July 19, 2024 -Springfield- Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni is issuing a warning to residents about a recent Facebook scam where hackers gain control of someone’s account and falsely claim that a loved one has entered a long-term health care facility, prompting them to sell the loved one’s possessions. D.A. Gulluni urges all residents to […]

Luis Rodriguez July 19, 2024 -Holyoke- Luis Rodriguez, 19, of Chicopee,  has been charged with, murder,  for his alleged role in a homicide on July 9, 2024 in Holyoke.  He was arrested on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, on motor-vehicle related offenses. He was arraigned on those charges on July 10, 2024 in Holyoke District Court and […]

July 16, 2024 -Holyoke- On Wednesday, July 9, 2024, at 11:22 p.m., officers from the Holyoke Police Department responded to the area of the 50 block of West Street for a reported shot spotter activation. Responding  officers located an adult male gunshot victim who was transported to Baystate Medical Center along with two other people with […]

July 16, 2024 -Springfield- On Sunday, July 14, 2024, at 10:55 p.m., officers from the Springfield Police Department responded to the 100 block of Massasoit Street for a ShotSpotter activation. Responding  officers located an adult male gunshot victim who was transported to Baystate Medical Center and later succumbed to his injuries. The victim has been identified […]

Paul Gayle Malik Erskine June 27, 2024 -Springfield- Paul Gayle, 30 and Malik Erskine, 24, both of Springfield, were sentenced todayin Hampden County Superior Court after a jury found them guilty on numerous charges in an armed home invasion in September of 2019 in which the victim was beaten, tortured, and burned in order to […]

June 27, 2024 -Springfield- On June 26, 2024 a Hampden County Superior Court Jury found Brenda Mayhew guilty of first degree murder for her role in the February 2021 death of Ms. Marcia Wilson in Palmer. The penalty for first degree murder life without parole.   Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni stated, “I am hopeful […]

June 25, 2024 -Holyoke- On the morning of June 24, 2024, Brian Gozalez, 27, of Holyoke was arrested by members of the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Hampden District Attorney’s Office, District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s SAFE Task Force, Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, and members of the Holyoke Police Department. He […]

Curtis Stevenson found guilty of 2022 Springfield murder June 20, 2024 -Springfield- A Hampden County Superior Court Jury has found Curtis Stevenson, 50, of Springfield guilty of murder, attempt to commit crime, carrying a firearm without license possession of a firearm without a license, and possession of ammunition without a license,  stemming from an attempted […]

March 7, 2024 -Springfield- Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s SAFE Task Force has arrested a longtime member of the notorious Sycamore Street Gang, Eric Lumpkin, 44, of Springfield. Lumpkin was identified as a mid-level narcotics trafficker in the Springfield area and has been the subject of a narcotics investigation for the past several months. Hampden District […]