CRIME & SAFETY
DA: ‘Major breakthrough’ made in case of dismembered body found on road near Mass. state forest
A “major breakthrough” has been made in a decades-old investigation into the gruesome discovery of a woman’s body on a road near a Massachusetts state forest, law enforcement officials said Wednesday.
2 transported to hospital, following rollover crash in Orange
ORANGE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Orange crews responded to a rollover crash on Monday afternoon. According to the Orange Fire Department, at around 3:39 p.m. firefighters were on scene for reports of a motor vehicle rollover on Moss Brook Road near Route 2A. Officials confirmed the vehicle was removed from the...
Former Chicopee superintendent sentenced for lying to FBI
Lynn Clark pleaded guilty to lying about threatening texts she sent to a former romantic partner who had applied to become Chicopee's police chief. Former Chicopee Public Schools Superintendent Lynn Clark was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to one year of probation, wrapping up a yearslong saga over threatening texts Clark sent to a former romantic partner who was vying to become the city’s next police chief.
Orange Mound residents ask mayor about public safety at town hall meeting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis Mayor Paul Young made another stop on his One Memphis townhall tour, this time in Orange Mound. This stop comes just two weeks after the deadly mass shooting at Orange Mound Park. It was a packed house Tuesday night because community members want answers and...
Authorities investigate wayward bullets striking Belchertown homes
BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (WWLP) – Law enforcement agencies are actively investigating a series of incidents involving wayward bullets striking homes on Mountain View Drive in Belchertown over the past year. The most recent occurrence transpired on March 29, when a stray bullet shattered a sliding glass door at a residence...
Granby Bow & Gun Club says it’s not responsible for stray bullets that hit homes in Belchertown
BELCHERTOWN — The Granby Bow & Gun Club maintains that it is not responsible for a stray bullet that hit a Belchertown resident’s home in March. The club’s president, Ryan Downing, who signed a letter that he read at a Select Board meeting on Monday, said that the club did its own preliminary investigation of the shooting and found that it was not responsible for errant bullets.
South Hadley Police warning of recent car break-ins
SOUTH HADLEY, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Police in South Hadley are warning car owners to take caution after seeing more break-ins in recent weeks. The vehicles involved are often left unlocked and unattended, which leads to items or the vehicle itself being stolen. Police are advising car owners to lock their...
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