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'Notorious' Springfield Man Busted Again For Car Break-Ins: Police 'Notorious' Springfield Man Busted Again For Car Break-Ins: Police
'Notorious' Springfield Man Busted Again For Car Break-Ins: Police A man with a "notorious" history with Springfield police was arrested again after officers say he was caught breaking into cars.  Darrell Cowlan, of Springfield, who was recently released on larceny, breaking and entering, and fraud charges, was arrested again in connection with several car break-ins in the Forest Park neighborhood, police said. Police said they had reports of car break-ins in that area and found surveillance footage that showed the suspect. Officers were able to identify Cowlan in them.  On Friday, Oct. 20, detectives arrested Cowlan on Belmont Avenue.…

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by Khier Casino
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Laundrie Family Reacts To Cause Of Death Ruling, Says Credit Cards He Used Belonged To Petito Laundrie Family Reacts To Cause Of Death Ruling, Says Credit Cards He Used Belonged To Petito
Laundrie Family Reacts To Cause Of Death Ruling, Says Credit Cards He Used Belonged To Petito Minutes after a coroner announced the cause of death of Gabby Petito, the attorney for her fugitive boyfriend's family reacted to the coroner’s ruling that she died by strangulation. “While Brian Laundrie is currently charged with the unauthorized use of a debit card belonging to Gabby," Attorney Steve Bertolino said to CNN, "Brian is only considered a person of interest in relation to Gabby Petito’s demise." Earlier report: Gabby Petito Cause Of Death Released By Coroner “At this time Brian is still missing and when he is located we will address the pending fraud charge against him,"…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Know Him? Man Accused Of Making $1.5K In Purchases With Stolen Credit Card Know Him? Man Accused Of Making $1.5K In Purchases With Stolen Credit Card
Know Him? Man Accused Of Making $1.5K In Purchases With Stolen Credit Card Police investigators in Western Massachusetts are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man who allegedly spent hundreds of dollars from an older woman. An alert was issued by the Westfield Detective Bureau in Hampden County for a wanted man who allegedly used a credit card stolen from an elderly woman to spend hundreds on Wednesday, Aug. 11. In total, the purchases totaled more than $1,500, police said. The suspect was described as having “longer hair tied with a white hair tie under his hat.” No other descriptive information about the suspect was provided, thoug…

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by Zak Failla
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Seven-Time Fairfield County Felon Nabbed With Fentanyl Hours After Leaving Jail, Police Say Seven-Time Fairfield County Felon Nabbed With Fentanyl Hours After Leaving Jail, Police Say
Seven-Time Fairfield County Felon Nabbed With Fentanyl Hours After Leaving Jail, Police Say A Fairfield County man wanted by several police departments for a number of crimes including taking police on a high-speed pursuit was allegedly busted with 58 bags of pure fentanyl. Sylvester Edward, aka "GUMZY," age 31, of Norwalk, was arrested on Thursday, April 1, by Norwalk Police after taking officers on a high-speed pursuit and just hours after bonding out of jail on drug charges, said Norwalk Police Sgt. Sofia Gulino. Edward was first arrested on March 30, when he found to be in possession of 58 bags of pure fentanyl, several bags of crack cocaine, and marijuana, Gulino sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Card Skimmer Found At ATM At Bank In Western Mass Card Skimmer Found At ATM At Bank In Western Mass
Card Skimmer Found At ATM At Bank In Western Mass A card skimmer was discovered on an ATM machine at the Bank of America in Hampden County last month.  Holyoke Police said the simmer was detected on Monday, 1, after a technician found the device at the Holyoke bank branch and contacted the  Holyoke Police Department, reported 22News.  The Criminal Investigation Bureau is now investigating the incident. Police say the skimmers work by reading your credit card information and pin numbers. The "collectors,"  then use printers to clone the cards using the thieves' names, or the info is sold on the dark web. The department…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Western Mass Man Charged For Using Credit Cards Stolen From Vehicles, Police Say Western Mass Man Charged For Using Credit Cards Stolen From Vehicles, Police Say
Western Mass Man Charged For Using Credit Cards Stolen From Vehicles, Police Say A 24-year-old man was nabbed for allegedly using stolen credit cards taken from vehicles during burglaries in Western Massachusetts. Darrell Cowlan, of Springfield, was arrested on Monday, March 22, by Springfield Police Officers near the intersection of Belmont Avenue and Bryant Street, said the Springfield Police. Cowlan was arrested after detectives assigned to the auto theft and housebreak units under the direction of Captain Trent Duda had been investigating several car breaks in the Forest Park neighborhood, police said. In several incidents, credit cards were stolen from the cars an…

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by Kathy Reakes