Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Car Stolen From CT Gas Station Had Two Kids In Backseat, Police Say Car Stolen From CT Gas Station Had Two Kids In Backseat, Police Say
Car Stolen From CT Gas Station Had Two Kids In Backseat, Police Say Police in Connecticut are searching for thieves who stole a car at a gas station with two children inside. The incident took place in New Haven County around 11:30 p.m., on Sunday, May 2, when the Wolcott Police Department received a 911 call about a car that had just been stolen from the Cumberland Farms, 1655 Meriden Road, with a 5-year-old child inside. When police arrived on the scene, they learned an 11-year-old boy had jumped out of the car as one of the thieves was driving away, said Wolcott PD Chief Edward Stephens. A review of the video surveillance footage from the stor…

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by Kathy Reakes
Worcester, MA
Lifestyle
Bonanza! 5 Lottery Players Win $1 Million Each In Central/Western Mass Since January Bonanza! 5 Lottery Players Win $1 Million Each In Central/Western Mass Since January
Bonanza! 5 Lottery Players Win $1 Million Each In Central/Western Mass Since January The lottery has been raining down money in Central and Western Massachusetts over the last month as 5 winners have claimed a combined $5 million in prizes. Since Jan. 19, there have been 5, $1-million-winning lottery tickets claimed in Central and Western Massachusetts. Each store that sold a winning ticket will receive a $10,000 bonus through the lottery. WORCESTER The most recent big winner was Kwadwo Agyei of Worcester who won $1 million playing Powerball and matching the first five numbers on his ticket. The numbers were ones he normally plays, the lottery said. Agyei, who claimed the …

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by Kristin Palpini
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Purse Thief Snatches Two From Vehicles Over Two Days In CT, Police Say Purse Thief Snatches Two From Vehicles Over Two Days In CT, Police Say
Purse Thief Snatches Two From Vehicles Over Two Days In CT, Police Say Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole two purses from vehicles within two days while the victims were present.  The Ansonia Police Department said the two events took place on Saturday, Jan. 30 and Sunday, Jan. 31, at the Cumberland Farms on Pershing Drive and the other from the Stop & Shop on Division Street. The first incident took place around 11:55 a.m., Jan. 30, when a woman was in the Stop & Shop parking lot putting groceries in her car when someone entered the unlocked front passenger door and took her purse, said Ansonia PD Lieutenant Patrick Lynch. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
Suspect In 5-Store Robbery Spree Is Arrested In The Berkshires Suspect In 5-Store Robbery Spree Is Arrested In The Berkshires
Suspect In 5-Store Robbery Spree Is Arrested In The Berkshires Police have arrested a man suspected of knocking over 5 convenience stores in the Berkshires over the course of 12 hours. On Monday, Jan. 25, police arrested Patrick Sheerin, 28, on five counts of armed robbery, police said. The robberies took place in Lenox and Pittsfield starting on Sunday, Jan. 24, around 7 p.m. and going into Monday. The first three stores were robbed in a span of 25 minutes. Sheerin is being charged with armed robbery even though a weapon was never seen on Sheerin. He allegedly threatened convenience store clerks, telling them he had a weapon, police said. Here’s …

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by Kristin Palpini
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Man Confesses To Police After Robbery At Cumberland Farms In Fairfield County Man Confesses To Police After Robbery At Cumberland Farms In Fairfield County
Man Confesses To Police After Robbery At Cumberland Farms In Fairfield County A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly robbing an area convenience store late last month. Javier Campos, 34, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 1, after walking into the Fairfield Police Department and confessing to the crime that took place at the Cumberland Farms in Fairfield on Sunday, Nov. 29, said Fairfield Police Lt. Antonio Granata. According to Granata, Campos came to Fairfield Police Headquarters and informed officers he wanted to speak with detectives regarding the robbery at Cumberland Farms.   Campos provided specific details about the robber…

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by Kathy Reakes
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Man Throws Bike At Police Cruiser In Attempt To Avoid Arrest Man Throws Bike At Police Cruiser In Attempt To Avoid Arrest
Man Throws Bike At Police Cruiser In Attempt To Avoid Arrest A man allegedly threw his bicycle at a police cruiser following an officer’s attempt to stop the man from trespassing. The incident happened around 3:20 a.m. in mid-November, when a Brimfield police officer allegedly saw Michael Jablonski, 46, of Brimfield, attempting to enter a Cumberland Farms after he had received a no-trespass order for that property, Brimfield Police said. Jablonski is familiar to Brimfield Police as he was accused of threatening officers with a 3-foot samurai sword back in April, according to The Citizen Chronicle. Before that, in 2017, there was an incident in which …

