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21-Year-Old Killed In Western Mass Crash; 3 Others Hospitalized 21-Year-Old Killed In Western Mass Crash; 3 Others Hospitalized
21-Year-Old Killed In Western Mass Crash; 3 Others Hospitalized A 21-year-old man was killed over the weekend in a two-car crash in Hampshire County, authorities said.  The Monson man was involved in the crash on Route 9 near Anderson Road in Ware just before 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, the Northwestern District Attorney said. He died at the scene.  Authorities have not released his name. A second person in the car, a 20-year-old from Warren, was airlifted to UMass Medical Center in Worcester with life-threatening injuries. Two people in the other car were taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield with non-life-threatening injuries. …

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by Josh Lanier
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Armed Robbery Suspect Sparks Hours-Long Standoff In Central Mass Armed Robbery Suspect Sparks Hours-Long Standoff In Central Mass
Armed Robbery Suspect Sparks Hours-Long Standoff In Central Mass A man accused of robbing an adult store in Worcester County ran into the woods with weapons, causing an hours-long standoff with dozens of police, authorities said.  The man, whose name was not released, is accused of robbing the Amazing Intimate Essential Store at 15 Belmont St. in Northborough around 10:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, Northborough police said.  Officers spotted a man who matched the robber's description, but when they tried to stop him, he bolted into the woods near Route 9 and Lawrence Street. Officers used drones to determine that the man was hiding near …

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by Josh Lanier
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Flooding, Power Outages Plague Mass After Storms Pummel Northeast Flooding, Power Outages Plague Mass After Storms Pummel Northeast
Flooding, Power Outages Plague Mass After Storms Pummel Northeast Heavy downpours led to widespread flooding and power outages across eastern Massachusetts on Monday, Dec. 18, and it could be days before authorities can restore electricity to all homes.  More than 270,000 people were left without power as of Monday afternoon, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) said. Bad weather also led to more than 200 flight cancellations at Boston Logan Airport, according to FlightAware, with more than a third of flights coming to or leaving from the airport delayed. Cities in Plymouth and Bristol counties felt the brunt of the storm, with over 9…

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by Khier Casino
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Road Rage: Man Pulled Gun During Central Mass Traffic Dispute, Police Say Road Rage: Man Pulled Gun During Central Mass Traffic Dispute, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Pulled Gun During Central Mass Traffic Dispute, Police Say A traffic dispute turned ugly in Worcester County when police said a man pulled a gun and pointed it at his rival on Friday, May 5, authorities said.  Ronald Wing of Marlborough was charged with assault by means of a dangerous weapon following the alleged incident in Southborough, police said.  Investigators said Wing pulled out a Sig Sauer .177 Air Pistol and pointed it at a man after they got into an argument on Route 9 around 8 p.m. The driver called Southborough police immediately, and officers tracked down Wing later, authorities said. 

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by Josh Lanier
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Police Explode Car's Tires, But Driver Refused To Give Up Chase Through Western Mass: Troopers Police Explode Car's Tires, But Driver Refused To Give Up Chase Through Western Mass: Troopers
Police Explode Car's Tires, But Driver Refused To Give Up Chase Through Western Mass: Troopers Several police departments chased a man in an allegedly stolen Lexus through Western Mass late Monday night, April 17, before disabling his car and causing it to crash — eventually.  Atul Kumar Goswami, 26, of Flushing, New York, is charged with failure to stop for police, operating to endanger, and speeding, though more charges could be on the way, authorities said.  The chase began in Amherst when officers spotted a tan 2015 Lexus E35 speeding and driving recklessly with a license plate that didn't match the car, state police said. Amherst police tried to pull the luxury ca…

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by Josh Lanier
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Car Full of Fools Gold Sinks Scammer's Plan To Swindle Central Mass Woman: Feds Car Full of Fools Gold Sinks Scammer's Plan To Swindle Central Mass Woman: Feds
Car Full of Fools Gold Sinks Scammer's Plan To Swindle Central Mass Woman: Feds A Jersey City, NJ, man posing as a DEA agent attempted to scam an Athol woman out of more than $330,000 in a complicated grift involving non-existent drug dealers and a car loaded down with fake gold in a Texas Roadhouse parking lot, federal authorities said.  Gaurang Contractor, 38, an Indian national, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted on the charge of wire fraud, the US Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Dec. 9.  Investigators said Contractor contacted the woman in August and claimed to be a DEA agent named Oscar White. He told her that she was implicated…

