November 13, 2025 – Springfield, MA – Following a review of the defendant’s prior 58A detention order, a Hampden Superior Court judge has modified the detention status of Lamar Cook, 45, of Springfield, setting cash bail at $75,000 and ordering that he forfeit his passport. After the prosecution moved for detention per the Dangerousness statute, Cook was […]
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Future Lawyers of Springfield Welcomes 2025–2026 Class
November 5, 2025 – Springfield, Massachusetts – The Hampden District Attorney’s Office and Western New England University (WNE) School of Law have welcomed the 2025–2026 class of the Future Lawyers of Springfield (FLOS) program, which held its first few meetings this fall. This year’s cohort includes 50 students representing high school, college, and law school levels, all […]
HCAT Spotlights Local Partners Leading Innovative Approaches to Substance Use Recovery
November 4, 2025 – Springfield, Massachusetts – At the October meeting of the Hampden County Addiction Taskforce (HCAT), members heard from several local organizations now implementing new strategies to combat substance use and support recovery — initiatives made possible through recent allocations from the City of Springfield’s Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund (ORRF). Guest speakers included […]
District Attorney’s Office Speaks with Longmeadow Middle Schoolers About Internet Safety
November 3, 2025 – Longmeadow, Massachusetts – Staff from Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni’s Community Safety & Outreach (CSO) Unit visited Longmeadow’s Glenbrook Middle School and Williams Middle School over the course of two days, Oct. 20 and 21, to deliver the office’s internet safety presentation, emphasizing the permanence of online activity and practical steps for […]
Armoni Davis Held Without Bail, Charged with Murder in January 2025 Oakland Street Homicide
October 30, 2025 – Springfield, Massachusetts – Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni has announced that Armoni Davis, 16, of Springfield, has been charged in connection with a January 12, 2025, homicide on Oakland Street in Springfield. Davis was arraigned in Hampden Superior Court on Monday, October 20, 2025, and ordered held without the right to […]
Hampden District Attorney’s Office Announces Narcotics Arrest
October 29, 2025 – Springfield, MA – Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni announced today that an ongoing investigation has resulted in the arrest of Lamar Cook, 45, of Springfield. The investigation is being conducted by the Massachusetts State Police Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Reduction Enforcement Team (CINRET West), the Massachusetts State Police Detective Unit assigned to […]
DA’s Office Educates Springfield International Charter School Students on Dangers of Impaired and Distracted Driving
October 28, 2025 – Springfield, MA – Staff from Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni’s Community Safety and Outreach Unit visited Springfield International Charter School on Wednesday, Oct. 15, to deliver the office’s Stop the Swerve presentation, which addresses the dangers and life-altering consequences of impaired and distracted driving. The Stop the Swerve program, designed for students […]
Wilfredo DeJesus Sentenced to Prison for Shooting His Son
October 27, 2025 – Springfield, Massachusetts – Wilfredo DeJesus, 49, of Holyoke, has been convicted and sentenced in Hampden Superior Court in Springfield for a 2022 shooting that left his son seriously injured. On Sept. 30, 2025, DeJesus was convicted of Assault to Kill, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Unlawful Possession […]
Hampden District Attorney’s Office and Sheriff’s Office Hosting Drug Takeback Event in Chicopee
October 24, 2025– Chicopee, Massachusetts — The Hampden District Attorney’s Office and the Hampden County Sheriff’s Office are encouraging residents to safely dispose of their unneeded or expired medications during a Drug Takeback event on Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Price Rite parking lot, located at 1600 Memorial Drive in Chicopee. […]
32 Years and Still Searching: Join the Effort to Bring Justice for Holly Piirainen
October 23, 2025 – Brimfield, Massachusetts – Thirty-two years have passed since 10-year-old Holly Piirainen left her grandparents’ home in Sturbridge to see a litter of puppies and never came back. Her disappearance in the summer of 1993, and the discovery of her remains that October in a wooded area off Five Bridge Road in Brimfield, […]
