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Purple Heart stolen from Marine's home

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:53:26 GMT

The father of a New Bedford Marine killed in Iraq says he's heartbroken that a thief broke into his home and stole his son's posthumous Purple Heart.

Man guilty in Yankee Stadium fraud case

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:34:22 GMT

A British citizen living in Westport has been convicted in a fraud case that involved plans to sell dirt from the old Yankee Stadium in New York.

No prison for Westfield embezzler

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:55:23 GMT

A woman who embezzled more than $100,000 from Westfield while working in the city collector's office has avoided prison time.

Suspect arrested in robbery, bomb scare

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:53:42 GMT

Police were called to a Fall River gas station after it was robbed by a man claiming to have an explosive device.

Suspects sought in Spfld. armed robbery

Mark Wiernasz — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:53:56 GMT

Springfield Police are searching for two men involved in an early morning armed robbery.

Bank teller stole from senior customers

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:05:08 GMT

A former teller at a North Attleborough bank has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for embezzling almost $378,000 from elderly customers.

Masked men robbed Spfld restaurant

Mark Wiernasz — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:02:38 GMT

Springfield Police are searching for two men wanted for the armed robbery of a restaurant in the city’s Liberty Heights neighborhood.

Effort to stop McKnight car break-ins

Sy Becker — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:53:54 GMT

Residents of Springfield’s historic Hill McKnight neighborhood have been taking precautions after an increased number of car break-ins in the area.

Suspect sought in driveway scheme

Anthony Fay — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:28:39 GMT

Longmeadow police have a warrant to arrest a man from upstate New York who they accuse of demanding $1,200 from an elderly homeowner in a driveway sealing scheme.

Chicopee PD looking for home intruder

Anthony Fay — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:41:42 GMT

Chicopee police are looking for a masked man who they say broke into a home in the city’s Fairview section while the residents were still inside.

Man sentenced for faking injury

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:18:25 GMT

A Florida man has pleaded guilty to bilking an 85-year-old Massachusetts woman out of more than $100,000 by faking an injury on her property.

Alleged laptop thief caught at UMass

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:08:19 GMT

Police at the University of Massachusetts have arrested a Vermont man they say was pilfering laptop computers from students at the Amherst campus' main library.

Armed robbery attempt at Family Dollar

Barry Kriger — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:24:58 GMT

Two men, armed with a gun, tried but failed to rob the Family Dollar Store on State Street in Springfield's Mason Square, Monday night

Attempted armed robbery thwarted

Joyce Ogirri — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:46:12 GMT

24 year-old Robert Owens was arrested after attempting to rob a delivery Empire Pizza driver on 15 Avon Place in Springfield.

1 day in prison for credit union thefts

Anthony Fay — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:49:09 GMT

A former credit union manager has been sentenced to one day in prison and six months of home confinement, for embezzling funds from the institution, which served municipal employees in the Berkshire County town of Adams.

Man arrested in Amherst pharmacy thefts

Anthony Fay — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:22:08 GMT

Amherst police have arrested a suspect in the robbery of two pharmacies this week.

Police looking for Amherst CVS robber

Anthony Fay — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:54:20 GMT

Police in Amherst are looking for witnesses to a robbery at the CVS/Pharmacy on North Pleasant Street.

McKnight residents upset about thefts

Laura Hutchinson, 22News Investigative Reporter — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:36:27 GMT

Residents on Thompson Street in the McKnight section of Springfield told 22News that someone is breaking into their homes.

Husband, wife caught in museum break-in

Anthony Fay — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:53:54 GMT

Police have arrested a husband and wife who allegedly broke into the Holyoke Children’s Museum.

Alleged thief swallows engagement ring

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 05:00:00 GMT

When a New Hampshire man is caught red-handed, he tries to hide the evidence in his stomach. However, an x-ray gave authorities all the proof they needed.

Police searching for alleged CVS robber

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:59:14 GMT

Police said they are searching for a suspect in an armed robbery at a convenient store.

SPD: Break-in suspects used stolen car

Anthony Fay — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:26:58 GMT

Police have arrested two men that they say broke into a Springfield eye care office early Friday morning, and took off in a stolen car.

Not guilty plea for vets center theft

Anthony Fay — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:30:01 GMT

The former leader of a veterans outreach center was in a Springfield courtroom on Friday to answer to charges that he stole more than $35,000 from his organization and from federal grants.

Car with MA plates sought in CT robbery

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:10:10 GMT

Police in Meriden, Connecticut are looking for a car with Massachusetts plates, after a home invasion in which armed suspects bound and gagged four victims and took two of them to Fairfield to rob a jewelry store.

Man arrested for stolen truck in Spfld.

Anthony Fay — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:47:42 GMT

A state police traffic stop in Springfield’s North End led to an arrest for a stolen pickup truck early Wednesday morning.

Wheelchair robbery

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:50:16 GMT

Two teenagers have been charged with robbing a woman in a wheelchair.

4 gas station B&E suspects arrested

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:06:33 GMT

Holyoke Police Department has arrested 4 suspects who allegedly broke into a gas station Sunday night.

Stolen assault rifle, ammo found in car

Anthony Fay — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:36:12 GMT

A fully-loaded semi-automatic rifle stolen from a Pennsylvania home was found in a luxury sedan pulled over by Springfield Police early Sunday morning, and now two men have been arrested.

W. Spfld. police searching for robber

Anaridis Rodriguez — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:27:48 GMT

West Springfield Police are searching for a suspect Monday morning, following a robbery at a restaurant parking lot.

Ex-vets center director to be arraigned

Laura Hutchinson, 22News Investigative Reporter — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:26:31 GMT

The former head of a Springfield veterans’ center will be arraigned in court next month on charges that he stole more than $35,000 from the organization and from federal grants.