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2 Fitchburg High Students Arrested After They Brought Knives To School: Police 2 Fitchburg High Students Arrested After They Brought Knives To School: Police
2 Fitchburg High Students Arrested After They Brought Knives To School: Police Police arrested two students at Fitchburg High School on Monday, Sept. 12, after they brought knives to school, authorities said.  Administrators put the school into lockdown after they were alerted to a potential weapon on campus early Monday morning, the school said in a message to parents. School leaders called police who began a search of the 140 Arn-How Farm Rd school to find the student they believed had a knife.  Police found the 17-year-old with three other students in the school's library. He had a pocket knife on him, police said. A 16-year-old student who was with him carried a …

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by Josh Lanier
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Seen Him? Police Seeking Public's Help To Find Missing Man Seen Him? Police Seeking Public's Help To Find Missing Man
Seen Him? Police Seeking Public's Help To Find Missing Man Police are searching for a missing man who may be in the Fitchburg or Lawrence area. On Friday, Feb. 5, Fitchburg Police issued a missing person poster seeking the public’s help in finding Rigo Santiago, 27. Santiago is 5’11” and about 140 lbs. He is described as having a thin build, curly, dark brown hair, and a full beard. He also has a lion tattoo on his shoulder and his name tattooed on his left forearm. Santiago was last seen wearing a plaid jacket and dark blue jeans. Police said he may be in the Fitchburg or Lawerence area of Massachusetts.  People with any information about …

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by Kristin Palpini
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Son Gets 13 Years In Prison For Selling Fatal Drug-Dose; Father Pleads Not Guilty Son Gets 13 Years In Prison For Selling Fatal Drug-Dose; Father Pleads Not Guilty
Son Gets 13 Years In Prison For Selling Fatal Drug-Dose; Father Pleads Not Guilty A city man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for his role in an alleged father-son drug dealing team that sold a lethal dose of fentanyl in Massachusetts. On Wednesday, Dec. 2, Anthony Baez, 32, of Fitchburg, was sentenced to 156 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman. Baez had pleaded guilty to a raft of drug dealing charges in July, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts. The investigation that led to Baez’s sentence began in September 2018 following a fatal overdose in the Fitchburg area. Law enforcement l…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Driver Crashes Into Four Vehicles Trying To Escape Police Driver Crashes Into Four Vehicles Trying To Escape Police
Driver Crashes Into Four Vehicles Trying To Escape Police Attempting to flee the police, a suspect allegedly crashed into four cars while driving through heavy traffic in Fitchburg. Davaughn Coppedge, 23, of Springfield, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 25, around 6 p.m., and charged with drug possession, leaving the scene of property damage, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of personal injury, and operating with a suspended license, police said. State Troopers became suspicious of Coppedge when they allegedly witnessed him driving a car with a defective rear tail light. Officers attempted to pull Coppedge over near Water and …

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by Kristin Palpini