January 30, 2026 – Springfield, Massachusetts – About 30 high-school-aged girls from across Hampden County gathered inside the Hampden District Attorney’s Office on Jan. 13, not because they had to, but because they chose to. As members of HERizon — a voluntary leadership and empowerment program that meets every other week — the students came […]
January 29, 2026 – Springfield, Massachusetts – Roughly 60 people gathered for the Hampden County Addiction Task Force (HCAT) meeting on Jan. 14 to listen to guest speakers from MiraVista Behavioral Health Center and Support After Death by Overdose, or SADOD. Kim Lee from MiraVista kicked off the meeting, joined by Dr. Dean Singer on […]
January 28, 2026 – Springfield, Massachusetts – Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni has announced the decedent’s identity of the Dec. 20, 2025 officer-involved shooting that occurred on Worcester Street in the Indian Orchard neighborhood of Springfield. He has been identified as Dennis Girard, 38, of Springfield. At approximately 4:40 p.m. on Dec. 20, 2025, Springfield […]
January 22, 2026 – Monson, Massachusetts – As part of the Adopt-a-Class program, the eighth graders at Monson High School received a civics lesson on Thursday, Jan. 15. The purpose of the office’s visit is to discuss civics and gain more knowledge on the Bill of Rights, supporting what the students are currently learning in their […]
January 21, 2026 – Springfield, Massachusetts – As part of the Adopt-a-Class program, the Hampden District Attorney’s Office returned to Springfield’s Legacy Academy on Thursday, Jan. 8, for a civics lesson. The purpose of the office’s visit is to discuss civics and gain more knowledge on the Bill of Rights, supporting what the students are currently […]
January 20, 2026 – Springfield, Massachusetts – Hampden District Attorney Anthony D.Gulluni announced that the Hampden District Attorney’s Office responded to 83 motor vehicle homicide callouts in 2025, reflecting the continued and serious impact of fatal and life-altering crashes across Hampden County. The Motor Vehicle Homicide (MVH) Unit is a dedicated unit within the Hampden District Attorney’s […]
January 16, 2026 – Chicopee, Massachusetts – Staff from Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni’s Community Safety & Outreach (CSO) Unit visited Chicopee’s Litwin Elementary School on Monday, Jan. 12, to deliver the office’s NetSmartz and Social Media & Gaming Safety presentations, emphasizing the importance of safe online use. CSO was joined by four members […]
January 15, 2026 – East Longmeadow, Massachusetts – Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni recently joined members of his office for a classroom visit with eighth-grade students at Birchland Park Middle School in East Longmeadow as part of the office’s ongoing Adopt-a-Class community outreach program. The visit on Tuesday, Jan. 6, marked the final first-visit session […]
January 13, 2026 – Westfield, Massachusetts – Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced that Jose Alvarado, 48, of Huntington, has been ordered held without the right to bail following a dangerousness hearing held in Westfield District Court on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2026. A District Court judge ordered that Alvarado be held without right to bail […]
January 12, 2026 – Springfield, Massachusetts – The Hampden County District Attorney’s Office confirms that in a written decision issued in December 2025, the Superior Court denied defendant Derrick Washington’s motion for a new trial in connection with his convictions stemming from a 2005 homicide and armed robbery. The decision followed a three-day evidentiary hearing on […]
