Theft at 800 BLOCK OF EAST COLUMBUS AVE on 10/11/2026 12:00 AM
Type: Theft
Date: 10/11/2026 12:00 AM
Description: Two 17-year-olds arrested after attempting to break into seven vehicles on 800 block of East Columbus Ave; wallet stolen from one car
Address: 800 BLOCK OF EAST COLUMBUS AVE, Springfield, MA
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Area Missing Persons
Name
Arthur MatthewsMissing Age
57Est. Current Age
98Last Seen
Hartford, CT on 10/19/1985Physical Description
Race: Black Ethnicity: African American Gender: Male Hair: Black Eyes: Black Height: 5'10" Weight: 145 lbsCase Number
MP3319Area Cold Cases
Name
Anita PatelAge
Cause of Death
Stabb and Burn/Smoke InhalationInfo
On march 21,1996, the bodies of champaben patel and her daughter anita were found in their family home in windsor. Champaben patel had been strangled and her body was burned. Anita had been stabbed and her body was burned. Investigators believe champaben patel was killed first, in the bedroom of her home. They further suspect that anita patel and her two children arrived at the house while the attack was occurring, and that anita told the children, then ages 3 and 5, to leave the house. The children ran from the house and were found by a woman walking to her mailbox, who called the police. Anita patel was stabbed in the kitchen of the house. Gasoline was poured around her body and set afire. Although she had been stabbed 14 times, an autopsy determined she died of smoke inhalation.Agency
CT State Division of Criminal Justice