Missing Light Leads To Stolen Gun, Drug Busts In Chicopee: Police Missing Light Leads To Stolen Gun, Drug Busts In Chicopee: Police
Missing Light Leads To Stolen Gun, Drug Busts In Chicopee: Police Police in Hampden County said they found a gun stolen out of North Carolina and drugs when a routine traffic stop took a sharp turn over the weekend.  Chicopee police spotted the car on Chicopee Street Sunday, May 7, and noticed it didn't have a front license plate or working driver-side brake light, authorities said. They pulled the vehicle over on Grattan Street a few minutes later.  Officers said the driver — a 35-year-old Easthampton man — didn't have a license, and the two passengers weren't wearing their seatbelts. Police arrested the three men and searched the car, where th…
Officials ID VA Man Killed In Massachusetts Car Crash Officials ID VA Man Killed In Massachusetts Car Crash
Officials ID VA Man Killed In Massachusetts Car Crash Authorities released the identity of the 21-year-old Virginia man killed in a single-vehicle car crash Thursday, April 27, when the car he was riding in slammed into a tree.  Kenny Rivera-Lopez, of Martinsville, was a passenger in a Honda Civic that crossed the center line along River Lodge Road around 8 a.m., the Northwestern District Attorney in Massachusetts said.  The driver, a 19-year-old Chicopee, Massachusetts man, remained at Baystate Medical Center with serious injuries.  Related: One Dead, One Seriously Injured In South Hadley Crash The driver pulled himself out o…
Officials ID Man Killed In South Hadley Car Crash Officials ID Man Killed In South Hadley Car Crash
Officials ID Man Killed In South Hadley Car Crash Authorities released the identity of the 21-year-old man killed in a single-vehicle car crash Thursday, April 27, when the car he was riding in slammed into a tree.  Kenny Rivera-Lopez, Martinsville, Virginia, was a passenger in a Honda Civic that crossed the center line along River Lodge Road around 8 a.m., the Northwestern District Attorney said. The driver, a 19-year-old Chicopee man, remained at Baystate Medical Center with serious injuries.  Related: One Dead, One Seriously Injured In South Hadley Crash The driver pulled himself out of the wreckage, but South Hadley firefigh…
Fiery, Fatal Crash: Teen Charged With Brother's Death In Western Mass Wreck Fiery, Fatal Crash: Teen Charged With Brother's Death In Western Mass Wreck
Fiery, Fatal Crash: Teen Charged With Brother's Death In Western Mass Wreck A 19-year-old man who is charged with killing his 13-year-old brother when he crashed his car into a Chicopee house last month was intoxicated and speeding at the time of the wreck, the prosecutor said.  Stefen Baulkman, of Holyoke, is charged with OUI, manslaughter, OUI causing serious bodily injury, and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said. A judge ordered him held on a $50,000 bail during his arraignment Thursday, April 20. The judge also revoked his bail in an unrelated case.  Prosecutors said police clocked Baulkman speeding aroun…
Man Admits To 3 Springfield Slayings While Awaiting Federal Murder Trial: DA Man Admits To 3 Springfield Slayings While Awaiting Federal Murder Trial: DA
Man Admits To 3 Springfield Slayings While Awaiting Federal Murder Trial: DA A Waterbury, Connecticut, man awaiting a federal trial on kidnapping and murder charges admitted to killing three people in Springfield beginning in 2006, authorities said.  Calvin Robertson, 41, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, April 18, to three counts of manslaughter, the Hampden County District Attorney announced. Prosecutors chose to charge him with manslaughter to not interfere with his upcoming federal trial, where he faces a minimum of life in prison or a potential death sentence if convicted, DA Anthony Gulluni said in a news release.  Robertson admitted to the following s…
Superheroes, First Responders Deliver Custom-Built 'Batmobile' To Student In Western Mass Superheroes, First Responders Deliver Custom-Built 'Batmobile' To Student In Western Mass
Superheroes, First Responders Deliver Custom-Built 'Batmobile' To Student In Western Mass Criminals of Springfield, beware! Batman's new Batmobile will strike fear in the hearts of any ne'er-do-well, but how it came to be will soften the heart of even the toughest supervillain.  Benjamin Brunson, a second-grader at Rebecca M Johnson School in Springfield, on Thursday, April 13, climbed into the driver's seat of his custom-built accessibility tricycle decked out in all of the best Batman kit a boy could want.  The trike was a gift from Bob "the bike man" Charland, an honorary deputy with the Hampden County Sheriff's Department. The Bike Man even called in a few favors from his s…
