Hampden County

Crimes concerning the drug fentanyl continue to happen on a daily basis. So it's refreshing to see incidents where the guilty receive their just desserts.

Here's to our Massachusetts State Police who, in a three-week span has done a damn fine job hunting down illegal handguns and getting them off the streets.

Members of the Firearms Investigation Unit seized two loaded ghost guns and trafficking weight in fentanyl last Thursday, August 18th.

According to the Westfield Police Department, they're looking for a female who stole some vacuums from Walmart and then left the area in a stolen vehicle.

Apparently not satisfied with breaking the law in his own state, a Massachusetts man was recently arrested by Vermont State Troopers on burglary charges.

The defendant allegedly had in his possession more than 40 machine guns, short-barreled rifles, conversion devices, and other weapons.

Once again, some multi-agency cooperation across several law enforcement groups lead to a fairly major drug bust in Springfield recently.

Once again, multiple law enforcement organizations working together as a team leads to the arrest of a Springfield man right here in Berkshire County.

Over the course of a two-day period, 15 people were arrested in connection with a wide variety of offenses.

It appears that 24 medals believed to have been stolen from the Springfield Armory are being returned.