Springfield Carjackers Unknowingly Picked Plainclothes Detective’s Car, Police Say

Springfield Carjackers Unknowingly Picked Plainclothes Detective’s Car, Police Say

Two Springfield men were arrested after police say they tried to carjack an unmarked police cruiser being driven by a plainclothes detective.

The detective, whom police didn't name, was investigating in the area of Reed Street in Springfield at about 8:15 p.m. Friday, March 29 when "he heard a tapping on his front passenger window and saw a firearm pointed directly at him," Springfield police said in a written statement.

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Larry Lucchino, Savior of Fenway Park, R.I.P.

Matt McDonald

Not many people in public life in Massachusetts can claim a single accomplishment that has made life better around here.

Larry Lucchino can.

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