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Routine Traffic Stop Ends With Major Drug, Gun Bust In Central Mass: Police Routine Traffic Stop Ends With Major Drug, Gun Bust In Central Mass: Police
Routine Traffic Stop Ends With Major Drug, Gun Bust In Central Mass: Police A Massachusetts state trooper checking license plates on I-84 in Worcester County didn't know what he had when he spotted a minivan with a revoked registration, but that simple traffic stop spiraled into serious charges for the wanted driver, authorities said.  Jeffrey Bien-Aime, 30, of Brockton, faces a number of charges following the unfortunate traffic stop on Nov. 13, State Police said in a Monday, Nov. 20, release.  The trooper was performing routine license plate checks while on the interstate in Sturbridge when he spotted the van with its bad plates. He followed the car as …

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by Josh Lanier
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Cop Charged In Memphis Beating Death Played High School Football In Hartford County Cop Charged In Memphis Beating Death Played High School Football In Hartford County
Cop Charged In Memphis Beating Death Played High School Football In Hartford County A former Connecticut high school football player has been identified as one of the five Memphis Police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop on Saturday, Jan. 7. Officer Desmond Mills Jr. lived in Hartford County and graduated from Bloomfield High School where he also reportedly played football. "Bloomfield Public Schools is aware of the disturbing situation involving five police officers in Memphis, Tennessee," said Stan Simpson, spokesman for Bloomfield Public Schools. "We can confirm that one of the officers – Desmond Mills Jr. - is a graduate o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Driver Faces Charges After Passengers Seen Riding On Car In Western Mass Driver Faces Charges After Passengers Seen Riding On Car In Western Mass
Driver Faces Charges After Passengers Seen Riding On Car In Western Mass A man who was arrested on weapons offenses in Western Massachusetts earlier this year is facing new charges after becoming combative with officers attempting to interview him after he was caught driving with a friend riding on the hood of a car. Officers from the Springfield Police Department in Hampden County spotted a man riding on the hood of a moving car at approximately 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6 with a second sitting on the sunroof of the vehicle while a third was leaning out the passenger side window recording the scene on a phone, prompting a traffic stop. During the subsequent …

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by Zak Failla