Archive | November, 2016

Four Kilos of Cocaine and Over $50,000 Seized During Investigation of Large Scale Drug Trafficking Ring in Springfield

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November 30, 2016 -Springfield MA- Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced today the arrests of four suspects involved in a large scale cocaine trafficking ring. Arrested were: Hiram Martinez, 31, Jose Polaco, 42, Eveliz Gonzalez, 44, and Kimberly Spaeth-Barta, 50, all of Springfield, Massachusetts and all charged with Trafficking in Cocaine Greater than 200 […]

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Victim of Springfield Pedestrian Crash Identified

Victim of Springfield Pedestrian Crash Identified

November 23, 2016 -Springfield, Ma- At approximately 8:50 a.m. on Tuesday morning the Hampden District Attorney’s Office’s Motor Vehicle Homicide Unit along with the Springfield Police Department responded to the scene of a pedestrian crash in the parking lot of 385 Liberty Street in Springfield. The victim of the pedestrian crash has been identified as […]

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460 Ready for Sale Packets of Heroin Seized in Holyoke Arrest

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November 23, 2016 -Springfield, MA- Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced today the arrests of Edwin Santos, 27, listed as homeless at the time of his arrest and Ramon Rivera, 24, of Chicopee, Ma after an investigation into the distribution of heroin in the City of Holyoke by the District Attorney’s Hampden County Narcotics […]

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Victim Identified in Fatal I-91 Crash

Victim Identified in Fatal I-91 Crash

November 17, 2016 -Springfield, Ma- Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni’s office today identified the victim of a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on November 11, 2016 on I-91 in Springfield, Ma. At approximately 12:30 a.m. today the Massachusetts State Police Barracks in Springfield was notified that Connecticut State Police had pursued a car […]

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Victim Identified in Fatal Westfield Crash

Victim Identified in Fatal Westfield Crash

November 9, 2016 -Chicopee, Ma- Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni’s office today identified the victim of a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on November 8, 2016 on Route 20 in Westfield, Ma. At approximately 8:00 p.m. on November 8, 2016, The Westfield Police Department responded to reports of multiple car crashes in Westfield. […]

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Two Suspected Drug Dealers Indicted for Manslaughter in Death of Westfield Resident

Two Suspected Drug Dealers Indicted for Manslaughter in Death of Westfield Resident

November 7, 2016 -Springfield MA- The Office of Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced today the indictments of Daryn Sampson, 33 of Westfield, Ma and Gilka Rolon-Arroyo, 32 of Westfield, Ma, on charges of manslaughter in the death of Ms. Rebekah Swotchak, 31 of Westfield, Ma. On February 9, 2015, officers from the Westfield […]

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East Longmeadow Man Attacks Officer with Knife

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November 5, 2016 -East Longmeadow, Mass- An East Longmeadow Police Officer was assaulted with a knife last evening, November 4, 2106, while officers were executing an arrest warrant. On November 4, 2016, the East Longmeadow Police Department obtained a warrant for Clifford Ahern, 59, of East Longmeadow, Ma. The warrant, for assault and battery on […]

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Early Morning Assault and Battery Leads to Unattended Death

Early Morning Assault and Battery Leads to Unattended Death

November 4, 2016 -Holyoke, Ma- At approximately 5:00 a.m. this morning officers from the Holyoke Police Department responded to a report of an assault and battery in the vicinity of Cabot Street and Main Street in the City of Holyoke, Ma. While interviewing the alleged victim of the assault, officers learned the alleged assailants also […]

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Victim Identified in Fatal Westover Crash

Victim Identified in Fatal Westover Crash

November 3, 2016 -Chicopee, Ma- Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni’s office today identified the victims of a fatal motor vehicle crash that occurred on November 1, 2016 on Sheridan Street in Chicopee, Ma. At approximately 11:30 p.m. on November 1, 2016, Westover Air Force Base Security requested Massachusetts State Police assistance in response to […]

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Assistant District Attorney Katherine McMahon Appointed by SJC to the Standing Committee on Eyewitness Identification

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November 2, 2016 -Springfield, MA- Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni has announced the appointment of Assistant District Attorney Katherine E. McMahon to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s Standing Committee on Eyewitness Identification.  ADA McMahon currently serves as Chief of Appeals in the Hampden District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni stated, “I am […]

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