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Woman Who Said She Had Bomb During Western Mass Bank Robbery Denied Bail: DA Woman Who Said She Had Bomb During Western Mass Bank Robbery Denied Bail: DA
Woman Who Said She Had Bomb During Western Mass Bank Robbery Denied Bail: DA A woman accused of robbing a Hampshire County bank by threatening to detonate a bomb was ordered held without bail on Monday, Dec. 16, authorities said.  Rosa Murillo, 26, pleaded not guilty in Eastern Hampshire District Court to charges of armed robbery and making a bomb threat, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.  Prosecutors allege Murillo entered the Westfield Bank on Willimansett Street on Wednesday, Dec. 11, and demanded $5,000, warning the teller that a bomb would go off if her demands were not met. The alarming incident prompted a multi-department investigat…

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by Josh Lanier
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Car Full of Fools Gold Sinks Scammer's Plan To Swindle Central Mass Woman: Feds Car Full of Fools Gold Sinks Scammer's Plan To Swindle Central Mass Woman: Feds
Car Full of Fools Gold Sinks Scammer's Plan To Swindle Central Mass Woman: Feds A Jersey City, NJ, man posing as a DEA agent attempted to scam an Athol woman out of more than $330,000 in a complicated grift involving non-existent drug dealers and a car loaded down with fake gold in a Texas Roadhouse parking lot, federal authorities said.  Gaurang Contractor, 38, an Indian national, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted on the charge of wire fraud, the US Attorney's Office announced on Friday, Dec. 9.  Investigators said Contractor contacted the woman in August and claimed to be a DEA agent named Oscar White. He told her that she was implicated…

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman Charged With Possession Of Heroin, Cocaine In Western Mass Woman Charged With Possession Of Heroin, Cocaine In Western Mass
Woman Charged With Possession Of Heroin, Cocaine In Western Mass A woman is facing criminal charges following an alleged drug bust in Western Massachusetts. In Hampshire County, Lori Larzazs-Supczak was stopped by Ware Police at around 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 6, while driving on Webb Court. During the stop, officers discovered that she had an active warrant, police said. A search of the car turned up heroin and cocaine, according to police. Larzazs-Supczak was arrested on multiple charges, including possessing to distribute a Class A substance. She was held on $5,000 bail awaiting arraignment at the Eastern Hampshire District Court Tuesday, June 7.

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by Michael Mashburn
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Duo Nabbed With Multiple Ghost Guns During Stop At Western Mass Intersection Duo Nabbed With Multiple Ghost Guns During Stop At Western Mass Intersection
Duo Nabbed With Multiple Ghost Guns During Stop At Western Mass Intersection A Massachusetts State Police trooper on patrol during a distracted driving enforcement campaign in Hampshire County busted a pair who were found to be in possession of “ghost guns” and ammunition after being busted driving with a cellphone. A trooper on patrol at approximately 7 p.m. on Monday, April 25 spotted and stopped a gray Chevrolet Silverado after seeing the driver actively holding and using a cellphone, which was “the precise target of the enforcement campaign,” police said. The stop was ultimately conducted at the intersection of Route 32 and Route 9 in Ware. During the subseque…

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by Zak Failla
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Investigation Of Endangered Cattle Breed Results In Animal Cruelty Charges In Western Mass Investigation Of Endangered Cattle Breed Results In Animal Cruelty Charges In Western Mass
Investigation Of Endangered Cattle Breed Results In Animal Cruelty Charges In Western Mass An investigation into rare “Kerry” cattle in Western Massachusetts led to a host of charges for a woman accused of animal cruelty. The Massachusetts SPCA said that eight head of very rare “Kerry” cattle, along with one Holstein cow and 22 Saanen, Lamancha, and Alpine-mix goats are available for adoption at the MSPCA at Nevins Farm following an animal cruelty investigation in Hampshire County. Officials said that the investigation was launched in Amherst, leading to 35 counts of felony animal cruelty against Shannon Rice-Nichols, of Hadley. She is scheduled to be arraigned on the charges i…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Nabbed For Assault With Dangerous Weapon During Fight At Western Mass Store Man Nabbed For Assault With Dangerous Weapon During Fight At Western Mass Store
Man Nabbed For Assault With Dangerous Weapon During Fight At Western Mass Store  A 29-year-old man was arrested after allegedly threatening a man with a knife during an altercation at a Western Massachusetts convenience store, police said. Officers in Hampshire County from the Hadley Police Department were dispatched to Cumberland Farms on Russell Street at approximately 10 a.m. on Monday, July 26, where there was a report of an incident between two men that quickly escalated. During the altercation, police said that one of the men - later identified as Maine resident Paul Fazzi - was the aggressor, allegedly displaying a knife and threatening his victim during …

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by Zak Failla
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Trio Nabbed For Drug Possession In Western Mass Trio Nabbed For Drug Possession In Western Mass
Trio Nabbed For Drug Possession In Western Mass The execution of a search warrant by police in Western Massachusetts led to the arrest of three alleged drug dealers from the area who were busted with crack cocaine, heroin, and other drugs, officials announced. Officers from the Ware Police Department executed a search warrant on Church Street at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 24, following a lengthy investigation into drug sales in the area. The investigation led to the seizure of cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, prescription drugs, cash, and drug distribution equipment. Following the execution of the search warrant, Western M…

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by Zak Failla