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Hit-Run Crash: Police Ask For Help Finding Truck Driver In Northampton Hit-Run Crash: Police Ask For Help Finding Truck Driver In Northampton
Hit-Run Crash: Police Ask For Help Finding Truck Driver In Northampton Police are asking for the public's help to find the driver who crashed into a pedestrian Tuesday afternoon, May 23, and sped away in Hampshire County, officials said.  The crash happened on Damon Road in Northampton just after 2 p.m. at the intersection of River Run Road. The pedestrian had just entered a newly installed crosswalk when a truck hauling a landscape trailer crashed into them and fled, Northampton police said.  Responders rushed the pedestrian to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  Police ask anyone who may have witnessed the crash or saw the t…

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by Josh Lanier
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Quick-Thinking Tow Truck Driver Jumps To Aid Officers After Traffic Stop Turns Violent: Cops Quick-Thinking Tow Truck Driver Jumps To Aid Officers After Traffic Stop Turns Violent: Cops
Quick-Thinking Tow Truck Driver Jumps To Aid Officers After Traffic Stop Turns Violent: Cops Northampton officers have a tow truck driver to thank after he threw himself into a dangerous situation when he saw a suspect attacking cops earlier this week, authorities said.  Police pulled over a car on King Street just after 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27, because the vehicle's registration was revoked for having no insurance, Northampton police said. But the routine traffic stop quickly escalated when officers found a large amount of suspected heroin and cocaine inside the car. Police didn't release the driver or passenger's names.  Officers arrested the 53-year-old passenger …

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by Josh Lanier
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Teen Who Admitted To Stabbing Two In Northampton Gets 9 Months: DA Teen Who Admitted To Stabbing Two In Northampton Gets 9 Months: DA
Teen Who Admitted To Stabbing Two In Northampton Gets 9 Months: DA An 18-year-old teen who pleaded guilty to stabbing two men outside of his Meadowbrook apartment in 2020 was sentenced to nine months behind bars on Tuesday, Jan. 31, authorities said.  Jesus J. Baez, of Springfield, admitted to two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury and was sentenced to prison and a two-year suspended sentence while he's on parole, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Prosecutors asked the judge for two years behind bars.  Northampton police said Baez stabbed an 18 and 19-year-old during a brawl ou…

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by Josh Lanier
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Western Mass Man Who Said His Name During Armed Robbery Gets 8 Years In Prison: DA Western Mass Man Who Said His Name During Armed Robbery Gets 8 Years In Prison: DA
Western Mass Man Who Said His Name During Armed Robbery Gets 8 Years In Prison: DA A 24-year-old Amherst man learned the hard way that saying your name while robbing someone you know defeats the purpose of a mask, officials said.  Oscar Garcia Alvarado pleaded guilty to a 2019 armed robbery, and a judge sentenced him to between seven and eight years in prison on Thursday, Oct. 6, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  Alvarado and another man who police have not identified broke into an Amherst man's apartment on Nov. 14, 2019, while he was playing video games with friends online, police said. The duo carried a pistol and a rifle and covered their fa…

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by Josh Lanier
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Bomb Threat Under Investigation At Western Mass High School: Police Bomb Threat Under Investigation At Western Mass High School: Police
Bomb Threat Under Investigation At Western Mass High School: Police Northampton Police are investigating after a bomb threat was made against Northampton High School on the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 13, the department said. Police said the threat was made on social media around 2 p.m. Officers arrived on the scene to investigate and later determined the school to be safe, police said.  RIGHT NOW: Multiple police cruisers are around Northampton High School as students are being dismissed. Northampton PD said it will give us more information soon @WWLP22News pic.twitter.com/5ORFxmKjnA — Kate Wilkinson (@Kate_mwilkinson) September 13, 2022 Students were…

