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Chicopee Man Gets Up To 13 Years In Prison For Raping Multiple Children: DA Chicopee Man Gets Up To 13 Years In Prison For Raping Multiple Children: DA
Kenneth Arroyo Sentenced To 12-13 Years In Prison: DA A Hampden County man found guilty of multiple heinous crimes against two children will spend more than a decade behind bars, a judge ruled this week.  Kenneth Arroyo, 41, of Chicopee, was sentenced to 12 to 13 years in prison after being convicted of two counts each of aggravated rape of a child, indecent assault and battery over 14, and indecent assault and battery under 14, the Hampden District Attorney said.  A jury convicted Arroyo on April 9, and he was sentenced on Tuesday, April 23.  Arroyo was accused of sexually abusing two children he knew who were between the ages…

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by Josh Lanier
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'A Life Could Have Been Saved': Ludlow Man Out On Bail Now Accused Of Murder 'A Life Could Have Been Saved': Ludlow Man Out On Bail Now Accused Of Murder
'A Life Could Have Been Saved': Ludlow Man Out On Bail Now Accused Of Murder A 28-year-old Hampden County man with an extensive criminal history and was out on bail for two gun-related charges has been accused of gunning down a Springfield man, police said.  Ethan Fitzgerald, of Ludlow, is charged with murder, carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, and discharging a gun within 500 Feet of a building, Springfield police said.  Authorities arrested Fitzgerald on Thursday, Jan. 25, around 10 a.m. during a sting involving multiple police agencies when they stopped him near the intersection of Jefferson Avenue an…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Admits To 2020 Rape Of Girl, 13, After Breaking Into Her Cambridge Home: DA Man Admits To 2020 Rape Of Girl, 13, After Breaking Into Her Cambridge Home: DA
Man Admits To 2020 Rape Of Girl, 13, After Breaking Into Her Cambridge Home: DA A Cambridge man has confessed to the violent rape of a 13-year-old girl more than 23 years ago, authorities announced on Tuesday, Dec. 13.  Roger W. Reddick, Jr., 41, pleaded guilty to three counts of rape of a child with force and was sentenced to 10 to 12 years in prison, the Middlesex District Attorney announced. He'll serve three years of probation following that.  Related: Bust Made In Decades-Old Child Rape Case Thanks To New DNA Testing: DA Reddick broke into a Cambridge home in the early morning hours of Oct. 18, 2000, pinned the girl to her bed with his hand …

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by Josh Lanier
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Wanted Man Who Cut Off Ankle Monitor Caught Within 15 Minutes After Springfield Stabbing: Cops Wanted Man Who Cut Off Ankle Monitor Caught Within 15 Minutes After Springfield Stabbing: Cops
Wanted Man Who Cut Off Ankle Monitor Caught Within 15 Minutes After Springfield Stabbing: Cops A 26-year-old man out on bail for a firearms charge didn't make it very far after he cut off his ankle monitoring bracelet earlier this week, authorities said. In fact, Springfield police caught him in under 15 minutes hiding in someone's garage less than a quarter mile away. Shaquan Morales, of Springfield, was arrested just after 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, on Sycamore Street, Springfield police said.  Officers had been called to Edgewood Street for a report of a stabbing. When they arrived, police found the victim and Morales, authorities said. Morales bolted at the sight o…

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by Josh Lanier
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2 Guilty Of 2020 Stabbing In Springfield; Both Awaiting Trial For Home Invasion: DA 2 Guilty Of 2020 Stabbing In Springfield; Both Awaiting Trial For Home Invasion: DA
2 Guilty Of 2020 Stabbing In Springfield; Both Awaiting Trial For Home Invasion: DA Two men with lengthy criminal histories were convicted this week of stabbing a man in 2020 during a fight in Springfield, officials said.  Carlos Cuba, 33, of West Springfield, and Khair Abdul-Raheem, 34, of East Longmeadow, were found guilty of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on Monday, Aug. 14, the Hampden County District Attorney announced Thursday. Abdul-Raheem was also found guilty of breaking and entering a vehicle in the daytime.  The crime-causing duo was accused of stabbing a 22-year-old on July 26, 2020. Springfield officers were called to Mercy Med…

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by Josh Lanier
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Child Porn: Ex-Preschool Teacher In Central Mass Gets 5 Years In Prison: Feds Child Porn: Ex-Preschool Teacher In Central Mass Gets 5 Years In Prison: Feds
Child Porn: Ex-Preschool Teacher In Central Mass Gets 5 Years In Prison: Feds A 48-year-old Worcester County man who had worked as a preschool teacher in Sweden and admitted to having child porn was sentenced to more than five years in prison, authorities said.  Oliver Smith, of Sutton, pleaded guilty in March to one count of possession of child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A federal judge sentenced him to 66 months behind bars, followed by 10 years of supervised release last week.   Reports after his arrest said investigators in Sweden, where Smith has dual citizenship, found videos of his students urinating that he had fi…

