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Man Runs Out Of Gas In Western Mass, Ends Up In Jail: Police
A Springfield man who ran out of gas got help from State Police in Hampden County, but he didn't realize it would lead to him sitting in a jail cell.
Jamal Ramos, age 25, was found on the shoulder of I-91 in Holyoke earlier this month, State Police said. He said he couldn't get gas and asked for help getting a tow truck to his location.
However, as they waited, police learned Ramos didn't have a driver's license, authorities said. Officers wrote him a ticket.
Officers went to inventory the car before it was towed away, but Ramos got nervous and refused to move away from the vehicle, au…
Stop Of Vehicle With No License Plates Leads To Narcotics, Firearms Bust In Western Mass
A Massachusetts State Police trooper on patrol in Franklin County busted a New England man and minor who were in possession of drugs and illegal weapons, authorities announced.
Trooper Tyler Hersom was on patrol at approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22 when he stopped a vehicle on I-91 in Whately for driving without front or rear license plates.
During the subsequent stop, investigators said that Hersom found five people inside the vehicle, and the driver, Shaftsbury, Vermont resident Dylan Graskey, age 35, was allegedly “deceptive,” according to police.
“While speaking to the occupan…
Police ID Victims In Western Mass Triple-Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
The victims of a triple-fatal wrong-way crash on Route 91 have been identified by Massachusetts State Police.
The victims of the crash which took place in Hampden County have been identified as Judith Keating, age 65, and Michelle Swaller, age 65, both of Milford, Connecticut, and Wallace Sherman Jr. of Gloversville of Fulton County in upstate New York, state police said.
The crash took place around 6 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 22, when a Subaru with only the driver inside was traveling the wrong way on I-91 in Holyoke hit another vehicle head-on, state police said.
The second vehicle,…
