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Teen Carjacks Uber At Gunpoint In Western Mass But Doesn't Make It Far: Police Teen Carjacks Uber At Gunpoint In Western Mass But Doesn't Make It Far: Police
Teen Carjacks Uber At Gunpoint In Western Mass But Doesn't Make It Far: Police A 17-year-old decided to outsource part of the carjacking process last week in Springfield when he called the car to come to him, but his plan didn't go as he'd hoped, authorities said.   The teen ordered an Uber on Friday, Aug. 4, just after 2 p.m. to pick him up on Locust Street, Springfield police said. When the car arrived, the kid pulled a gun on the driver and ordered him to get out.  The teen, despite being barely old enough to have a driver's license, hopped in the driver's seat and sped away. Police spotted the stolen Uber near Boston Road and tried to pull it over, …

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by Josh Lanier
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Cops Seize 12,000 Bags Of Heroin, Loaded Firearm At Apartment In Western Mass Cops Seize 12,000 Bags Of Heroin, Loaded Firearm At Apartment In Western Mass
Cops Seize 12,000 Bags Of Heroin, Loaded Firearm At Apartment In Western Mass An investigation into a domestic disturbance involving a man with a previous weapons conviction in Western Massachusetts led to the seizure of more than 12,000 bags of heroin and a loaded handgun, authorities announced. Officers in Hampden County from the Springfield Police Department responded to an apartment on Locust Street at approximately noon on Sunday, July 25, where there was a reported disturbance. Upon arrival, police located their suspect, Springfield resident John Castillo, age 21, who was taken into custody and arrested for assault and battery. During a subsequent search of C…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Accused Of Violently Beating His Dog In Western Mass Man Accused Of Violently Beating His Dog In Western Mass
Man Accused Of Violently Beating His Dog In Western Mass A man was arrested in Western Massachusetts after being seen on camera violently abusing his dog. On Thursday, April 29, the Animal Control Supervisor at the T.J. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center contacted detectives at the Springfield Police Department about a report of potential animal abuse that occurred the previous day. Detectives retrieved footage from the area of Locust Street where the incident happened, which showed a man, later identified as area resident Carlos Figueroa Jr., slapping a dog with a collar, violently grabbing the dog by the neck, and slapping it again be…

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by Zak Failla