HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - Holyoke police arrested two suspects on Tuesday in connection with open-air drug dealing.

Holyoke Police Chief Brian Keenan stated that over the past few weeks, members of the Holyoke Police Department's Narcotics/Vice Unit have been investigating open-air drug dealing in the city's parks and alleyways.

On Tuesday, detectives received a report regarding suspected drug activity in the alleyway behind Gramp's Park, which runs parallel between Elm and Walnut Streets. Holyoke police and Springfield DEA agents arrived in the alleyway and located four suspects and drug paraphernalia.

One suspect reportedly began to walk away from the officers with his hands in his waistband. Officers caught the suspect, identified as 44-year-old Angel Rivera of Holyoke, and located a f

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