ID Released For Fatal Stabbing Victim; Western Mass Officers Nab Suspect
Police in Hampden County identified the man stabbed in broad daylight last week in Chicopee and said they found the man who wielded the knife.
Maurice Crump, 24, was found bleeding out in the 90 block of West Street around 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 6, Chicopee police said. Paramedics rushed him to Baystate Medical Center, but doctors could not save his life.
Alex Ramos, 21, of Chicopee, was arrested days later and charged with Crump's murder and one count of misleading police, authorities said.
He was being held on a $10,000 bond, authorities said. He will return to court on…
Police Chase Ends With Crash in Western Mass, Drug Charges For Wanted Holyoke Man
A routine traffic stop in Hampden County became a lot more for a wanted Holyoke man on Tuesday, Aug. 1, after he tried to run from police.
Christopher Caballero, 30, of Holyoke, faces a slew of charges following the chase in Chicopee, authorities said.
Officers first tried to pull over Cabellero's car just before 2:30 p.m. on Front St. when they noticed he didn't have a front license plate, Chicopee police said. But instead of stopping, Caballero floored it.
Caballero led police into Springfield, where he crashed in the parking lot of Liberty Street Plaza. He w…
Second Man Charged With Fatal Shooting In Western Mass
A 29-year-old man from Hampden County was the second person arrested and accused this week of the shooting death of a Chicopee man two months ago, authorities said.
Ryan Navarro, of Holyoke, was arrested Tuesday, July 18, and charged with murder in the May 13 killing of 27-year-old Jasell Camacho, the Hampden County District Attorney said. James Carmenatty, 34, of Holyoke, was arrested days after Camacho was found shot to death in Holyoke, officials said.
Both men are being held without bail.
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