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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Mayor Sarno seeks closure of Springfield market tied to drug trafficking
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno has called for a local business to shut down after police said it was at the center of a drug ring in the city. DA Gulluni announces results of three major narcotics investigations in Springfield Earlier this week, authorities announced dozens of arrests and the takedown of three drug rings throughout Springfield. The DA's Hampden County Narcotics Task Force and Strategic Action & Focused Enforcement Task Force began investigating drug trafficking activity around Springfield's Garcia Market and Angel's Used Appliances in October 2022. Throughout the investigation period, over 80 firearm-related calls were reported to police. On May 15, 2025, investigators executed searches and arrests at these locations, which served as fronts for an extensive trafficking network. Law enforcement seized 12,138 grams of cocaine, 530 grams of fentanyl, and 15 firearms. As a result of this operation, 19 suspects were arrested and face charges including drug trafficking, firearm possession, child endangerment, and property theft. Now, Mayor Sarno wants to shut down Garcia's Market on Orange Street. Mayor Sarno states, 'I spoke with both District Attorney Anthony Gulluni and Police Superintendent Larry Akers earlier today to commend them and our State Police law enforcement officials for their continued brave and dedicated efforts to shut down this major drug and gun operation. As you know, I have no patience nor tolerance with these poison dealing, gun-toting violent offenders and their business fronts are not welcomed here in Springfield. In turn, I have requested City Solicitor Stephen Buoniconti and Health and Human Services Commissioner Helen Caulton-Harris to pursue a seize and desist order to move to shut down this 'den of iniquity' in the name of public health and safety for the good of our neighborhood residents and businesses of the area and beyond.' WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Two arrested in Holyoke traffic stop connected to shots fired incident
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Two suspects were arrested in Holyoke on Tuesday in connection with a shots fired investigation. Holyoke Police Chief Brian Keenan stated in a social media post that at approximately 9:55 p.m. on Sunday, officers received a report of shots fired in the area of East Dwight Street and Center Street. Approximately 13 shell casings were located, but no victims or property damage was found. Springfield police seize gun and drugs from suspect found in Hennessy Park Police began an investigation into the incident and identified two suspects, 42-year-old Glenn Jacobs of Holyoke and 20-year-old Xavier Medina of Springfield. Officers were granted a warrant for their arrest. On Tuesday, members of the Hampden County Narcotics Task Force, including Holyoke officers, conducted an unrelated traffic stop at approximately 4:05 p.m. near the intersection of Lyman Street and Open Square Way. Troopers discovered that Jacobs was the driver and Medina was a passenger of the vehicle, and both were arrested. Glenn Jacobs is charged with: Arrest Warrant – Holyoke District Court Discharging a Firearm within 500 Feet of a Building Possession of a Firearm without an FID Card Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card Xavier Medina is charged with: Arrest Warrant – Holyoke District Court Discharging a Firearm within 500 Feet of a Building Possession of a Firearm without an FID Card Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Shots-fired call leads to 2 arrests in Holyoke
HOLYOKE — A shots-fired incident over the weekend led police to make two arrests in the case on Tuesday, according to the Holyoke Police Department. On Sunday at about 9:55 p.m., Holyoke police were dispatched to East Dwight and Center streets because of gunfire. Officers collected 13 shell casings at the scene, but found no victims or property damage. Through their investigation, officers identified two suspects, Glenn Jacobs, 42, and Xavier Medina, 20, and were granted a warrant for their arrests. On Tuesday, the Hampden County Narcotics Task Force was working on an unrelated investigation, but around 4:05 p.m. conducted a traffic stop at Lyman Street and Open Square Way in which Jacobs was the driver and Medina the passenger. They were both arrested. Jacobs, of Holyoke, and Medina, of Springfield, are both charged with discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a building, and possession of both a firearm and ammunition without an FID card. Read the original article on MassLive.
