Granby Police Department Blog

On April 11, 2011 at approximately 6:25 AM the Granby Police Department received multiple calls for a single vehicle crash on New Ludlow Road near the intersection of South Street.  Police and Ambulance personnel from Granby responded to the incident. 

Responding personnel arrived and found the crash involved a single motorcycle.  The initial accident investigation showed that a 2007 Honda CBR 600 motorcycle operated by 28 year old Abimael Mestre of Holyoke Street in Ludlow was headed east on New Ludlow Road when it went off the right side of the road and collided with a utility pole. It was determined by medical personnel on scene that Mestre had succumbed to injuries he received in the crash.

Massachusetts State Police from the Crime Scene Services Section, the Crash Analysis and Reconstruction Section and State Police Detectives assigned to Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan’s Office were called to the scene to assist with the investigation. 

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

On April 2, 2011 at approximately 07:42, Granby Police, Fire, and Ambulance Personnel were dispatched to the area of Pleasant St., near Hilltop Acres, for a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival officers found a 2005 Toyota Sienna van lying on the driver’s side, in the northbound lane of travel. The operator of the vehicle, Ms. Leah Chenelle of Hebron,  Ct., had already crawled out of the vehicle and was standing on the side of the road. Ms. Chenelle and her passenger, Cocoa (the family dog), were not injured in the accident. The accident was investigated by Sergeant Kevin O’Grady and Officer Robert Ash.

If you want your car to be sparkly clean and support Granby Athletics please join us on Saturday, April 23 for a car wash. Students and members of the athletic teams will be washing cars, and accepting donations of any amount. The Car Wash will take place at 393 East State Street in Granby at the East Meadow School. The Car Wash will start at 10am and end at 2pm. The Granby Fire and Police Departments will be present with equipment on display. Also if you can’t make it students are accepting per car pledges. For further information please contact Ptl. James White at jwhite@granbypd.org .

The Granby Police Department would like to advise all motorists that Pleasant St., north of Route 202 is down to one lane of travel near the Children’s First Day Care due to a sink hole that has developed in the northbound lane of travel. The area affected is coned off and motorists are asked to proceed with caution around the area. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes of travel.  The Granby Police Department would also like to advise motorists that on Friday, March 18^th, travel on this area of road may be restricted while the Granby Highway Department works on the roadway.

The 2011 Dare Soccer Camp will be held July 25 - July 29 and is available to students  grades 3 -10 (grades as of 9/11). The camp will run from 8:30 to 12:30 daily and is available to all area youth. For more information you can contact Officer James White by email jwhite@granbypd.org  or at the police station 413-467-9222. Applications for the camp are available at the police station, or at the police department’s website, under downloads, on the homepage of the website.  www.granbypd.org

The Granby Police Department will provide free firearm safety kits to local residents through a partnership with Project ChildSafe, the nationwide firearms safety education program. The safety kits, which include a gun lock, will be distributed at the Granby Police Department on a first come, first serve basis.

Project ChildSafe, a program developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), has distributed more than 35 million firearm safety kits throughout the country since 2003. The program is funded by a U.S. Department of Justice grant, with additional funding provided by the firearms industry.

Each kit contains a safety curriculum and a cable-style gun lock. The locks fit on most types of handguns, rifles and shotguns. The goal is to prevent a child or any other unauthorized person from accessing a firearm in your home.

By partnering with Project ChildSafe, the Granby Police Department is participating in a national effort to promote firearms safety education to all gun owners. Project ChildSafe will distribute gun lock safety kits to all 50 states and the five U.S. territories.

The 2011 DARE basketball camp will run Monday July 11- Friday July 15 (for grades 6-10) and Monday July 18- Friday July 22 (Grades 3-6) Camp sessions run 9 am to 3 pm daily. 6th Graders may attend either session. Those 6th grade players who attend session 1 can also attend session 2 on a space available basis. Grades are as of September 2011. Camp fee is $40. ( discounts for multiple family members.) Applications at the Granby  Police Website  soon. Apply early as camp fills up FAST!

Soccer Camp information will be posted soon.

The Granby Police Department would like to advise citizens to please use caution, and travel at reasonable speeds for the conditions, when driving through Town, after all of the snow that we have received. The snow banks have reached heights that are taller than most vehicles, and the roadways have narrowed considerably. The Granby Highway Department has advised that they will be working on both of these concerns but it will take some time to address all of the problem areas.

The Granby Police Department would like to advise citizens that cell phone numbers are going public this month and this means they can be released to telemarketers unless you register with the National Do Not Call Registry. The registration can be done two different ways and is very simple to do. You can call the following number 1-888-382-1222 and follow the prompts. In order to register a cell phone you must be calling from that cell phone. Or you can go to www.donotcall.gov and click on the link that says “register a phone number” enter the number or numbers (up to 3) and a valid e-mail address. As soon as you click the register button an e-mail will be sent to you. Open the e-mail and click on the link attached, this will finalize the registration. This registry has been available since 2008 for home phones and if you haven’t registered that phone, you can do so as well. For more information on the National Do Not Call Registry you can visit their website www.donotcall.gov .

On January 21, 2010 at approximately 2:28 pm, Granby Police and Ambulance personnel were dispatched to the intersection of Amherst St. and West St. for a reported motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival officers discovered that two vehicles were involved in the crash. A 2001 GMC pickup truck, being operated by Mr. Gary Phelps, of Granby, was traveling east on West St. when it collided with a 2000 Dodge pickup truck being operated by Heather Downie, also from Granby, that was traveling south on Amherst St.. There were no reported injuries at the scene. The accident was investigated by Officer James White and Officer Paul Anderson.