March 15, 2023 -Springfield- On Friday, March 10, 2023, members of Springfield Police Department respond to reports of a shooting on Caldwell drive in Springfield just after 7:00 p.m. When officers arrived they discovered a male victim suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to Baystate Medical Center where […]
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Frederick Pinney sentenced to 9-10 years in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter in homicide of TayClair Moore
Frederick Pinney March 10, 2023 -Springfield– On Friday, March 10, 2023 Frederick Pinney was sentenced by a Superior Court Judge to 9-10 years in prison. The sentencing comes after a Hampden Superior Court Jury found him guilty on March 6, 2023 of manslaughter in the 2014 homicide of Ms. TayClair Moore. At the sentencing hearing, […]
Emerging Adult Court of Hope graduates second participant
First Justice of the Springfield District Court Kevin V. Maltby, Sedale Collymore, and Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni February 21, 2023 -Springfield- Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s Emerging Adult Court of Hope (EACH) graduated its second participant, Sedale Collymore, 26, of Springfield, on Wednesday, February 16, 2023. Sedale had been facing several serious charges from an incident in August […]
34,250 bags of heroin seized in Holyoke narcotics investigation
January 3, 2023 –Holyoke– Three suspects are under arrest after an intensive investigation by Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni’s Hampden County Narcotics Task Force into the trafficking of narcotics from 392 Pleasant Street in Holyoke. Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni stated, “I thank the members of my office’s Narcotics Task Force, along with our […]
Hampden District Attorney releases evidence in Holly Piirainen homicide investigation; calls on the public for help
February 1, 2023 -Springfield- Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni is asking members of the media and the public at-large for assistance in the homicide investigation of Holly Piirainen who was ten years old at the time of her abduction and murder in 1993. Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni stated, “Just a couple weeks ago, on […]
Suspect under arrest for trafficking fentanyl from his Parker Street home in Springfield; over a kilo of Fentanyl seized along with loaded high capacity firearms
Michael Brown January 6, 2023 -Springfield- One suspect is under arrest after an investigation in the sale of fentanyl from his Parker Street home in Springfield by District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s S.A.F.E. Unit. Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni stated, “I thank the detectives assigned of my office’s S.A.F.E Unit and the prosecutors assigned to my office’s Drug and Gun Unit for their […]
15 kilos of cocaine, 13,900 fentanyl pills, and a ½ Kilo of raw fentanyl seized in Springfield narcotics investigation
January 3, 2023 -Springfield- One suspect is under arrest after District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni’s S.A.F.E. Unit, assisted by the Hampden County Narcotics Taskforce, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, Hampden County Sheriff’s Department, Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit and Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Reduction and Enforcement Team (CINRET), and Homeland Security […]
First graduate of groundbreaking post-conviction program gets a chance at redemption
First graduate of groundbreaking post-conviction program gets a chance at redemptionIn September 2021, Carlton Ford was led into Springfield District Court in handcuffs. He had just spent 18 months in jail after police found him sleeping in his car with a loaded gun. He could have pleaded guilty and accepted the felony, walking out of […]
Holyoke homicide victim identified
December 9, 2022 -Holyoke- On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at approximately 8:20 p.m. members of the Holyoke Police Department responded to a reported shooting at the intersection of Pine and Sargeant Streets. When officers arrived they observed signs of firearm(s) having been discharged along road. Shortly thereafter a victim was discovered at the rear of […]
Composite picture of suspect in the homicide of Shana Price released
Anyone with information is asked to call (413) 432-9881 December 7, 2022 -Springfield- Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni has released a composite sketch of a suspect in the 32 year old unresolved homicide involving Ms. Shana Price in the City of Springfield. Hampden District Attorney Gulluni has retained the services of Parabon NanoLabs (Parabon), which […]