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Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Woman's Life After She Stopped Breathing in Western Mass Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Woman's Life After She Stopped Breathing in Western Mass
Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Woman's Life After She Stopped Breathing in Western Mass A firefighter is never off-duty. A Hampshire County firefighter proved that last week when he happened upon an unresponsive woman and was able to get her breathing again before paramedics could arrive, authorities said.  Northampton Firefighter Pat Davis is being heralded as a hero after saving the woman on Sept. 26 at Cumberland Farms in Granby.  Granby firefighters were called to the convenience store around 1 p.m. to reports of a woman who'd fallen unconscious and wasn't breathing, the department said on Facebook.  Another call a few moments later said the woman was breat…

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by Josh Lanier
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Driver Unharmed After Car Tumbles Into Western Mass Brook: Fire Officials Driver Unharmed After Car Tumbles Into Western Mass Brook: Fire Officials
Driver Unharmed After Car Tumbles Into Western Mass Brook: Fire Officials A driver avoided getting hurt after their car took a steep dive off a road and into a body of water in Western Massachusetts this week, officials said. Crews responded for a report of a motor vehicle over an embankment, on its roof and in a brook in Westhampton just after 6:30 on Monday, March 6, Northampton Fire Rescue said on Facebook.  Just after 6:30pm this evening, Engine 3, Car 4, Rescue 1 and A4 were dispatched to Loudville Road for a motor vehicle... Posted by Northampton Fire Rescue on Monday, March 6, 2023 Prior to arrival, the driver of the car was able to get out safely and…

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by David Cifarelli
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Stolen Vehicle Pursuit In Holyoke Ends With Crash In Hampshire County Stolen Vehicle Pursuit In Holyoke Ends With Crash In Hampshire County
Stolen Vehicle Pursuit In Holyoke Ends With Crash In Hampshire County A suspect was arrested in Western Massachusetts following a pursuit in a stolen vehicle.  Shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, police in Hampshire County received an alert that Holyoke Police in Hampden County and Massachusetts State Police were involved in a pursuit with a stolen vehicle driven by a suspect accused of breaking and entering, according to the Hadley Police Department. Hadley PD officers attempted to deploy tire deflation devices and saw the suspect vehicle leave I-91 North at a high rate of speed and travel over the Coolidge Bridge into Hadley, police said.  …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Waiting In Line For Lunch Stabbed In Unprovoked Attack In Western Mass Man Waiting In Line For Lunch Stabbed In Unprovoked Attack In Western Mass
Man Waiting In Line For Lunch Stabbed In Unprovoked Attack In Western Mass A man waiting to pick up his lunch in Western Massachusetts was viciously stabbed in his throat and his assailant went on the run, police said. In Hampshire County, all available Northampton police officers responded to the downtown area at approximately noon on Thursday, March 10, where there was a reported stabbing at an area eatery. Police said that the victim was waiting in line for his lunch when another man approached him from behind, unprovoked, and cut him with a knife in the front of his neck before fleeing the scene. Officers and EMS from Northampton Fire Rescue provided medical …

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect From Hampden County Nabbed After Stabbing At Walmart In Western Mass Suspect From Hampden County Nabbed After Stabbing At Walmart In Western Mass
Suspect From Hampden County Nabbed After Stabbing At Walmart In Western Mass A Western Massachusetts was arrested after allegedly stabbing a Walmart employee. The incident took place in Hampshire County around 5 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 17 in Northampton. According to the Northampton Police Department, police were called to Walmart for a report of two employees in an altercation.  Upon arrival, officers located one of the males suffering from multiple stab wounds, the department said. The victim was transported to the hospital by Northampton Fire Rescue for non-life-threatening injuries.   A short time later, the suspect, a 23-year-old male from Holyok…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Rescued After Falling Down Deep Embankment In Western Mass Woman Rescued After Falling Down Deep Embankment In Western Mass
Woman Rescued After Falling Down Deep Embankment In Western Mass Police and firefighters rescued a Western Massachusetts woman after she fell down a steep embankment and into a shallow stream. The incident took place in Hampshire County around 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 13, when Northampton Police and Northampton Fire Rescue responded behind the Millbank Condominiums for a 53-year-old woman that had fallen down a steep embankment and into a shallow stream, the fire department said. Police officers were able to pull the woman out, and firefighters extricated the female up the steep embankment using a sled.  The woman was transported to Cooley Dickins…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Victim Not Cooperating After Stabbing In Western Mass, Police Say Victim Not Cooperating After Stabbing In Western Mass, Police Say
Victim Not Cooperating After Stabbing In Western Mass, Police Say A man who was found walking down a Massachusetts street bleeding is not cooperating with police after they discovered he was stabbed. The man was found by Northampton Police around 1 p.m., Friday, April 30 he officers responded to the area of 386 Pleasant St., for a report of a male walking down the street bleeding, said the Northampton Police. When officers arrived on the scene they located the man and observed his injuries to be consistent with multiple knife wounds, police said.  Officers secured the location and attempted to locate a suspect in the house.  "However, at this …

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by Kathy Reakes