Saturday, November 21, 2009
Technology helps nab suspect in laptop theft
AMHERST - Modern technology that included the use of surveillance cameras and an anti-theft device for a computer assisted University of Massachusetts police locate a man who stole a laptop and an iPod from a dorm room earlier this month.
Friday, November 20, 2009
· Latoya Diana Smith, 24, of 114 N. Whitney St., was arrested Thursday at 2:47 a.m. at the intersection of North Whitney and Main streets on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and failure to stay within marked lanes, police said.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Police alert residents to string of break-ins
AMHERST - Police are asking residents of North Amherst apartment complexes to be aware of suspicious people and to keep their doors and windows locked following a string of recent break-ins, including one Monday night in which burglars were still inside when the resident returned home.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Police: Men brawl inside minivan
NORTHAMPTON - Two men were arrested after an alleged brawl inside a minivan parked on Old South Street Monday afternoon.
Wayne H. Ascioti, 48, of 472 North King St., and Joseph Stanley Borowski, 42, of 5 Linden St., were arrested about 3:40 p.m. on charges of disorderly conduct and assault and battery.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Amherst teen, mother charged in Cushman break-in
AMHERST - A break-in to a home in Cushman Monday afternoon led to the arrest of an Amherst teenager and charges being brought against the girl's mother.
Monday, November 9, 2009
· A Phillips Place resident reported Sunday at 1:21 p.m. that someone had entered his unlocked motor vehicle and stolen $5 in change and a blue jar from his car sometime overnight, police said.
· A Pomeroy Terrace resident reported Saturday at 10:14 p.m. that someone had entered his unlocked car, but had not taken anything, police said.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Amherst
· More than $10,000 worth of property, including a laptop, a digital camera and camera equipment, were reported stolen from a South East Street home Monday at 7:47 p.m. Police said there were no signs of forced entry. The break-in is under investigation.
