TOP: (L) Jerry Frank, (R) Louis Butler / BOTTOM: (L) Harold Wilson, (R) Curtis Dudley
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) – “Text-A-Tip” messages to Springfield Police have led them to break up what they are calling a “crack house.”
Springfield Police Sgt. John Delaney says that around 7:45 Tuesday night, detectives raided the first and second floors of a home at 194 Hancock Street.
The raid was in response to several text message complaints from neighbors that had been sent into the police department.
After getting a search warrant from Springfield District Court, officers headed to the home.
As officers were heading towards home with a battering ram, people in the front were allegedly seen tossing crack to the ground, and began screaming “Cops!”
Officers then rushed inside to try and stop anyone in the home from flushing the evidence.
Police arrested four men in the raid:
- 44-year-old Jerry Frank of Hancock Street
- 63-year-old Louis Butler of Hancock Street
- 23-year-old Harold Wilson of Somerset Street
- 52-year-old Curtis Dudley of Spear Street
Officers recovered 16 grams of crack cocaine, cash, packaging material, and other drug paraphernalia from inside the home.
All four men were charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and violation of a drug free school zone. They are set to be arraigned Wednesday in Springfield District Court.
Good, I hate crackheads….
You know what might be really cool? Do a locally produced Springfield area version of Cops. Bad boys, bad boys, what you gonna do… It’s not like there’s no material available.
1 down… Too many to go!!
They did a version of Cops when Hill St Blues was on,featuring druggies caught undercover. Someone near and dear to me was featured on it…what a shock of a lifetime!
Go figure, they’re such a wholesome looking bunch. I’m sure they were using the money they received to help fund the interior painting of their church.