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Rep. Carey files bill that aims to strengthen high-speed chase law
12-13-2021 8:15 PM

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...


Holyoke officer who alleged corruption, OT abuse is fired
11-17-2021 1:13 PM

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...


Records detail overtime spending in Holyoke Police Department
10-12-2021 1:24 PM

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...


Police arrest man in alleged assault of senior citizen
10-01-2021 5:49 PM

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...


South Hadley Police Chief Jennifer Gundersen inks new, 3-year contract
08-18-2021 10:46 AM

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,...


Amherst police arrest two Vermont men on drug charges
07-26-2021 8:46 PM

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...


Hilltown police forces in transition
07-06-2021 7:55 PM

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...


Midnight police shift makes history in Northampton
06-29-2021 8:23 PM

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...


New Holyoke police chief inks contract
06-16-2021 6:53 PM

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...


Racist social media post spurs rally to support JFK Middle School principal
02-24-2021 9:45 PM

By GRETA JOCHEM

NORTHAMPTON —About 200 people gathered outside JFK Middle School on Wednesday, some holding signs in support of Principal Desmond Caldwell or with messages like “Hate has no home in our school,” and “yes there is racism here.” Several high school...


Boy, 15, shot dead in Holyoke
12-15-2020 5:24 PM

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — City residents are mourning a 15-year-old boy who was shot to death during a spate of four shootings Saturday.On Monday, police arrested city resident Angel Gonzalez, 22, on a murder charge in connection with the shooting death of the boy,...


Holyoke man arraigned on charge of killing Agawam man
12-14-2020 7:53 PM

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — Police on Friday arrested a city man who has been charged with killing Robert James, a 52-year-old Agawam resident, in October.Police arrested Felix Torres-Rodriguez, 28, after a detective assigned to a road construction detail reportedly...


Authorities arrest five, seize two kilos of fentanyl in western Mass. narcotics ring
12-10-2020 1:52 PM

By DAN CROWLEY

Authorities arrested five men during the past week, including a Belchertown resident, and seized more than two kilograms of fentanyl as part of a lengthy investigation into a drug-trafficking organization, according to the Massachusetts State Police....


Man seeks $850K claiming Northampton police targeted him
11-17-2020 1:55 PM

By MICHAEL CONNORS

NORTHAMPTON — Before this year, Benjamin Maddison said he had never been pulled over by the Northampton Police Department. But during the first two months of 2020, he said, he was pulled over three times.In addition to filing complaints against...


Holyoke drug fugitive Cory Taylor found dead in abandoned city building
10-24-2020 2:32 PM

Staff report

HOLYOKE — The body of Cory A. Taylor, the alleged marijuana trafficker who has been a fugitive since he disappeared in August after making bail at a local county jail, was discovered by police in a vacant city building at 545 Main St. on...


Police seize almost 2 kilos of heroin, $120,000 in Holyoke, Springfield
09-30-2020 10:34 AM

By MICHAEL CONNORS

HOLYOKE — A monthslong investigation into a large-scale heroin trafficking operation around the Springfield area has led to the seizure of 94,000 bags of heroin and the arrest of five men, according to police.Law enforcement agencies were granted...


Northampton man gets 15-20 years in Cruz killing, burning
09-15-2020 5:32 PM

By MICHAEL CONNORS

NORTHAMPTON — Two and a half years after Daniel Cruz was fatally shot at Meadowbrook Apartments and his body set ablaze in a field in Hatfield, his killer, Nerkin Omar Morales, was sentenced to 15 to 20 years in state prison Tuesday.Morales, 24,...


Two claim harassment over Easthampton police reform group
09-03-2020 7:19 PM

By BERA DUNAU

EASTHAMPTON — Two city residents say they have been harassed for their positions on A Knee Is Not Enough (AKINE), a community organization calling for reforms to policing in the city.Jason Montgomery withdrew his name from consideration for...


Florence man held without bail in choking case
09-02-2020 7:29 PM

By MICHAEL CONNORS

NORTHAMPTON — A Florence man was ordered held without bail last week on an attempted murder charge after he allegedly strangled a family member who ended up in a hospital trauma unit.Cody M. Malone, 25, was charged with attempted murder, strangulation...


Holyoke police arrest three, seize two handguns after gunfire goes through apartment windows
07-30-2020 2:37 PM

By MICHAEL CONNORS

HOLYOKE — City police arrested three people and seized two handguns after responding to a Tuesday afternoon shooting in South Holyoke during which gunfire went through the windows of three apartments.Police responded to the area of Hamilton and...

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