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Police Cruiser Shot, Bullet Barely Misses Officer In Region Police Cruiser Shot, Bullet Barely Misses Officer In Region
Police Cruiser Shot, Bullet Barely Misses Officer In Region 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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