Crime & Safety
Massachusetts Amber Alert Suspect Arrested At Newington Motel
The man reportedly stabbed the child's mother before taking the 21-month-old that led to the Amber Alert.
NEWINGTON, CT — A child at the center of an Amber Alert in Massachusetts was located safely in Newington on Sunday, Massachusetts State Police said.
The Amber Alert was issued after a 21-month-old baby was taken from his mother's home in Chicopee, Massachusetts following a violent domestic assault, police said. The suspect, 24-year-old Joshua Calcorzi, was said to have left the residence on foot.
He was located by police in Newington and arrested. The child was unharmed.
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NBC Connecticut reported Calcorzi was arrested around 8:15 a.m. and was uncooperative at first. The news channel reports that the mother, who was stabbed, underwent surgery and is expected to be okay.
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