HOLYOKE (WWLP) – Holyoke Police, along with state and federal law enforcement officers, arrested two men Friday afternoon, near Sargeant Street and Beech Street, on multiple drug charges.
Holyoke Police Lt. Jim Albert said that at around 12:45 p.m., detectives arrested 35-year-old Christopher Petelle of Westfield and 40-year-old Joseph Rollins of Chicopee while they were sitting in a car at a pharmacy parking lot, with Petelle’s 5-month old son in the back seat.
Albert said the detectives saw several bags of heroin, as well as needles and syringes, near the baby. The baby was safely taken away, and the Department of Children and Families was called in to investigate.
Petelle and Rollins were charged with Possession of Class A (Heroin) and Conspiracy to Violate the Drug Laws, but Petelle was also charged with Reckless Endangerment of a Child. Both are expected to be arraigned in Holyoke District Court on Monday, April 25.
