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'Notorious' Springfield Man Busted Again For Car Break-Ins: Police 'Notorious' Springfield Man Busted Again For Car Break-Ins: Police
'Notorious' Springfield Man Busted Again For Car Break-Ins: Police A man with a "notorious" history with Springfield police was arrested again after officers say he was caught breaking into cars.  Darrell Cowlan, of Springfield, who was recently released on larceny, breaking and entering, and fraud charges, was arrested again in connection with several car break-ins in the Forest Park neighborhood, police said. Police said they had reports of car break-ins in that area and found surveillance footage that showed the suspect. Officers were able to identify Cowlan in them.  On Friday, Oct. 20, detectives arrested Cowlan on Belmont Avenue.…

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by Khier Casino
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Police ID 21-Year-Old Killed In Springfield Shooting Police ID 21-Year-Old Killed In Springfield Shooting
Police ID 21-Year-Old Killed In Springfield Shooting Police in Springfield have identified the man killed in a late-night shooting earlier this week, though they have not found the person who pulled the trigger.  Daniel Romero, 21, of Springfield, was found shot at Marengo Park at 10:45 p.m. on Monday, July 17, Springfield police said. He was sitting in a car when they arrived, and officers gave him first aid until paramedics arrived.  Responders rushed Romero to Baystate Medical Center, where he died of his wounds.  Officials believe the shooting took place on Belmont Avenue.  Springfield police ask anyone with inf…

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by Josh Lanier
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Fatal Shooting In Springfield Has Police Searching For Answers Fatal Shooting In Springfield Has Police Searching For Answers
Fatal Shooting In Springfield Has Police Searching For Answers Springfield police are investigating a fatal shooting Monday night, July 17. Police were called to the 0-100 block of Marengo Park around 10:45 p.m. to reports of a shooting. They found a man with bullet wounds sitting in a car. Though, officers believe the shooting happened on Belmont Avenue. Officers performed CPR and attempted life-saving first aid until paramedics could rush the man to Baystate Medical Center, but he succumbed to his wounds a short time later, Springfield police said.  Authorities did not release the victim's name.  Investigators ask anyone with in…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Mistakenly Shoots Himself, Woman During Sexual Assault: Springfield PD Man Mistakenly Shoots Himself, Woman During Sexual Assault: Springfield PD
Man Mistakenly Shoots Himself, Woman During Sexual Assault: Springfield PD A Springfield man taken to the hospital last month with a self-inflicted gunshot wound was arrested on weapon and sexual assault charges.  Louis Olmo, 22, was arrested in an apartment on Birch Park Circle in West Springfield on Thursday, May 11, authorities said.  Investigators responded to the 100 block of Belmont Avenue on April 12 after they received reports of two gunshot victims, police said. They found an adult woman with a non-life-threatening bullet wound, and paramedics took her to Baystate Medical Center.  Olmo was also taken to Baystate with serious injuries. Poli…

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by Josh Lanier
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Over 200 Grams Of Fentanyl, Heroin Seized From Western Mass Trio: Police Over 200 Grams Of Fentanyl, Heroin Seized From Western Mass Trio: Police
Over 200 Grams Of Fentanyl, Heroin Seized From Western Mass Trio: Police Authorities in Western Massachusetts made a substantial drug bust when they raided an apartment in Springfield and arrested three men this week. Members of the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit seized a whopping 223 grams of a mixture of fentanyl and heroin on Tuesday, May 2 after searching an apartment on the 100 block of Belmont Avenue, Springfield Police report. Detectives were investigating drug distribution by one of the suspects, Warionex Cabrera-Guzman, which lead them to the arrest of two more suspects, Alvin Cabrera and Jose Quinones. Cabrera-Guzman, age 25, was …

