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Lottery Payday: Springfield Man Wins $25K A Year For Life Lottery Payday: Springfield Man Wins $25K A Year For Life
Lottery Payday: Springfield Man Wins $25K A Year For Life A Springfield man said he knew exactly how he plans to spend the money he won playing the Massachusetts State Lottery.  Michael Wesley won $25,000 a year for life in the multi-state Lucky for Life game on Friday, March 8. He claimed his prize on Monday.  Wesley chose to take the one-time payment of $390,000 rather than the annuity. When lottery officials asked him how he would spend that money he replied, "That's the easiest question:" his kids.  Wesley bought the ticket at Valero at 491 Allen St. in Springfield. The store will receive a $5,000 bonus.  Another $25…

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by Josh Lanier
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Red-Haired Bail Violator Busted With Pink-Handled Pistol In Springfield: Police Red-Haired Bail Violator Busted With Pink-Handled Pistol In Springfield: Police
Red-Haired Bail Violator Busted With Pink-Handled Pistol In Springfield: Police A man out on bail for gun charges from last year was arrested over the weekend on — shocker — more gun charges, police in Hampden County said.  Daniel Gonzalez, 20, faces a slew of charges after officers arrested him on Sunday, May 28, with a large-capacity pistol, Springfield police said.  Springfield police responded to a ShotSpotter Activation just after 9:30 p.m. near Malden and Grand streets. When officers arrived, they saw two men standing there who ran away when they spotted the cops, investigators said.  Police ran down one of the men near Oakland and Allen Streets a…

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by Josh Lanier
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I'll Be Stealing Again By 6: Repeat Thief Tells Cops They Can't Stop Him: Police I'll Be Stealing Again By 6: Repeat Thief Tells Cops They Can't Stop Him: Police
I'll Be Stealing Again By 6: Repeat Thief Tells Cops They Can't Stop Him: Police A man has to have a code. For one Springfield man, that's stealing from pharmacies, authorities said. He is so committed to his craft that when police arrested him earlier this week, he brazenly told the officers, "I'll be out on bail and back at Walgreens at 6 a.m.," officials said.  Andrew Cronin, 24, was arrested around 2 a.m. Friday morning, Jan 20, when officers spotted him riding his bike near the intersection of Allen and Orange streets, Springfield police said. He is well known to authorities, and they knew he had an outstanding felony warrant connected to a 2017 shooting. …

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by Josh Lanier
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Woman, Man Nabbed For Shooting Paintballs At Random People In Western Mass, Police Say Woman, Man Nabbed For Shooting Paintballs At Random People In Western Mass, Police Say
Woman, Man Nabbed For Shooting Paintballs At Random People In Western Mass, Police Say A woman already on federal probation and a man are facing charges for allegedly randomly firing paintballs at people exercising in Western Massachusetts, authorities announced. The incident was reported Monday, July 12 in Hampden County. The Springfield Police Department received the report at approximately 1:30 p.m. from a person who said she had been shot by a paintball gun while walking along Breckwood Boulevard by a shooter in a moving pick-up truck. Minutes later, a second victim reported being shot by a paintball gun while going for a run on Plumtree Road in a pick-up truck that…

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by Zak Failla
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Motorist Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Springfield Motorist Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Springfield
Motorist Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Springfield One person is dead following an early morning crash in Hampden County. The crash took place around 2;10 a.m., Friday, March 19 in the 1300 block of Allen Street in Springfield. The lone occupant of the vehicle, an adult male, struck a utility pole, and the truck he was driving flipped, said Springfield Police spokesman Ryan Walsh. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not yet been released. The crash is under investigation. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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Springfield Police Make Arrests After 13-year-old Crashes Stolen Car Springfield Police Make Arrests After 13-year-old Crashes Stolen Car
Springfield Police Make Arrests After 13-year-old Crashes Stolen Car Springfield Police made three arrests early this morning after a 13-year-old driving a stolen car crashed at the intersection of State and Catherine streets. In addition to the arrests, police confiscated an illegal firearm - the 70th such weapon police have taken off the streets this year, police said. Joel Arroyo-Collazo, 21, of Horace Street, was arrested July 16, at around 1:15 a.m. and charged with: carrying a loaded firearm with a license, possession of a large-capacity firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number during the commissio…

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by Kristin Palpini