Courts

'Worst kinds of crimes' bring jail: Deerfield man sentenced on numerous child sex charges

GREENFIELD - Deerfield resident Delmer H. Truesdell will be going to state prison for child sex crimes after being found guilty of more than two dozen child sex and unrelated gun charges.

$500,000 bail for Sunderland man held in sex crime case

GREENFIELD - A Sunderland man was held on $500,000 bail Friday after being arraigned in Greenfield District Court on charges of child rape.

Philip N. Hepburn, 48, of 352 Montague Road, Sunderland, has been charged with three counts of rape of a child and one count of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 years of age. He pleaded innocent to all of the charges.

Evaluation set for suspect in Northampton vandalism spree

NORTHAMPTON - A judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation for a man suspected of smashing the windows of five vehicles and two businesses downtown Wednesday evening.

Conviction of former South Hadley official reversed

SOUTH HADLEY - Authorities in eastern Massachusetts are contemplating whether to pursue a new trial against a former South Hadley official after the state's highest court struck down his conviction for disseminating matter harmful to minors.

'Middle man' in drugs sting gets probation

NORTHAMPTON - A city man who twice sold drugs to an undercover police officer was sentenced Thursday to three years' probation.

District Courts

In Eastern Hampshire District Court Thursday before Judge W. Michael Goggins:

WHITCOMB, Matthew M., 49, 32 Saybrook Circle, South Hadley, had decriminalized a charge of trespassing.

Suspect in Northampton vandalism spree to appear in court today

NORTHAMPTON - A man police said is responsible for smashing numerous car and business windows downtown Wednesday evening was to be arraigned this morning in Northampton District Court.

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