SPD Officers Recover Illegal Firearm, Trafficking Weight of Cocaine
SPD Officers Recover Illegal Firearm, Trafficking Weight of Cocaine
Springfield, Mass. — At approximately 1:35 a.m. on Wednesday July 23rd, Springfield Police Officers seized a loaded firearm, approximately 20 grams of cocaine and arrested 42-year-old Noel Martinez.
About ten minutes earlier, officers responded to Saratoga Street for a gun call. Officers received information that a suspect, later identified as Martinez, pointed a gun at a victim and was currently inside a convenience store on the 600 block of Main Street.
Officers located and detained Martinez. Officers then recovered a loaded firearm and approximately 20 grams of cocaine on him. Officers placed Martinez under arrest.
42-year-old Noel Martinez of Springfield is charged with:
- Carrying a Firearm without a License
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License
- Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony
- Receiving Stolen Property Less than $1200
- Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
- Cocaine Trafficking 18-36 Grams