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Western Mass Trio Nabbed With Weapons, Including Ghost Gun, Police Say
Police in Western Mass allegedly busted a 23-year-old man and two others with three guns, including a ghost gun during a traffic stop.
The stop took place around 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 18, when Springfield Police Narcotics detectives working on an unrelated investigation in the East Forest Park area when they spotted Milan Brown, of Springfield, with a clearly visible large capacity style magazine of a firearm protruding from his waistband, said the Springfield Police.
Detectives conducted surveillance when Brown and two other individuals, Luke McKinnie and Laquan Caldwell left the ar…
Western Mass Man Out On Bail Busted For Second Time For Heroin Trafficking, Police Say
A Western Mass man who has been out on bail for trafficking in heroin has been busted again, police said.
Jorge Diaz, age 64, of Springfield, was arrested on Tuesday, May 11, by Springfield Police after he was nabbed with 2,8000 bags of heroin, cocaine, and more than $8,000 in cash, said the Springfield Police.
On Wednesday, May 12, police seized an additional $40,6000 from Diaz's safety deposit box with a warrant, police said.
Diaz was out on bail from an October arrest where Springfield Police Narcotics detectives seized nearly 30,000 bags of heroin.
Arrested along with Diaz was Margari…
Accused Drug Dealer Nabbed With Cash, Weapons In Western Mass
A Western Mass man has been arrested for allegedly possessing firearms, cocaine, and cash during a search warrant execution.
Daniel Franco, age 38, of Springfield was arrested on Friday, April 30, when Springfield Police Narcotics detectives recovered two firearms, cocaine, and cash after executing a search warrant, said Springfield Police.
Detectives have been investigating the illegal sale of cocaine from a home on Blanding Street with Franco as the target of the investigation.
During the search, detectives seized an Intratec-22 rifle, which is on the Massachusetts assault weapon b…
Three Shot, One Fatally, At Housing Complex In Western Mass
Three men were shot, one fatally, during an incident in Western Massachusetts.
The incident took place in Hampden County around 10:10 p.m., Tuesday, April 27, in Springfield when officers responded to Williams Sands Jr. Road at the Robinson Gardens housing complex for a report of a person shot, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police.
When officers arrived on the scene they found two men inside an apartment with gunshot wounds, Walsh said.
A third person was taken to the hospital by a private vehicle, he added.
One of the men died early Wednesday, April 28. The two oth…
Man Accused Of Shooting Girl In Leg In Western Mass, Police Say
A Western Massachusetts man has been arrested for allegedly shooting a girl in the leg.
Hampden County resident Jose Estrada, age 21, of Agawam, was arrested around 6:55 p.m., Friday, April 9, for the shooting which took place around an hour earlier in the area of Worthington and Armory streets, in Springfield, said Springfield Police spokesman Ryan Walsh.
According to Walsh, officers were responding to the area for a disturbance when they heard several gunshots and found a juvenile female with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg.
Investigating officers found the vehicle used i…
