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Police Seize Thousands Of Bags Of Heroin, $16K In Cash, Rifles In Western Mass Bust Police Seize Thousands Of Bags Of Heroin, $16K In Cash, Rifles In Western Mass Bust
Police Seize Thousands Of Bags Of Heroin, $16K In Cash, Rifles In Western Mass Bust Two men are facing charges in Western Massachusetts after being busted with drugs and illegal weapons following an investigation into heroin distribution, police said. Springfield Police Narcotics detectives were conducting a heroin distribution investigation on Wednesday, April 14 when they saw a suspect, Jeffrey Cipriani, leave his area home, where he was followed to the residence of the investigation’s target, Efrain Morales Jr., in Feeding Hills. According to police, the two met in an open garage while counting heroin half-packs (50 bags) that Cipriani took with him as he left the home…

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by Zak Failla
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Police: Dirt Bikes Were Intentionally Backfiring To Sound Like Gunshots In Western Mass Police: Dirt Bikes Were Intentionally Backfiring To Sound Like Gunshots In Western Mass
Police: Dirt Bikes Were Intentionally Backfiring To Sound Like Gunshots In Western Mass Dirt bikes that were intentionally modified to make them sound like gunshots going off were among several seized by police in Western Massachusetts during a recent crackdown. On Thursday, April 8, Springfield and Massachusetts State Police conducted an anti-dirt bike and off-highway vehicle safety detail following recent complaints from the community regarding reckless riders. During the detail, at approximately 5 p.m., the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing alerted officers on the ground of dirt bike riders driving erratically and disregarding traffic signals near Roosevelt Avenue. Polic…

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by Zak Failla
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Missing Girls - 7 Teens Have Gone Missing From Chicopee Over Last 3 Months Missing Girls - 7 Teens Have Gone Missing From Chicopee Over Last 3 Months
Missing Girls - 7 Teens Have Gone Missing From Chicopee Over Last 3 Months Seven girls have gone missing from Chicopee over the last three months. On Friday, Jan. 29, Chicopee Police reached out to the public for help finding Saray Ortiz, 16, who has been missing since Jan. 26. Saray is the seventh missing girl reported in Chicopee since November. Many of the children have since been found, but three are unaccounted for: Saray, who is 5’1”, about 110 lbs., with brown eyes, and black, curly, shoulder-length hair. She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black fleece coat in the Chicopee Falls area heading toward Springfield, police said. Hayleigh Gonzalez, 14…

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by Kristin Palpini
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City Man Accused Of Raping 2 Victims Was Out On Bail For Rape Charge At Time Of Arrest City Man Accused Of Raping 2 Victims Was Out On Bail For Rape Charge At Time Of Arrest
City Man Accused Of Raping 2 Victims Was Out On Bail For Rape Charge At Time Of Arrest A Springfield man who has been accused of rape and kidnapping on multiple occasions was recently arrested for allegedly raping two children. Christian Barbee, 35, of St. James Avenue in Springfield, was arrested at around 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12, at the intersection of Buckingham Place and Buckingham Street in Springfield, police said. An investigation by the Springfield Police allegedly revealed that Barbee had sexually assaulted two underage victims in the fall of 2020, police said. Barbee was out on bail for the rape of a child with force and other similar charges filed in 2019…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Missing: Two Girls, Ages 11 and 15, Were Last Seen In Springfield Missing: Two Girls, Ages 11 and 15, Were Last Seen In Springfield
Missing: Two Girls, Ages 11 and 15, Were Last Seen In Springfield Police are seeking the public’s help in finding two missing girls who may have run away together. On Friday, Nov. 13, around 2 p.m., Chicopee Police said the public’s help is needed in finding 11-year-old Wynter Shafer and 15-year-old Crystal Badillo. The two ran away from their program on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and are believed to be together, police said. They were last seen in the area of St. James Avenue in Springfield, police said. Wynter Shafer, 11, is about 5”3’ with dark brown hair usually pulled back into a ponytail or a bun, police said. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blac…

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by Kristin Palpini