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Man With Rifle Found Passed Out Inside Running Car At Springfield Intersection: Cops Man With Rifle Found Passed Out Inside Running Car At Springfield Intersection: Cops
Man With Rifle Found Passed Out Inside Running Car At Springfield Intersection: Cops Police found two men passed out inside a running car at a Springfield intersection on Labor Day, and along with the sleepers, officers uncovered a loaded rifle with an extended magazine sitting in the open, authorities said.  Officers were called to the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Chestnut Street around 9:15 a.m. That's where they found the two men sound asleep. The car was still in drive as it idled there, Springfield police said.  Officials said officers spotted the assault-style rifle with an extended magazine sitting in the passenger's lap when they approached the vehicle. Poli…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man Guilty Of Brutal 2020 Murder In Springfield: DA Man Guilty Of Brutal 2020 Murder In Springfield: DA
Man Guilty Of Brutal 2020 Murder In Springfield: DA A 25-year-old Springfield man faces life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury convicted him of killing a 28-year-old in 2020, authorities said.  Isiah Taylor was found guilty on Friday, Aug. 11, of first-degree murder in the killing of Christopher Fonville, 28, of Springfield, on Chestnut Street on March 16, 2020, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said.  Police were called to Chestnut Street around 11:30 a.m. to reports of gunshots. They found Fonville bleeding from a bullet wound, and responders rushed him to Baystate Medical Center. The exten…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Teen Steals Car, Goes On High-Speed Chase Through Springfield: Police Teen Steals Car, Goes On High-Speed Chase Through Springfield: Police
Teen Steals Car, Goes On High-Speed Chase Through Springfield: Police A 17-year-old is accused of leading police on a high-speed chase across Springfield early Thursday morning, July 13, in a stolen car, authorities said.  The teen, whose name and charges were not released because of his age, allegedly smashed the window of a Hyundai and cracked open the steering column to hotwire the vehicle, Springfield police said.  Officers patrolling the area of Union Street heard tires screeching just before 3:30 a.m. and saw the stolen car speeding down the road without its headlights on. Police gave chase, and the teen ran red lights on State Street and Ches…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Teens Busted Breaking Into Multiple Cars In Springfield: Police Teens Busted Breaking Into Multiple Cars In Springfield: Police
Teens Busted Breaking Into Multiple Cars In Springfield: Police Three teenagers were arrested early Sunday morning, May 21, after authorities said they broke into multiple cars over the weekend in Hampden County.  Springfield police were called to the 100 block of Prospect Street to reports of four people breaking into vehicles a little after 2 a.m. on Sunday. When officers arrived, three of the thieves sprinted away.  A 17-year-old who stayed put was arrested with tools used for car break-ins, cash, a wallet, and 12 credit cards that belonged to other people, authorities said. A little more than an hour later, police responded to the 300 blo…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Guns, $30K Cash, Drugs: Springfield Police Sieze Heroin, Cocaine, Illegal Weapons In Raids Guns, $30K Cash, Drugs: Springfield Police Sieze Heroin, Cocaine, Illegal Weapons In Raids
Guns, $30K Cash, Drugs: Springfield Police Sieze Heroin, Cocaine, Illegal Weapons In Raids Police in Western Massachusetts raided three locations earlier this week and seized several guns, body armor, drugs, and nearly $30,000 in cash, authorities said.  Springfield officers executed three search warrants on Tuesday, April 18, just before 3 p.m. at “The Smoking Pot” on Bridge Street, an apartment at the Overland Lofts in the 100 block of Chestnut Street, and an apartment in the 0-100 block of Lombard Street, officials said.  Investigators chose these areas after noticing an uptick in shots fired reports over the past several weeks, Springfield police said. Detecti…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Asbestos Removal Violations At Former Springfield YMCA Leads To $43K Fines Asbestos Removal Violations At Former Springfield YMCA Leads To $43K Fines
Asbestos Removal Violations At Former Springfield YMCA Leads To $43K Fines The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said it fined a Quincy company more than $43,000 for violations while removing asbestos from the former Springfield YMCA location.  Inspectors made multiple unannounced visits to the 275 Chestnut Street job site last year and observed Karma Environmental Services workers commit multiple violations, MassDEP said in a news release.  Those violations included Applying water in amounts, which caused run-off and leakage outdoors and indoors  Breeches in the outermost boundary of the work area  Failure of the…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
One Hospitalized After Crash Involving School Bus In Springfield One Hospitalized After Crash Involving School Bus In Springfield
One Hospitalized After Crash Involving School Bus In Springfield One person was injured in Western Massachusetts during a multi-vehicle crash with a school bus. The crash took place in Hampden County around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, in Springfield on Chestnut Street, according to the Springfield Fire Department. When rescue crews arrived on the scene, they found one passenger who had to be extricated from a passenger vehicle and taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, the department said. There were no additional injuries reported to the passengers on the school bus.

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by Kathy Reakes