March 16th.

Arrests and Summonses

•  Two intoxicated drivers were arrested early on the morning of March 12 following a road-rage incident that began on Amity Street.A police officer on traffic detail observed a vehicle squeal its tires as it turned from North Pleasant Street onto Amity Street and then begin tailgating a second vehicle at a high rate of speed as both vehicles headed west around 1:33 a.m. After the officer activated the cruiser lights, both vehicles turned onto University Drive, where they were pulled over.
  The lead vehicle was driven by Courtney M. Brooks, 21, of Rochester, N.H. When police observed she might be intoxicated and that she could be arrested, Brooks spit in the face of the responding officer.
  Brooks was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, assault and battery on a police officer, failure to stay within marked lanes, possession of pepper spray without a firearms identification card and speeding, police said.
  The second driver, Christopher M. Alviani, 24, of Rocky Hill Road, Hadley, was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, operating a motor vehicle making a hard and objectionable noise, following another vehicle too closely and speeding, police said.

• Sanyog G. Shitole, 27, of Colonial Village was arrested March 9 at 1:19 a.m. on South Pleasant Street on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and operating a motor vehicle with a lights violation, police said.     (what a great last name!)
• Pablo Hernandez, 23, of Northampton was arrested March 5 at 4:22 p.m. at Super Stop & Shop at Campus Shopping Plaza on charges of shoplifting by concealment $129.82 worth of candy bars and possession of a class A substance, heroin, police said.

Saturday, March 10th

• SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY           7:38 a.m. - A homeless man at a downtown ATM who had his pants pulled down around his ankles was told to leave the area.