In the early hours of Monday morning, a neighborhood in Webster, Massachusetts, was disturbed as local law enforcement responded to a suspicious exchange between two cars in a shopping plaza—an incident that led to serious firearms and drug charges against 27-year-old convicted felon Shain West of Springfield.
According to a Facebook post by the Webster Police Department (WPD), the officers involved were conducting surveillance targeting suspected drug activities when they observed a Chevy Malibu, driven by West, and another car exhibiting behavior consistent with a drug transaction; the vehicles soon left the plaza and were observed by the officers who took note that the car was registered out of Springfield, a detail that presented an additional red flag for officers familiar with the area’s challenges.
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