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CRIME & SAFETY
Community grasps for meaning after killing: ‘He was a humble, kind man’
HOLYOKE — Leonardo Ortiz, Jr., was packing up his little brother Dexter’s things when, inside a reusable grocery bag, he found tiny objects neatly wrapped in newspaper. “They were my father’s old model cars,” Ortiz realized after unpacking each one. “He loved my father.”. If...
1 person dead following Springfield shooting
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – One person is dead following a weekend shooting in Springfield. Springfield Police spokesperson Ryan Walsh said that officers were called to a ShotSpotter activation on the 100 block of Massasoit Street shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday. When they arrived, they found an adult male shooting...
4 injured including 1-year-old, following I-91 crash in West Springfield
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Authorities have revealed four people have been transported to a hospital after crash on Sunday. According to Massachusetts State Police, at around 3 p.m. troopers were on scene for reports of a two-vehicle crash on Route 91 at Exit 10B in West Springfield. The crash...
WESTCOMM dispatcher awarded for helping with arrest
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A WESTCOMM regional dispatcher was recently given an ‘Outstanding Service’ award for helping in a BOLO arrest last week. On July 9th the Springfield Police Department issuing a “be on the lookout” for a car that was wanted in connection with a possible kidnapping.
Westfield police say 3 teens caused $10K in damage at school construction site
WESTFIELD — After nearly a nearly three-week investigation, police have identified three teenagers they believe caused between $10,000 and $15,000 at the Westfield River Elementary School that is under construction on Franklin Street in late June. “Charges will be forthcoming,” Police Capt. Steve Dickinson said on Monday. If...
78 Years After a B-17 Crashed on Mount Tom People Gather to Remember
HOLYOKE — Saturday morning broke hot and muggy, not unlike the day 78 years ago when 25 men climbed about a converted B-17 bomber to fly from Greenland to New York after the end of World War II. But the plane never made it. Fast forward 78 years and...
Springfield City Council approves first step to help injured officer
SPRINGFIELD — On July 9, the City Council took the first step to provide additional funding to a seriously injured, now retired, police officer. According to the website for the Violently Injured Police Officer Organization, Officer Misael Rodrigues, a 26-year veteran of the department, was one of the officers responding to a call in November 2020. “Officer Rodrigues was among officers who responded in November 2020 to a report of a disturbance at the Springfield home of a man who had repeatedly exhibited erratic behavior during interactions with police. Arriving officers discovered the man yelling and acting in a volatile manner. The man began throwing things at police when they attempted to persuade him to go to the hospital for an evaluation.
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