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Convicted Western Mass Drug Dealer Shot At Same Woman Twice In 3 Weeks: Police Convicted Western Mass Drug Dealer Shot At Same Woman Twice In 3 Weeks: Police
Convicted Western Mass Drug Dealer Shot At Same Woman Twice In 3 Weeks: Police A convicted drug dealer from Western Massachusetts was arrested for shooting at the same woman twice in three weeks, authorities said.  Ernesto Lopez, age 30, of Springfield, was arrested and released on a $10,000 bail for shooting at a woman on Oct. 23, Springfield Police report.  Officers then recognized the same woman when they responded to shots fired on the 0-100 block of Greenwich Street in Springfield around 2 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10, police said.  During this investigation, officers saw a car Lopez was driving in the previous shooting parked on Prosp…

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by David Cifarelli
News
Western Mass Man Admits To Distributing Heroin Western Mass Man Admits To Distributing Heroin
Western Mass Man Admits To Distributing Heroin A Western Massachusetts man will face decades in prison after admitting to distributing more than 100 grams of heroin to an undercover investigator over a five-month stretch, authorities announced. Berkshire County resident Eulies Rosado, age 51, of Pittsfield pleaded guilty in federal court in Springfield to six counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute heroin, according to the US Attorney’s Office. US Attorney Nathaniel Mendell said this week that between March 2017 and August 2017, Rosado admitted to distributing heroin to a cooperating witness on six separate oc…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
CT Man Busted With Large 'Magic Mushroom' Grow Operation, Police Say CT Man Busted With Large 'Magic Mushroom' Grow Operation, Police Say
CT Man Busted With Large 'Magic Mushroom' Grow Operation, Police Say A Connecticut man was arrested after police helping firefighters responding to a house fire allegedly found a large hallucinogenic "mushroom" grow room. The incident took place on Monday, March 29, when the East Hartford Fire Department responded to 449 Burnside Avenue for an active kitchen fire, said East Hartford Police Lt. Joshua Litwin. The fire department notified police that they discovered what appeared to be a "mushroom" grow operation within the home," Litwin said.. A further investigation by police revealed the mushrooms and operation were drug-related, evidence included enclosed…

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by Kathy Reakes