April 14, 2016 -Springfield, MA- Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced today the arrest of a second suspect in the murder investigation of Jeffrey Freitas. Matthew Hastings, 17, of Ludlow, Ma was arraigned today in Springfield District Court on a charge of murder. Hastings is currently being held without the right to bail.
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Victim of Fatal Bondsville Fire Identified
April 14, 2016 -Springfield, MA- Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni, State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey, Bondsville Fire Chief Scott Gustafson and Acting Palmer Police Chief John Janulewicz announced today the identity of the victim from the April 8, 2016 fire at 3055 Pine Street in Palmer. The fire took the life of 69 […]
Victim of West Springfield Homicide Identified
April 6, 2016 -Springfield, MA- On Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at approximately 6:18 a.m. the West Springfield Police Department responded to a 911 call for an active domestic disturbance at 24 Myron St. Upon arrival officers knocked on the door of the residence that witnesses identified as hearing cries for help by a female but […]
Hampden District Attorney’s Office Allowed to Continue Murder Prosecution of Marcus Thomas for 2014 Homicide
March 25, 2015 -Springfield, MA- Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announces the reversal of the 2015 decision to dismiss a second degree murder charge in a case involving the death of 20 year old Tavis Humphrey-Frazer. The motion to reconsider the dismissal was filed by the Office of Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni. […]
Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni to Tour Springfield Boys and Girls Club
Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni will be on hand to tour the Springfield Boys and Girls Club’s newly renovated dance studio. The renovation was made possible by a $7,000 forfeiture grant from the Hampden District Attorney’s Office last summer. Renovations to the dance studio included; new paint, wood dance floor, dance barres, and a […]
Victim of Fatal Wales Fire Identified
February 26, 2016 -Springfield, MA- Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni, State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey, Wales Fire Chief John S. Croke and Wales Police Chief Jeffrey Hastings announced the today the identity of the victim from the February 21, 2016 fire at 21 Lake George Drive in Wales. The fire took the life […]
Hampden County Narcotic Taskforce Seizes Four Kilos of Cocaine in Seventy Two Hours
February 23, 2016 -Springfield MA- Members of the Hampden County Narcotics Task Force (HCNTF) comprised of members of the Massachusetts State Police, Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee Police Departments and the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office, seized four kilograms of cocaine and arrested three suspected drug traffickers in two separate raids. The first raid occurred on Friday, February 19, […]
Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni Sponsors Teen Dating Violence Awareness Event
February 10, 2016 -Springfield, Mass- Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni’s Task Force on Domestic Violence is sponsoring the event to raise awareness during Teen Dating Violence Prevention Month. The event will include a presentation by Mr. Malcolm Astley, father of Lauren Astley, of Wayland Massachusetts. Mr. Astley will present his story of losing his […]
Westfield Man Arrested on Drug Distribution and Possession Charges
February 8, 2016 –Springfield MA- Seth Lombard-Hawthorne, 22, of 5 Meadow Street, Apartment 1, Westfield, MA has been arrested for the distribution and possession of heroin. Lombard-Hawthrone was arrested by the Westfield Police Department and Massachusetts State Police assigned to Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni’s Office. On February 6, 2015, Massachusetts State Police detectives […]
Julio Leiva and Amadi Sosa Guilty of First Degree Murder, Will be Sentenced Tuesday Morning
February 2, 2016 -Springfield, Mass- Both Leiva and Sosa have been found guilty of murder in the first degree following a jury trial involving the homicide of William Serrano. The incident took place on the porch of 105 Grenada Terrace in Springfield on November 10, 2013. Leiva was socializing with his ex-girlfriend, her family and […]