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Sheriff arrested for DUI while driving state issued vehicle. It started with a state-owned white Ford Explorer driving on a bare rim into the MGM Springfield valet. When Massachusetts State Police arrived, they were stunned to find the driver was none other than Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi. The...

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