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Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Botched Kidnapping, Shooting In Western Mass: DA Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Botched Kidnapping, Shooting In Western Mass: DA
Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Botched Kidnapping, Shooting In Western Mass: DA A Connecticut man who tried to kidnap a Western Massachusetts man at gunpoint on New Year's Eve 2022, but shot him instead when the man fought back, will serve eight years behind bars, authorities said.  New Haven County Marc A. Veturis, 29, of Waterbury, pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 28, to multiple felonies linked to the shooting, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  The charges come from a Hampshire County incident on Mill Valley Road in Hadley.  The Daily Hampshire Gazette reported at the time that the victim, a 59-year-old Hadley business owner, h…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Teen Duo Who Stole SUV May Be Involved In Pair Of Shootings, Danbury Police Say Teen Duo Who Stole SUV May Be Involved In Pair Of Shootings, Danbury Police Say
Teen Duo Who Stole SUV May Be Involved In Pair Of Shootings, Danbury Police Say Two Danbury teens have been arrested for allegedly stealing a Honda CRV that may have been involved with two shootings in the area and taking police on a high-speed pursuit. The incidents began in Danbury around 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23 when officers responded to Mill Ridge Road for two separate shots fired complaints, police said. In both incidents, homes were shot at by one or more occupants of a car driving through the area. As a result, several of the houses were damaged by bullets. While many of the homes were occupied, there were no reported injuries, police said. During a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
26-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Western Mass Murder 26-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Western Mass Murder
26-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Western Mass Murder A Western Massachusetts man has been charged with murder after turning himself in to police in connection with the January murder of another man. Hampden County resident Jerry Ramos, age 26, of Springfield, was arrested on Wednesday, April 13 for the murder of a man in Indian Orchard. On Thursday, Jan. 27, around 5:10 a.m. Springfield police officers responded to the intersection of Pinevale Street and Essex Street in Indian Orchard for a report of an unresponsive man inside a car, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police. When officers arrived they found the man dead inside t…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Wanted Man Nabbed With Firearms After BMW Stopped In Springfield Wanted Man Nabbed With Firearms After BMW Stopped In Springfield
Wanted Man Nabbed With Firearms After BMW Stopped In Springfield A routine traffic stop for a driver with expired license plates in a BMW led to the arrest of a wanted man in Western Massachusetts, state police announced. Shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 7, troopers on patrol in Hampden County were on patrol on Route 91 in Springfield when they spotted a gray BMW X3 with expired license plates, prompting a traffic stop. During the subsequent stop, police said that the driver, Chicopee resident James Douchette, age 42, informed troopers that he did not have a license when asked for one, and it was confirmed that his license was suspended. According …

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by Zak Failla