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by Josh Lanier
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Hadley Police ID Type Of Van That Critically Injured 13-Year-Old Boy In Hit-And-Run Hadley Police ID Type Of Van That Critically Injured 13-Year-Old Boy In Hit-And-Run
Hadley Police ID Type Of Van That Critically Injured 13-Year-Old Boy In Hit-And-Run Hadley police believe they've determined the type of van that sped away after critically injuring a 13-year-old boy in a hit-and-run crash earlier this week.  Surveillance video showed a white van with no descriptive markings plow into the teenager Tuesday morning as he crossed Route 9 near the Hampshire Juvenile Court area, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. After analyzing the footage, investigators believe it was a 2004 Ford Econoline van. It would have damage to the front, passenger-side corner, and passenger-side window.  The boy remains in critical condit…

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by Josh Lanier
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Driver Dies After Crashing Into Tree In Western Mass Driver Dies After Crashing Into Tree In Western Mass
Driver Dies After Crashing Into Tree In Western Mass A Western Massachusetts man was killed when his vehicle left the road striking a tree, officials said. The crash occurred in Hampshire County shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday, March 24 in Hadley. Prior to the crash, a Hadley Police officer observed the vehicle make a wide turn onto Mill Valley Road from Route 9, briefly leaving the roadway and driving over grass, said Laurie Loisel, spokeswoman for the Northwestern District Attorney's Office. The officer attempted to catch up to the vehicle, and then observed it fail to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Mi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Cadillac SUV Without Inspection Sticker Leads To Illegal Weapons Possession Charge In Worcester Cadillac SUV Without Inspection Sticker Leads To Illegal Weapons Possession Charge In Worcester
Cadillac SUV Without Inspection Sticker Leads To Illegal Weapons Possession Charge In Worcester A routine traffic stop of a driver in Massachusetts led to the arrest of one of his passengers who was in possession of an illegal weapon, state police announced. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 7, a Massachusetts State Police trooper on patrol in Worcester stopped a motorist on Route 9 when he spotted a white Cadillac SUV without an inspection sticker, authorities said. According to police, during the stop, it was determined that the driver did not have a valid license, and he was taken out of the SUV for questioning. During the investigation, police said that one of the passengers i…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Who Went Missing In Hampshire County Located Woman Who Went Missing In Hampshire County Located
Woman Who Went Missing In Hampshire County Located A New England woman who went missing has been located. Massachusetts State Police issued a Silver Alert for 67-year-old Glynis Lanzetta, of Enfield, New Hampshire, who was last seen Saturday afternoon, Jan. 1 driving a green 2015 Subaru Forester with the NH plate 3927494 on Route 9 in the area of West Street in Hadley, heading in the direction of Northampton. Early Monday morning, Jan. 3, state police announced that she has been located.

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police Continuing Investigation Of Fatal Western Mass Crash Police Continuing Investigation Of Fatal Western Mass Crash
Police Continuing Investigation Of Fatal Western Mass Crash Authorities are continuing investigating a motor vehicle crash in Western Mass that left one man dead. The crash took place at 2:15 p.m., Saturday, May 15, in Hampshire County when a motorcycle traveling west on Route 9 collided with a motor vehicle traveling eastbound in Belchertown, just west of the Ware town line, said the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. The motor vehicle was engaged in a turn when the collision occurred, the DA's Office said. The operator of a 2018 Harley Davidson motorcycle, Hampden County resident Niles Robbins, age 46, of Wales, was tran…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Victim Killed In Western Mass Crash Between SUV, Motorcycle ID Released For Victim Killed In Western Mass Crash Between SUV, Motorcycle
ID Released For Victim Killed In Western Mass Crash Between SUV, Motorcycle The identity has been released of the person who was killed after a two-vehicle crash in Western Massachusetts. It happened in Hampshire County around 2:10 p.m. Saturday, May 15 in Belchertown, and involved an SUV and a motorcycle, according to Massachusetts State Police. The crash occurred on Route 9 near the intersection of Ware Road and Enoch Sanford Road.  The operator of a 2018 Harley Davidson motorcycle, Hampden County resident Niles Robbins, age 46, of Wales, was transported to Mary Lane Hospital in Ware, where he later died, police said.  The passenger of the m…

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by Joe Lombardi
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20-Year-Old Massachusetts Man With Knife Caught In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say 20-Year-Old Massachusetts Man With Knife Caught In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say
20-Year-Old Massachusetts Man With Knife Caught In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say Two from Worcester were arrested in a stolen vehicle that was involved in a later attempted theft at a Massachusetts postal facility, police said. The Shrewsbury Police Department received a “Be On The Lookout” alert from the Worcester Police Department at approximately 10:42 a.m. on Monday, March 29 for a stolen vehicle that was involved in an attempted larceny. Police said the vehicle, a white 2017 Nissan Rogue, was reported stolen out of Worcester on Sept. 20, 2020. Shortly after the BOLO was issued, Shrewsbury Police Officer John Pitro spotted the Nissan driving south on Route 9 near …

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by Zak Failla