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Residents Rescued After Fire Breaks Out In Region Residents Rescued After Fire Breaks Out In Region
Residents Rescued After Fire Breaks Out In Region Footage of body cameras worn by Western Massachusetts police officers has been released to the public showing them rescuing residents from a burning building. The incident took place in Hampden County around 4:15 a.m., Monday, Dec. 13, when members of the Springfield Police Department responded to a call for a fire at a multi-family home on Fort Pleasant Avenue. The video shows officers entering the building, encountering smoke in the hallways and stairwells, and going door-to-door checking units to ensure residents were awake, and assisting them in safely exiting the building as …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed After Shooting In Region Suspect Nabbed After Shooting In Region
Suspect Nabbed After Shooting In Region A Western Massachusetts man has been charged with assault and battery with a firearm after police found another man shot. Hampden County resident Luis Rodriguez, age 32 of Springfield, was arrested around 1:50 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 16, after Springfield Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation on Fort Pleasant Avenue. According to Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police, when officers arrived they found Rodriguez in the area, and when they attempted to speak with him he was non-compliant and combative. Additional officers then located a gunshot victim. Officers provided first …

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by Kathy Reakes