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Driver Charged With Firearm Possession While Intoxicated In Western Mass Driver Charged With Firearm Possession While Intoxicated In Western Mass
Driver Charged With Firearm Possession While Intoxicated In Western Mass A speeding driver was allegedly intoxicated and illegally in possession of a handgun and ammo when he was stopped by police in Western Massachusetts, authorities said. Late on Sunday, July 11 in Hampshire County, officers on patrol in Hadley conducted a traffic stop of a motorist who was driving 28 mph over the posted speed limit through the area. Hadley Police said that during the subsequent stop, it was determined that the driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol. Further investigation found that there was also a loaded handgun in the cup holder of the vehicle. In all, investi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Women Accused Of Dealing Drugs After Traffic Stop In Western Mass Two Women Accused Of Dealing Drugs After Traffic Stop In Western Mass
Two Women Accused Of Dealing Drugs After Traffic Stop In Western Mass Two women have been accused of dealing drugs after a traffic stop in Western Massachusetts uncovered cocaine and LSD, police announced. The stop was made Sunday afternoon, July 4 in Hampshire County after narcotics investigators with the Ware Police Department say they obtained information through an investigation as to the operator being an "active distributor" of cocaine. Samantha Calkins, age 44, and Christina Dufresne, age 28, are now both facing charges of possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy to violate the drug laws. As a result of the stop and search, officers located…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Know Them Or This Car? Please Seek Suspects In Incident At Western Mass Package Store Know Them Or This Car? Please Seek Suspects In Incident At Western Mass Package Store
Know Them Or This Car? Please Seek Suspects In Incident At Western Mass Package Store Police are asking the public for help identifying two men who allegedly were involved in a shoplifting incident in Hampshire County. The incident took place around 9:20 a.m., Tuesday, June 15, at a local package store in Southampton, police said. The men left the area in a dark blue compact sedan.  Know this vehicle?Southampton Police Department Please contact the Southampton Police Department at 413-527-1120 with any information.  Your call may remain confidential.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Police Officers In Western Mass Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Police Officers In Western Mass
Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Police Officers In Western Mass A 32-year-old Western Mass man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot two police officers. On Saturday, May 22, a man in Hampshire County threatened to get a gun and shoot two Northampton police officers working a detail, said the Northampton Police. On Monday, May 25, police received an arrest warrant for the man, a resident of Northampton, who was located but when police attempted to arrest him he was able to get into his vehicle took off at a high rate of speed. The man was later stopped on I-91 by the Massachusetts State Police and placed under arrest.

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Teen Suspect Nabbed For Vandalizing City Hall In Western Mass Teen Suspect Nabbed For Vandalizing City Hall In Western Mass
Teen Suspect Nabbed For Vandalizing City Hall In Western Mass A Western Mass teen has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing City Hall following a George Floyd memorial event. The memorial was just breaking up in Hampshire County on the step of the Northampton City Hall steps on Tuesday, May 25, a fight broke out. When police responded to break up the fight, they spotted the 19-year-old teen from Florence, spray painting City Hall, Northampton Police said. Due to the large crowd, it was not feasible at the time to intervene.  Later that evening the 19-year-old suspect was placed under arrest and is to be charged with vandalism and resisting ar…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Looking For Woman Who Stole Money From 11-Year-Old's Wallet At Western Mass Store Police Looking For Woman Who Stole Money From 11-Year-Old's Wallet At Western Mass Store
Police Looking For Woman Who Stole Money From 11-Year-Old's Wallet At Western Mass Store Police are asking the public for help identifying a woman who allegedly stole more than $100 from an 11-year-old girl's wallet in Western Mass. The incident took place around 11:20 a.m., Sunday, May 23, in Hampshire County at the Dollar Tree store in Ware. The girl left her pink wallet in a shopping basket, Ware Police said, and exited the store with her father.  Within minutes, she realized she left the wallet in the store and returned hoping to find it. The girl reported finding the wallet in the front of the store but $107 in cash was missing from it, police said. Dollar Tree managem…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Investigating After Man's Body Found In Connecticut River Police Investigating After Man's Body Found In Connecticut River
