Granby Police Department Blog

Christopher Barber, 37, of Miller Ave Granby was arrested on a warrant for , a violation of a restraining order. He was further charged with assault and batter, attempted murder, and intimidating a witness. The charges stem from a domestic dispute which occurred last week. He was held without bail for arraignment on Monday.

On Friday, April 02, 2010, at approximately 08:30 am, officers from the Police Department and Granby Ambulance Personnel responded to a four car accident on East State St. Upon arrival officers discovered that three of the vehicles involved had either stopped or were slowing in traffic, in the southbound lane, when a fourth vehicle failed to stop and collided with one of the vehicles causing a chain reaction. Two of the parties involved in the accident were transported to Holyoke Hospital with minor injuries. The accident was investigated by Lieutenant Alan Wishart and Officer Paul Anderson.

Robert Griswold of Taylor Street in Granby,  was found guilty in Hampshire County Superior Court by Judge Judd Carhart of several counts of Rape of a child and related charges. He was sentenced today to 20-25 years in State Prison. The victims were all males betwen the ages of 13-15. He was also convicted on charges of improper storage of firearms and dissemination of matter harmful to minors . Det. Barbara Fenn was the lead investigator on the case.

On Tuesday April 6, at 6:30pm at the Granby JR/SR High School , there will be a seminar on Bullying at the Granby  H.S.  Presenters will include officals from the School, School Resource Officer James White, and Cindy Boyle from the Northwest District Attorney’s Office.

On Sunday March 22, at 11:54  AM, a 13 year old female  bicyclist was struck  while attempting to cross Rte 202 in the vicinity of Kendall Street. A truck , operated by  Richard Varney of North Brookfield MA, was travelling west on East State Street ( Rte 202) . The girl was operating her bicycle in the same direction andcrossed in front of the truck to turn down Kendall Street. She was transported to Holyoke Hospital with minor injuries. The accidnt was investigated by Ptl. Bob Ash and Ptl. Jason Richard

Robert Grisowld, 54 , of Taylor Street in Granby, was arrested Sunday night on  a warrant charging him with intimidation of a witness. The charge stems from an alleged threat he made against  a witness in a  trial which was due to start today ( Monday) in Hampshire Superior Court. Griswold was held without bail

 On Sunday March 22, at  7:37 AM , the Police  Department received a report of a vehicle off the road on Chicopee Street. Responding officers found  a vehicle  operated bySeidu Abdulai, 32, of Brockton, had left the roadway, struck a tree, then corossed the road and struck a guardrail.  The operator stated he hd fallen asleep at the wheel. Abdulai was transproted with minor injuries, to Holyoke Hospital. The accident remains under investigation by Ptl. Jason richard and Ptl. Earl Brown.

On March 19^th at approximately 8:30 PM Granby Police and Fire personnel responded to an E911 call reporting an active structure fire at 8 Ken Lane.  Personnel from South Hadley Fire District 2 also responded to the residence to assist. The caller reported that flames were visible at the back of the residence. Police personnel arrived and found that neighbors had begun fighting the fire with fire extinguishers.  Fire personnel arrived, cleared the residence and extinguished the fire. The residence was unoccupied at the time of the incident.  It was later learned that children in the area heard the audible smoke alarm and noticed smoke coming from the back of the residence.  The children alerted adults and one called 911 to request help. 

The Fire Marshall’s Office was notified of the incident and responded to the scene to assist in the investigation.  It is currently believed that the fire began on the outside of the residence. The damage from the fire was contained to the cellar and to an area at the rear of the residence which covered an estimated 150 square feet.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation. 

The quick actions of the children who alerted adults and public safety, as well as the efforts of the adults who began fighting the fire, is believed to have saved the residence from more significant damage.

On Wednesday March 17, 2010 at approximately 8:20 p.m.,Granby Police and Granby Fire Department personnel were dispatched to the area of 39 Carver St. for a reported crash between a motor vehicle and a motorcycle. Upon arrival officers discovered passerbys that had stopped to assist, attending to the motorcycle operator. The operator of the motorcycle, whose name is being withheld pending notification to his next of kin, was pronounced dead at the scene. The operator of the motor vehicle, Mr. Kirk Pisani of Belchertown, was not injured in the crash. The Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, as well as the Massachusetts State Police Investigative Unit, attached to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, were requested to assist with the investigation. Sergeant Kevin O’Grady, Officer Jeffrey Reed, and Officer Sean Gallagher are continuing to investigate the crash for the Granby Police Department.

At 2:24 PM on Tuesday March 16, the Police and Fire Departments responded to a report of a truck fire at 35 West Street. Upon arrival they found a truck, owned by Jason Grove of that address, fully involved  in flames.  Grove was attempting to scrap the trcuk when spiilled fuel was ignited by the torch. There were no injuries.