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by Josh Lanier
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Nursing Home Rape: Man Gets 10-12 Years For West Springfield Attack, Faces Deportation Nursing Home Rape: Man Gets 10-12 Years For West Springfield Attack, Faces Deportation
Nursing Home Rape: Man Gets 10-12 Years For West Springfield Attack, Faces Deportation A 37-year-old West Springfield man found guilty of a 2013 rape at a Hampden County nursing home will spend at least the next decade behind bars, authorities said. But his punishment won't end there.  Mihail Lujan, a Moldovan national, will be handed over to federal officials for deportation following his 10-to-12-year prison sentence, the Hampden District Attorney said in a news release.  Lujan was arrested in 2013 after a nurse found him inappropriately touching an elderly patient after they'd been put to bed. Doctors at Baystate Medical Center told police the patient showed sign…

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by Josh Lanier
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Grisly Details Surface As Lindsay Clancy Appears In Court For Kids' Murders Grisly Details Surface As Lindsay Clancy Appears In Court For Kids' Murders
Grisly Details Surface As Lindsay Clancy Appears In Court For Kids' Murders Prosecutors allege that a 32-year-old mother from the South Shore intended on killing her children, but her defense attorney claims a mental illness drove her to do it.  Appearing on Zoom from her bed at a Boston hospital, Lindsay Clancy was arraigned in Plymouth District Court on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The Duxbury mother is charged with the deaths of her three children: 5-year-old Cora Clancy, 3-year-old Dawson Clancy, and 8-month-old Callan Clancy.  She pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and three counts each of strangulation and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the Plymout…

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by David Cifarelli
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COVID-19: MA Kidnapper, Sex Trafficker, Bank Robber Get Early Prison Release Due To Pandemic COVID-19: MA Kidnapper, Sex Trafficker, Bank Robber Get Early Prison Release Due To Pandemic
Covid-19: MA Kidnapper, Sex Trafficker, Bank Robber Get Early Prison Release Due To Pandemic A convicted kidnapper, sex trafficker, and two bank robbers are among the criminals who have been released from Massachusetts prisons early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So far, 419 motions for release have been filed in Massachusetts by convicts as well as people awaiting trial. Of those requests 88 have been granted, 219 have been denied, and 96 are pending, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Early releases are being allowed for some people in the justice system because prisons tend to be superspreaders for diseases. To allow for social-distancing, prisoners across the nation ar…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Award Reduced For Man Who Spent 27 Years In Prison For A Murder He Didn't Do Award Reduced For Man Who Spent 27 Years In Prison For A Murder He Didn't Do
Award Reduced For Man Who Spent 27 Years In Prison For A Murder He Didn't Do After many appeals and legal actions, a man who was wrongfully incarcerated for 27 years has come to an agreement with the city he says put him there. On Wednesday, Dec. 9, news broke that Mark Schand, 55, of Hartford, and the City of Springfield will settle on giving $6.5 million to Schand for the part the city’s police played in the conviction. Schand was initially awarded $27 million in his suit against Springfield - $1 million for each year of false imprisonment - but upon appeal and negotiation, Schand will get $6.5 million, according to Fox61. The lesser amount did not come as a shoc…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Charity Bails Out Rapist; AG Vows Investigation Charity Bails Out Rapist; AG Vows Investigation
Charity Bails Out Rapist; AG Vows Investigation The Massachusetts Bail Fund is under fire for using donations to spring a convicted rapist who is accused of raping a woman in July, just weeks after he was let out of jail. The fund posted $15,000 for the release of registered Level 3 sex offender Shawn McClinton who is facing aggravated rape, kidnapping, strangulation, and other new charges, according to Boston.com. McClinton is homeless in Roxbury, according to the registry. He was convicted of rape in 1994 and 2007. In a statement defending the decision, the Massachusetts Bail Fund called the bail system racist and said it targets the p…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Arrest Made In Samurai Sword Attack That Left A Hartford Landlord Decapitated Arrest Made In Samurai Sword Attack That Left A Hartford Landlord Decapitated
Arrest Made In Samurai Sword Attack That Left A Hartford Landlord Decapitated A man accused of decapitating his landlord with a samurai sword has been arrested and is being held on a $2 million bond. Jerry Thompson is being charged with killing his roommate and landlord Victor King in his Asylum Street house. King told police on Saturday, July 25, that Thompson had threatened him with the sword after asking him to move out for not paying rent, Fox61 is reporting. At the behest of one of King’s friends, the next day, police a well-being check on King and found him in the kitchen surrounded by blood, decapitated. Police apprehended Thompson while he was driving on …

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by Kristin Palpini