Springfield Police Officers Seize Loaded Firearm after Report of Shoplifting
Springfield, Mass. — On Tuesday December 6th at approximately 9:15 a.m. Springfield Police Officers recovered a loaded firearm and made three arrests after responding to the Cumberland Farms on the 700 block of Carew Street for a report of a shoplifting in progress.
Officers arrived and observed three suspects in a vehicle in the parking lot and conducted a traffic stop. As the suspects were detained officers located a firearm in plain view in the car. The firearm was loaded with eight rounds in the magazine. The three suspects were placed under arrest.
While on the booking dock officers recovered heroin from Ms. Figueroa.
34-year-old Jonathan Rodriguez of Springfield is charged with:
- Possession of a Firearm without a License
- Possession of Ammunition without a FID Card
- Carrying a Dangerous Weapon while having Active Warrants
- Shoplifting by Asportation (Joint Venture)
- Arrest Warrant
– Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License
– Leaving the Scene of a Property Damage Crash - Arrest Warrant
– Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License - Arrest Warrant
– Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License - Arrest Warrant
– Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License
– Possession of a Class B Drug - Arrest Warrant
– Assault & Battery on a Police Officer (3 Counts)
– Resisting Arrest
– Operating a Motor Vehicle with a Suspended License
29-year-old Thomas Rodriguez of Enfield, Connecticut is charged with:
- Possession of a Firearm without a License
- Possession of Ammunition without a FID Card
- Shoplifting by Asportation (Joint Venture)
26-year-old Francis Figueroa of Springfield is charged with:
- Possession of a Firearm without a License
- Possession of Ammunition without a FID Card
- Possession of a Class A Drug
- Shoplifting by Asportation
