Area police news
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Amherst ■ A 20-year-old Amherst man will be summoned to court on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and allowing the improper use of a motor vehicle after he accompanied a 15-year-old girl driving a vehicle that struck another vehicle at the intersection of Mill Lane and West Street and then fled Monday at 5:30 p.m., police said. The girl will also be summoned to court on …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
NORTHAMPTON — Prosecutors say a “very distinctive cheese scoop” and other evidence link a Chicopee man to a 2011 theft of over $200,000 worth of antiques and other valuables from a Westhampton home, though the suspect’s attorney questioned whether the state has enough evidence to connect his client to the crime. Peter J. Dowers, 23, has pleaded not guilty to charges of felony …
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
NORTHAMPTON — The state is giving the city more than 6 acres off Pomeroy Terrace near College Church, a move that may pave the way for a long-desired nature trail in the Meadows Conservation Area. While the land is primarily being acquired for conservation purposes, Ward 3 residents and the Cutchins Programs for Children & Families, at 78 Pomeroy Terrace, are interested in …