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Curtis Stevenson found guilty of 2022 Springfield murder

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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 […]

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Long time Sycamore Street gang member arrested on gun and drug charges

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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 […]

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Warner Donaldson found guilty of armed robbery while masked for 2021 convenience store robbery; sentenced to 17-23 years in prison

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January 30, 2024 -Springfield-  On Friday, January 26, 2024 a Hampden County Superior Court Jury found Warner Donaldson, 50, of Springfield, guilty of armed robbery while masked, assault with a dangerous weapon, and larceny under $1200. On the same day a superior court judge later sentenced Warner Donaldson to 17-23 years in prison on the charges stemming from a February 2021convenience store robbery on the 500 block […]

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Hampden County Grand Jury indicts suspects in fatal Holyoke shooting which killed an infant

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December 20, 2023 -Springfield- A Hampden County Grand Jury has returned indictments charging Alejandro Ramos, John Luis Sanchez, and Kermith Alvarez with the murder of an infant in a shooting in Holyoke on October 4, 2023. The indictments will now send the case to Hampden Superior Court where the alleged suspects will be tried. Along with […]

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Operation High/Schools Out dismantles rival drug trafficking organizations in Springfield’s High, School, and Union Streets area; 20 suspects under arrest and 20 firearms seized

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December 19, 2023 -Springfield-  In the Summer of 2023 the High, School, and Union Streets area of Springfield erupted in a wave violence making this area one of the most dangerous areas in the City of Springfield.  From July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 the Springfield Police Department received 118 Shot Spotter activations in […]

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Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni elected President of Massachusetts District Attorneys Association

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November 16, 2023 – In a unanimous vote by the Commonwealth’s district attorneys, Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni has been elected as the President of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association (MDAA). This is the second time District Attorney Gulluni has been elected president of the association, the first coming in November of 2019. He has […]

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Groundbreaking Emerging Adult Court of Hope graduates two participants in its third graduation

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  November 2, 2023 -Springfield- Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s Emerging Adult Court of Hope (EACH) graduated two participants today, Zayanah Dickson, 24, of Springfield, and Joel Arroyo Collazo, 24, of Springfield, on Thursday, November 2, 2023. Both participants had been facing several serious charges but instead choose to participate in the EACH program in […]

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Victim identified in Lionel Benoit Road homicide

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        September 28, 2023 -Springfield- On Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. members of the Springfield Police Department responded to an apartment in the 100 block of Lionel Benoit Road for a report of a gunshot victim. Officers discovered Javian Lopez, 17, of Springfield, suffering from a gunshot along with three suspects […]

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Aleq Rodriguez arrested in Holyoke murder investigation

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  September 22, 2023 -Holyoke- On Thursday, September 21, 2023, members of the United States Marshals Service apprehended Aleq Rodriguez, 22, of Holyoke in Puerto Rico and in connection with the homicide of Edgar Soto-Irizarry on June 22, 2023. During the course of the investigation investigators developed probable cause leading to an arrest warrant and charging […]

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Monica Sanchez arrested for the improper storage of eight firearms in Berkshire Avenue double homicide

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August 30, 2023 -Springfield- On Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Monica Sanchez, 32, of Springfield was arrested and charged with 9 criminal offenses, improper storage of a firearm (8 charges)  and a single charge of possession of a high capacity feeding device. The charges stem from the double homicide that occurred at 174 Berkshire Avenue on August 14, 2023. The […]

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