Police said they spotted the suspects selling crack on Plainfield Street.
Ricky Rios, Felix Vasquez, Manuel Colon, from left, as shown in Springfield Police Department booking photos.SPRINGFIELD – Three city men, arrested on crack cocaine charges in the North End Thursday afternoon, were using scooters to evade the law and service their customers, police said.
Police, surveilling Plainfield Street, spotted the suspects dealing crack at about 2 p.m., Sgt. John M. Delaney, aide to Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet, said.
Police observed a sale and followed the customer to Lowell Street where he was arrested. That buyer, Adalberto Figueroa, of 34 Silver St., was charged with possession of cocaine, Delaney said.
The officers then went back and arrested the suspects. They are: Felix Vazquez, 31, of 36 Harriet St.; Manuel Colon, 23, of 258 Union St. and Ricky Rios, 22, of 72 Washburn St. They were charged with distribution of cocaine and violation of a drug-free zone, Delaney said.