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Former Jay-Z Protégé Arrested After Cops Dismantle Apartment Drug Mill: Police Former Jay-Z Protégé Arrested After Cops Dismantle Apartment Drug Mill: Police
Former Jay-Z Protégé Arrested After Cops Dismantle Apartment Drug Mill: Police A rapper who served prison time for promoting prostitution more than a decade ago was arrested last week, after police say they uncovered cocaine, thousands in suspected drug money, and a drug processing operation inside his Hackensack apartment. In 2016, Malcom S. Byer, now 52, told The Brooklyn News Service he was "working on getting [his] life back together" and being a "productive member of society" after taking a plea bargain in the prostitution case. Byer, who describes himself as a Jay-Z protoge and was a member of the Roc-A-Fella-affiliated group Da Ranjahz, has found himself in tr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Juvenile Nabbed After Stealing Car, Crashing Into Patrol Cruiser In Hampden County, Police Say Juvenile Nabbed After Stealing Car, Crashing Into Patrol Cruiser In Hampden County, Police Say
Juvenile Nabbed After Stealing Car, Crashing Into Patrol Cruiser In Hampden County, Police Say A Western Mass juvenile was arrested after he allegedly rammed a police cruiser after being caught in a stolen vehicle.  The Hampden County juvenile was captured around noon, Monday, Feb. 21, after the Holyoke Police responded to 306 Chestnut St., for the report of a stolen 2006 gray Subaru Baja. At approximately 12:10 p.m. a Holyoke officer spotted the earlier reported stolen vehicle and followed the Subaru from a safe distance as he waited for backup, said Capt. Matthew Moriarty, of the Holyoke Police Department. As a marked cruiser pulled in front of the Subaru the officer ini…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Handgun Stolen In Connecticut Recovered From 17-Year-Old, Police Say Handgun Stolen In Connecticut Recovered From 17-Year-Old, Police Say
Handgun Stolen In Connecticut Recovered From 17-Year-Old, Police Say A juvenile was arrested with a loaded handgun stolen out of Connecticut after being stopped by officers in Western Massachusetts. The 17-year-old teen boy was stopped around 10:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15, when members of the Springfield Police Department in Hampden County spotted him remove the firearm from his sweatshirt pocket and then put it back in. The teen was with a group that had gathered on Main Street. When detained, police recovered the gun from the teen; the others were released, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police Department.  The name of the teen was with…

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by Kathy Reakes