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State police set up sobriety checkpoint in Hampden County Thursday
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint in Hampden County Thursday to help prevent under the influence driving. Colonel John E. Mawn Jr., Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, states the checkpoint will be held somewhere in the county between Thursday, May 2nd into Friday, May 3rd.
Nearly 3 dozen people taken into custody during 6th round of Operation Safe Streets in Holyoke
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Nearly 3 dozen people have been taken into custody during round 6 of Operation Safe Streets in Holyoke. These investigations are a joint effort among Holyoke Police, State Police, and the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office to crack down on drug and gun related crime in the city.
The Future of Connecticut Malls: Who is Namdar Realty?
(WFSB) - The I-Team has discovered that the town of Enfield is warning the owners of the Enfield Square Mall: clean-up the property or you could get fined. The mall’s majority owner is Namdar Realty Group, a New York-based company. The company’s website says it owns 174 retail properties...
Former town employee launches write-in bid for Southwick Select Board seat
SOUTHWICK — David “Butch” LaBombard announced Tuesday he is running as a write-in candidate for the Select Board seat currently held by Douglas Moglin. “I have thought long and hard about this and decided we need change and if elected, I want to be the person to fight and give residents what they want, and what they don’t want,” LaBombard said Wednesday.
Springfield law enforcement participating in criminal justice panel
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A criminal justice panel will take place at the Basketball Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Local law enforcement officials including Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi, will join medical professionals, and Roca youth workers to discuss the impacts of community violence. The discussion will also highlight initiatives...
Employees from these 4 Mass. towns improperly accepted free ski trips, state officials say
The state’s ethics commission has found that employees from four Massachusetts towns violated conflict of interest laws when they accepted valuable gifts — such as free ski trips — and the commission dished out fines ranging from $6,000 to $18,000. The employees were Vincent Roy, the Sudbury...
Windsor Locks High School seniors have begun playing ‘Water Assassins’, according to police advisory
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — Tuesday marked the beginning of “Water Assassins” season for the Class of 2024 at Windsor Locks High School, police said in a public advisory. “Basically, WLHS seniors will attempt to shoot each other with water guns in different areas of town,” a Facebook post from the Windsor Locks Police Department read on Monday.
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