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by David Cifarelli
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Helmet Attack: Western Mass Man Gets Up To 6-1/2 Years For Beating Driver Nearly To Death Helmet Attack: Western Mass Man Gets Up To 6-1/2 Years For Beating Driver Nearly To Death
Helmet Attack: Western Mass Man Gets Up To 6-1/2 Years For Beating Driver Nearly To Death A Hampden County man convicted of beating a driver so severely that he ended up in the hospital in critical condition will spend at least five years behind bars, authorities announced on Thursday, March 30.  Juan Rodriguez-Menier, of Holyoke, was found guilty on two counts of armed assault with a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily injury last month in the July 2021 attack, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said. A judge on Wednesday sentenced Rodriguez-Menier to five to six-and-a-half years in prison.  Rodriguez-Menier was accused of attacking a mot…

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by Josh Lanier
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(UPDATED) Fatal Shooting: Cops Bust 2 In Western Mass Killing (UPDATED) Fatal Shooting: Cops Bust 2 In Western Mass Killing
(Updated) Fatal Shooting: Cops Bust 2 In Western Mass Killing Less than a week after a man was fatally shot in Hampden County, police say they've found his killers.  Christina Guzman, 32, was captured near the intersection of Bloomfield and Oakland streets in Springfield on Friday, March 24, just before 8:45 a.m., authorities said.  Simultaneously, in another part of the city, Springfield police followed Rafael Calo as he left his Woodside Terrace home, authorities continued. They arrested him soon after near the intersection of Leyfred Terrace and Dickinson Street. Officers said Calo had a large-capacity pistol with him when they put t…

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by Josh Lanier
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Four In Custody After Allegedly Robbing Pizza Delivery Driver In Region Four In Custody After Allegedly Robbing Pizza Delivery Driver In Region
Four In Custody After Allegedly Robbing Pizza Delivery Driver In Region Four Western Mass residents, including two juveniles, were arrested after a pizza delivery driver was robbed in the region, according to police. Hampden County residents Mario Santiago, age 24, and Josiah Finlay, age 18, both of Springfield, were arrested around 1 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 11, in Springfield. Officers were called to assist a pizza delivery driver on Ainsworth Street for a report of an unarmed robbery.  The driver told police that he was assaulted and robbed on Vermont Street while attempting to make a delivery. He did not need medical attention. Walsh said shor…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Apartment Fire Displaces Five In Western Mass Apartment Fire Displaces Five In Western Mass
Apartment Fire Displaces Five In Western Mass Five tenants in a Western Massachusetts apartment complex will be temporarily displaced when a fire broke out overnight, officials said. Crews from the Springfield Fire Department responded to a Belmont Avenue apartment building at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 1, where there was a reported fire in a fourth-floor unit. Firefighters worked quickly and had the flames knocked down and fire extinguished by approximately 6:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, though multiple apartments suffered water and smoke damage during the blaze. Officials said that five residents were displaced due to…

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by Zak Failla
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Western Mass Man Charged For Using Credit Cards Stolen From Vehicles, Police Say Western Mass Man Charged For Using Credit Cards Stolen From Vehicles, Police Say
Western Mass Man Charged For Using Credit Cards Stolen From Vehicles, Police Say A 24-year-old man was nabbed for allegedly using stolen credit cards taken from vehicles during burglaries in Western Massachusetts. Darrell Cowlan, of Springfield, was arrested on Monday, March 22, by Springfield Police Officers near the intersection of Belmont Avenue and Bryant Street, said the Springfield Police. Cowlan was arrested after detectives assigned to the auto theft and housebreak units under the direction of Captain Trent Duda had been investigating several car breaks in the Forest Park neighborhood, police said. In several incidents, credit cards were stolen from the cars an…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Observation Of Alleged Drug Deal Leads To 4 Arrests Observation Of Alleged Drug Deal Leads To 4 Arrests
Observation Of Alleged Drug Deal Leads To 4 Arrests After observing a suspected drug deal, Springfield Police seized the 123rd illegal firearm recovered in the city this year. The incident also led to four arrests. On Wednesday, Oct. 7, at around 11 a.m., Springfield Police saw a suspected drug deal in the parking lot on the 500 block of Sumner Avenue, after which the suspects drove away in two vehicles. Police stopped one of the vehicles on Sumner Avenue and allegedly found 69 bags of heroin and a bag of cocaine, police said. Gary Powell and Rene Letendre were the passengers in the vehicle and were each arrested on drug charges, police…

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by Kristin Palpini