Man Runs Out Of Gas In Western Mass, Ends Up In Jail: Police Man Runs Out Of Gas In Western Mass, Ends Up In Jail: Police
Man Runs Out Of Gas In Western Mass, Ends Up In Jail: Police A Springfield man who ran out of gas got help from State Police in Hampden County, but he didn't realize it would lead to him sitting in a jail cell.  Jamal Ramos, age 25, was found on the shoulder of I-91 in Holyoke earlier this month, State Police said. He said he couldn't get gas and asked for help getting a tow truck to his location.  However, as they waited, police learned Ramos didn't have a driver's license, authorities said. Officers wrote him a ticket.  Officers went to inventory the car before it was towed away, but Ramos got nervous and refused to move away from the vehicle, au…
Officers Shutdown 'Open-Air' Drug Market In Holyoke: Police Officers Shutdown 'Open-Air' Drug Market In Holyoke: Police
Officers Shutdown 'Open-Air' Drug Market In Holyoke: Police Angry neighbors fed up with crime in their neighborhood called police in Hampden County to demand action. Holyoke police created a task force with the FBI and ATF to do just that, and officers and agents were able to shut down a group of alleged drug dealers, authorities announced.  Holyoke police said they received several complaints about drugs from neighbors in the area of Maple Street. As officers began to investigate, they learned there was an "open-air' drug operation being run out of an apartment at 456 Maple St., officials said.  Police raided the apartment and found large…
Wreck Sends Driver To Hospital, Telephone Pole Crashing Down In Western Mass: Police Wreck Sends Driver To Hospital, Telephone Pole Crashing Down In Western Mass: Police
Wreck Sends Driver To Hospital, Telephone Pole Crashing Down In Western Mass: Police A car in Hampden County left the road Tuesday night, Nov. 7, knocked down a telephone pole, and sent the driver to the hospital with minor wounds.  The single-vehicle crash happened around 6:30 p.m. on Main Road in Montgomery near New State Road, Russell-Montgomery police said.  The downed telephone pole left live power lines across the road and forced firefighters to shut it down until it could be repaired, authorities said. Responders remained on the scene until 4 a.m. when the scene was cleared of debris and dangerous electrical lines.  The driver is expected to be O…
Woman Busted In Vicious Stabbing Attack In Westen Mass: Police Woman Busted In Vicious Stabbing Attack In Westen Mass: Police
Woman Busted In Vicious Stabbing Attack In Westen Mass: Police Police in Hampden County have arrested a 31-year-old woman in connection with a back alley stabbing in Worcester last week, authorities said.  Francheska Vazquez, of Holyoke, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon with serious bodily injury, assault to murder, assault with a dangerous weapon (firearm), and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife), Holyoke police said.  A Good Samaritan flagged down officers patrolling Sargeant Street around 10 p.m. on Oct. 26 to let them know a woman had been stabbed in an alley nearby. Police rushed to the area to …
Springfield To Berkshire Drug Route: DA Says Conviction Proves Narcotics Trade Springfield To Berkshire Drug Route: DA Says Conviction Proves Narcotics Trade
Springfield To Berkshire Drug Route: DA Says Conviction Proves Narcotics Trade A Western Massachusetts man who pleaded guilty to dealing drugs proves there's a growing amount of drugs moving from Springfield into Berkshire County, the Berkshire district attorney announced following the verdict.  Hampden County resident Quentin Harris, of Springfield, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 24 to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to gun and drug charges following his arrest in August 2022. An investigation into Harris began in August 2022 by the North Adams Police and the Berkshire County Drug Task Force into a potential drug dealing operation being run out …
(WATCH) Stoned Fugitive Crashes Car In Front Of Holyoke Police Station: Cops (WATCH) Stoned Fugitive Crashes Car In Front Of Holyoke Police Station: Cops
(Watch) Stoned Fugitive Crashes Car In Front Of Holyoke Police Station: Cops A wanted woman with a long history of driving while high drove onto the sidewalk in front of the Holyoke Police Department in Hampden County on Friday morning, Oct. 27, and crashed into multiple poles, authorities said.  Brenda Johnson, 30, who was already wanted on two open warrants, has several more following the early morning calamity, Holyoke police said.  Today around 6:50 AM a vehicle driving east on Appleton Street struck a light pole and the two flag poles outside the... Posted by Holyoke Police Department on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 The crash happened just before 7 a.m. whe…
Guns, Ammo Arsenal Found In Drunk Driver's Crashed Car In Western Mass: Police Guns, Ammo Arsenal Found In Drunk Driver's Crashed Car In Western Mass: Police
