SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A Springfield man was arrested Tuesday after a report of a suspicious vehicle.

According to the Springfield Police Department, at around 10:50 p.m. officers were called to the 0-100 block of Greene Street for a report of a suspicious motor vehicle. When they arrived, a pick-up truck was seen idling with the driver sleeping and a firearm on the front passenger seat.

Police removed the driver, 42-year-old Earl Greene, and secured the firearm. Green did not have a license to carry due to his numerous firearms and drug convictions and had a revoked driver’s license. Cocaine and crack-cocaine were found during a search of the vehicle.

Earl Greene

The Springfield Police report that the firearm was stolen out of Vermont.

Earl Greene of Springfield is charged with the following:

  • Carrying a Firearm without a License
  • Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
  • Carrying a Firearm without a License – 2nd Offense
  • Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm
  • Firearm Violation with 3 Prior Violent/Drug Crimes
  • Receiving Stolen Property Less than $1200
  • Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License – Subsequent Offense
  • Possession of a Class B Drug – Subsequent Offense
  • Possession of a Class B Drug – Subsequent Offense