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WPD Officers Arrest Man for Warrants, Female for Firearm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 5/28/2025 9:46 pm

On May 28th, 2025, Worcester Police officers stopped a vehicle on Goldsberry St in an attempt to apprehend Moses Rodriguez, nineteen-years-old of Blackstone, MA.  Mr. Rodriguez had active warrants for Armed Assault with Intent to Murder and Home Invasion.  Officers had information that Mr. Rodriguez might be carrying a firearm.  After officers stopped the vehicle, Mr. Rodriguez took off running down Goldsberry St, where he was taken into custody and placed under arrest for his warrant.       

Officers returned to the vehicle, which still had two people inside.  Officers observed a handbag with what appeared to be a handgun inside. Officers confirmed that it appeared to be loaded and that thirty-two-year-old Porshe Baskin of Belmont St did not have a license to carry firearms.  She was placed under arrest for Carrying a Firearm without a License, Carrying a Loaded Firearm, Carrying a Large Capacity Firearm, and Defacing a Firearm.