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Neighborhood Evacuated; Western Mass Man Accused Of Making Bombs Neighborhood Evacuated; Western Mass Man Accused Of Making Bombs
Neighborhood Evacuated; Western Mass Man Accused Of Making Bombs A Holyoke man is being accused of making bombs in his home garage. Gregory Bennett, of Pleasant Street in Holyoke, is being charged with four counts of possession of illegal incendiary devices, according to MassLive. On Tuesday, Sept. 15, a section of Pleasant Street was evacuated to allow law enforcement officials to investigate and clear Bennett’s home of alleged bomb-making material. Bennett is the son of a former Holyoke police seargent, Gary Bennett. Police were tipped off to the potential bomb threat by Bennett’s brother, Jason, according to the newspaper. Jason Bennett had stopped …

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by Kristin Palpini