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Money Meant For Abuse Victims Stolen From Springfield YWCA By 3 Employees: Police Money Meant For Abuse Victims Stolen From Springfield YWCA By 3 Employees: Police
Money Meant For Abuse Victims Stolen From Springfield YWCA By 3 Employees: Police Three employees of the YWCA in Springfield are accused of stealing more than $28,000 in grant money meant to help victims of physical and sexual assault and human trafficking. They planned to use it for personal expenses, police said.  Aisha Pizarro, who was the administrator of the funds, and her two employees, Sharifa Forbes and Patricia Medina, are accused of taking the money, Springfield police said.  Detectives began investigating the theft on April 25 after the Department of Public Health, which controlled the funds, noticed some irregularities in the accounting and ask…

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by Josh Lanier
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Police Investigating Suspicious Death Of 38-Year-Old In Region As Homicide Police Investigating Suspicious Death Of 38-Year-Old In Region As Homicide
Police Investigating Suspicious Death Of 38-Year-Old In Region As Homicide Police are investigating as a homicide the suspicious death of a man found by concerned citizens in Connecticut. The man, identified as Antonio Tosado-Lopez, age 38, of Hartford, was found around 2 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 11 in the rear parking lot of 700 Park St., said Lt. Aaron Boisvert, of the Hartford Police. According to Boisvert, officers responded to the area after concerned citizens informed the Hartford Fire Department about an unconscious man on Park Street. When officers arrived, Hartford Fire was providing medical attention to Tosado-Lopez until EMS arrived on the scene. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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75-Year-Old Man Attacked By Two Young Men In Neighboring Boston City 75-Year-Old Man Attacked By Two Young Men In Neighboring Boston City
75-Year-Old Man Attacked By Two Young Men In Neighboring Boston City Cambridge Police are investigating after a 75-year-old man said he was physically assaulted by two young men.  Police responded to Broadway for a report of a past aggravated assault and battery at 11:30 p.m. on Monday, June 14. Upon arrival, the man said he was attacked on Harvard Street earlier in the night, according to police.  The man declined medical treatment after he initially told his manager about the attack, police added.  No other information was released. The investigation is ongoing. 

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by David Cifarelli
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Holyoke Woman Arrested For Biting Police Officer During Fight, Police Say Holyoke Woman Arrested For Biting Police Officer During Fight, Police Say
Holyoke Woman Arrested For Biting Police Officer During Fight, Police Say A woman was arrested after allegedly getting into a fight with another woman and then biting a police officer in Western Massachusetts. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 16 in Holyoke. A Holyoke Police dispatcher reportedly observed a physical altercation between two women on Elm Street in Holyoke. When officers arrived, several people began to walk away from the area. While officers were investigating the initial call, Maria Ruiz, age 35, of Holyoke, started another fight with a woman at the scene, said Capt. Matthew Moriarty. An officer took position between th…

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by Kathy Reakes