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Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Woman's Life After She Stopped Breathing in Western Mass Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Woman's Life After She Stopped Breathing in Western Mass
Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Woman's Life After She Stopped Breathing in Western Mass A firefighter is never off-duty. A Hampshire County firefighter proved that last week when he happened upon an unresponsive woman and was able to get her breathing again before paramedics could arrive, authorities said.  Northampton Firefighter Pat Davis is being heralded as a hero after saving the woman on Sept. 26 at Cumberland Farms in Granby.  Granby firefighters were called to the convenience store around 1 p.m. to reports of a woman who'd fallen unconscious and wasn't breathing, the department said on Facebook.  Another call a few moments later said the woman was breat…
Suspect Shot, Cop Hospitalized In Officer-Involved Shooting Incident In Springfield Suspect Shot, Cop Hospitalized In Officer-Involved Shooting Incident In Springfield
Suspect Shot, Cop Hospitalized In Officer-Involved Shooting Incident In Springfield Police in Western Massachusetts are investigating following an officer-involved shooting that left one shot and a police officer injured. The incident took place in Hampden County just after midnight on Thursday, Jan. 27, when a Springfield officer assigned to the Gaming Enforcement Unit was responding to investigate an incident when he located a suspect on Court Square Avenue, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police Department. The suspect, an adult male, assaulted the officer with a dangerous weapon and fled on foot before entering a parking garage on the 0-100 block of…
Woman Found Stabbed To Death In Western Mass, Police Say Woman Found Stabbed To Death In Western Mass, Police Say
Woman Found Stabbed To Death In Western Mass, Police Say A woman was found stabbed to death when police responded to a call for an injured person in Western Massachusetts. It happened in Springfield around 8:55 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 11, on Baldwin Street, said authorities. Arriving officers found the woman with several stab wounds and began first aid on her. She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Springfield Police Spokesperson Ryan Walsh. The woman's identity has not yet been released. The Springfield Police Homicide Unit and the Hampden District Attorney’s Office Murder Unit are investigating the crime.  Anyone with inf…