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Alleged Springfield Drug Dealer Busted After Neighbors Fed Up With Crime Demanded Action: Cops Alleged Springfield Drug Dealer Busted After Neighbors Fed Up With Crime Demanded Action: Cops
Alleged Springfield Drug Dealer Busted After Neighbors Fed Up With Crime Demanded Action: Cops A 36-year-old Springfield man can thank residents near where he was allegedly selling drugs for his arrest on Wednesday, Nov. 8, authorities said.  Edwin Fontanez faces several felony charges following his bust in the 900 block of Worthington St. just after 2 p.m., Springfield police said.  Police began investigating that area after residents became fed up with crime in their neighborhood. Several called officers and demanded they do something about it, authorities said.  Police began watching the area. On Wednesday, they watched Fontanez make a suspected drug deal, and they arrested him,…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Guns, Drugs, Cash: April Fools Bust Started As Routine Traffic Stop In Springfield Guns, Drugs, Cash: April Fools Bust Started As Routine Traffic Stop In Springfield
Guns, Drugs, Cash: April Fools Bust Started As Routine Traffic Stop In Springfield A routine traffic stop in Hampden County over the weekend led police to discover a loaded pistol, hundreds of bags of heroin, and thousands of dollars in cash, officials said. Two men now face potentially decades in prison after a bust that began over an expired license plate.  Luis Cordero, 24, and Devon Sutherland, 38, both of Springfield, were arrested in the early morning hours on Saturday, April 1, at the intersection of Worthington Street and Sterns Square in Springfield, police said. Cordero was behind the wheel, and Sutherland was one of three passengers in the car.  Officers had t…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Suspected Crack Dealer Shot At Chicopee Cops During Raid: Police Suspected Crack Dealer Shot At Chicopee Cops During Raid: Police
Suspected Crack Dealer Shot At Chicopee Cops During Raid: Police Police said a suspected crack dealer shot at them as they tried to break down his front door during a raid this week.  Austin Colson faces 14 weapon and drug charges stemming from the Tuesday, Dec. 20, raid at his Belcher Street apartment, Chicopee police said.  Police officials said Chicopee narcotics officers and FBI agents with the gang task force knocked on Colson's door and announced their intentions, but after he refused to answer, they started to batter it down. That's when they heard a gunshot from inside the house, authorities said, and then the heavy footsteps of a man r…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Ankle Bracelet-Bearing Convict Busted After Springfield Drug Deal: Police Ankle Bracelet-Bearing Convict Busted After Springfield Drug Deal: Police
Ankle Bracelet-Bearing Convict Busted After Springfield Drug Deal: Police A convicted drug felon with a GPS tracking system around his ankle found himself running in with the law once again, authorities said. Edwin Harrison, age 43, of Springfield, was slapped with several charges after he was arrested following a drug deal in the city around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, Springfield Police report. Harrison was the suspect of an illegal firearms and narcotics investigation under the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit for weeks, police said. That investigation led the FIU to catch Harrison after he left a drug transaction on the 100 block of Mill Stree…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Man From Region Crashes Into Pair Of Police Cruisers Man From Region Crashes Into Pair Of Police Cruisers
Man From Region Crashes Into Pair Of Police Cruisers A Connecticut man rammed two police cruisers following a short police pursuit, after allegedly being found unconscious behind the wheel of his car. The incident took place in North Haven on Saturday, Sept. 24 on Dixwell Avenue. North Haven officers located a suspicious vehicle parked on the side of a road, in the Dixwell Avenue area, with a man in the driver seat who appeared to be unconscious, said the North Haven police. As officers approached the man, drug paraphernalia was observed in his lap. The man, identified as Michael Cancel, of Enfield, awoke and sped off nearly striking office…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Man From Region Sentenced For Role In Cocaine Trafficking Ring Man From Region Sentenced For Role In Cocaine Trafficking Ring
Man From Region Sentenced For Role In Cocaine Trafficking Ring A Connecticut man is heading to federal prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking ring that involved a US Postal worker. Kendall Hooks, age 50, of Hartford, was sentenced to more than 5 years behind bars Wednesday, May 11, in federal court in Hartford. It came nearly nine months after he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, the US Attorney’s Office said. The charges stemmed from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in Hartford and the US Postal Inspection Service that revea…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Guns, Ammo, 100 Marijuana Plants Seized In Bust At CT Grow House, Police Say Guns, Ammo, 100 Marijuana Plants Seized In Bust At CT Grow House, Police Say
Guns, Ammo, 100 Marijuana Plants Seized In Bust At CT Grow House, Police Say Connecticut State Police busted a man operating a marijuana grow house who was in possession of illegal weapons and ammo in front of a child, investigators announced. #DailyVoice An investigation into a marijuana grow house led to the arrest of a New Haven County man and the seizure of guns, ammo, and drugs, Connecticut State Police announced. Detectives from the Connecticut State Police Narcotics Task Force and members of the Seymour Police Department executives a search warrant at a home on Squantuck Road at approximately 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 27 following a lengthy investigation. Pol…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Felon Nabbed With Fentanyl Hours After Leaving Jail, Police Say Felon Nabbed With Fentanyl Hours After Leaving Jail, Police Say
Felon Nabbed With Fentanyl Hours After Leaving Jail, Police Say A Fairfield County man wanted by several police departments for a number of crimes including taking police on a high-speed pursuit was allegedly busted with 58 bags of pure fentanyl. Sylvester Edward, aka "GUMZY," age 31, of Norwalk, was arrested on Thursday, April 1, by Norwalk Police after taking officers on a high-speed pursuit and just hours after bonding out of jail on drug charges, said Norwalk Police Sgt. Sofia Gulino. Edward was first arrested on March 30, when he found to be in possession of 58 bags of pure fentanyl, several bags of crack cocaine, and marijuana, Gulino sa…

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by Kathy Reakes