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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Teenager arrested after car break-in spree in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A 16-year-old was arrested after attempting to break into three vehicles in Springfield on Monday. Nine individuals found in North Adams apartment during narcotics search The Springfield Police Department states that on Monday at 12:30 a.m., officers were sent to the 0-100 block of Melrose Street for a report of breaking and entering into a vehicle. When officers arrived, two suspects were seen breaking into three Hyundais. One of the suspects broke the ignition on one of the vehicles in an attempt to steal it. Police say that multiple items were stolen from the vehicles. One suspect was found after running away from the officers on Northampton Avenue. The officers were able to catch up to the 16-year-old on Wilbraham Avenue. The teenager had items on him that were reported stolen from a car on Melrose Street, and was placed under arrest. Due to the suspect's age, his name, charges, and booking photo will not be released. This serves as a reminder that Hyundais and Kias are still regularly being broken into and attempted to be or are stolen. The police department is urging residents to get a highly visible steering wheel lock device to prevent these incidents from happening. 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 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.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
06-05-2025
- Yahoo
Springfield crash leads to arrest, loaded gun and drugs seized
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A man from Springfield was arrested on Monday after a loaded firearm and drugs were seized after a car crash on Allen Street. MGM Springfield helps improve elementary school garden The Springfield Police Department states that on Monday at around noon, a car crashed on Allen Street and drove away. During the investigation, detectives learned that one of the individuals involved in the crash had a firearm. Detectives began to surveil the area to try and locate the subject's vehicle. Nearly half an hour later, a man was seen matching the description of the subject with his hand holding something inside his hooded sweatshirt. The man drove off, however, detectives maintained surveillance of the vehicle, and the Springfield Police C3 Metro Unit arrived to help. The man was detained outside his vehicle after he stopped in a parking lot on Belmont Avenue. A loaded firearm was found in his hooded sweatshirt. The suspect, 21-year-old Dequan Wood of Springfield, did not have a license to carry or a driver's license. Over eight ounces of marijuana were also found, packaged to sell, inside a child's backpack in his car. Dequan Wood was arrested and charged with the following: Carrying a Firearm without a License Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle Possession with the Intent to Distribute a Class D Drug Local News Headlines 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. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WWLP.