Guns, Ammo Arsenal Found In Drunk Driver's Crashed Car In Western Mass: Police Drunk, high, and armed to the teeth. That's how Massachusetts State Police described a Connecticut woman they arrested Thursday, Oct. 19, after she crashed her car into another vehicle in Hampden County while intoxicated.  Catherine Hansen, 45, of Enfield, Connecticut, faces a slew of charges after police said they found a pistol and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in her wrecked car in Agawam, authorities said.  Hansen is accused of speeding when she crashed into a car just before 1 p.m. at the Agawam Rotary on Route 57, State police said. Several people in the car she hit were injured. …
2 Children Poured Acid On Slides, Injured 4 Other Kids At Western Mass Park: DA 2 Children Poured Acid On Slides, Injured 4 Other Kids At Western Mass Park: DA
2 Children Poured Acid On Slides, Injured 4 Other Kids At Western Mass Park: DA Two minors have been charged with pouring muriatic acid on slides in Hampden County and injuring multiple children, authorities said.  Police said the juveniles poured the toxic material on the slides at Bliss Park in Longmeadow on June 11. Four children who played on them later were burned by the caustic substance.  An investigation found that the juveniles had stolen muriatic acid from the pool's pump room at the park and poured it on three slides. The toxic material was stored correctly, authorities said, but the thieves went to great lengths to get it. They scaled two fences a…
2 More Busted In Baby's Killing In Western Mass, Charged With Helping Shooter: DA 2 More Busted In Baby's Killing In Western Mass, Charged With Helping Shooter: DA
2 More Busted In Baby's Killing In Western Mass, Charged With Helping Shooter: DA Two people in Hampden County have been arrested and charged with helping one of the men accused of shooting an innocent bystander and killing her baby in a Holyoke shooting earlier this month, authorities announced Tuesday, Oct. 17.  Jose Galarza, age 31, and Jay Marie Rosado-Rosario, age 29, both of Holyoke, are charged with accessory after the fact – murder, the Hampden County District Attorney said. Investigators said they helped Kermith Alvarez, the third suspect in the shooting, evade capture after the killing.  Related: Third Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of Bab…
CT Woman Helps Cover Up Killing Of Father Of 3, Sells His Belongings: Here's Her Sentence CT Woman Helps Cover Up Killing Of Father Of 3, Sells His Belongings: Here's Her Sentence
CT Woman Helps Cover Up Killing Of Father Of 3, Sells His Belongings: Here's Her Sentence A Connecticut woman will spend time in prison after helping to cover up the kidnapping and murder of a Massachusetts man on Christmas Eve, officials announced.  Hartford County resident Shamari Smith, age 34, of Manchester, also known as "Dakota," was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 13 to 25 months in prison for helping to cover up the murder of 28-year-old Francisco Roman, Jr. in December 2020, the US Attorney's Office for District of Connecticut announced.  Earlier Report: Murder Conviction: Manchester Woman Admits To Role In 2020 Killing Of Father Of 3 According …
'Horrific Living Conditions': 3 Kids Removed From Western Mass Home Deemed 'Uninhabitable' 'Horrific Living Conditions': 3 Kids Removed From Western Mass Home Deemed 'Uninhabitable'
'Horrific Living Conditions': 3 Kids Removed From Western Mass Home Deemed 'Uninhabitable' Three children were taken from a Hampden County apartment last week after investigators searched it on a drugs warrant and found the living conditions "horrific," Holyoke police said.  A task force of several area agencies raided the home at 149 Essex Street to search for drugs, but what they found was much worse. Three children were living in squalor without basic necessities, Holyoke police said.  Officers who entered the home said they "were exposed to horrific living conditions," police said in a social media post. Police contacted the Board of Health, who deemed the home unin…
A&E 'Killer Cases' Show Will Feature Western Mass Cop Who Killed His Wife A&E 'Killer Cases' Show Will Feature Western Mass Cop Who Killed His Wife
A&E 'Killer Cases' Show Will Feature Western Mass Cop Who Killed His Wife Convicted murderer Brian Fanion is ready for his close-up. Well, as close as his jailers will let the cameras get.  Fanion, a former Hampden County cop who was convicted earlier this year of killing his wife, will be the subject of a true-crime series on A&E called "Killer Cases." The hour-long episode will air on Friday, Oct. 13, at 9 p.m. on the A&E Network.  All the emotion, drama, and suspense of America’s most chilling murder trials are captured on "Killer Cases." Weaving together interviews and gripping footage, "Killer Cases" is an immersive true crime roller coaster. Vi…