Police Investigating After Man's Body Found In Connecticut River Police launched an investigation after a man’s body was found by a boater in the Connecticut River in Western Mass. The discovery in Hampshire County happened around 6 p.m., Friday, May 21, in the river in Northampton, said Laurie Loisel, director of Communications for the Northwestern District Attorney's Office. The boater summoned emergency help when he discovered the body and then stayed with the body to help the police find it, Loisel said. A Northampton Police Department dispatcher was able to trace the phone call to find the boater about a mile and a half south of…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into Pole In Western Mass, Police Say Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into Pole In Western Mass, Police Say
Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into Pole In Western Mass, Police Say An allegedly drunk driver was hospitalized overnight after losing control and crashing into a telephone pole in Western Massachusetts, police said. First responders in Hampshire County, in Northampton, responded to Florence Road near Old Wilson Road when a neighbor in the area reported a loud crash, followed by a woman crying and yelling for help shortly after midnight on Friday, May 21. Police said that upon arrival, they found that a driver had driven off the roadway and struck a telephone pole, which had snapped in half. However, despite airbags going off in the vehicle and live wires i…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Continuing Investigation Of Fatal Western Mass Crash Police Continuing Investigation Of Fatal Western Mass Crash
Police Continuing Investigation Of Fatal Western Mass Crash Authorities are continuing investigating a motor vehicle crash in Western Mass that left one man dead. The crash took place at 2:15 p.m., Saturday, May 15, in Hampshire County when a motorcycle traveling west on Route 9 collided with a motor vehicle traveling eastbound in Belchertown, just west of the Ware town line, said the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. The motor vehicle was engaged in a turn when the collision occurred, the DA's Office said. The operator of a 2018 Harley Davidson motorcycle, Hampden County resident Niles Robbins, age 46, of Wales, was tran…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Victim Killed In Western Mass Crash Between SUV, Motorcycle ID Released For Victim Killed In Western Mass Crash Between SUV, Motorcycle
ID Released For Victim Killed In Western Mass Crash Between SUV, Motorcycle The identity has been released of the person who was killed after a two-vehicle crash in Western Massachusetts. It happened in Hampshire County around 2:10 p.m. Saturday, May 15 in Belchertown, and involved an SUV and a motorcycle, according to Massachusetts State Police. The crash occurred on Route 9 near the intersection of Ware Road and Enoch Sanford Road.  The operator of a 2018 Harley Davidson motorcycle, Hampden County resident Niles Robbins, age 46, of Wales, was transported to Mary Lane Hospital in Ware, where he later died, police said.  The passenger of the m…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
One Killed In Two-Vehicle Western Mass Crash One Killed In Two-Vehicle Western Mass Crash
One Killed In Two-Vehicle Western Mass Crash Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Victim Killed In Western Mass Crash Between SUV, Motorcycle  One person was killed and another airlifted to a hospital after a two-vehicle crash in Western Massachusetts. It happened in Hampshire County around 2:10 p.m. Saturday, May 15 on Route 9 in Belchertown, and involved an SUV and a motorcycle, according to Massachusetts State Police. One person received CPR and did not survive, according to police. A passenger was life-flighted to UMass Worcester Hospital.  Police have not yet released the identities…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Injured In Western Mass Rollover Crash Two Injured In Western Mass Rollover Crash
Two Injured In Western Mass Rollover Crash Two people were injured in a single-vehicle, rollover crash in Western Mass. The crash took place around 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 11 in Hampshire County, on Old Springfield Road in the Meadows area of Northampton, said the Northampton Police Department. Police said the two occupants were able to free themselves and were evaluated on the scene for minor injuries.

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by Kathy Reakes