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Springfield Police Commissioner Resigns After Officers Raid Her Home, Arrest Fugitive Son: Cops Springfield Police Commissioner Resigns After Officers Raid Her Home, Arrest Fugitive Son: Cops
Christy Torres Resigns From Police Role After Sons Arrested The Springfield Police Commissioner Christy Torres stepped down on Tuesday, Jan. 16, soon after police raided her home and arrested a wanted fugitive — her son — on gun and drug charges, authorities said. Another son was arrested last year after firing an illegal pistol at an oncoming car in the parking lot of a dentist's office, police have said.  Josiah Cheeseboro, 24, was arrested on Tuesday on a drug felony warrant out of Franklin County, Springfield police said. Police found Cheeseboro hiding in the basement of their family home on Seymour Avenue, reports and police said. …

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Busted After Pulling Loaded Gun On Officers In Springfield: Police Man Busted After Pulling Loaded Gun On Officers In Springfield: Police
Joseph Morales-Dejesus Pointed Loaded Pistol At Officers A 30-year-old Springfield man with a lengthy criminal history decided to add to that record when he pulled an illegal pistol on officers on Wednesday, Dec. 27, authorities said.  Joseph Morales-Dejesus, of Springfield, was arrested just before 1 a.m. at an apartment on Harriet Street, Springfield Police said.  Officers were investigating Morales-Dejesus for an alleged domestic assault involving a firearm and were given permission to go inside the apartment where he was staying. Shortly after police entered the home, Morales-Dejesus walked into the room where they were a…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Fired Shot At Car Trying To Run Him Over, Gets Arrested in Springfield: Cops Man Fired Shot At Car Trying To Run Him Over, Gets Arrested in Springfield: Cops
Man Fired Shot At Car Trying To Run Him Over, Gets Arrested in Springfield: Cops A 19-year-old man who said he was defending himself after a car tried to run him over was arrested this week after Springfield police said he was carrying a ghost gun. Jovanne Torres was arrested on Monday, Nov. 20, after police found the gun on him in the 300 block of State Street, authorities said.  Police were called to the area around 5 p.m. when a woman called 911 to report that a car had crashed into her and Torres, and one of the people inside the vehicle had pulled a gun, Springfield police said. They sped off after the crash, she told officers.  Torres told police that he pulled …

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by Josh Lanier
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Out On Bail: Teen Arrested For Third Time On Gun Charges In Springfield Out On Bail: Teen Arrested For Third Time On Gun Charges In Springfield
Out On Bail: Teen Arrested For Third Time On Gun Charges In Springfield A Hampden County teenager who was wearing an ankle monitor from his last arrest was caught for a third time on firearm charges this week, authorities said.  Jahiem Sutherland, 19, of Springfield, was wearing an ankle monitor as he was out on bail on an illegal firearms charge when officers arrested him Wednesday evening, June 7, Springfield police said.  Officers found an illegal large-capacity, loaded ghost gun on Sutherland with an illegal modification called a Glock switch, which makes it fully automatic, authorities said.  This is the third time police have arrested him …

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by Josh Lanier
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Ghost Gun Stolen Out Of Georgia Found On Springfield 18-Year-Old: Police Ghost Gun Stolen Out Of Georgia Found On Springfield 18-Year-Old: Police
Ghost Gun Stolen Out Of Georgia Found On Springfield 18-Year-Old: Police A Ghost Gun that was reported stolen from the South was found in the possession of an 18-year-old from Massachusetts this week along with drugs, according to authorities.  The Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit (FIU) was watching Noah Torres, of Springfield, for illegal possession of firearms for several weeks, Springfield Police report.  When detectives learned that Torres was in possession of a gun on Saturday, April 29, they arrested him in the 700 block of Carew Street around 9:50 p.m., police said. As detectives conducted a traffic stop that led to Torres' a…

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by David Cifarelli
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Wanted Man Brought 'Ghost Gun' To Puerto Rican Festival In Boston: Prosecutor Wanted Man Brought 'Ghost Gun' To Puerto Rican Festival In Boston: Prosecutor
Wanted Man Brought 'Ghost Gun' To Puerto Rican Festival In Boston: Prosecutor Police say a 28-year-old Boston man brought a loaded, high-capacity 'ghost gun' with a laser sight with him to the Puerto Rican Festival last week.  Marc Serrano, of Dorchester, was arrested near Franklin Park as he left the festival on Saturday, July 30, because he had an outstanding assault and battery warrant, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. When police searched his bookbag, they found the loaded handgun with an attached laser sight along with a 31-round clip, prosecutors said. Serrano had 24 bullets in the magazine, a round in the chamber, and another one stuck i…

