batiste, 33, of Springfield, and Calvin “Cutty” Roberson, 38, of Waterbury, Connecticut, were arrested on charges of kidnapping and murder, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut, said.
Specifically, the charges were: kidnapping resulting in death, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, and causing the death of a person through the use of a firearm. Batiste was apprehended in Georgia, while Roberson was picked up in Waterbury.…
Missing: Two Girls, Ages 11 and 15, Were Last Seen In Springfield
Police are seeking the public’s help in finding two missing girls who may have run away together.
On Friday, Nov. 13, around 2 p.m., Chicopee Police said the public’s help is needed in finding 11-year-old Wynter Shafer and 15-year-old Crystal Badillo.
The two ran away from their program on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and are believed to be together, police said. They were last seen in the area of St. James Avenue in Springfield, police said.
Wynter Shafer, 11, is about 5”3’ with dark brown hair usually pulled back into a ponytail or a bun, police said. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blac…
