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Driver Who Dragged Trooper During Western Mass Traffic Stop ID'd: Cops
A 45-year-old Franklin County man was tracked down by police dogs Friday evening, Sept. 22, after authorities say he dragged a trooper with his car in what began as a routine traffic stop. Michael J. Williams, of Greenfield, was arrested following an hours-long manhunt and faces several felony charges, State police said. Related: Trooper Dragged During Traffic Stop; Manhunt Underway The unnamed trooper tried to pull over Williams' car at a Holyoke rest area on I-91 around 3 p.m., but he crashed into the officer and kept driving, Massachusetts State Police said. The trooper was dragged…
Police & Fire
Suspected DUI Driver Crashes Into Power Pole, Narrowly Avoids Western Mass Home
A driver had to be cut from their car late Friday night, July 14, after they lost control of the vehicle, glanced off of a tree in someone's front yard before crashing into a power pole in Franklin County, authorities said. Bernardston police were the first to reach the wreckage on Keets Brook Road around 10:30 p.m. and found the mangled car on its side, propped up by the pole, Bernardston police said in a Facebook post. Evidence showed that the vehicle narrowly missed crashing into someone's bedroom. The unidentified driver was thrown into the backseat and was trapped inside with severe…
Police & Fire
Suspects Nabbed After Armed Robbery, Crashing Into Police Cruisers In Western Mass
Multiple suspects were apprehended in Western Massachusetts following an armed robbery at an AT&T store, police said. The West Springfield Police Department received a report of an armed robbery from the AT&T store on Riverdale Street at 4:52 p.m. on Sunday, June 6. According to police, a patrol officer and narcotics detectives spotted the suspect's vehicle and attempted to conduct a stop, but the vehicle sped off and a pursuit began southbound on Riverdale Street. The pursuit ended at the Route 5 rotary in Agawam after the suspect crashed into multiple police cruisers. Police sai…
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Landfill Fire That Burned For Four Days Is Extinguished
The landfill fire at Bondi’s Island that burned for four days has been extinguished. West Springfield Mayor Will Reichelt announced on Monday, Oct. 19, around noon that the fire that began on Friday had been put out. A three-alarm fire broke out at the landfill at the wastewater treatment facility known a Bondi’s Island around 1 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 15. It was a difficult fire to tame, firefighters noted, due to a lack of water at the top of the landfill, large debris (such as tree limbs and stumps as well as other yard waste), and high winds that kept spreading the flames. Firefighters…