Vigilance,Common Sense Needed To Avoid Being A Crime Victim During The Holidays

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published December 15, 2013 at 12:54 PM EST

Law enforcement authorities urge people to be vigilant during the holidays. Crowded shopping malls, wrapped presents, and people in a generous spirit are attractive targets for criminals. Police in Springfield, Massachusetts put out a public warning after someone posing as a package delivery driver stole money from a homeowner. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Springfield Police Sergeant John Delaney

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The record-setting tenure of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. The 2011 tornado and its recovery that remade the largest city in Western Massachusetts. The fallout from the deadly COVID outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Those are just a few of the thousands and thousands of stories WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill has covered for WAMC in his nearly 17 years with the station.

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