It was a relatively quiet long weekend in Amherst compared to weekends past.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013 | last update: 2:38 am
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Town of Amherst Crime Log: Columbus Day weekend
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Town of Amherst Crime Log
Crime log from 9/28 – 10/01: After dodging air-borne beer bottles and handling about 20 noise complaints, officers of the Amherst Police Department are done with a rowdy weekend of parties.
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Parties causes disturbances in Amherst
As University of Massachusetts students took to the streets for the first full weekend of the semester, several parties got out of control and had to be broken up by the Amherst police department.
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Amherst Bank of America robbery suspect in custody
The downtown Amherst Bank of America was robbed Monday morning. Amherst Police arrested William W. Oldershaw after identifying him in a taxi cab matching the description of one which had fled the scene.
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Legal Services wants students to know their rights in police encounters
SLSO Associate Director Corey Carvalho wants students to be better informed about their rights in dealing with authorities.
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Four arrested for attempting to break into Puffton apartments on Saturday
Four men, none of whom are connected with any of the Five Colleges, were arrested Saturday after they were suspected of breaking into the local apartment complex.
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UPDATED: Students back in Baker after fire
Around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday night, Amherst Fire Department responded to a small fire at Baker Hall.
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APD discover cocaine cache in car
Over winter break, APD officers arrested 26-year-old Jyhong Chea for possession of a large amount of cocaine packaged for sale.
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Student busted on drug charges
Last Thursday, Vuk N. Whallon was arrested by Amherst Police on several drug charges.
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Local police accredited by state commission
The Amherst Police Department, and the University of Massachusetts Police Department were one of 33 departments in the Commonwealth to be accredited by the state commission.
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