March 6, 2026 – Chicopee, Massachusetts – Over 200 students at Fairview Elementary School received a lesson in online safety on Thursday, Feb. 5. Staff from Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni’s Community Safety & Outreach (CSO) Unit and Youth Advisory Board (YAB) delivered two presentations – NetSmartz, for grades 1-3, and Social Media & […]
March 5, 2026 – Feeding Hills, Massachusetts – A Feeding Hills man has been arrested following an investigation into the possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced. Nicholas E. Clark, 44, of Feeding Hills, was arrested on March 4, 2026, following an investigation conducted by State Police Troopers assigned to […]
Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni has identified the victim involved in a shooting on Barton Street on Wednesday, Feb. 25. At approximately 2 a.m., officers with the Springfield Police Department responded to a residence on the 0–100 block of Barton Street for a report of a person suffering from a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, officers […]
February 27, 2026 – Agawam, Massachusetts – Staff from Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni’s Community Safety & Outreach (CSO) Unit visited Agawam’s Benjamin Phelps Elementary School on Wednesday, Feb. 4, to deliver the office’s NetSmartz and Social Media & Gaming Safety presentations, emphasizing the importance of safe online use. CSO was joined by five […]
February 26, 2026 – Springfield, Massachusetts – The Hampden District Attorney’s Office has initiated criminal charges against Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Joel Daoust in connection with an on-duty, non-lethal use-of-force incident during a traffic stop in Springfield on January 3, 2026. Based on an investigation conducted by the State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Hampden District […]
February 20, 2026 – Monson, Massachusetts – Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni and Monson Fire Chief Brian S. Harris have announced that two individuals have died following a three-alarm residential fire on Silver Street in Monson. At approximately 4:30 p.m., Monson firefighters responded to multiple 911 calls reporting heavy smoke coming from a single-family home. […]
February 12, 2026 – Westfield, Massachusetts – St. Mary’s Elementary School in Westfield had a busy morning on Jan. 30 as students in grades 1-8 sat in on various presentations provided by the Hampden District Attorney’s Office. Kicking it off, Community Safety & Outreach Director Tony Simmons shared the office’s “Internet Safety” presentation to grades 7 […]
February 10, 2026 – Monson, Massachusetts – The cafeteria at Monson High School was transformed into a make-believe courtroom on Thursday, Jan. 29, as the eighth-grade class took part in a mock trial. The mock trial is part of the Hampden District Attorney’s Adopt-a-Class program and is the third and final visit the office will […]
February 3, 2026 – East Longmeadow, Massachusetts – Nearly 200 eighth graders gathered in the cafeteria at Birchland Park Middle School on Jan. 22 for a civics lesson provided by Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Simonian. The civics lesson is a part of the Adopt-a-Class program. Each year, the Hampden District Attorney’s Office adopts an eighth-grade class […]
February 2, 2026 – Springfield, Massachusetts – A group of eighth graders from Springfield International Charter School got an inside look of the Hampden County Hall of Justice during a Court Tour on Jan. 21. During Court Tours, students spend half a day touring the Springfield Courthouse as invited guests of the District Attorney. The […]