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by Josh Lanier
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Massachusetts Man Had Ghost Gun On Him During Attack At MBTA Station: Police Massachusetts Man Had Ghost Gun On Him During Attack At MBTA Station: Police
Massachusetts Man Had Ghost Gun On Him During Attack At MBTA Station: Police A 30-year-old Lawrence man had a ghost gun in his backpack when he attacked two construction workers for no reason at an MBTA station earlier this week, police said.  Jose Lara was trespassing at a construction site near South Station just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, MBTA Transit Police said.  When two workers asked him to leave the garage where they were working, Lara lashed out and punched them before running away, police said. He threw down his book bag as he fled.  MTBA officers tracked him down to Keeland Street shortly after the attack. When they searched that b…

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by Josh Lanier
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Teen, Grandfather From Region Nabbed For Making Illegal AR-15s, Police Say Teen, Grandfather From Region Nabbed For Making Illegal AR-15s, Police Say
Teen, Grandfather From Region Nabbed For Making Illegal AR-15s, Police Say Acting on a tip from a concerned citizen, police in Connecticut arrested an 18-year-old man and his grandfather for allegedly making illegal assault rifles. The two were arrested in Middlesex County in the Town of East Hampton on Monday, May 16. According to the East Hampton Police, after receiving a call from a concerned citizen about a resident making AR-15 assault rifles, the department began an investigation that led to the arrest of Clayton Hobby, age 18, and Kerry Schunk, age 64, both of East Hampton. While on scene investigating, officers located and seized multiple “ghost gun” AR-1…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Ghost Gun Found At High School In Region Following Fight Ghost Gun Found At High School In Region Following Fight
Ghost Gun Found At High School In Region Following Fight Three students were arrested following a fight at a Connecticut high school in which a loaded ghost gun was found. The fight took place in Litchfield County in New Milford around 9:20 a.m., Tuesday, April 26 at New Milford High School. The school was immediately put into lockdown and officers swiftly moved to locate the involved parties, said Chief Spencer Cerruto, of the New Milford Police.  A juvenile and two other students were detained at the scene, Cerruto said. The lockdown was lifted around 11 a.m. when the school was deemed safe, police said. Cerruto said that a fight in a s…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Springfield Men Nabbed With Weapons, 'Ghost Gun,' Police Say Two Springfield Men Nabbed With Weapons, 'Ghost Gun,' Police Say
Two Springfield Men Nabbed With Weapons, 'Ghost Gun,' Police Say Two Western Massachusetts men were arrested for alleged possession of weapons, including a "ghost gun." The two were busted around 3:45 p.m., Thursday, July 15, in Hampden County, when members of the Springfield Police Department, along with other law enforcement officials, served a warrant at the home of John Cortez. The warrant was the result of an investigation into illegal firearms, with Cortez, of Springfield, as the target, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police. Also arrested during the search, was 29-year-old Berenice Alvardod, of Springfield, police said. When…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police: Chicopee Man Nabbed With Ghost Gun After Springfield Traffic Stop Police: Chicopee Man Nabbed With Ghost Gun After Springfield Traffic Stop
Police: Chicopee Man Nabbed With Ghost Gun After Springfield Traffic Stop Federal and state investigators apprehended a 22-year-old who was already out on bail for a previous weapons arrest after he was found in possession of an illegal, loaded “ghost gun” following a weeks-long investigation by state and federal law enforcement in Western Massachusetts. On Wednesday, June 2, members of the Springfield Police Narcotics Bureau under the direction of Captain Brian Keenan, the U.S. Marshal’s Task Force, ATF Task Force, Massachusetts State Police VFAS, and Hampden County Sheriff’s Department arrested Chicopee resident Jorge Montano at the intersection of Boston Road a…

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by Zak Failla
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Springfield Trio Nabbed With Weapons, Including Ghost Gun, Police Say Springfield Trio Nabbed With Weapons, Including Ghost Gun, Police Say
Springfield Trio Nabbed With Weapons, Including Ghost Gun, Police Say Police in Western Mass allegedly busted a 23-year-old man and two others with three guns, including a ghost gun during a traffic stop. The stop took place around 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 18, when Springfield Police Narcotics detectives working on an unrelated investigation in the East Forest Park area when they spotted Milan Brown, of Springfield, with a clearly visible large capacity style magazine of a firearm protruding from his waistband, said the Springfield Police. Detectives conducted surveillance when Brown and two other individuals, Luke McKinnie and Laquan Caldwell left the ar…

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by Kathy Reakes