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1 dead, following serious crash on I-91 North in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - One person is dead after a serious crash in Springfield on Tuesday evening. According to Massachusetts State Police, at around 4:30 p.m. troopers were on scene for reports of a motor vehicle crash with serious injuries on Route 91 northbound near Exit 5 in Springfield. When...
Heavy police presence seen on Liberty Street in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A heavy police presence is seen on Liberty Street on Monday night. When our Western Mass News crews arrived, they saw several cruisers on Liberty Street near Salerno Pizzeria. We have reached out to the Springfield Police Department, but they have yet to comment. Western Mass...
Man pleads guilty to using fake checks to buy over $30k worth of stamps in Central New York
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — William Soto, a 32-year-old man from Springfield, Massachusetts, pled guilty in federal court on Monday, July 1, to 12 counts of theft of government property. Soto admitted that 12 separate times, he used fake checks to buy more than $30,000 worth of postage stamps over two days in Oneida, Oswego, and […]
2 injured after car crashes into pole in Manchester
MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTNH) — Manchester fire officials say two people were extricated after a car crashed into a pole early Sunday morning. Officials said the crash occurred on the 400 block of Center Street. Two people had to be extricated from the vehicle and were both transported to local trauma centers for non-life threatening injuries.
Street racing leads to multi-vehicle crash on I-84 in Tolland
TOLLAND, CT (WFSB) - Four vehicles were involved in a crash that was believed to have started with street racing, according to state police. Troopers said it happened on Monday on Interstate 84 east between exits 68 and 69. They were sent to the crash around 9:50 p.m. They reported...
2 teens arrested after police say they had a gun at elementary school playground
Two Massachusetts teens were arrested and face multiple charges after the Ludlow Police Department said the teens had a gun at an elementary school playground in May. Around 8:15 p.m. on May 15, there were several 911 calls made regarding teenagers with a gun at the Harris Brook Elementary School’s playground, according to the police department. The callers warned that the teenagers were leaving on bicycles.
South Windsor Police charge woman with intentionally striking car to steal it
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (WTNH) — South Windsor police say a suspect has been charged for allegedly conspiring to hit a car so they could steal it. Yanassis A. Ruiz, 24, of Greenfield, Massachusetts, was charged Tuesday on an active arrest warrant for conspiracy to commit larceny with a motor vehicle and second-degree failure to appear. […]
Connecticut man convicted of murder in Brookfield shooting case
Devon Dennis was charged in the fatal shooting a little over a year ago in Brookfield of Juan Sierra of Springfield, Massachusetts, in what police described as a drug-related homicide. Read the story on VTDigger here: Connecticut man convicted of murder in Brookfield shooting case.
Massachusetts State Police investigating after fatal fiery multi-vehicle crash on I-195
Massachusetts State Police are investigating a fiery fatal highway crash. According to Trooper Brandon Doherty, at just after 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Troopers assigned to State Police-Dartmouth responded to reports of a crash involving three vehicles on Route 195 westbound prior to Exit 1 in Seekonk. Upon the arrival of Troopers,...
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