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Four Pounds Of Coke, $40K: Police Score Massive Haul Of Drugs, Cash In Raid
A major task force made up of more than a dozen police agencies scored a bust worthy of their size this week in Franklin County, authorities said.
It began in December when police and DEA agents raided a home in Greenfield and seized 114 grams of cocaine, 650 bags of heroin/fentanyl mixture, and $113,000, the Greenfield Police Department said.
But one of the men arrested in that raid — who was out on bail — allegedly decided he wasn't done with the drug game. That's why on Monday, March 6, several police officers and federal agents raided him again and found even more, Gree…
Heath Man Who Drunkenly Shot At Friends As He Chased Them Gets 5 Years: DA
A 39-year-old Franklin County man who admitted to terrorizing his friends by chasing them through the woods while firing shots at them received a five-year prison sentence on Tuesday, Jan. 31, authorities said.
Olin Schwenger-Sartz, 39, of Heath, pleaded guilty to 10 charges, including two counts of armed assault with intent to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon, and carrying a loaded firearm while intoxicated, the Northwestern District Attorney said.
Schwenger-Sartz's tenant was found passed out at his Rowe Road home on Oct. 4, 2020. They called their friend to help th…
Driver Crashes Into Four Vehicles Trying To Escape Police
Attempting to flee the police, a suspect allegedly crashed into four cars while driving through heavy traffic in Fitchburg.
Davaughn Coppedge, 23, of Springfield, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 25, around 6 p.m., and charged with drug possession, leaving the scene of property damage, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of personal injury, and operating with a suspended license, police said.
State Troopers became suspicious of Coppedge when they allegedly witnessed him driving a car with a defective rear tail light. Officers attempted to pull Coppedge over near Water and …
