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100 MPH Chase: Holyoke Mom Caught Fleeing Cops With Teen Driver Charged, Police Say 100 MPH Chase: Holyoke Mom Caught Fleeing Cops With Teen Driver Charged, Police Say
100 MPH Chase: Holyoke Mom Caught Fleeing Cops With Teen Driver Charged, Police Say Police have charged the Holyoke mother of a 16-year-old teenager caught running from police at 110 mph in West Springfield earlier this week. She was in the backseat during the chase.  Kelly LeBlanc, 43, was summoned on charges of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and contributing to the delinquency of a child, a Massachusetts State Police spokesperson said.  LeBlanc was inside the 2012 Nissan Altima with her son when he sped away from police around 6 p.m. Monday, May 8, along the Massachusetts Turnpike, troopers said, topping out at speeds above 100 mph, troopers said. …

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by Josh Lanier
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Five Nabbed After Springfield Narcotics Investigation Five Nabbed After Springfield Narcotics Investigation
Five Nabbed After Springfield Narcotics Investigation A monthlong investigation into drug sales in Western Massachusetts led to the arrest of five suspects who are facing a variety of drug and breaking and entering charges, police said. Over the past month, members of the Springfield Police Department Metro Unit and Narcotics Unit have been investigating an apartment on the 0-100 block of Pearl Street for the distribution of narcotics. Early on Saturday, June 26, detectives conducting surveillance of the apartment spotted behavior consistent with drug sales taking place, and shortly before 12 p.m., Springfield resident Isaias Diaz, who is know…

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by Zak Failla
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MA Man Driving Car Allegedly Packed With Drugs, Guns Is Busted After Running Red Light MA Man Driving Car Allegedly Packed With Drugs, Guns Is Busted After Running Red Light
MA Man Driving Car Allegedly Packed With Drugs, Guns Is Busted After Running Red Light A man driving a car allegedly stuffed with guns and drugs was busted after he ran a red light in front of a police officer. On Monday, March 1, around 7 p.m., a Massachusetts State Police Trooper on patrol was stopped at a red light at the intersection of State and Main streets in Springfield when he allegedly observed a black Dodge Charger run a red light. The officer pulled over the vehicle, which was rented. Neither the driver nor the passenger had a license to operate a motor vehicle, police said. A tow truck was requested, as well as backup, and police officers removed the vehicle’s t…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Teens' Attempt To Avoid Police Raises Suspicion; Stolen Vehicle Recovered Teens' Attempt To Avoid Police Raises Suspicion; Stolen Vehicle Recovered
Teens' Attempt To Avoid Police Raises Suspicion; Stolen Vehicle Recovered Four teenagers were arrested early Friday morning after allegedly trying to outrun a police cruiser in a stolen SUV. While stationed on Route 20 at around 2 a.m., a West Springfield police officer allegedly saw an SUV pull an abrupt U-Turn a house or two before passing the cruiser. Suspecting the driver was trying to avoid the police, the officer pursued the vehicle, police said. The West Springfield Police Department had stationed an officer in the Tatham Neighborhood by Poplar Avenue on Route 20 due to a rash of car break-ins and thefts, police said. The officer allegedly chased the sus…

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by Kristin Palpini