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Passenger Killed In Western Mass Crash
One person was killed during a two-vehicle crash in Western Massachusetts.
The crash took place around 7 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 22, in Hampden County, at 177 Chapin Street in Ludlow, said Ludlow Police Chief Daniel Valadas.
During the crash, which involved two Subarus, a passenger in one of the vehicles was trapped and had to be extracted using the jaws of life, police said.
Additional passengers and drivers were also injured, all were transported to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield.
The passenger, a male, was then transported to Baystate Medical Center where he was pronounce…
Man, Woman Nabbed In Western Mass In Stolen Vehicle, Police Say
Two people were arrested in Western Massachusetts in connection with an alleged stolen vehicle.
Herbert Smith, age 46, of Worcester, and Rachel Keating, age 34, of Springfield, were arrested on Friday, July 16, after police received a GPS location on a vehicle in Ludlow that had been reported stolen earlier in the day.
When officers arrived on the scene of where the vehicle was located a the Big Y Plaza, Smith and Keating were inside the vehicle, the Ludlow Police said.
Following an investigation, both were arrested for theft of the vehicle, police said.
During the arrest, Smith all…
Suspect In 'Magic Lantern' Strip Club Shooting Is Arrested
An arrest has been made in connection with a February shooting at a rural strip club.
On Sunday, Feb. 21, gunfire broke out in the parking lot of the Magic Lantern, a topless bar on Route 20 in Monson by the Palmer town line, at around 1 a.m. The incident wasn’t reported until at least 12 hours later.
Now Ethan Fitzgerald, 25, of Ludlow, has been arrested in connection with the shooting, Monson Police said.
Fitzgerald was arrested Monday, March 1, on the charges of
possession of a firearm without an FID card or license to carry,
possession of ammunition with no FID card or license to …
