Patrick Johnson
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Springfield, MA, United States
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Beaver attacks are rare. This 73-year-old man is lucky to be alive after one targeted him.
An emergency physician said the man could have bled to death or drowned. → Read More
Missing 13-year-old girl from Massachusetts found safe in Schenectady
The girl, Roos Banjanth, touched off a regional search after she reportedly ran off Saturday to be with an adult man she met on the internet. → Read More
Search for Roos Bajanth, missing teen from Massachusetts, extends to Upstate NY
Police say the girl left home Saturday night and may be in the company of an adult man that she met online. → Read More
Springfield installs police kiosks on Main Street; intended to increase police visibility for expected MGM Springfield crowds
The first of two kiosks was lowered into its position at Main and Taylor streets Aug. 3, 2018. → Read More
Do mass shooters show warning signs? FBI report looks at 'pre-attack behaviors'
The study shows active shooters can plan an attack months in advance and most obtain weapons legally. → Read More
Springfield to consider raising minimum age for tobacco purchases to 21
While the statewide minimum age is 18, individual communities can adopt local ordinances raising it higher than that. → Read More
Your comments: Spirit of Springfield should have included dispatchers for Public Safety Night promotion
A Masslive poll was 70/30 in favor of dispatchers getting free admission to Bright Nights on Public Safety Night, but the split among comments appeared closer → Read More
Springfield man awaiting trial on bank robbery charges dead of apparent suicide at Hampden County Correctional Center
Luis D. Laureano apparently hung himself with a bed sheet in his cell Saturday night. → Read More
Man stricken in Chicopee DCR pool dies; officials investigate why
Lifeguards pulled the man from the water and were performing CPR when police and EMTs arrived. → Read More
Suspicious package near federal courthouse in Springfield under investigation
Emergency officials were called to the intersection of State and Elliot streets in Springfield on Monday. → Read More
Springfield police respond to North End shooting
Police have responded to the scene of a shooting on Allendale Street in the city's North End where a man was reportedly shot in the chest. → Read More
Opioid crisis: Highway to hell
Everyone know heroin use is a problem throughout the Northeast, but how does the drug get into the area? → Read More
Police: Keith Truehart, Belchertown's 'Most Wanted' suspect, apprehended
Truehart was apprehended early Wednesday by Belchertown and state police. → Read More
Springfield police: violent altercation leads to drug, firearms charges against city man, 22
Jonathan Santiago of Westminster Street was charged with drug trafficking and firearm possession after police responded to reports of a fight on the street at 2 a.m. → Read More
Construction at Memorial Bridge rotary in West Springfield to divert traffic
Eastbound traffic into Springfield on the Memorial Bridge will be closed down beginning Friday at 10 p.m. → Read More
Berkshire DA identifies man killed in Mohawk Trail crash as Rick Bean of Conway
The office of Berkshire County District Attorney David Capeless has identified the man killed early Saturday on a Route 2 crash as Richard Bean of Conway. → Read More
Springfield fugitive, sought for gun & drug violations, found hiding out in Franklin County
Sauksavat Cabrera Walls, 25, was apprehended n the Turners Falls section of Montague by members of the Montague police and the Northwestern District Attorney's Anti-Crime Task Force → Read More
Springfield police: 3 men arrested in Forest Park for hunting birds, turtles & frogs with slingshots
Police said Kehney Moo, Hsa Wah and Patty Poo of Springfield were illegally hunting animals in the park with slingshots. → Read More
Springfield police detective Michael Carney, out for morning jog, runs into East Forest Park crime spree
Carney, out for his morning run before work, sprang into action when he spotted 2 suspicious people stealing a package from a porch. → Read More
Springfield police detective Michael Carney, out for morning jog, runs into East Forest Park crime spree
Carney, out for his morning run before work, sprang into action when he spotted 2 suspicious people stealing a package from a porch. → Read More