At about 11:30 last night, a single vehicle crash on Route 91 in Holyoke resulted in the death of the operator. Preliminary investigation by Trooper David Allen shows that the 25-year-old male operator was traveling on Route 91 southbound passing the Scenic Rest Area in Holyoke when, for reasons still under investigation, the 2008 Nissan…
More Opioids Seized, Two Arrested as Troopers and Detectives Continue Fight Against Drug Trafficking
State Troopers assigned to the Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit and North Shore Gang Task Force, along with Lawrence and Methuen Police, yesterday arrested two Lawrence men for trafficking heroin after developing information that they arranged to sell a large quantity of heroin. Troopers and detectives arrested LUIS LOPEZ, 21, at about 4 p.m. after…
Troopers Arrest Two for Possession of High Capacity Firearm
Yesterday just after 9:00 pm Trooper Steven Hanafin, assigned to the State Police Andover barracks, was patrolling Route 28 northbound in Lawrence. At that time he noticed a yellow BMW sedan with illegally tinted windows make several marked lane violations. Trooper Hanafin followed the vehicle then activated his emergency lights and attempted to stop the…
Friday On call status for the Office of Media Relations
Be advised, the Massachusetts State Police Office of Media Relations will be functioning in an on-call capacity on Friday April 12 at 7:00 a.m. and continuing in that capacity until 3:00 p.m. If you have any media related inquiries during that time frame, please contact our Communications Section at 508-820-2121 and they will contact the…
MSP Gang Unit, Fitchburg Police Arrest Woman for Trafficking Opioids
Members of the Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit and Fitchburg Police yesterday arrested a local woman whom an investigation identified as a heroin and fentanyl trafficker. Troopers and officers arrested ROSEMARY DELOSSANTOS, 29, of Fitchburg in a parking lot on Whalon Street yesterday afternoon. Following the arrest, Gang Unit Troopers and Fitchburg Police, along with…
Troopers Charge Holyoke Man with Fraudulent EBT Scheme to Purchase Food Served in Restaurant
Shortly after 8 a.m. today, Troopers from the Massachusetts State Police C3 Policing Team, along with other State Police units and Holyoke and Springfield Police, executed two simultaneous warrants and arrested a Holyoke man for large-scale Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) fraud. Today’s arrest of JOSE A. BAEZ, 55, followed a nearly year-long investigation by State…
