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Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club uses forfeiture grant to introduce neighborhood kids to the sport of rowing

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November 29, 2022 -Springfield- Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni visited the Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club (PVRC) to tour the club and see first hand how the club has utilized a drug forfeiture grant from the Hampden District Attorney’s Office.   Last year the PVRC applied for and was awarded an $8,500 grant for Hampden District […]

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Donald Mars charged with first degree murder for the 1966 West Springfield homicide of Betty Lou Zukowski

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November 3, 2022 -Springfield-  Donald Mars, 73, of Bedford, Ma, was arraigned today on a charge of first degree murder after being indicted by a Hampden County Grand Jury in connection for his alleged involvement in the 1966 homicide of Betty Lou Zukowski. He is being held without the right to bail with his next […]

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Victim of East Longmeadow crash identified

Victim of East Longmeadow crash identified

October 31, 2022 -Springfield- On Thursday, October 27, 2022, the East Longmeadow Police Department received a call regarding a serious accident on North Main Street near Speight Arden in East Longmeadow involving a motorized bike and a motor vehicle. The operator of the bike,  Mr. Michael Wilson, 62, of Springfield, sustained serious injuries and was […]

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West Springfield homicide victim identified

West Springfield homicide victim identified

Jose Hernandez October 24, 2022 -Springfield- On Thursday, October 20, 2022, members of Hampden County State Police Detective Unit along with the West Springfield Police Department  became aware of a possible homicide victim in West Springfield after officers with Springfield Police Department received information and details of a possible murder in West Springfield. Members of […]

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West Springfield murder suspect under arrest

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Jose Hernandez October 21, 2022 -Springfield- On Thursday, October 20, 2022, members of Hampden County State Police Detective Unit along with the West Springfield Police Department  became aware of a possible homicide victim in West Springfield after officers with Springfield Police Department received information and details of a possible murder in West Springfield. Members of […]

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Gerald Eddington sentenced to 20 years in prison in domestic violence attack; also found guilty of being a habitual offender

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Gerald Eddington October 21, 2022 -Springfield- On January 5, 2019 the Springfield Police Department received a frantic 911 call from a residence  on Scarsdale Road in Springfield for a report of a stabbing.  Police responded to find the victim bleeding from over a dozen stab wounds to her face, neck, arms, legs and trunk of […]

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20,165 bags of heroin seized along with AR-15 rifles in Holyoke narcotics investigation

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Victor Colon Francisco Marrero October 12, 2022 -Springfield- Two suspects are under arrest after District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s  Hampden County Narcotics Taskforce, andhis S.A.F.E Task Force, along with the Holyoke Police Department, executed two search warrants after an intensive investigation into the trafficking of narcotics from 119 Nonotuck Street. Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni stated, “First […]

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Suspect arraigned in fatal Chicopee accident

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Nazier Grandison October 11, 2022 -Chicopee- On October 8, 2022 the Chicopee Police Department responded to the 400 block of Springfield Street in Chicopee for a report of pedestrian being struck by a motor vehicle. When officers arrived they discovered a male victim who was already deceased. The deceased has been identified as Mr. Nickolas […]

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Two people found deceased in Maynard Street home identified

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September 28, 2022 -Springfield- On September 25, 2022 the Springfield Police Department responded to a residence on Maynard Street in Springfield for a report of multiple gunshot victims located in a residence on Maynard Street. When officers arrived they discovered two people who were deceased and who appeared to have suffered apparent gunshot wounds. The […]

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Michael Lyncosky held without right to bail pending a dangerousness hearing

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Michael Lyncosky September 23, 2022 -Springfield- Michael Lyncosky, 34, of West Springfield was arraigned today in Springfield District Court on charges relating to an incident in West Springfield, where he is accused to discharging a firearm in front of a residence in the early morning hours of Thursday, September 22nd.   He was arraigned today […]

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