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'Some Serious Firepower' Found In Mass Man's Home During Search, Police Say 'Some Serious Firepower' Found In Mass Man's Home During Search, Police Say
'Some Serious Firepower' Found In Mass Man's Home During Search, Police Say A 38-year-old Hampden County man who has already been convicted of illegal firearms charges three times was arrested again following the discovery of an arsenal of ammunition, drugs, and cash in his home, police said. Springfield resident Ivan Marrero Jr., age 38, was arrested on Wednesday, Oct. 4 following a search of his Eastern Avenue home conducted by members of the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit, Springfield Police announced.  The search was a culmination of a months-long drug and illegal firearm investigation into Marrero's residence.  Before …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
33 Pounds Of Pot, $10K, 22 Cellphones Found In Hudson Raid; Suspect On The Run 33 Pounds Of Pot, $10K, 22 Cellphones Found In Hudson Raid; Suspect On The Run
33 Pounds Of Pot, $10K, 22 Cellphones Found In Hudson Raid; Suspect On The Run If you've lost 33 pounds of marijuana, thousands of dollars in cash, and a mountain of drug-selling paraphernalia, the Hudson Police Department is holding it for you.  Officers raided a Hudson home over the weekend and found the drugs, which have an estimated $250,000 street value, $10,000 cash, Psilocybin mushrooms, 22 cellphones, scales, and a loaded .22 caliber ghost gun, police said on Tuesday, June 20.  The one thing police didn't find was the man they say it belongs to. Investigators released his photo but not his name.  Over the weekend HPD detectives and patrol officers execut…

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by Josh Lanier
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899 Bags Of Fentanyl, Cocaine Found On Group, Including Mass. Man During PA Traffic Stop 899 Bags Of Fentanyl, Cocaine Found On Group, Including Mass. Man During PA Traffic Stop
899 Bags Of Fentanyl, Cocaine Found On Group, Including Mass. Man During PA Traffic Stop A Massuchesetts man, a woman, and two men from Pennsylvania were arrested after a traffic stop led police to discover hundreds of packets of fentanyl and cocaine among other illicit items.  Officers pulled over the group's vehicle in the 300 block of New Holland Avenue in Lancaster City on Monday, Dec. 12 at 10:30 p.m. During a search of the vehicle the police found and seized these items: 899 packets of fentanyl. 33.8 grams of crack and powder cocaine. 46.4 grams of marijuana. Multiple types of drug paraphernalia. One unlawfully possessed handgun. All four people in the car were arr…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Woman, Man Killed In Back-To-Back Boston Shootings: Police IDs Released For Woman, Man Killed In Back-To-Back Boston Shootings: Police
IDs Released For Woman, Man Killed In Back-To-Back Boston Shootings: Police Boston Police have identified the victims of two back-to-back fatal shootings that happened over the weekend.  First, 33-year-old Jasmine Burrell, of Mattapan, was shot and killed in the area of 40 Fairlawn Avenue around 4:47 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23.  Then, 21-year-old Christian Thistle-Kavanaugh, of Dorchester, was shot and killed in the area of 483 Geneva Avenue in Dorchester around 10:30 p.m. the same day.  Both incidents follow the shooting death of 36-year-old Daniel "Danny" Sanders in Dorchester on Saturday.  “The three gun deaths in Boston this we…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Boston Men Busted Carrying Ghost Gun, Stolen Pistol From Ga Held Without Bond: DA Boston Men Busted Carrying Ghost Gun, Stolen Pistol From Ga Held Without Bond: DA
Boston Men Busted Carrying Ghost Gun, Stolen Pistol From Ga Held Without Bond: DA Two men arrested this week on several weapons charges are being held without bail pending a dangerous hearing set for Thursday, Oct. 20.  Terrance Potter, 20, faces charges of illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of ammunition, possession of a high-capacity weapon, and trespassing, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Mekhi Young, 18, is charged with illegal possession of a firearm, illegal possession of ammunition, receiving stolen property over $1200, and trespassing, the prosecutor said.  Police said they spotted the men while on patrol in the Orchard …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Fentanyl, Loaded Gun, Cash Found On CT Man Caught Driving Without License In MA: Police Fentanyl, Loaded Gun, Cash Found On CT Man Caught Driving Without License In MA: Police
Fentanyl, Loaded Gun, Cash Found On CT Man Caught Driving Without License In MA: Police Several illegal substances were found on a Connecticut man while he was arrested for driving without a license in Massachusetts earlier this month, authorities said.  Marcus Riggins, of East Hartford, was stopped while speeding on Route 84 west in Sturbridge around 6 p.m. on Sept. 12, according to Massachusetts State Police. The trooper that stopped Riggins also noticed that Riggins was driving without a driver's license and arrested him, police said. During a pat search, the trooper found several wax folds containing fentanyl. A search of Riggins' car also revealed other drugs, cash …

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Middleborough Police Bust Intoxicated Man For Illegally Carrying Gun Middleborough Police Bust Intoxicated Man For Illegally Carrying Gun
Middleborough Police Bust Intoxicated Man For Illegally Carrying Gun A 20-year-old man from Wareham has been charged with illegally possessing a firearm after he was placed into protective custody for being intoxicated, authorities said.  Police responded to a home on Southwick Street for a report of a man who was intoxicated and refused to leave on Monday, Sept. 27, Middleborough Police report. Upon arrival, officers located the man, later identified as Andrew Labbe, standing on the lawn of the home and showing signs of intoxication, police said.   When officers tired to give Labbe a ride home, he said he would order an Uber instead. However…

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by David Cifarelli