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Police & Fire
Prostitution Sting: 11 Men Busted Offering To Pay Undercover Springfield Cops For Sex
An undercover prostitution sting in Hampden County earlier this week ended with 11 men being arrested for soliciting sex, authorities said. Springfield police officers posed as prostitutes on Thursday, June 15, in the High Street area and South End neighborhood, where neighbors had complained of "quality of life" problems such as sex workers and drugs. The "Anti-John" campaign only lasted about four hours, but police arrested nearly a dozen men on the charge of paying for sexual conduct, Springfield police said. Those arrested as part of the sting include: Joel Ot…
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) 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…
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Search Continues For Armed, Dangerous Man Accused Of Stabbing His Ex In Western Mass
Local and state police are continuing their search for a man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend in Western Massachusetts this week. Jeffrey Cote, of Savoy in the Berkshires, is wanted in connection with the stabbing that happened on early Wednesday morning, June 7, Massachusetts State Police report. Police officers were called to a home in Adams in Berkshire County just after 5 a.m. to reports of a woman being stabbed, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Responders rushed her to a hospital with serious injuries, and she is expected to survive, State police said. Inves…
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‘GOAT’ Trooper Saves Scared Deer In Holyoke: 'This Is Why He Get's The Big Bucks'
Proving a trooper's shift is never, Timothy Martin put in some overtime on Sunday, June 4, when he spotted a lost deer on I-91 in Holyoke and leaped into action to save its life with the help of some doe-eyed drivers. Martin was on his way home when he noticed a traffic jam grow around a confused and frightened doe that had gotten separated from its mother, State Troopers said in a Facebook post. Several drivers had gotten out of their cars to corral the week-old fawn away from traffic. Instinct took over for man and beast, as Martin threw himself headlong into the fray like a buck makin…
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) Body Of Missing Boater From Springfield Found In Connecticut River
UPDATE: Massachusetts State Environmental Police said they found the body of 51-year-old Carlos Lopez in the Connecticut River on Tuesday, May 30, authorities said. He had been missing since his jetski collided with a boat on Sunday. Investigators found his body near where the collision happened in Easthampton. He was about 15 below the surface and 150 feet from the shore, authorities said. Check back with the Daily Voice for updates as police are expected to release more information this afternoon. --------------- Massachusetts State Police and nearly a dozen other police…
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Wannabe Willy Wonka Of Accused Drug Dealers Found Hiding Under Leicester Deck: Police
A suspected drug dealer who police said was carrying nearly every type of narcotic just short of Fizzy Lifting Drink was arrested early Friday morning, May 26, hiding under a deck in Leicester. An 18-year-old man — who police did not name — was arrested with marijuana and illegal weed edibles, LSD, methamphetamines, and MDMA, Leicester police said. He also had a large amount of cash and a pistol he didn't have a license for. The man sealed his fate while driving down South Main Street around 12:30 a.m., where police said they saw him violating several motor vehicle law…
Obituaries
'Beautiful Soul Inside, Out': Springfield Mom Of 3 ID'd As Woman Killed In Longmeadow Crash
The Springfield woman killed earlier this month when she was thrown from her car on I-91 in Hampden County before being hit by an oncoming vehicle has been identified as a mother of three young children. Jemyliana Vargas, 21, was a passenger in a 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit that crashed into the back of a 2019 Dodge Ram truck just before 3 a.m. on May 7 in Longmeadow just past the Enfield, Connecticut, border, Massachusetts State Police said. The impact ejected Vargas onto the northbound lane, where she was struck by at least one oncoming vehicle, officials said. The Volkswagen driver — a 29…
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Multi-Car Crash: Woman Expected To Survive Violent Springfield Wreck, Police Say
Massachusetts State Police had to go to extreme measures to free a woman trapped in her car following a multi-vehicle crash on I-91 Monday morning, May 22, authorities said. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. near Exit 8. The impact pushed a 29-year-old Westfield woman's car on top of a guardrail, which made freeing her from the wreck dicey. State troopers used a police cruiser as a brace to keep the car from sliding so rescue workers could get her out, authorities said. The woman was taken to Baystate Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Massachusetts Stat…
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Fatal Crash: Police ID Fitchburg Man, 76, Killed While Crossing Street
Authorities have released the name of the 76-year-old man killed on Friday night, May 19, who was killed after a car crashed into him as he crossed a Fitchburg street. Mario Bratkon, of Fitchburg, was struck in the crosswalk of Water Street around 8:45 p.m., the Worcester County District Attorney's Office said. Paramedics airlifted him to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where doctors pronounced him dead. The driver of the Toyota Corolla that crashed into him remained at the scene and spoke with police. Prosecutors have not filed any charges in the case, and authoriti…
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100 MPH Chase: Holyoke Mom Caught Fleeing Cops With Teen Driver Charged, Police Say
Police have charged the Holyoke mother of a 16-year-old teenager caught running from police at 110 mph in West Springfield earlier this week. She was in the backseat during the chase. Kelly LeBlanc, 43, was summoned on charges of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and contributing to the delinquency of a child, a Massachusetts State Police spokesperson said. LeBlanc was inside the 2012 Nissan Altima with her son when he sped away from police around 6 p.m. Monday, May 8, along the Massachusetts Turnpike, troopers said, topping out at speeds above 100 mph, troopers said. …
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Road Reopens After Suspect Barricaded Himself Inside Chicopee Apartment
Chicopee Police say Pendleton Road is now open following an incident earlier this afternoon when a suspect barricaded himself inside an apartment. Police did not release any information on the suspect, but said the Hampden District Attorney would update reporters tomorrow. ---------------------- Police in Chicopee are asking the public to stay away from the Pendleton Avenue area after a suspect barricaded themself inside a home on Wednesday afternoon, May 10. Massachusetts State Police officials on the scene to help with the situation say there is no active threat to the public. They …
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Woman Killed In Western Mass Wreck Was Thrown From Car, Hit Multiple Times: Police
A Springfield woman killed in a Sunday crash, May 7, crash in Hampden County was thrown from her car on I-91 before being hit by multiple vehicles, authorities said. Massachusetts State Police have not released the name of the woman believed to be in her early 20s who was killed in the early morning crash in Longmeadow. Investigators said a 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit crashed into the back of a 2019 Dodge Ram truck just before 3 a.m., which caused the car to tumble along the northbound lane of the interstate. The female passenger was thrown from the vehicle near mile marker 0.2, wher…
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