SPD K9 Flexx Leads Officers to Wanted Escapee
SPD K9 Flexx Leads Officers to Wanted Escapee
Springfield, Mass. --- On Tuesday September 29th at approximately 11:40 a.m., members of the Springfield Police Warrant Apprehension Unit, K9 Unit, Firearms Investigation Unit, officers assigned to the Squad “B” Uniform Division, Massachusetts State Police VFAS, Hampden County Sheriff’s Department and U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested wanted fugitive Xavier Rivera.
For the past several weeks, Law Enforcement Officers have been attempting to locate Rivera, who had escaped from a Sheriff’s Department facility. On Tuesday, officers received information that Rivera was at a home on Pembroke Street.
Officers' setup a perimeter around the home and cleared the inside of the house. Rivera was suspected to have fled the home just prior to officer’s arrival.
Springfield Police K9 Officer Eric Blair and K9 Flexx responded and led officers to the backyard of a home on Pembroke Circle. Officers then located Rivera hiding in the bushes and he was placed under arrest.
20-year-old Xavier Rivera of Springfield is charged with:
- Arrest Warrant
- Escape from a Penal Institution/Court