Family Mourns Loss Of 13-Year-Old Boy Killed In Weekend Western Mass Crash Family Mourns Loss Of 13-Year-Old Boy Killed In Weekend Western Mass Crash
Family Mourns Loss Of 13-Year-Old Boy Killed In Weekend Western Mass Crash A family from Western Massachusetts is mourning the loss of a 13-year-old boy who was killed in a weekend car crash.  Da’Vant Byrd died in the crash that happened in the 1000 block of Montgomery Street in Chicopee early Saturday morning, March 25, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office reports. Fatal Chicopee crash under investigation On Saturday, March 25, 2023, at approximately 2:43 a.m., Chicopee Police... Posted by Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni on Saturday, March 25, 2023 The involved vehicle, which was being driven at a high rate of speed down Montgomery Stree…
Officer In ICU: Donation Fund Created For Chicopee Cop Who Suffered 'Serious Medical Event' Officer In ICU: Donation Fund Created For Chicopee Cop Who Suffered 'Serious Medical Event'
Officer In ICU: Donation Fund Created For Chicopee Cop Who Suffered 'Serious Medical Event' Officials in Western Massachusetts have created a donation fund for a police officer who was hospitalized on Sunday, March 13, after he collapsed following an annual charity hockey game in Hampden County.  Chicopee Police Officer Mark Wilkes played in the Battle of the Badges against the Chicopee Fire Department, but he didn't get much time to celebrate his department's victory. A few hours after the game, Wilkes suffered a "serious medical event" and needed CPR to save his life from the same firefighters he'd competed against earlier that day. He was still in intensive care days later, off…
Murder: Police Charge Chicopee Man In Springfield Shooting, Police Say Murder: Police Charge Chicopee Man In Springfield Shooting, Police Say
Murder: Police Charge Chicopee Man In Springfield Shooting, Police Say Springfield police have charged a 25-year-old Chicopee man in a fatal shooting earlier this month.  Jordan Cabrera is charged with murder in the Friday, March 10 killing on Cadwell Drive, Springfield police said.  Police arrived at the scene around 7 p.m. to find a man bleeding from a gunshot wound. Paramedics rushed him to Baystate Medical Center, but he died of his injuries, authorities said.  Springfield police are investigating the killing with the Hampden District Attorney’s Office.
Parking Bans In Effect For Central, Western Mass Cities, Towns Parking Bans In Effect For Central, Western Mass Cities, Towns
Parking Bans In Effect For Central, Western Mass Cities, Towns As much as 2 feet of snow fell overnight Monday, March 13, through Tuesday morning, leaving some roads impassable and knocking out power to thousands.  Because of the nor'easter's damage, several cities and towns in Central and Western Massachusetts have implemented parking bans.  Editor's Note: This list will be continually updated.  Franklin County Greenfield — A parking ban is in effect until 7 a.m. Wednesday  Hampden County Chicopee — A parking ban is in effect from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. That includes main and secondary roads.  Holyoke — No parking is allowed…
Drugs, Weapons: Routine Traffic Stop In Western Mass Leads To Arrest: Police Drugs, Weapons: Routine Traffic Stop In Western Mass Leads To Arrest: Police
Drugs, Weapons: Routine Traffic Stop In Western Mass Leads To Arrest: Police There's a lesson here — don't drive with a suspended registration and license if you might have drugs in your car. That's the mistake a 33-year-old Hampden County man made last month that led to his arrest, authorities said.  Steven Rosado, of Chicopee, faces multiple charges after police pulled him over on Feb. 24, Chicopee police announced in a Tuesday, March 7, Facebook post.  Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrest Chicopee MA- On Friday February 24, 2023 at approximately 8:16 pm Officers conducted... Posted by Chicopee Police Department on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 Police pulled Rosado ov…
Parking Bans In Effect For These Western Mass Towns Ahead Of Winter Weather Parking Bans In Effect For These Western Mass Towns Ahead Of Winter Weather
Parking Bans In Effect For These Western Mass Towns Ahead Of Winter Weather As heavy snows bear down on most of the Northeast Friday, March 3, several towns in western Massachusetts have implemented parking bans.  Related: Updated Snow Fall Predictions For The Northeast Here is a collection of some of those bans. Violators may have their vehicles towed and ticketed.  AGAWAM No parking is allowed from 12 a.m. Saturday, March 4 until 12 p.m. Saturday, March 4. AMHERST A parking ban on all town streets and lots begins at 12 a.m. Saturday and remains in effect until 7 a.m. However, parking is allowed in three areas.  The lower level of the parking …