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Springfield Community Applauds Good Samaritan Who Saved Officers' Lives Springfield Community Applauds Good Samaritan Who Saved Officers' Lives
Springfield Community Applauds Good Samaritan Who Saved Officers' Lives Pedro Perez said he didn't think about what could happen to him when he jumped into a fight to help two police officers who were being attacked by a suspect. He just saw someone in trouble, and he felt compelled to help out.  Now, the Springfield community is paying him back for his quick-thinking and heroic actions.  It all happened on Tuesday, Dec. 27, just before 12:30 p.m. when police said Joseph Gonzalez, 41, of Springfield, robbed the Metro PCS on Armory Street at knifepoint before running away.  Two responding officers spotted him in the Chapin Terrace area …

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by Josh Lanier
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Duo Nabbed After Allegedly Showing Gun During Road-Rage Incident In Region Duo Nabbed After Allegedly Showing Gun During Road-Rage Incident In Region
Duo Nabbed After Allegedly Showing Gun During Road-Rage Incident In Region Two Western Massachusetts men were arrested following a road-rage incident in which the two allegedly showed a gun. The incident took place around 10:20 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 9, in Hampden County when Holyoke Police officers responded to a report of road rage involving two area men in a silver Infiniti who reportedly showed a gun during the altercation. When police responded to the area they spotted a car matching the description and attempted to stop it on Westerfield Road, but the driver sped away, police said. The driver, identified as Pedro Perez, age 32, of West Springfield, lost contr…

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by Kathy Reakes