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Man's Dirt Bike Ride In Western Mass Could Land Him In Prison For Decades Man's Dirt Bike Ride In Western Mass Could Land Him In Prison For Decades
Man's Dirt Bike Ride In Western Mass Could Land Him In Prison For Decades What started as a traffic ticket for a man caught riding a dirt bike on a public street in Western Massachusetts last week spiraled into multiple charges that could carry years in prison if he's convicted, authorities said.  Kevin Orlick, age 34, of Staten Island, New York, was stopped on July 6 after police spotted him riding a dirt bike in Hampden County on Cabot Street in Holyoke, police said. As officers spoke with them, they learned he was a fugitive with several outstanding warrants from New York, authorities continued.  Complicating his situation, Orlick was carrying 259 ba…

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by Josh Lanier
Obituaries
Bicyclist In Holyoke Hit-And-Run Dies At 22: Family Bicyclist In Holyoke Hit-And-Run Dies At 22: Family
Bicyclist In Holyoke Hit-And-Run Dies At 22: Family The 22-year-old Lawrence man who was injured in a hit and run in Holyoke earlier this month has died, his family announced on a fundraiser.  Jorge Meeswee Calderon was hit near the intersection of Cabot and Canal streets just before 8 p.m. on Jan. 5, Holyoke police said. The driver of the vehicle sped away before officers arrived.  Paramedics rushed Calderon to an area hospital, but after days of work, doctors were not able to save him, his family said on a GoFundMe.  Calderon was a North Andover High School graduate who was an up-and-coming barber at Style and Gra…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Threatening Woman While Impersonating MA Police Officer Man Nabbed For Threatening Woman While Impersonating MA Police Officer
Man Nabbed For Threatening Woman While Impersonating MA Police Officer A man from Connecticut is facing multiple charges after impersonating a police officer in a Western Massachusetts town, authorities said.  Police responded to a disturbance at 145 Cabot Street around 3:15 a.m. on Saturday, July 2, Holyoke Police said on Facebook. A male citizen told an officer about a man, later identified as Roberto Ruiz-Montanez, age 51, of Waterbury, who was bothering a woman outside the residence.  The woman said Ruiz-Montanez stopped approached her "in a threatening manner" and tried to get her into a back alley of Maple and Cabot streets, police s…

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by David Cifarelli
News
Trio Nabbed For Attempted Murder In Massachusetts Trio Nabbed For Attempted Murder In Massachusetts
Trio Nabbed For Attempted Murder In Massachusetts Three Western Massachusetts men have been arrested in connection with an alleged attempted murder. The Hampden County incident took place in Holyoke around 10:10 p.m., Monday, March 21, with arrests taking place on Friday, April 8. Officer Matt Goulding was operating a marked cruiser on Cabot Street when he heard what he believed to be a gunshot, said Capt. Matthew F. Moriarty, of the Holyoke Police. The officer advised dispatch of possible shots fired and headed for the area he believed the shots came from. As he was driving a man staggered into the roadway and collapsed, Moriarty s…

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by Kathy Reakes