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Drive-By Shooting Under Investigation In Hampden County Drive-By Shooting Under Investigation In Hampden County
Drive-By Shooting Under Investigation In Hampden County Police are investigating a drive-by shooting incident that was directed at a specific residence in Western Massachusetts. The incident took place in Hampden County around 3:15 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 15 in Wilbraham, police said. According to Wilbraham Police Captain Edward Lennon, officers responded to an area of Merrill Road for reports of gunshots being fired. Once on the scene, the officers discovered that shots had been directed at a specific residence from a vehicle, which had fled the area, Lennon said.  There were no reported injuries. The incident, which appears to be random and…
Police Nab Suspect In String Of Home Break-Ins, Recover Allegedly Stolen Items Police Nab Suspect In String Of Home Break-Ins, Recover Allegedly Stolen Items
Police Nab Suspect In String Of Home Break-Ins, Recover Allegedly Stolen Items Police have arrested a suspect in a string of home break-ins as well as recovered some of the allegedly stolen property. On Saturday, Jan. 23, police said that, after a months’ long investigation, they were able to issue a warrant for the suspected burglar’s arrest, Wilbraham Police said. The arrest followed the execution of a search warrant at 524 Ridge Road in Wilbraham. There police allegedly found numerous stolen items and evidence pertaining to the house breaks. Thomas Dean, Jr., 41, the homeowner, was arrested at his home on Saturday and charged with breaking and entering, and unarme…
Unregistered Sex Offender Busted With Help Of 'Alert' Citizen Unregistered Sex Offender Busted With Help Of 'Alert' Citizen
Unregistered Sex Offender Busted With Help Of 'Alert' Citizen Police are saluting an “alert” citizen who reported a man suspiciously watching children at play. It turns out the man is a sex offender who never registered his newest home, work or school address with the police. Wilbraham Police arrested Christopher Tadra Berchem, 46, of Somers, Connecticut, on the charge of failure to register as a sex offender, level 2 or 3, police said. On Tuesday, Oct. 20, at around 6 p.m., police received a call about a suspicious vehicle in the Raymond Drive neighborhood. “The caller stated that the suspicious vehicle was occupied by a lone white male and he appe…