Police in Springfield, Massachusetts, say they just made five arrests tied to the illegal flow of firearms between Vermont and Massachusetts.

SPRINGFIELD — City police and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives made a dent in the Springfield-Vermont drug and gun pipeline after a joint investigation, law enforcement officials say.

A lengthy investigation by local and federal authorities has led to several arrests. Springfield Police spokesperson Ryan Walsh said that Springfield Police, along with the ATF, have been conducting an investigation into the “the illegal flow of firearms from neighboring states into the city of Springfield to mitigate violent offenses on our city streets.

A collaborative effort between local and federal law enforcement agencies has resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of illegal firearms and drugs in an operation aimed at dismantling a gun trafficking pipeline from Vermont to Springfield.

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Homicide numbers in Vermont have risen in recent years to levels not seen since the late ‘90s, and experts say much of the violence is fueled by a drugs-for-guns pipeline that leads to Massachusetts and other urban centers.

Why AG Charity Clark is among those who says: "babies born here in Vermont have a constitutional right to be embraced as Vermonters and Americans.”

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP)– Over the past six months Springfield Police, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) have been conducting a joint investigation with Vermont Police to cut back on the flow of illegal firearms into Springfield from Vermont.

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“I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America, and this executive order is plainly unconstitutional,” said Attorney General Clark. “Babies born here in Vermont have a constitutional right to be embraced as Vermonters and Americans.”

BURLINGTON — The Vermont Chamber of Commerce has announced the agenda for the 2025 Vermont Economic Conference, to be held Jan. 28 at the UVM Davis Center. Bringing together industry leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and community members, this year’s conference explores the impact national and global economic trends have on the Vermont economy

Edward Chandler Crosby was born July 7, 1846 in Marlboro, Vermont. He was one of 11 children. Less than half of his brothers and sisters survived to adulthood.