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by David Cifarelli
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Woman Rescued After Falling Down Deep Embankment In Region Woman Rescued After Falling Down Deep Embankment In Region
Woman Rescued After Falling Down Deep Embankment In Region Police and firefighters rescued a Western Massachusetts woman after she fell down a steep embankment and into a shallow stream. The incident took place in Hampshire County around 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 13, when Northampton Police and Northampton Fire Rescue responded behind the Millbank Condominiums for a 53-year-old woman that had fallen down a steep embankment and into a shallow stream, the fire department said. Police officers were able to pull the woman out, and firefighters extricated the female up the steep embankment using a sled.  The woman was transported to Cooley Dickins…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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
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Victim Not Cooperating After Stabbing In Western Mass, Police Say Victim Not Cooperating After Stabbing In Western Mass, Police Say
Victim Not Cooperating After Stabbing In Western Mass, Police Say A man who was found walking down a Massachusetts street bleeding is not cooperating with police after they discovered he was stabbed. The man was found by Northampton Police around 1 p.m., Friday, April 30 he officers responded to the area of 386 Pleasant St., for a report of a male walking down the street bleeding, said the Northampton Police. When officers arrived on the scene they located the man and observed his injuries to be consistent with multiple knife wounds, police said.  Officers secured the location and attempted to locate a suspect in the house.  "However, at this …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Trio Nabbed With 375 Bags Of Heroin, Brass Knuckles In Western Mass Traffic Stop Trio Nabbed With 375 Bags Of Heroin, Brass Knuckles In Western Mass Traffic Stop
Trio Nabbed With 375 Bags Of Heroin, Brass Knuckles In Western Mass Traffic Stop Three men were apprehended for allegedly possessing more than 375 bags of heroin, other drugs, and brass knuckles following a traffic stop in Western Mass. The men were arrested around 2:46 a.m., Wednesday, April 14 after being pulled over on King Street by Northampton Police for speeding, the department said. During an investigation, it was discovered that the driver of the vehicle had a suspended license.  A search revealed the three occupants of the vehicle were in possession of more than 375 bags of heroin, methamphetamine, suboxone, and brass knuckles, police said. All three occ…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fire At Homeless Tent City Fills Downtown With Black Smoke Fire At Homeless Tent City Fills Downtown With Black Smoke
Fire At Homeless Tent City Fills Downtown With Black Smoke A fire at an unofficial homeless tent city created big clouds of black smoke rising from downtown Northampton on Sunday, Jan. 31. At around 10 a.m. on Sunday, Northampton Police started to receive reports of a fire at the unofficial, transient encampment under the New South Street bridge. One person suffered minor injuries and was transported to the hospital, Northampton Police said. The fire quickly extinguished. An investigation into the blaze indicates that the fire was started accidentally by a propane space heater inside one of the tents. 

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by Kristin Palpini
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Melee Erupts, Truck Drives Through Crowd At Northampton Rallies Melee Erupts, Truck Drives Through Crowd At Northampton Rallies
Melee Erupts, Truck Drives Through Crowd At Northampton Rallies An officer was knocked to the ground, pepper-spray was used, and a truck drove through protesters during opposing, side-by-side rallies on Sunday, Nov. 1. The protests took place in downtown Northampton around 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and involved hundreds of people primarily belonging to either a Trump/Back the Blue group or a pro-democracy/anti-police brutality group. A lot of conflicting information has been reported about the incident. On Monday, a little before noon, Northampton Police released a statement and rundown of the events. Northampton Police did not label the political leanings of t…

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by Kristin Palpini
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BUSTED: Man Accused of Snatching An Elderly Lady's Purse Arrested In Northampton BUSTED: Man Accused of Snatching An Elderly Lady's Purse Arrested In Northampton
Busted: Man Accused of Snatching An Elderly Lady's Purse Arrested In Northampton A man suspected of robbing an elderly woman of her purse, while she waited at a bus stop, has been arrested by Northampton Police. On Thursday, July 23, at around 10 a.m., Northampton Police responded to a report of a male swiping a purse on State Street, police said. Officers learned the 78-year-old woman had been waiting at the Pulaski Park bus stop when her purse was snatched from her shopping cart. One male suspected distracted her, while another ran off with her handbag, police said. Northampton Police were able to match the woman’s description to a 29-year-old male that was soon spot…

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by Kristin Palpini