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Officers Save Baby Choking, Gasping For Air In Western Mass Officers Save Baby Choking, Gasping For Air In Western Mass
Officers Save Baby Choking, Gasping For Air In Western Mass Two police officers in Western Massachusetts are being hailed as heroes after saving a baby who was choking. The incident took place in Springfield on Monday, May 9. Springfield Police officers Christopher Charles and Luis Rodriguez were working a construction detail at the intersection of Bradley and Wilbraham Roads when a vehicle approached the work zone, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police. A woman got out of the vehicle and began screaming that her baby wasn’t breathing. The officers immediately ran to the vehicle and found the 3-month-old baby girl to be pale, chokin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Quick-Thinking Officers Save Western Mass Man From Hanging Himself, Police Say Quick-Thinking Officers Save Western Mass Man From Hanging Himself, Police Say
Quick-Thinking Officers Save Western Mass Man From Hanging Himself, Police Say A Western Mass man who was attempting to hang himself from a tree was saved by quick-thinking police officers. The incident took place in Hampden County in Springfield around 11:!5 a.m., Monday, April 25. Springfield Police Officers responded to the 800 block of Boston Road for a report of a suicidal man, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police. When officers arrived a man was in a tree with a belt around his neck. Officers attempted to talk him down but when the man saw additional emergency vehicles he let go of a branch and was actively attempting to hang himself, Walsh sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Hospitalized Springfield Police Officer Battling For His Life After Contracting Virus COVID-19: Hospitalized Springfield Police Officer Battling For His Life After Contracting Virus
Covid-19: Hospitalized Springfield Police Officer Battling For His Life After Contracting Virus A longtime Western Massachusetts police officer is fighting for his life in a hospital after contracting COVID-19. Officer Jamie Kelly of Springfield, a member of the Springfield Police Department since 2008 and the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department before that, has been on a ventilator for more than two weeks after contracting the virus, a GoFundMe effort said. Although Kelly has shown slight improvement in the past few days, the GoFundMe said, there is still a long way to go. “Jamie is a 2nd generation Springfield Police Officer and a lifelong Springfield resident. He is a hard-workin…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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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One Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Region One Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Region
One Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Region A driver in Western Massachusetts has died of his injuries after a two-car crash. The crash took place around 4:20 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 4, on Verge Street in Springfield. According to Springfield Police Spokesman Ryan Walsh, officers were called to the scene of a two-car crash on the 100 block of Verge Street. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a severely injured man who died before he could be taken to a hospital. During a press conference on Friday, Nov. 5, Springfield Police Commissioner Cheryl Clapprood said a driver crossed the center line and hit a van head-on during the…

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by Kathy Reakes
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School District In Region Increases Security After Apparent National Threat School District In Region Increases Security After Apparent National Threat
School District In Region Increases Security After Apparent National Threat Following social media threats, there will additional police presence at a school district in the region. The posts were shared in Western Massachusetts from another municipality in another state, according to the Springfield Police Department. The individuals who shared them locally are the subject of a criminal investigation, said the Springfield Police. There will be an additional police presence at the school, which is reportedly Springfield Central High School, on Monday, Oct. 25 out of an abundance of caution, the department added.  Springfield Police Commissioner Cheryl Clappr…

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by Kathy Reakes