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Routine Traffic Stop Uncovers Drugs, Stolen Handgun In Springfield
A routine traffic stop in Springfield spiraled into a much larger bust earlier this week.
Leonard Naylor, 44, of Springfield, faces several felonies stemming from that traffic stop on Wednesday night, Jan. 17, authorities said.
Officers pulled Naylor over around 10 p.m. after they noticed his car had a missing headlight, but when they walked up to speak with him, police saw an open beer bottle in the floorboard, officials said.
When they reached under the driver's seat, police found a loaded pistol and later found crack cocaine stashed inside the vehicle as well, authorit…
Springfield Police End Months-Long Investigation With Cocaine, Gun Bust
Springfield police said they recovered more than 200 grams of crack, an illegal gun and ammo, and more than $6,000 in cash following an investigation that lasted months.
Jerry Frank, 54, of Springfield, faces charges of firearm violation with three prior violent/drug offenses, convicted felon in possession of a firearm, trafficking cocaine, improper storage of a firearm, possession of ammo with an FID card, possession with intent to distribute a Class B drug, authorities said.
Officers began investigating Frank months ago and arrested him on Dec. 1 following a morning traffic st…
Three People, Including Juvenile, Nabbed On Gun Charges During Western Mass Stop, Police Say
Three Western Massachusetts residents, including a juvenile, have been arrested on gun charges after police allegedly found a firearm, stun gun, and shell casings during a traffic stop.
The incident took place around 2:15 p.m., Wednesday, June 30, when an alert was sent to officers of a suspect vehicle heading east on Boston Road, in Springfield.
During the stop, officers immediately spotted a firearm, which later determined to be a BB gun, on the car's floor, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police.
A further search of the vehicle turned up a loaded high capacity firearm, a …
Western Mass Trio Nabbed With Weapons, Including Ghost Gun, Police Say
Police in Western Mass allegedly busted a 23-year-old man and two others with three guns, including a ghost gun during a traffic stop.
The stop took place around 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 18, when Springfield Police Narcotics detectives working on an unrelated investigation in the East Forest Park area when they spotted Milan Brown, of Springfield, with a clearly visible large capacity style magazine of a firearm protruding from his waistband, said the Springfield Police.
Detectives conducted surveillance when Brown and two other individuals, Luke McKinnie and Laquan Caldwell left the ar…
Man, Woman Nabbed With 1,000-Plus Packets Of Heroin In Western Mass Traffic Stop, Police Say
A man and woman were busted for allegedly trafficking drugs following a routine traffic stop in Western Massachusetts that resulted in the discovery of more than 1,000 packets of heroin, according to authorities.
The arrests took place around 12:20 a.m. on Friday, May 7, when Trooper Tyler Hersom was on patrol on Route 91 in Whatley, said the Massachusetts State Police.
While traveling northbound, Hersom’s attention was drawn to a blue Chevy Equinox veering in and out of its lane. It was then that Hersom initiated a traffic stop, according to police.
During the stop, Hersom noticed the pas…
Police Seize Thousands Of Bags Of Heroin, $16K In Cash, Rifles In Western Mass Bust
Two men are facing charges in Western Massachusetts after being busted with drugs and illegal weapons following an investigation into heroin distribution, police said.
Springfield Police Narcotics detectives were conducting a heroin distribution investigation on Wednesday, April 14 when they saw a suspect, Jeffrey Cipriani, leave his area home, where he was followed to the residence of the investigation’s target, Efrain Morales Jr., in Feeding Hills.
According to police, the two met in an open garage while counting heroin half-packs (50 bags) that Cipriani took with him as he left the home…
Wanted CT Man With Gun, Narcotics Nabbed In Western Mass, State Police Say
A wanted Connecticut man was allegedly nabbed with guns and drugs during a traffic stop by Massachusetts State Police.
Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, March 23 Trooper David Marra, assigned to State Police in Springfield, was on patrol traveling on Route 91 northbound in Longmeadow.
As he was passing Mile Marker 1 he observed a black Mercedes sedan, with a defective headlight, pass his cruiser and stopped the vehicle, state police said.
After the vehicle came to a stop, the driver was identified as Delroy Gouldbourne, age 32, of Hartford.
During a computer check of Gouldbourne's …
LSD, 1,000 Pills, And More Seized During Route 56 Traffic Stop
More than 1,000 prescription pills, as well as 500 tabs of LSD, were confiscated during a traffic stop on Monday.
Police said that on Monday, Jan. 25, afternoon, on Maple Avenue (Route 56) in Rutland, police made a motor vehicle stop that allegedly ended in the seizure of the aforementioned pills and acid as well as $2,780 in cash, more than 8 ounces of marijuana, and a hoard of THC- and marijuana-infused products.
A 21-year-old Milbury man was arrested and is being charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, possession of a class D drug with intent to distribute (marij…
