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Seven Nabbed For Illegal Dumping In Springfield Seven Nabbed For Illegal Dumping In Springfield
Seven Nabbed For Illegal Dumping In Springfield Smile, you’re on candid camera in Western Massachusetts. Seven people have been cited in Hampden County after being caught on camera illegally dumping debris, trash, and tree trimmings throughout the city. Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and Executive Director of Parks, Buildings, and Recreation Management (PBRM) Patrick Sullivan said that the citations come as part of the city’s concerted effort to curb illegal dumping. After receiving complaints of the activities, the PBRM has continued to maintain security cameras at multiple sites throughout Springfield that have been a popular place …

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by Zak Failla
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Police Search For Person Who Dumped Dead Animals In Hampden County Police Search For Person Who Dumped Dead Animals In Hampden County
Police Search For Person Who Dumped Dead Animals In Hampden County Police are asking for the public's help in finding the person responsible for dumping over a dozen dead farm animals in Western Massachusetts. The animals were found in garbage bags on Sunday, March 21, and again on Monday, March 22 in Hampden County, on Monson Road in Brimfield. "We are looking for some assistance in trying to identify the individual that was responsible for what appeared to be a case of illegal dumping on Monson Road," said the Brimfield Police Department. Inside the trash bags were the following: One adult Silke chicken One Longhorn chicken One Guinea hen Eight b…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Suspected Of Using Firecrackers To Light A Car On Fire Is Arrested Woman Suspected Of Using Firecrackers To Light A Car On Fire Is Arrested
Woman Suspected Of Using Firecrackers To Light A Car On Fire Is Arrested A woman suspected of intentionally lighting a car on fire using fireworks was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 30. Lashawnda Naylor, 37, of Springfield, was arrested in the Tilton Street area of Springfield on the charges of burning a motor vehicle and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, police said. Naylor is suspected of lighting a car on fire on Aug. 20. On that day, Springfield Police and Firefighters responded to a report of a car on fire near the intersection of Wellington Street and Wilbraham Road. When they arrived on the scene, the vehicle was fully engulfed in fl…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Garbage Dumped In Woods Traced Back To 'Trash Removal Service'; Arrests Made Garbage Dumped In Woods Traced Back To 'Trash Removal Service'; Arrests Made
Garbage Dumped In Woods Traced Back To 'Trash Removal Service'; Arrests Made Two women offering trash removal services are being accused of dumping truckloads of garbage in the Monson woods. Julie Palmere, 34, of Monson, and Tisha Verge, 36, of West Springfield, have been arrested and charged with illegal dumping of trash over 7 cubic-feet, operating after suspension, and use of a motor vehicle without authority, police said. Verge was also charged with operating after suspension, attaching the wrong license plates and operating an uninsured motor vehicle. The arrest was the result of a sting operation. After receiving complaints about trach being dumped in the woo…

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by Kristin Palpini