SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Six suspects were arrested in connection with robbing over a dozen Springfield businesses involving a firearm, police say.
PD: “Suspect was on a back porch shooting at people,” Springfield man arrested
According to a news release from Springfield Police Spokesperson Ryan Walsh, an investigation was being conducted into a string of firearm-armed robberies at package stores and convenience stores since April. Detectives were able to identify the suspects allegedly involved and the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit set up surveillance.
Businesses robbed at gunpoint in Springfield
- 4/20 – Sullivan’s Allen Street Package Store, 390 Allen Street
- 6/27 – Kwik Pic, 32 Boston Road
- 6/29 – Citgo Gas, 707 Dickinson Street
- 7/2 – New World Gas Station, 570 Sumner Avenue
- 7/11 – Lucky Mini Mart, 604 Page Boulevard
- 8/23 – Kwik Pic, 32 Boston Road
- 8/25 – Plus One Convenience, 907 Carew Street
- 8/27 – New World Gas Station, 570 Sumner Avenue
- 9/5 – New World Gas Station, 527 Allen Street
- 9/5 – Shell Gas Station, 940 Belmont Avenue
- 9/12 – Sparky’s Gas Station – 429 Boston Road
- 9/15 – Shell Gas Station – 940 Belmont Avenue
- 9/16 – 7/11 Gas Station, 425 Springfield Street
- 9/18 – 7/11 Gas Station, 450 Cooley Street
6 suspects arrested during investigation
On Wednesday, detectives saw what they believed were four of the alleged suspects preparing to attempt an armed robbery. At around 8:45 p.m., the suspects parked a vehicle and a scooter on Wayne Street across from the Valero Gas Station on Allen Street.
The four suspects, 22-year-old Javahn Resto , 29-year-old Carlos Resto Jr. , 33-year-old Malwin Feliciano and a 17-year-old boy were arrested. Detectives seized a large-capacity Ghost Gun with 33 rounds of ammunition in the magazine which also had a sear selector switch making the firearm fully automatic, a large-capacity handgun that was loaded with 17 rounds of ammunition.
As detectives were waiting for a search warrant to be approved for a house on Dearborn Street, a suspect later identified as 48-year-old Carlos Resto Sr. got into a car and drove away. Officers pulled him over on Jasper Street and was arrested after police seized two large capacity magazines from inside the car…