[MA] Domestic charges against Holyoke Officer Alicea dropped because wife won't testify

ASSAULT CHARGES AGAINST HOLYOKE POLICE OFFICER LOUMAG ALICEA DROPPED AFTER WIFE REFUSES TO TESTIFY
The Republican
March 01, 2013
[Excerpts] Assault and battery charges against city police officer Loumag Alicea were dropped in Chicopee District Court this week because his wife refused to testify... [Full article here]

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HOLYOKE POLICE OFFICER LOUMAG ALICEA ARRESTED FOR DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND BATTERY
The Republican
on September 28, 2012
[Excerpts] City police Officer Loumag Alicea is in a holding cell because his wife said he hit her face so hard it closed her right eye and held a gun to her head and said, "I feel like killing you now," according to court documents... Alicea, a 15-year veteran, was charged with assault and battery domestic and assault with a dangerous weapon, a handgun... [Full article here]

HOLYOKE POLICE OFFICER LOUMAG ALICEA HELD WITHOUT BAIL FOLLOWING HEARING ON CHARGES OF BATTERING WIFE
The Republican
on October 01, 2012
[Excerpts] Police Officer Loumag Alicea, accused of battering his wife and putting a gun to her face, was ordered held without right to bail Monday afternoon following a dangerousness hearing... [Full article here]

HOLYOKE OFFICER HELD FOLLOWING DANGEROUSNESS HEARING
WWLP
Oct 08, 2012
[Excerpts] A Holyoke police officer is being held without the right to bail after a dangerousness hearing for assault and battery charges brought by his wife. "He grabbed me by the hair, he held me on the floor bashing my face against it," said Loumag Alicea's wife. "Then he kicked me a bunch of times... I'm scared of him"...  [Full article here]
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