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By BERA DUNAU

BELCHERTOWN — A Belchertown man was arrested on a murder charge Monday in relation to the 2021 shooting death of Charleen Figueroa in Springfield. According to a release from the Springfield Police Department, Victor Oquendo, 25, was arrested in...

By BERA DUNAU

PLAINFIELD — Police Chief Justin Litchfield has promoted one of his per-diem officers to the rank of corporal, and anticipates promoting him to full time to replace another officer who was not reappointed after being suspended with pay.Anthony Gibbs,...

By MAUREEN MILLIKEN

New Hampshire State Police and state Fish and Game Department personnel were conducting a ground search Wednesday in connection with missing Massachusetts woman Maura Murray.The search is in Landaff and Easton off Route 112, a sprawling area north of...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

BELCHERTOWN — A lieutenant with the Belchertown Police Department has been charged with illegal wiretapping after allegedly filming women naked inside his own home without their consent or knowledge.Lt. Michael Beaupre appeared in Eastern Hampshire...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A new town department that will provide an alternative to police, with unarmed employees responding to calls that don’t feature violence of serious crime, has its inaugural leader.Earl Miller, regional director of recovery for the...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Four men have been arrested in connection with an alleged Easthampton cocaine distribution ring.After receiving a number of complaints of suspected “narcotics activity” at 11 Chapman Ave., Easthampton Police detectives launched a formal...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — Five Holyoke Police Department officers were promoted to new supervisory positions on Wednesday in a ceremony at City Hall.The promotions were made in part to deal with what police leadership say is a staffing crunch in its higher ranks....

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A man who allegedly broke into a downtown apartment and then reportedly assaulted a police dog by barking at it was arrested early Sunday morning, according to Amherst police.Patrick C. Kelly, 21, of Weymouth, was arrested at 1:02 a.m. on...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — A loaded handgun, wrapped packages of cocaine and a significant quantity of marijuana led to the arrest of a Portland, Maine man, and former Amherst resident, early Saturday morning, according to Amherst Police.Justin C. Satterfield, 30, was...

By STEVE PFARRER

HOLYOKE — Following ongoing drug investigations, police arrested three people over the weekend, charging two of the defendants with trafficking in heroin.The arrests were made early Friday in two separate locations in the city, during raids that took...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN and GRETA JOCHEM

NORTHAMPTON — When it comes to investigating its own, the Northampton Police Department rarely disciplines an officer who is named in a civilian complaint. When a superior officer or fellow Northampton officer files an internal complaint, however,...

By BERA DUNAU

BOSTON — A bill introduced by state Rep. Dan Carey, D-Easthampton, would make fleeing from the police in a vehicle in a reckless or negligent manner a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $2,500.“This proposed...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — Last week, the city’s acting mayor fired a police officer who earlier this year posted a viral video on social media alleging corruption and racism within the Holyoke Police Department.In March, Rafael Roca, who had been a Holyoke police...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — Fifteen officers in the Holyoke Police Department were paid more than 500 hours of overtime in fiscal year 2020, including four of the department’s five highest-paid officers, who earned hourly overtime rates ranging from $94 to $109 an...

AMHERST — An assault on a senior citizen on the sidewalk outside a downtown restaurant led to the arrest of a Rowley man on Monday afternoon.Ian W. Hill, 32, was taken into custody at 5:18 p.m. near Ann Whalen Apartments on Kellogg Avenue, on a charge...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

SOUTH HADLEY — The town’s police chief has signed a new three-year contract that will keep her in South Hadley until the beginning of 2024.Police Chief Jennifer Gundersen signed the new contract on July 30, and it will go into effect on Jan. 4, 2022,...

By SCOTT MERZBACH

AMHERST — Two Vermont men in possession of heroin and cocaine, including one allegedly trafficking the drugs, were arrested in South Amherst early Saturday morning, according to police.Chaz E. Sobolewski, 29, of Bellows Falls, was arrested at 12:38...

By BERA DUNAU

Policing is changing in the hilltowns, and more change is on the horizon.Both Worthington and Plainfield moved to having full-time chiefs this year. Chesterfield and Goshen are considering regionalizing their police departments after the chiefs in...

By BRIAN STEELE

NORTHAMPTON — The Police Department marked an historic milestone last week as it works to hire more female officers.From 11 p.m. Thursday to 7 a.m. Friday, a patrol shift was composed of all women for the first time in the city’s history.The Police...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — As Police Chief Manny Febo prepares for retirement late next month, the city has signed a contract with his successor.On Tuesday, the City Council received a copy of the three-year contract that then mayor Alex Morse signed in January with...