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15-Year-Old Busted With Loaded Gun At Holyoke Mall: Police 15-Year-Old Busted With Loaded Gun At Holyoke Mall: Police
15-Year-Old Busted With Loaded Gun At Holyoke Mall: Police A teenager was arrested last week after officers found a loaded pistol on him inside a mall, authorities said.  Police received a tip that the 15-year-old had a loaded pistol with an extended magazine on July 20, Springfield police said. Officers with the Firearms Investigation Unit began searching for the boy and found him around 7:30 p.m. at the Holyoke mall.  He was captured without incident.  Police do not release the names of minor suspects. 

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by Josh Lanier
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Stolen Pistol: Springfield Teen Busted With Gun Taken From SC, Police Say Stolen Pistol: Springfield Teen Busted With Gun Taken From SC, Police Say
Stolen Pistol: Springfield Teen Busted With Gun Taken From SC, Police Say Police in Hampden County arrested a Springfield man earlier this week with a loaded gun stolen from South Carolina, authorities said.  Jaiden Langford-Andrews faces several charges following his arrest on Wednesday, March 1, outside his Layzon Brothers Road apartment, Springfield police said.  Officers with the firearms investigation unit were surveilling Langford-Andrews and busted him as he pulled into the parking lot of his apartment complex around 11:30 p.m. Police said they found a pistol loaded with 11 rounds of ammunition reported stolen from South Carolina, officials said.  The…

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by Josh Lanier
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Ankle Bracelet-Bearing Convict Busted After Western Mass Drug Deal: Police Ankle Bracelet-Bearing Convict Busted After Western Mass Drug Deal: Police
Ankle Bracelet-Bearing Convict Busted After Western Mass Drug Deal: Police A convicted drug felon with a GPS tracking system around his ankle found himself running in with the law once again, authorities said. Edwin Harrison, age 43, of Springfield, was slapped with several charges after he was arrested following a drug deal in the city around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, Springfield Police report. Harrison was the suspect of an illegal firearms and narcotics investigation under the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit for weeks, police said. That investigation led the FIU to catch Harrison after he left a drug transaction on the 100 block of Mill Stree…

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by David Cifarelli
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Trio Nabbed Following Shooting In Western Mass, Police Say Trio Nabbed Following Shooting In Western Mass, Police Say
Trio Nabbed Following Shooting In Western Mass, Police Say Three Western Massachusetts men have been arrested after a shooting incident that led to the discovery of illegal guns and drugs. According to Springfield Police Department Spokesman Ryan Walsh, officers responded to a Shot Spotter activation in Hampden County on Main Street in Springfield at around 11:30 a.m.Wednesday, July 28. During an investigation, 16 shell casings were located, however, no property damage was found, Walsh said. Detectives in the Firearms Investigation Unit were able to locate Angel Santiago on Webster Street around 5 p.m., inside a parked car with two other individua…

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by Kathy Reakes