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Carlos González

Springfield, MA
Politics
'Disgrace': Reactions Heated For New Mass Bill To Allow Inmates To Donate Organ To Cut Sentence 'Disgrace': Reactions Heated For New Mass Bill To Allow Inmates To Donate Organ To Cut Sentence
'Disgrace': Reactions Heated For New Mass Bill To Allow Inmates To Donate Organ To Cut Sentence Two Massachusetts state representatives last month proposed legislation that would allow prisoners to shorten their sentences if they donate bone marrow or organs.  Reps. Judith Garcia (Suffolk) and Carlos González (Springfield) presented the bill as a way to bolster the number of organs and bone marrow available to those in need and "restore bodily autonomy" for people behind bars. Each inmate who gives could see between 60 days to a year cut from their sentence. The bill would create a committee to decide who is eligible for the program and how much each donation is worth.  Related: Pri…

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
News
Prisoners Could Trade Organs For Less Jail Time In Proposed Mass Bill Prisoners Could Trade Organs For Less Jail Time In Proposed Mass Bill
Prisoners Could Trade Organs For Less Jail Time In Proposed Mass Bill How much is an organ worth in Massachusetts? Anywhere between 60 days and a year of freedom, according to a newly-proposed State House bill.  The proposal, filed on Friday Jan. 20, would create a Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Program in which eligible incarcerated people would shave between 60 days and a year off of their sentence when they donate bone marrow or an organ.  Here’s Volume I of Garcia’s Guide to Legislation! #mapoli pic.twitter.com/TqmrAYZRHc — Rep Judith García (@GarciaJudithMA) January 27, 2023 All costs associated with the program would be covered by the institutions …

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by Morgan Gonzales
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
East Longfellow Man Trafficked Enough Fentanyl To Kill 200,000 Users: Police East Longfellow Man Trafficked Enough Fentanyl To Kill 200,000 Users: Police
East Longfellow Man Trafficked Enough Fentanyl To Kill 200,000 Users: Police Police arrested an East Longfellow man recently on charges of trafficking a large amount of fentanyl and firearm violation, federal authorities said.  Carlos Gonzalez, 25, appeared for the first time in a Boston federal courtroom last month for allegedly bringing 400 grams of the synthetic opioid into Massachusetts, the Department of Justice said. For context, the DEA reports that 2 milligrams of fentanyl can be deadly depending on a person's size, weight, and tolerance, which means 200,000 people could have potentially overdosed on the haul police say Gonzales had. Investigators a…

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by Josh Lanier
West Chester, PA
News
'TRAGIC': Support Rises For Family Of Beloved PA Man, 18, Killed In Crash After Leaving Class 'TRAGIC': Support Rises For Family Of Beloved PA Man, 18, Killed In Crash After Leaving Class
'Tragic': Support Rises For Family Of Beloved PA Man, 18, Killed In Crash After Leaving Class Support is on the rise for the heartbroken family of a beloved Lehigh Valley man, who died in a brutal crash Thursday, July 21 at the age of 18. Alessandro Gonzalez, of Bethlehem, was pronounced dead at the scene following the crash on Rt. 100 and Blackhorse Road in West Vincent Township, local police said. A 2022 graduate of Freedom High School, Gonzalez recently began studying automotive and diesel mechanics at Universal Technical Institute in Exton, according to his obituary. He was driving northbound after leaving class when he suddenly crossed into the southbound lanes and w…

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by Nicole Acosta
Greenburgh, NY
News
Elmsford Judge Should Be Removed From Office, State Commission Rules Elmsford Judge Should Be Removed From Office, State Commission Rules
Elmsford Judge Should Be Removed From Office, State Commission Rules A New York state commission that oversees judicial conduct has ruled that a Westchester County judge should be removed from office. Attorneys and justices on the commission voted Elmsford Village Court Justice Carlos Gonzalez should be removed from office in connection with six incidents of misconduct with clients. Gonzalez, a Democrat, was suspended from practicing law after finding he engaged in professional misconduct while working as an attorney and failed to notify Connecticut's Appellate Division of his discipline in a timely manner, violating a state statute, said the NY State Commis…

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by Kathy Reakes
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Probe Plainfield Shooting Police Probe Plainfield Shooting
Police Probe Plainfield Shooting Police in Plainfield are seeking the public's help in a shooting investigation. Officers responded to the 500 block of West 3rd Street on reports of shots fired around 9:55 Sunday night, where they found the victim  a non-life threatening gunshot wound, Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess said. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Detective Carlos Gonzalez of the Plainfield Police Department at 908-753-3360.

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
N. Bergen Man Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl, Authorities Say N. Bergen Man Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl, Authorities Say
N. Bergen Man Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl, Authorities Say A North Bergen man was arrested last week after he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl who had come to the area from Washington, D.C., the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said Monday.  North Bergen police were sent to the Fountain Motel on Paterson Plank Road around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday on a report of a sexual assault. The prosecutor's Special Victims Unit was also notified.  Carlos Gonzalez, 46, was arrested the next day and charged with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact.  The prosecutor's office has asked the court for permi…

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by Paul Milo