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by Kristin Palpini
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Driver At Large After Dragging Long Island Gas Station Employee, Police Say Hit-Run Driver At Large After Dragging Long Island Gas Station Employee, Police Say
Hit-Run Driver At Large After Dragging Long Island Gas Station Employee, Police Say Police are searching for a Connecticut driver who drove away from a Long Island gas pump after a dispute, dragging an attendant behind his vehicle in the process.  On Monday, Oct. 19, the unidentified driver pulled up to a Cumberland Farms location on Commack Road in Commack at approximately 6:30 p.m, according to Suffolk County police.  The driver and the gas station attendant, police said, argued after the driver attempted to pay with counterfeit money.  The driver was reportedly an approximately 30-year-old black man with short hair and facial hair.  The employee wa…

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by Christina Coulter
Kingston, NY
Business
COVID-19: Convenience Store Closes After Employee Tests Positive In Hudson Valley COVID-19: Convenience Store Closes After Employee Tests Positive In Hudson Valley
Covid-19: Convenience Store Closes After Employee Tests Positive In Hudson Valley A convenience store in the Hudson Valley was forced to close early on Veterans Day after learning that an employee tested positive for COVID-19. Cumberland Farms, located in Orange County on Route 17M in Monroe, was forced to close at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11 after receiving confirmation of a team member getting infected with the virus. Officials from Cumberland Farms issued a statement following the confirmation, and announced that they are taking “all appropriate steps, and following guidance from local health officials." The building is being cleaned and sanitized by industrial clea…

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by Zak Failla
Springfield, MA
News
AAA Forecasts Fall Gas Prices - Where To Get The Lowest-Price Gas Now AAA Forecasts Fall Gas Prices - Where To Get The Lowest-Price Gas Now
AAA Forecasts Fall Gas Prices - Where To Get The Lowest-Price Gas Now With fewer people traveling due to COVID-19 restrictions, the price of gas has dropped to under $2 per gallon at gas stations across Central and Western Massachusetts. On average, national gas prices are 50 cents less than they were at this time last year, according to AAA.  And the national auto club expects this downward trend to continue through the fall. Further decreases are predicted despite people planning to travel more for fun this season, AAA said, because of the major decline in commuting to work and school brought on by COVID-19.  “As demand remains low,” AAA said in …

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by Kristin Palpini
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Observation Of Alleged Drug Deal Leads To 4 Arrests Observation Of Alleged Drug Deal Leads To 4 Arrests
Observation Of Alleged Drug Deal Leads To 4 Arrests After observing a suspected drug deal, Springfield Police seized the 123rd illegal firearm recovered in the city this year. The incident also led to four arrests. On Wednesday, Oct. 7, at around 11 a.m., Springfield Police saw a suspected drug deal in the parking lot on the 500 block of Sumner Avenue, after which the suspects drove away in two vehicles. Police stopped one of the vehicles on Sumner Avenue and allegedly found 69 bags of heroin and a bag of cocaine, police said. Gary Powell and Rene Letendre were the passengers in the vehicle and were each arrested on drug charges, police…

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by Kristin Palpini
Amherst, MA
Business
COVID-19 Shuts Down Easthampton Gas Station COVID-19 Shuts Down Easthampton Gas Station
Covid-19 Shuts Down Easthampton Gas Station The Cumberland Farms on Northampton Street (Route 10) has been temporarily closed due to COVID-19. It is among the first gas stations the company has had to close in Massachusetts since the start of the pandemic. A Connecticut Cumby’s was temporarily closed in July. One of the employees has been infected with COVID-19, said Cumberland Farms corporate administration. The store was closed on Sunday, Aug. 9 at around 6:30 p.m. After the store is cleaned and sanitized by an industrial cleaning crew, it will reopen - likely within a few days, Cumby’s said. “We are grateful to all our customer…

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by Kristin Palpini
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Chasing Person With Box Cutter, Slashing Tires Outside Convenience Store Man Charged With Chasing Person With Box Cutter, Slashing Tires Outside Convenience Store
Man Charged With Chasing Person With Box Cutter, Slashing Tires Outside Convenience Store A 39-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly chasing another man around the parking lot of a convenience store with a box cutter and then slashing his tires. Police responded to the incident around 5:30 a.m., Monday, June 1, at the Cumberland Farms in Milford, said the Milford Police. When officers arrived on the scene, they found that Rhonel Russell, of Bridgeport, had allegedly punched an acquaintance in the face, and then chased him around the parking lot with a box cutter, police said. Russell then allegedly slashed the victim's tires with the box cutter. He is also accused o…

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by Kathy Reakes