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West Springfield Man Found Shot To Death In Springfield Apartment ID'd West Springfield Man Found Shot To Death In Springfield Apartment ID'd
West Springfield Man Found Shot To Death In Springfield Apartment ID'd Police have identified a man who was shot and killed inside a Springfield apartment on Nov. 7.  Anthony Edwards, 30, of West Springfield, was found dead inside an apartment in the 100 block of Fort Pleasant Avenue, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said.  Springfield police are searching for the shooter.  Investigators ask anyone with information on the killing to contact Springfield detectives at 413-787-6355.

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Shot To Death Inside Springfield Apartment: Police Man Shot To Death Inside Springfield Apartment: Police
Man Shot To Death Inside Springfield Apartment: Police Springfield police said they found the body of a man inside an apartment early Monday morning, Nov. 27, killed from an apparent gunshot wound.  Officers were called to the apartments in the 0-100 block of Fort Pleasant Avenue, where they found the body just after 4:30 a.m., said Ryan Walsh, spokesperson for the Springfield Police Department. Homicide detectives are investigating the slaying. Officials have not released the man's name.   At approximately 4:40 a.m. Monday officers responded to an apartment building on the 0-100 block of Fort Pleasant Avenue for a report of a gunshot vict…

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by Josh Lanier
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Residents Rescued After Fire Breaks Out In Springfield Residents Rescued After Fire Breaks Out In Springfield
Residents Rescued After Fire Breaks Out In Springfield Footage of body cameras worn by Western Massachusetts police officers has been released to the public showing them rescuing residents from a burning building. The incident took place in Hampden County around 4:15 a.m., Monday, Dec. 13, when members of the Springfield Police Department responded to a call for a fire at a multi-family home on Fort Pleasant Avenue. The video shows officers entering the building, encountering smoke in the hallways and stairwells, and going door-to-door checking units to ensure residents were awake, and assisting them in safely exiting the building as …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed After Shooting In Springfield Suspect Nabbed After Shooting In Springfield
Suspect Nabbed After Shooting In Springfield A Western Massachusetts man has been charged with assault and battery with a firearm after police found another man shot. Hampden County resident Luis Rodriguez, age 32 of Springfield, was arrested around 1:50 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 16, after Springfield Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation on Fort Pleasant Avenue. According to Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police, when officers arrived they found Rodriguez in the area, and when they attempted to speak with him he was non-compliant and combative. Additional officers then located a gunshot victim. Officers provided first …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspected Illegal Firearms/Drug Dealer Busted After Brief Chase Suspected Illegal Firearms/Drug Dealer Busted After Brief Chase
Suspected Illegal Firearms/Drug Dealer Busted After Brief Chase Police shut down an alleged illegal firearms dealer on Saturday, Oct. 10. On Saturday around 4 p.m., Springfield Police responded to a tip that a man was selling guns at an apartment building on Fort Pleasant Avenue. When police arrived on the scene they saw a crowd of people and the suspect - Joshua Santiago - they were seeking walking away. When police ordered Santiago to stop, he allegedly took off running but was soon apprehended by police. Police allegedly found a loaded large-capacity firearm in his jeans, police said. They also recovered 42 bags of heroin, $1,838, crack, and mariju…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Police Searching For Springfield Woman Family Hasn't Seen Since November Police Searching For Springfield Woman Family Hasn't Seen Since November
Police Searching For Springfield Woman Family Hasn't Seen Since November Springfield Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 31-year-old woman whose family hasn’t seen her since November. Crystal Delgado was last in contact with her family in November and was last sighted in Chocppee in January. She was recently reported missing to the police, police said. Delgado is known to hang out in the area of Worthington Street as well as School and High streets and Fort Pleasant Avenue. If someone has information on her whereabouts, they are asked to call Springfield police at (413) 787-6360.

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by Kristin Palpini