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Smooth-Skinned Criminals: Men Stole $10K In Health, Beauty Products in Western Mass, Police Say Smooth-Skinned Criminals: Men Stole $10K In Health, Beauty Products in Western Mass, Police Say
Smooth-Skinned Criminals: Men Stole $10K In Health, Beauty Products in Western Mass, Police Say Two wanted men were arrested on Thursday, Sept. 21, after Hampden County police said they went on a crime spree stealing thousands of dollars worth of health and beauty items from stores.  Jayson Johnson, 25, and Sequanne Madden, 19, both of Queens, New York, face several charges after being busted by Holyoke police, authorities said.  Officers were called to Stop and Shop on Northampton Street after the store's security saw the men stealing thousands of dollars worth of products, Holyoke police said.  Police arrived as the men spotted them and tried to make a geta…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Car Jacking With Dog Inside: Woman Charged With Attacking Man To Steal His SUV In Central Mass Car Jacking With Dog Inside: Woman Charged With Attacking Man To Steal His SUV In Central Mass
Car Jacking With Dog Inside: Woman Charged With Attacking Man To Steal His SUV In Central Mass Police arrested a couple and charged them with attacking and carjacking an elderly man in Worcester last week and stealing his dog, officials said.  Tiffany Flynn, 39, of Brookfield, is charged with carjacking, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a person over 60, and cruelty to animals, Worcester police said. Kyle Bailey, of Worcester, is charged with receiving stolen property worth more than $1,200.  A 67-year-old man was sitting in his Toyota SUV with his dog in the backseat on Saturday, March 18, when a woman, later identified as F…

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by Josh Lanier
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Stolen Gun Found On Repeat Violent Offender From Springfield: Police Stolen Gun Found On Repeat Violent Offender From Springfield: Police
Stolen Gun Found On Repeat Violent Offender From Springfield: Police A repeat violent offender from Springfield has added almost 10 new charges to their record after police found them in possession of a stolen gun this week.  Earl Greene, age 42, was arrested while he was sleeping in a car in the 0-100 block of Greene Street just before 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, Springfield Police report. The gun, which was sitting in the passenger seat, was reported stolen out of Vermont, according to police.  The gun found in Greene's possession was reported stolen out of VermontSpringfield Police Department Greene cannot carry a gun because of previous firearms and …

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Westborough Police Point Laser-Wielding Fire Station Vandal Straight To Jail Westborough Police Point Laser-Wielding Fire Station Vandal Straight To Jail
Westborough Police Point Laser-Wielding Fire Station Vandal Straight To Jail Breaking into a fire station is one thing but for one Northborough man the buck didn't stop with just the broken glass – he had to make one other point. Dispatchers heard a loud crash outside the Westborough Fire Station, located at 42 Milk Street, at 3:20 a.m. on Monday, June 13, the Westborough Fire Department said in a release on Facebook.  The dispatchers found a man, later identified as Kevin Tupper, smashing the front doors of the station with an unknown object, fire officials said.  While waiting for police to arrive, Tupper pointed something with a red laser at dispa…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Teens' Attempt To Avoid Police Raises Suspicion; Stolen Vehicle Recovered Teens' Attempt To Avoid Police Raises Suspicion; Stolen Vehicle Recovered
Teens' Attempt To Avoid Police Raises Suspicion; Stolen Vehicle Recovered Four teenagers were arrested early Friday morning after allegedly trying to outrun a police cruiser in a stolen SUV. While stationed on Route 20 at around 2 a.m., a West Springfield police officer allegedly saw an SUV pull an abrupt U-Turn a house or two before passing the cruiser. Suspecting the driver was trying to avoid the police, the officer pursued the vehicle, police said. The West Springfield Police Department had stationed an officer in the Tatham Neighborhood by Poplar Avenue on Route 20 due to a rash of car break-ins and thefts, police said. The officer allegedly chased the sus…

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by Kristin Palpini