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Routine Traffic Stop Ends With Major Drug, Gun Bust In Central Mass: Police Routine Traffic Stop Ends With Major Drug, Gun Bust In Central Mass: Police
Routine Traffic Stop Ends With Major Drug, Gun Bust In Central Mass: Police A Massachusetts state trooper checking license plates on I-84 in Worcester County didn't know what he had when he spotted a minivan with a revoked registration, but that simple traffic stop spiraled into serious charges for the wanted driver, authorities said.  Jeffrey Bien-Aime, 30, of Brockton, faces a number of charges following the unfortunate traffic stop on Nov. 13, State Police said in a Monday, Nov. 20, release.  The trooper was performing routine license plate checks while on the interstate in Sturbridge when he spotted the van with its bad plates. He followed the car as …
Coke, 'Shrooms, Cash: 3 Busted In Central Mass After Police Respond To Home Invasion Call Coke, 'Shrooms, Cash: 3 Busted In Central Mass After Police Respond To Home Invasion Call
Coke, 'Shrooms, Cash: 3 Busted In Central Mass After Police Respond To Home Invasion Call A call for a possible home invasion in Worcester County led police to arrest three people on drug charges, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 27.  Izaiah Roberts, of Boston, Candelario Espino, of Roslindale, and a third unnamed suspect face multiple felony charges following their arrest Tuesday night, Milford police said.  Officers were called to Shadowbrook Condominiums on Shadowbrook Lane in Milford around 9:15 p.m. to reports that men were breaking into a home there, Milford police said.  Police arrived in under three minutes and found the trio, along with 58 gra…
96 Packs Of Heroin Found On Western Mass Convict During Arrest: Police 96 Packs Of Heroin Found On Western Mass Convict During Arrest: Police
96 Packs Of Heroin Found On Western Mass Convict During Arrest: Police A man from Western Massachusetts who has been convicted of three drug offenses is now looking at a fourth after he was arrested this week, according to authorities.  Luis Yantin, of West Springfield and formerly of Springfield, was arrested at the Springfield Inn on Riverdale Street around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, June 28, West Springfield Police report.  Arrested – Luis Yantin (1573 Riverdale St. West Springfield and formerly of Orange St. in Springfield)) Charges: (1)... Posted by West Springfield Police Department on Thursday, June 29, 2023 Investigators searched Yantin's room and fou…
Cops Thwart Break-In, Find Drugs, Gun In Western Mass Apartment: Police Cops Thwart Break-In, Find Drugs, Gun In Western Mass Apartment: Police
Cops Thwart Break-In, Find Drugs, Gun In Western Mass Apartment: Police Police in Springfield broke up a break-in last week and arrested two men on gun and drug charges, authorities said.  Josue Sierra-Fonseca, 33, and Juan Maldonado, 63, both of Springfield, were busted Thursday night, May 11, after they were caught trespassing at a vacant apartment at 198 Marion Street, Springfield police said. Police received a call on Thursday about the break-in and went to scope out the situation. When they arrived at the area, they saw Sierra-Fonseca walk out of a locked door. He tried to run away when he saw the officers, officials said. Springfield police…
Man 'Too Smart' To Catch Busted In His Boxers At West Springfield Motel: Police Man 'Too Smart' To Catch Busted In His Boxers At West Springfield Motel: Police
Man 'Too Smart' To Catch Busted In His Boxers At West Springfield Motel: Police A man wanted on manslaughter and drug charges was captured this week despite his female friend telling officers he was "too smart" for them to catch, authorities said.  Derek Wayne Webb, 30, had cut off his parole monitoring bracelet, and officers went to find him on Wednesday, Feb. 22, West Springfield police. Their search led them to a motel room at the Springfield Inn at 1573 Riverdale Street.  Police knocked on the door, but the woman who answered said Webb wasn't there. She added that they should end their search because "Derek is too smart for you guys to catch," West S…
Suspects Charged After Fentanyl, Burglary Tools Found In Van Linked To Thefts In CT, Police Say Suspects Charged After Fentanyl, Burglary Tools Found In Van Linked To Thefts In CT, Police Say
Suspects Charged After Fentanyl, Burglary Tools Found In Van Linked To Thefts In CT, Police Say Two men are facing weapons and drug charges after police searched a van that was linked to a string of organized retail thefts.  Authorities in Hartford saw a suspect driving an overdue U-Haul rental van that was linked to organized retail thefts throughout Connecticut and at least one armed robbery at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19, Connecticut State Police reported. Police said detectives followed the vehicle until it stopped at a gas station on Brainard Road. The van no longer had its U-Haul decals, and all the windows were heavily tinted, police said. The driver, identified as 26-year…
