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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
News
Man Who Shot Mass Trooper During Fight In Springfield Gets 15 Years: DA Man Who Shot Mass Trooper During Fight In Springfield Gets 15 Years: DA
Man Who Shot Mass Trooper During Fight In Springfield Gets 15 Years: DA A Springfield man who shot a Massachusetts state trooper on New Year's Eve 2020 will spend the next 12 to 15 years behind bars, a judge ruled on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Christopher Gardner, 34, was accused of shooting the state trooper around 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2020. The trooper was responding to the area of Nursery and Stafford streets when a bullet blasted through his patrol car's door and into his leg, police said at the time.  Gardner was in a fight with another man when the shooting began, police said. When Springfield police arrived, he fired at them as well. One bullet went th…

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by Khier Casino
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A&E 'Killer Cases' Show Will Feature Ex-Westfield Cop Who Murdered His Wife A&E 'Killer Cases' Show Will Feature Ex-Westfield Cop Who Murdered His Wife
A&E 'Killer Cases' Show Will Feature Ex-Westfield Cop Who Murdered His Wife Convicted murderer Brian Fanion is ready for his close-up. Well, as close as his jailers will let the cameras get.  Fanion, a former Hampden County cop who was convicted earlier this year of killing his wife, will be the subject of a true-crime series on A&E called "Killer Cases." The hour-long episode will air on Friday, Oct. 13, at 9 p.m. on the A&E Network.  All the emotion, drama, and suspense of America’s most chilling murder trials are captured on "Killer Cases." Weaving together interviews and gripping footage, "Killer Cases" is an immersive true crime roller coaster. Vi…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Road Reopens After Suspect Barricaded Himself Inside Chicopee Apartment Road Reopens After Suspect Barricaded Himself Inside Chicopee Apartment
Road Reopens After Suspect Barricaded Himself Inside Chicopee Apartment Chicopee Police say Pendleton Road is now open following an incident earlier this afternoon when a suspect barricaded himself inside an apartment.  Police did not release any information on the suspect, but said the Hampden District Attorney would update reporters tomorrow.  ---------------------- Police in Chicopee are asking the public to stay away from the Pendleton Avenue area after a suspect barricaded themself inside a home on Wednesday afternoon, May 10.  Massachusetts State Police officials on the scene to help with the situation say there is no active threat to the public. They …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
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
Police & Fire
Springfield Man Can’t Use His Nearly $200K In Movie Money For Bail On Drug Charges: DA Springfield Man Can’t Use His Nearly $200K In Movie Money For Bail On Drug Charges: DA
Springfield Man Can’t Use His Nearly $200K In Movie Money For Bail On Drug Charges: DA Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni this week laid out a literal table full of evidence he said police seized from a 51-year-old Springfield man. It included more than 30 pounds of cocaine, nearly 14,000 fentanyl pills, a pound of raw fentanyl, and almost $200,000 in fake money.  Alonzo Williams faces charges of possession of a firearm without a license, trafficking in fentanyl over 200 grams, trafficking in cocaine over 200 grams, trafficking in cocaine 18-36 grams, and possession to distribute a class A drug, Gulluni's office announced.  Springfield police detectives …

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by Josh Lanier
Obituaries
Former Western Mass Priest Dies From COVID-19 On Day He Was To Be Charged For Murder, DA Says Former Western Mass Priest Dies From COVID-19 On Day He Was To Be Charged For Murder, DA Says
Former Western Mass Priest Dies From Covid-19 On Day He Was To Be Charged For Murder, DA Says A former Western Mass Catholic priest who was about to be charged with the 1972 murder of a 13-year-old boy died from COVID-19 on the day he was to be charged. Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni said that the case against Richard Lavigne in the murder of Danny Croteau, had officially been closed. Gulluni said during a news conference on Monday, May 23 that the former priest and child molester was the only person to ever be publicly named as a suspect, though he died before he could be charged. The seventh-grader’s body was found face down in the Chicopee River on April 15, 1972. An…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Springfield Pimp Gets 15 Years In Jail For Sex Trafficking In CT, MA Springfield Pimp Gets 15 Years In Jail For Sex Trafficking In CT, MA
Springfield Pimp Gets 15 Years In Jail For Sex Trafficking In CT, MA A pimp who ran a sex trafficking ring in Springfield and Hartford has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. William Coleman, 49, of Springfield, has been sentenced to 186 months in prison and five years of supervised police, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts, said. In February, Coleman pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges. From 2016-2018, Coleman ran a prostitution ring in the Springfield and Hartford areas as well as other parts of Connecticut, the Attorney’s Office said.  Coleman used violence and drug addictions - typically heroin - to coerce 8 female victims into enga…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Springfield Police Officer Sentenced To Anger Management Classes Following Clash in Lobby Springfield Police Officer Sentenced To Anger Management Classes Following Clash in Lobby
Springfield Police Officer Sentenced To Anger Management Classes Following Clash in Lobby Springfield Police Officer Jefferson Petrie has pleaded guilty to assaulting a civilian back in 2017. Petrie pleaded guilty in March, court records show, when he agreed to take anger management classes and stay 100 yards from the victim, Jerry Bellamy. In exchange for complying with the sentence, Petrie’s charges will be dismissed after one year, MassLive reported. Bellamy, however, is not done with the courts. He is suing Petrie and three other officers in U.S. District Court that alleges assault and batter, false arrest, malicious prosecution, and civil rights violation, according to cour…

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by Kristin Palpini