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Luis Rodriguez

Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Teen Accused Of Killing Man In Western Mass While Out On Bail: DA Teen Accused Of Killing Man In Western Mass While Out On Bail: DA
Teen Accused Of Killing Man In Western Mass While Out On Bail: DA The 19-year-old accused of killing a 38-year-old Hampden County man last month was out on bail at the time of the fatal shooting, authorities said.  Luis Rodriguez, of Chicopee, is charged with murder in the July 9 slaying of Dexter Ortiz, the Hampden District Attorney's Office said. Rodriguez was arrested on July 10 on motor vehicle charges and had his bail revoked in two other narcotics cases he is facing.  Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 50 block of West Street in Holyoke just after 11:20 p.m. They found Ortiz with a bullet wound and two others sufferin…

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by Josh Lanier
Yonkers, NY
Schools
Yonkers Public Schools Name New Superintendent Yonkers Public Schools Name New Superintendent
Yonkers Public Schools Name New Superintendent A school district in Westchester has named its next leader after an extensive nationwide search.  The Yonkers Board of Education unanimously voted to confirm Anibal Soler Jr. as the city's next superintendent of schools, Yonkers school officials announced on Friday, Feb. 9.  Soler, who was selected as part of a "rigorous national search process" that began in July 2023, will begin serving in the role on Wednesday, May 1.  Yonkers school officials said that Soler will bring plenty of experience to the role, as he has served as Superintendent of Schenectady City Scho…

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
News
Coach, Player Dismissed After Antisemitic Remarks Made At HS Basketball Game In Yonkers Coach, Player Dismissed After Antisemitic Remarks Made At HS Basketball Game In Yonkers
Coach, Player Dismissed After Antisemitic Remarks Made At HS Basketball Game In Yonkers A high school basketball coach and a player have both been disciplined following an incident during a game in Westchester in which antisemitic remarks were hurled at a team, officials said. The incident happened during a basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 4 between girls' varsity teams from Roosevelt High School in Yonkers and The Leffell School, a private Jewish school located in Hartsdale, Yonkers city officials said.  During the third quarter of the game, which took place at Roosevelt High School, members of the Leffell School's team were injured by an alleged physical style of …

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by Ben Crnic
Yonkers, NY
Schools
Interim Superintendent Appointed At Yonkers City School District Interim Superintendent Appointed At Yonkers City School District
Interim Superintendent Appointed At Yonkers City School District A school district in Westchester has announced who will temporarily fill the shoes of its outgoing superintendent.  Luis Rodriguez will serve as the Interim Superintendent for Yonkers Public Schools and replace outgoing Superintendent Edwin M. Quezada, who announced his retirement in April 2023.  Earlier Report - Superintendent To Retire After 25 Years With Yonkers Public Schools Rodriguez was appointed to the position during a Board of Education meeting on Wednesday night, July 19. He will begin his new role on Tuesday, Aug. 1, and serve until Wednesday, July 31, 2024, according to the s…

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by Ben Crnic
Lynn, MA
Police & Fire
Haverhill Man Convicted Of Killing Woman Outside Of Lawrence Nightclub: DA Haverhill Man Convicted Of Killing Woman Outside Of Lawrence Nightclub: DA
Haverhill Man Convicted Of Killing Woman Outside Of Lawrence Nightclub: DA A Haverhill man was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2017 killing of a woman outside of a Lawrence nightclub, authorities announced on Thursday, May 11. He now faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison.  Luis Rodriguez, 30, was found guilty of murder with deliberate premeditation; armed assault with intent to murder; assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon; and carrying a firearm without a license, the Essex County District Attorney said. Rodriguez was accused of killing Aracelys Valdez Deleon, 40, of Lowell, and wounding a man on Easter weekend in 201…

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by Josh Lanier
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Officers Save Baby Choking, Gasping For Air In Western Mass Officers Save Baby Choking, Gasping For Air In Western Mass
Officers Save Baby Choking, Gasping For Air In Western Mass Two police officers in Western Massachusetts are being hailed as heroes after saving a baby who was choking. The incident took place in Springfield on Monday, May 9. Springfield Police officers Christopher Charles and Luis Rodriguez were working a construction detail at the intersection of Bradley and Wilbraham Roads when a vehicle approached the work zone, said Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police. A woman got out of the vehicle and began screaming that her baby wasn’t breathing. The officers immediately ran to the vehicle and found the 3-month-old baby girl to be pale, chokin…

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by Kathy Reakes
Vernon-Rockville, CT
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed After Shooting In Region Suspect Nabbed After Shooting In Region
Suspect Nabbed After Shooting In Region A Western Massachusetts man has been charged with assault and battery with a firearm after police found another man shot. Hampden County resident Luis Rodriguez, age 32 of Springfield, was arrested around 1:50 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 16, after Springfield Police responded to a ShotSpotter activation on Fort Pleasant Avenue. According to Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police, when officers arrived they found Rodriguez in the area, and when they attempted to speak with him he was non-compliant and combative. Additional officers then located a gunshot victim. Officers provided first …

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed With Guns, Two Kilos Of Heroin, Cocaine, Authorities Say Man Nabbed With Guns, Two Kilos Of Heroin, Cocaine, Authorities Say
Man Nabbed With Guns, Two Kilos Of Heroin, Cocaine, Authorities Say A 31-year-old man was busted with more than two kilos of heroin and cocaine following an investigation into drug dealing in the area. Luis Rodriguez, of the town of Fishkill, was arrested during a search by the Dutchess County Drug Task Force on Thursday, May 21, said Frank Tasciotti, assistant coordinator of the task force. The search warrant was a result of an investigation into narcotics sales taking place in the Southern Dutchess communities of Beacon, East Fishkill, and Fishkill, Tasciotti said. During the search of Rodriguez's residence investigators more than four pounds (2 kilos) …

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by Kathy Reakes
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Two Nabbed For Drug Trafficking In Danbury Two Nabbed For Drug Trafficking In Danbury
Two Nabbed For Drug Trafficking In Danbury Two Danbury men were busted on Tuesday for alleged drug trafficking after police received complaints of illegal drugs in the area. Luis “Kiko” Rodriguez, 27, and Ronald Taveras-Castro, 30, were arrested by members of the Special Investigations Division in regard to drug trafficking, said Danbury Police Det. Lt. Mark Williams.  The arrest was the result of a weeks-long investigation which began after investigators received citizen complaints about Taveras-Castro selling illegal drugs from the area of his residence and throughout the city, Williams said.  As investig…

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by Kathy Reakes
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Body Of Man Found In Totowa Home ID'd Prosecutor: Body Of Man Found In Totowa Home ID'd
Prosecutor: Body Of Man Found In Totowa Home ID'd A body found in a Totowa home was identified by authorities who said a medical examiner was still trying to determine the cause of death – but that the circumstances don’t appear suspicious. The body of Luis Rodriguez, 22, was found Tuesday after a neighbor reported a strange odor in a multi-family house at 340 Totowa Road, authorities said. The body “appeared to be a deceased female,” but an autopsy by the Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s office in Newark found otherwise, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Totowa Police Chief Robert Coyle said in a joint announcement. “A…

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by Jerry DeMarco