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·HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) -- When comedian Bill Cosby called police Chief Anthony Scott to praise his battle against street crime, the chief thought it was a joke.
Scott told The Republican in Springfield recently that it took Cosby about a minute to convince him of his identity. ``I was floored,'' Scott said.
Cosby's phone call came as the 67-year-old entertainer, who has a home in the rural western Massachusetts town of Shelburne, has taken a personal interest in helping to combat crime in the region's cities.
He met last week with a mother in neighboring Springfield whose 19-year-old twins were killed in separate shootings. Cosby promised to help her organize a community rally against street violence.
Cosby, who attended graduate school at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, has also joined with the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield to honor local teens who overcame obstacles to graduate from high school and attend college
Scott told The Republican in Springfield recently that it took Cosby about a minute to convince him of his identity. ``I was floored,'' Scott said.
Cosby's phone call came as the 67-year-old entertainer, who has a home in the rural western Massachusetts town of Shelburne, has taken a personal interest in helping to combat crime in the region's cities.
He met last week with a mother in neighboring Springfield whose 19-year-old twins were killed in separate shootings. Cosby promised to help her organize a community rally against street violence.
Cosby, who attended graduate school at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, has also joined with the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield to honor local teens who overcame obstacles to graduate from high school and attend college
