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Ex-Western Mass Police Chief Charged With Embezzling Town Funds Ex-Western Mass Police Chief Charged With Embezzling Town Funds
Ex-Western Mass Police Chief Charged With Embezzling Town Funds The former police chief in Franklin County has been charged with stealing money and equipment set aside for his department, authorities said.  Daniel J. Galvis, the former police chief for the Leyden Police Department, was indicted on two counts of larceny of a motor vehicle, 2 counts of larceny over $1,200, and 3 counts of violating the standards of conduct for public employees, the Northwestern District Attorney said.  He was released on his own recognizance after the hearing, authorities said.  A 2022 Office of the Inspector General investigation found that Galv…

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by Josh Lanier
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(UPDATES) No Survivors: Plane Crash In Western Mass (UPDATES) No Survivors: Plane Crash In Western Mass
(Updates) No Survivors: Plane Crash In Western Mass Latest Update: The plane took off from Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport with three adults on board, flight tracker records and reports said.  Related: Police ID Victims In Franklin County Plane Crash The plane, with the tail number N7345R, was licensed to Fly Lugu, LLC, out of Southwick. Fly tracker data show the plane made several revolutions with fluctuating altitudes before crashing in a heavily wooded area in Franklin County.  Update: The National Transportation Safety Board said a twin-engine Beechcraft Baron 55 went down in a wooded area in Frank…

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by Josh Lanier
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Teenage Girl Thrown From Horse In Western Mass, Airlifted To Hospital: Officials Teenage Girl Thrown From Horse In Western Mass, Airlifted To Hospital: Officials
Teenage Girl Thrown From Horse In Western Mass, Airlifted To Hospital: Officials A teenage girl had be airlifted to the hospital after she was thrown from a horse in Western Massachusetts this week, according to fire officials. Bernardston Police and Fire responded to the incident on East Hill Branch Road in Leyden around 11:47 a.m. on Friday, May 5, Bernardston Fire said on Facebook.  - At 11:47 this morning we were dispatched mutual-aid to East Hill Branch Rd in Leyden for a teenage female who was... Posted by Bernardston Fire Department on Friday, May 5, 2023 The girl suffered a serious but non-life-threatening injury, the department added. She was taken via med…

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by David Cifarelli