Crimes Unit Makes Triple Arrest For Drug Trafficking In Greater Boston Area: Police Crimes Unit Makes Triple Arrest For Drug Trafficking In Greater Boston Area: Police
Crimes Unit Makes Triple Arrest For Drug Trafficking In Greater Boston Area: Police A collaborative effort between the Methuen Street Crimes Unit and the North Shore Gang Task Force resulted in the arrest of three individuals on various drug charges, authorities said. Nicole Landry, Juan Francisco Mendezdiaz and Odalis Hernandez were arrested and charged with various drug possession and distribution charges, Methuen Police said.  Authorities located the trio while conducting surveillance on several suspects in the Pelham Street area shortly before 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, police said.  Information from citizens and anonymous tips led the unit to seizing more…
Duo Nabbed After Woman Allegedly Assault In Springfield Duo Nabbed After Woman Allegedly Assault In Springfield
Duo Nabbed After Woman Allegedly Assault In Springfield Two Western Massachusetts men were arrested on alleged assault and drug charges after a woman was assaulted and a gun pointed at her face. The incident took in Hampden County in Springfield around 10:15 a.m., Saturday, April 2. The two men, Manuel Carrasquill, age 46, and Roberto Martinez-Colon, age 41, both of Springfield, were arrested after police received information that a woman was assaulted and had a gun pointed at her face on the 700 block of Worthington Street, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police. Officers located Carrasquillo and recovered approximately 15 bags …
CT Woman Sentenced For Involvement In Fentanyl Trafficking Ring CT Woman Sentenced For Involvement In Fentanyl Trafficking Ring
CT Woman Sentenced For Involvement In Fentanyl Trafficking Ring The sister of a Connecticut street gang leader will spend time in prison for her role in a fentanyl trafficking ring, federal officials announced. In 2018, the FBI’s Northern Connecticut Gang Task Force began investigating Ricardo Reyes, also known as “Rick the Ruler,” a member of the Los Solidos street gang who was distributing fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack in the area of Park Street and Hungerford Street in Hartford County. US Attorney Leonard Boyle said that the investigation into Reyes led them to his sister, Janicette Reyes, age 43, of Hartford, who used a Rowe Avenue residence …
Man Charged After Walking Away From Hit-Run Crash In Region, Police Say Man Charged After Walking Away From Hit-Run Crash In Region, Police Say
Man Charged After Walking Away From Hit-Run Crash In Region, Police Say A Western Massachusetts man who had been arrested the day before on drug charges was apprehended again by the same police department for an alleged hit-and-run crash the next day. Hampden County resident Kornstatin Gladysh, age 24, of Westfield, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 21 after East Longmeadow Police responded to a report of a crash. According to police, when officers responded to Pleasant Street for the crash, they noticed a man walking away from the scene. Officer Anthony Dieni recognized the man as Gladysh, the same person who had been arrested by the department on the previous da…
Trio Nabbed Following Shooting In Western Mass, Police Say Trio Nabbed Following Shooting In Western Mass, Police Say
Trio Nabbed Following Shooting In Western Mass, Police Say Three Western Massachusetts men have been arrested after a shooting incident that led to the discovery of illegal guns and drugs. According to Springfield Police Department Spokesman Ryan Walsh, officers responded to a Shot Spotter activation in Hampden County on Main Street in Springfield at around 11:30 a.m.Wednesday, July 28. During an investigation, 16 shell casings were located, however, no property damage was found, Walsh said. Detectives in the Firearms Investigation Unit were able to locate Angel Santiago on Webster Street around 5 p.m., inside a parked car with two other individua…
Assault Rifle, Heroin, Seized From Felon In Western Mass Assault Rifle, Heroin, Seized From Felon In Western Mass
Assault Rifle, Heroin, Seized From Felon In Western Mass Two felons who were convicted for weapon and drug charges and later released on bail were among three arrested following a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking in Western Massachusetts, police said. The Springfield Police Department’s Narcotics Bureau launched an investigation into the distribution of crack-cocaine from a Bellmont Avenue apartment over the past few months. During the investigation, police identified Joel Vasquez, who lived in the apartment, as a suspect. On Tuesday, March 23, detectives surveilling the Bellmont Avenue apartment received a tip that the five men…
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…