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Some Ogre Stole 200-Pound Shrek Statue From Hatfield: Police Some Ogre Stole 200-Pound Shrek Statue From Hatfield: Police
Some Ogre Stole 200-Pound Shrek Statue From Hatfield: Police Somebody stole a 200-pound Shrek statue from Hatfield this week, and police are asking for the public's help to peel this onion to find out who did it.  The concrete version of the swamp-dwelling ogre was taken from its Mountain Road home, where he lived with a dragon statue.  Investigators ask anyone with information on the whereabouts of the sculpture or who may have taken it to contact them at 413-247-0323. "Or return him in the condition you found him," they wrote in a Facebook post.  "The dragon sculpture he lives with is frustrated and lonely," they wrote.  …

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Shot At, Robbed, Assaulted In Central Mass; Police Ask For Help Man Shot At, Robbed, Assaulted In Central Mass; Police Ask For Help
Man Shot At, Robbed, Assaulted In Central Mass; Police Ask For Help Auburn police are asking for the public's help in identifying suspects in a recent violent robbery where a man was shot at and beaten, authorities said. Investigators arrested one man already in the case but are searching for two more. The attack happened on Sunday, Jan. 8, just before 6:15 p.m. in the area of South Street and Route 20, Auburn police said. A man said he was riding in a car with three other men who robbed him at gunpoint, assaulted him, and fired the gun at him, Auburn police said.  State police arrested Daniel O. Vera, 28, of Fitchburg, two days later in Leominste…

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by Josh Lanier
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Gun-Wielding Man Snags Woman's Phone, Jewelry At Greater Boston Walking Trail Gun-Wielding Man Snags Woman's Phone, Jewelry At Greater Boston Walking Trail
Gun-Wielding Man Snags Woman's Phone, Jewelry At Greater Boston Walking Trail The Wilmington Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect behind a robbery that occurred earlier this month.  The gun-wiedling man demanded a woman's phone and jewelry while she was walking on the trails behind the Wilmington Family Medical Center around 5:30 p.m. on July 6, police said.  The suspect is described as a man in his mid-40s, standing about 5'8," and weighing about 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a blue surgical mask, dark blue t-shirt and dark brown pants, according to police.  The suspect also was said to have blue eyes, m…

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by David Cifarelli
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Suspect Allegedly Commits 2nd Armed Robbery At Holyoke Mall Within 7 Days Suspect Allegedly Commits 2nd Armed Robbery At Holyoke Mall Within 7 Days
Suspect Allegedly Commits 2nd Armed Robbery At Holyoke Mall Within 7 Days The same suspect who robbed the Sun Glasses Hut at the Holyoke Mall last week is believed to have robbed the place again. On Tuesday, March 2, at around 11:30 a.m. Holyoke Police responded to a report of a female suspect who went into the store, brandished a needle, and demanded money, police said. The suspect then ran off. Investigators believe the woman who robbed the store on March 2 is the same one who robbed it on Wednesday, Feb. 24, according to WesternMass News. On that day, a store employee told police that a white woman with blond hair and wearing a gray hoodie brandished a knife…

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by Kristin Palpini