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…
Children Busted With Guns, Drugs In Chicopee Raid: Police
A 15 and two 13-year-olds were arrested earlier this week after police raided an apartment they were in that had an illegal gun and other firearms, heroin, and cocaine inside, officials said.
Springfield police had been watching the 15-year-old for months on a potential illegal gun investigation but decided to arrest him on Tuesday, Feb. 28, when they learned he had a weapon, authorities said.
Investigators raided two apartments in the 200 block of E. Main Street in Chicopee and found a ghost gun, a loaded firearm, two high-capacity magazines, bullets, 3.5 grams of cocaine, and 310 bags…
Suspected Drug Trafficker, Felon Modified Pistol To Make It Machine Gun: Springfield Police
Two men busted in Springfield on gun and drug charges allegedly altered a pistol to make it fire like a fully-automatic weapon, authorities said.
Carlos Dejesus, 31, of Holyoke, and Jamian Velez-Berrios, 19, of Chicopee, face several charges after they were arrested in a traffic stop last week, Springfield police said.
Firearms detectives had monitored Velez-Berrios for months on an alleged gun change and were tipped off that he would be armed at a house on Andrew Street Saturday, Feb. 18, authorities said.
Police got a warrant and were prepared to raid the home, but…
Drunk Driver Causes Fatal Crash In East Hartford, Claims Someone Else Drove, Police Say
An East Hartford man faces manslaughter charges after allegedly causing a fatal accident that left a Massachusetts woman dead and then telling authorities that he was not the driver, police said.
East Hartford resident Ricardo Figueroa, age 24, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 16 for his role in a fatal Hartford County crash on Route 2 in East Hartford on March 13, 2022, that left one woman dead, according to state police.
On the day of the crash, which happened adjacent to the Route 2 westbound entrance ramp, a Toyota Corolla with three people inside had collided with a Hyund…
Child Porn: Western Mass Man Who Had 100+ Videos, Pics On His Phone Pleads Guilty: Feds
A Chicopee man who had more than 100 videos of child porn on his cell phone when police searched it has pleaded guilty this week to exploitation charges, authorities said.
Michael Geoffroy, age 36, admitted on Thursday, Fed. 16, to three counts of sexual exploitation of a child, three counts of distributing child porn, and possessing the offending material, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Geoffroy faces potentially decades in prison and a lifetime of monitoring, according to federal sentencing guidelines.
Investigators said that Geoffroy created two videos and two i…
