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Springfield Police Commissioner Resigns After Officers Raid Her Home, Arrest Fugitive Son: Cops Springfield Police Commissioner Resigns After Officers Raid Her Home, Arrest Fugitive Son: Cops
Springfield Police Commissioner Resigns After Officers Raid Her Home, Arrest Fugitive Son: Cops The Springfield Police Commissioner Christy Torres stepped down on Tuesday, Jan. 16, soon after police raided her home and arrested a wanted fugitive — her son — on gun and drug charges, authorities said. Another son was arrested last year after firing an illegal pistol at an oncoming car in the parking lot of a dentist's office, police have said.  Josiah Cheeseboro, 24, was arrested on Tuesday on a drug felony warrant out of Franklin County, Springfield police said. Police found Cheeseboro hiding in the basement of their family home on Seymour Avenue, reports and police said. …

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by Josh Lanier
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Suspect Shot, Cop Hospitalized In Officer-Involved Shooting In Region Suspect Shot, Cop Hospitalized In Officer-Involved Shooting In Region
Suspect Shot, Cop Hospitalized In Officer-Involved Shooting In Region Police in Western Massachusetts are investigating following an officer-involved shooting that left one shot and a police officer injured. The incident took place in Hampden County just after midnight on Thursday, Jan. 27, when a Springfield officer assigned to the Gaming Enforcement Unit was responding to investigate an incident when he located a suspect on Court Square Avenue, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police Department. The suspect, an adult male, assaulted the officer with a dangerous weapon and fled on foot before entering a parking garage on the 0-100 block of…

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by Kathy Reakes
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18-Year-Old From Region Nabbed With Two Ghost Guns, Police Say 18-Year-Old From Region Nabbed With Two Ghost Guns, Police Say
18-Year-Old From Region Nabbed With Two Ghost Guns, Police Say A Western Mass man has been arrested for allegedly having two "ghost" guns, including one loaded with a 29-caliber round magazine. The incident took place in Hampden County around 10:15 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14, when members of the Springfield Police Department's Firearms Investigation Unit seized two ghost guns and arrested 18-year-old Kenney Menendez. Detectives in the unit had been conducting an illegal firearms investigation for the past several weeks with Menendez as the suspect, police said. On Tuesday while detectives were conducting surveillance of his Springfield home on Westford Ci…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Accused Of Setting Fire To Shop In Western Mass Woman Accused Of Setting Fire To Shop In Western Mass
Woman Accused Of Setting Fire To Shop In Western Mass A Western Mass woman has been accused of setting fire to a motorcycle shop.  Angela Garcia was arrested on Wednesday, June 30 in connection with a fire on Tuesday, June 1, at the Indian Motorcycle building on State Street in Springfield, said the Springfield Fire Department. A warrant for Garcia, age 40, of Springfield, was issued following an investigation by members of the Springfield Arson & Bomb Squad, the department said. Garcia was charged with arson of a dwelling and malicious destruction of property of $1,200

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by Kathy Reakes
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Armed Suspect Fires On Officers, Bystanders In Western Mass, Police Say Armed Suspect Fires On Officers, Bystanders In Western Mass, Police Say
Armed Suspect Fires On Officers, Bystanders In Western Mass, Police Say A Western Massachusetts man has been arrested for allegedly firing a gun at police officers and bystanders on a city street before being arrested. Jose Montanez, age 43, of Springfield was apprehended around 7:25 p.m., Sunday, June 20,  Montanez, who is well-known to police, was arrested after officers responded to the 0-100 block of High Street for a ShotSpotter Activation indicating five rounds of gunfire, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police Department. Jose MontanezSpringfield Police Department When officers arrived Montanez began fleeing, as is seen in but continu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Know Him? Police Seek Help In Locating Massachusetts Armed Robbery Suspect Know Him? Police Seek Help In Locating Massachusetts Armed Robbery Suspect
Know Him? Police Seek Help In Locating Massachusetts Armed Robbery Suspect Police investigators in Western Massachusetts are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man wanted for an armed robbery at an area dollar store. The Springfield Police Department received a report of a robbery at approximately 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 14 from the Family Dollar location on state street. According to police, the suspect was armed with a knife at the time of the robbery and he took off with several items before fleeing on foot in an unknown direction. The suspect was described as being approximately 5-foot-19 weighing 220 pounds. At the time of the robbery, he was w…

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by Zak Failla