$15,000 reward being offered for information leading to an arrest
Dead man linked to unsolved 1993 murder of 10-year-old Mass. girl; officials asking public for information
Jan. 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
Springfield man near death after fight over dog
July 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
SPRINGFIELD — A fight over the ownership of a dog left a city man on the verge of death on Tuesday. A woman went to 168 East Street in Springfield to claim a lost dog, and as she was driving away, a man stopped her an accused her of not actually owning the dog, but [...]
16-year-old is 11th homicide victim in Springfield this year
July 11, 2011 Leave a Comment
A teen was murdered in Springfield in what police believe to be a gang-related incident. Tyrel Wheeler, 16, of Springfield fell from a moving vehicle at the intersection of Meredith and Washington Streets after being shot several times at a different location. The vehicle continued down the street with no driver, and Wheeler tried to [...]
Springfield police find massive marijuana operation while responding to home invasion call
June 29, 2011 2 Comments
SPRINGFIELD — A 14-year-old’s call to police about a home invasion went vastly awry for her father when he was arrested for various drug offenses on Tuesday. The young girl called police to report a break in at 139 Maybrook Road in Springfield. She reported that two armed men came into her house while her [...]
State and federal authorities capture local “Most Wanted” man
June 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
SPRINGFIELD– State Police and Deputy United States Marshals collaborated on Friday to arrest one of Massachusetts’ most wanted criminals. Marshals arrested Marcus Parks, 25, as he left a relative’s home in Bernice, La. where he had been staying. Marshals set up surveillance at 137 Plum Ave. after Massachusetts State Police received a tip that one [...]
Murder suspected arrested in Springfield
June 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
In a turn of events, a man who has been on the run since May 21, when he was suspected to have stabbed 32-year-old Carlos E. Beslanga in the chest, turned himself in to the Springfield police yesterday around 9 a.m. Luis Manuel Cintron, 37, was arraigned yesterday, charged with Beslanga’s murder. He was ordered [...]
2 held in Springfield robbery
June 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
SPRINGFIELD — Police arrested two allegedly armed robbers near 69 Kenwood Park early yesterday morning after two 16-year-old victims reported that they were accosted at gunpoint. Julio Carrero, 24, and Miguel Pizzaro, 19, are suspected to have approached the victims on BMX bikes, flashed a gun and demanded their purses, cell phones and money. The [...]
Springfield police discuss post-tornado looting
June 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Police department announced today that the city has not experienced an epidemic of looting since the June 1 tornadoes that destroyed the area. Officials announced that only a “handful” of arrests have been made. On Friday, June 10, a male suspect was observed taking things from a house that was partially [...]
A forklift and a car chaase in Springfield
May 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
SPRINGFIELD — Police arrested a local resident on Saturday after a high-speed car chase in Springfield from Wilbraham Road to Oak Street. Leslie Evans, 20, of 643 Sumner Avenue was arrested while walking at a quick pace down Oak Street after the ten-minute car chase, according to Cadet Melissa Rodriguez. Officers M. Benoit and D. [...]
Springfield mayoral candidate decries crime rate — stats say city is more dangerous than New York
May 24, 2011 Leave a Comment
SPRINGFIELD — Mayoral Candidate Antonette Pepe promised today to take immediate action against crime if elected after she learned that Springfield is the 12th most dangerous city in America, according to recent FBI statistics. The city rose in every category except for larceny from 2009, and has surpassed the crime rates of much larger cities, [...]
Conn. man murdered in Springfield
May 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
SPRINGFIELD — Police responded to an alleyway in Springfield on Saturday where they found a man fatally stabbed in the chest. Carlos Gonzalez Beslanga, 32, of Newington, Conn., suffered the fatal stab wound that pierced his heart and a lung in the alleyway between 62 and 66 Cumberland Street at 4:30 p.m. after he angered [...]
Springfield man arrested on 4th OUI offense after hitting pedestrian
May 3, 2011 Leave a Comment
A 60-year-old Springfield man was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with his fourth drunk driving offense after police said he hit a pedestrian. Jose A. Rivera, of Horace Street, was arrested after police responded to Belmont Avenue on a report of a pedestrian struck. As soon as police go there, Rivera was “displaying many signs [...]
17-year-old Springfield boy arrested for raping an 8-year-old
May 2, 2011 Leave a Comment
A 17-year-old boy from Springfield was arrested early Morning morning and charged with raping an eight year old. Anthony Martinez, 17, of Dorset Street in Springfield was arrested at his home at 6:15 a.m. by members of the Springfield Police Department Warrant Apprehension Unit, said Sergeant John Delaney, a department spokesman. The case was investigated [...]
