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Police & Fire
Mass Police Chief Busted Soliciting Sex From Undercover Detective During Sting: DA
A Massachusetts police chief has been placed on administrative leave after he was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex for cash, authorities said. Cheshire Police Chief Michael Alibozek, 53, of Adams, was busted Thursday night, Nov. 6, in an undercover sting, where investigators said he tried to pay for sex from an undercover officer. Officers arrested him around 9:45 p.m. in the parking lot of Hoosac Valley Middle and High School, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office said. Investigators said Alibozek had been communicating online with an undercover detective …
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5 'Johns' Arrested In Prostitution Sting In Springfield
Springfield police charged five men with attempting to hire a prostitute during a sting Thursday night, Aug. 31. Police said they were responding to several complaints from neighbors in the South End neighborhood about prostitution in the area. The men were arrested trying to solicit sex from an undercover officer posing as a prostitute, Springfield police said. The men arrested and their charges include Pay for Sexual Conduct Alexis Rivera-Nieves, 25, of Springfield, is charged with resisting arrest and paying for sexual conduct. Paul Dion, 40, of Agawam, is cha…
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CT Man Charged With Attempted Human Smuggling
A 41-year-old Connecticut man is accused of running a business to illegally smuggle people from Brazil to the United States and extorting his clients during their journey. Fagner Chaves De Lima, of East Hartford, was charged with one count of attempted human smuggling, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts on Thursday, June 30. “It is alleged that Mr. De Lima orchestrated an elaborate and manipulative human smuggling operation. For a steep price, Mr. De Lima allegedly made arrangements for victims to travel fro…
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