Tag:

Drug Offenses

Third Suspect Busted In Fatal I-391 Shooting In Western Mass Third Suspect Busted In Fatal I-391 Shooting In Western Mass
Guyton Winspeare Was Shot, Killed While Driving In Chicopee Police have arrested a third person they say was involved in the fatal shooting of Guyton Winspeare on a stretch of I-391 in Holyoke two months ago, authorities said.  Miguel Dones, 21, of Springfield, is charged with murder and a slew of drug offenses after police found narcotics and an AR-15-style rifle in his car during a traffic stop, the Hampden District Attorney said.  He was being held on a $25,000 cash bail, but that could change after he is indicted on the murder charge on Monday, May 20, authorities said.  Dones is the third person police have connected to the…
Man Out On Bail With History Of Stalking Busted With Silencer, Drugs In Springfield: Cops Man Out On Bail With History Of Stalking Busted With Silencer, Drugs In Springfield: Cops
Man Out On Bail With History Of Stalking Busted With Silencer, Drugs In Springfield: Cops A Springfield man out on bail for heroin and cocaine offenses was arrested again Wednesday, Aug. 10, on drug, robbery, and stalking charges, authorities said.  Paul Vargas, 29, was busted after police recognized his car as one that had been spotted for months in a stalking investigation in Indian Orchard, Springfield police said.  Officers pulled over Vargas's car in the 100 block of Seymour Street just after 6:30 p.m.  They found more than 11 grams of cocaine, a firearm magazine, a firearm silencer, more than $1600 in cash, more than 330 bags of heroin, and more than 11 grams of black ta…
(UPDATE) Most Wanted Man Crashes Into Innocent Bystander While Trying To Escape Mass Police (UPDATE) Most Wanted Man Crashes Into Innocent Bystander While Trying To Escape Mass Police
(Update) Most Wanted Man Crashes Into Innocent Bystander While Trying To Escape Mass Police One of Massachusetts' most wanted was captured on Thursday, June 15, but not until he crashed into multiple police cars and slammed into an innocent bystander as he tried to escape capture, authorities said.  David K. Lynch, 24, is wanted in connection with a Brockton murder in November and multiple gun and drug charges, Massachusetts State Police said.  The chase began around 3 p.m. when troopers spotted Lynch sitting in a BMW X1 SUV in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn in Middleborough. Police attempted to block him in, but Lynch rammed two patrol cars and sped away down Rou…
Guns, Stacks Of Cash, Heroin: Police Bust Suspected Trafficker Following Western Mass Raid Guns, Stacks Of Cash, Heroin: Police Bust Suspected Trafficker Following Western Mass Raid
Guns, Stacks Of Cash, Heroin: Police Bust Suspected Trafficker Following Western Mass Raid Police and federal agents raided a home in Holyoke earlier this week to bust a man suspected of trafficking heroin and found a stockpile of drugs, cash, and an unlicensed gun, authorities said.  Angel Carrasquillo, 32, faces several charges following the Wednesday, Feb. 15, search of his home, including heroin trafficking — 200 grams or more, unlicensed possession of a firearm, having an assault rifle without a license, and other drug offenses, Holyoke police said in a Facebook post.  Officers said they found a Glock 43 with an extended magazine, a cache of drugs, and wads of cash…
CT Drug Dealer Busted With 250 Bags Of Heroin, Fentanyl Sentenced CT Drug Dealer Busted With 250 Bags Of Heroin, Fentanyl Sentenced
CT Drug Dealer Busted With 250 Bags Of Heroin, Fentanyl Sentenced A Connecticut man will spend more than two years in prison after pleading guilty to fentanyl distribution and firearm possession charges. Hartford resident Maico Turell, age 49, was sentenced to 30 months, or 2.5 years, behind bars Tuesday, May 24, in federal court in Hartford. Undercover police busted Turell in December 2020 when he sold them “distribution quantities” of heroin and fentanyl on two seperate occasions at his Franklin Avenue home, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Connecticut. A court-authorized search of his home turned up a loaded 9mm semiautomatic firearm, a 9mm ma…
Suspected Illegal Firearms/Drug Dealer Busted After Brief Chase Suspected Illegal Firearms/Drug Dealer Busted After Brief Chase
Suspected Illegal Firearms/Drug Dealer Busted After Brief Chase Police shut down an alleged illegal firearms dealer on Saturday, Oct. 10. On Saturday around 4 p.m., Springfield Police responded to a tip that a man was selling guns at an apartment building on Fort Pleasant Avenue. When police arrived on the scene they saw a crowd of people and the suspect - Joshua Santiago - they were seeking walking away. When police ordered Santiago to stop, he allegedly took off running but was soon apprehended by police. Police allegedly found a loaded large-capacity firearm in his jeans, police said. They also recovered 42 bags of heroin, $1,838, crack, and mariju…