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Suspected Drug Trafficker, Felon Modified Pistol To Make It Machine Gun: Springfield Police Suspected Drug Trafficker, Felon Modified Pistol To Make It Machine Gun: Springfield Police
Suspected Drug Trafficker, Felon Modified Pistol To Make It Machine Gun: Springfield Police Two men busted in Springfield on gun and drug charges allegedly altered a pistol to make it fire like a fully-automatic weapon, authorities said.  Carlos Dejesus, 31, of Holyoke, and Jamian Velez-Berrios, 19, of Chicopee, face several charges after they were arrested in a traffic stop last week, Springfield police said.  Firearms detectives had monitored Velez-Berrios for months on an alleged gun change and were tipped off that he would be armed at a house on Andrew Street Saturday, Feb. 18, authorities said.  Police got a warrant and were prepared to raid the home, but…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
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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City Finds 'Hot Loads' Of Radiation-Based Material In Trash City Finds 'Hot Loads' Of Radiation-Based Material In Trash
City Finds 'Hot Loads' Of Radiation-Based Material In Trash A city DPW has been finding “hot loads” of radiation-based materials in the trash during pickups. On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Department of Public Works in Springfield said their radiation sensors at the disposal facility were “tripped” on Thursday, Oct. 29, and Thursday, Nov. 5. The DPW did not toss the “radiation-based contaminated material” in the trash and the truck that picked up the dangerous junk had to be cleaned at a cost to the city of more than $5,000. The DPW said they believe the contaminated material is coming from the area between Bay Street to State Street, from Cambridge Str…

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by Kristin Palpini