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'True Hero': Firefighter Saves Woman After Car Falls Into Western Mass Floodwaters 'True Hero': Firefighter Saves Woman After Car Falls Into Western Mass Floodwaters
'True Hero': Firefighter Saves Woman After Car Falls Into Western Mass Floodwaters Rescue workers in Franklin County are calling one of their brethren a hero after he risked his life last week to save a woman after her car was swept away by flood waters.  Deerfield Assistant Fire Chief Ben Clark was surveying storm damage on Friday, July 21, just after 3 p.m., when the car in front of him was swallowed as the pavement on Lower Road gave way. The vehicle clung to the asphalt by its back tires and dangled precariously over a 15-foot drop into fast-moving floodwater, Deerfield Police Department said.  Then things got worse.  Clark called for backup and&n…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Mail Truck Meltdown: No Packages Harmed After Car Catches Fire In Central Mass Mail Truck Meltdown: No Packages Harmed After Car Catches Fire In Central Mass
Mail Truck Meltdown: No Packages Harmed After Car Catches Fire In Central Mass No packages were harmed but the same cannot be said for the mail truck when it burst into flames in Central Mass this week, authorities said. Crews responded to the vehicle fire at Dresser Hill Road in Dudley around 11:43 a.m., on Friday Dec. 2, Dudley Police said on Facebook. Upon arrival, officers found the mail truck completely engulfed in flames.  At approximately 11:43 am this morning, Dudley Police and Dudley Fire were dispatched to Dresser Hill Road for a report... Posted by Dudley Police Department on Friday, December 2, 2022 It was later determined that the mail carrier called…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Boston Man Set Fire Inside Central Mass Dunkin' Van To Keep Warm: Police Boston Man Set Fire Inside Central Mass Dunkin' Van To Keep Warm: Police
Boston Man Set Fire Inside Central Mass Dunkin' Van To Keep Warm: Police When the coffee shop runs out of coffee, perhaps a fire could be the perfect alternative for staying warm – if it’s not set in the same place. However, one Boston man didn’t seem to get the memo because he was arrested for setting a fire inside a parked Dunkin’ Donuts Mobile Walk-In Van in central Massachusetts, authorities said. A passerby saw smoke coming from the van shortly before 5 a.m. on Oct. 6, Webster Police said on Facebook. The fire from the van was so bad, that it was blistering the outside, police said. Further investigation suggested that the fire was intentionally set. …

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by David Cifarelli
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Bail Denied For Massachusetts Father Accused Of Stabbing Man Who Was In Bed With His Daughter Bail Denied For Massachusetts Father Accused Of Stabbing Man Who Was In Bed With His Daughter
Bail Denied For Massachusetts Father Accused Of Stabbing Man Who Was In Bed With His Daughter A Massachusetts father accused of breaking into a Worcester County home and stabbing a man in bed with his daughter will stay behind bars after being denied bail by a judge. Officers from the Dudley Police Department responded to a Dudley Southbridge Road residence at approximately 10:50 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7, during which he ran into two residents of the home. Police said that during the incident, Jeffrey Sprague, age 40, of Leicester in Worcester County, encountered a 19-year-old woman and 39-year-old man who suffered knife wounds to his face, neck, chest, and arms. According to polic…

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by Zak Failla