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 […]
January 9, 2026 – Springfield, Massachusetts – Hampden County District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni visited an eighth-grade classroom at Legacy Academy in Springfield on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, as part of the Office’s ongoing Adopt-A-Class initiative, an outreach program designed to engage students in meaningful conversations about the justice system, civic responsibility, and public service. During […]
January 7, 2026 – Springfield, Massachusetts – Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced that a Springfield man has been arraigned and held without the right to bail in connection with a fatal incident that occurred on Friday, January 2, 2026, on Shady Brook Lane. Joseph Vaughan, 68, of Springfield, was arraigned Monday, January 5, in […]
January 5, 2026 – Springfield, Massachusetts – Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni has announced that Joey Sanchez, 27, of Chicopee, and Daevon Shular, 21, of Seguin, Texas, have been held without the right to bail without prejudice. Both Sanchez and Shular are facing the same charges, including: Murder Carrying a loaded firearm without a […]
December 29, 2025 – Springfield, Massachusetts – Court Tours have been in full swing the past few weeks as students from schools across the region have received an inside look on how the Hampden County Hall of Justice operates. During Court Tours, students spend half a day touring the Springfield Courthouse as invited guests of […]
December 23, 2025 – Springfield, Massachusetts – To inspire and share career insight with members of the Hampden District Attorney’s HERizon program, six local women participated in a panel during HERizon’s Dec. 16 meeting. The panelists included Chicopee Police Officer Flordemaris Delarosa, Springfield Police Officer Tequila Taylor-Evans, DCF Social Worker & Supervisor Angie Riddle, Holyoke […]
December 19, 2025 – Springfield, Massachusetts – Continuing a longstanding tradition of holiday giving, the Hampden District Attorney’s Office has once again “adopted” children in need this Christmas, ensuring dozens of local young people will have gifts waiting for them under the tree. This year, 60 employees volunteered to purchase presents for 60 children, fulfilling individual […]
December 16, 2025 – Holyoke, Massachusetts – The Hampden District Attorney’s Office visited Holyoke’s William J. Dean Tech High School over the course of two days, Dec. 8 and Dec. 15, to present to students – in all grades – about dating violence prevention. Students and educators packed the cafeteria for an hour-long presentation that included […]
