Body discovered in Connecticut River Monday near Gill/Northfield
Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body in the Connecticut River near Gill around 7:20 p.m. Monday after a bicyclist spotted... more ››
Amid summer heat and swim season, Northwestern District Attorney launches child safety campaign
NORTHAMPTON – Almost every child fatality that takes place within the jurisdiction of the Northwestern District Attorney’s... more ››
Judge finds Northampton woman guilty of reckless endangerment in medical child abuse case
NORTHAMPTON – A criminal case involving the poisoning and medical child abuse of a 7-year-old Northampton child by her... more ››
Northampton man arraigned on charges in connection with death of Rhonda Thompson of Shelburne
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Refunds possible to those hurt in MoneyGram scams
June 1, 2021 By Bridget SmallConsumer Education Specialist, FTC
Franklin County courts hold first jury trial in 15 months
GREENFIELD – A jury deliberated for two hours Thursday before finding an Athol man to be a sexually dangerous person, a... more ››
Investigators see no link between two bodies found in Connecticut River
HADLEY – Authorities have identified the man discovered in the Connecticut River Friday, May 21, around 6 p.m. as Wasique... more ››
Man arraigned in murder-for-hire plot while in jail
For Immediate Release: May 20, 2021Contact: Laurie Loisel, Director of Communication and Outreach: (413) 374-7604;... more ››
New phone line open for people seeking help to stop their own potential intimate partner abuse
Ten to Ten, a free, confidential helpline for people who abuse or may abuse their intimate partner, launched in April.The Helpline... more ››
Millers Falls man faces child pornography charges
NORTHAMPTON – A Millers Falls man pleaded not guilty to charges related to child pornography Tuesday, May 18, following... more ››
Police investigate fatal crash in Greenfield
May 14, 2020 For Immediate Release Northwestern District Attorney’s Office Press ReleaseContact: Laurie Loisel, NWDA Director of... more ››
State Supreme Judicial Court upholds 2014 murder conviction
For Immediate Release May 14, 2021Northwestern District Attorney’s Office Director of Communication and Outreach: Laurie Loisel, 413-374-... more ››
Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan talks to WWLP about Saturday's Drug Take Back Day event
Statement from Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan on the verdict in the killing of George Floyd, April 21
Jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial did the right thing Tuesday in unanimously holding him accountable for the killing of George Floyd. The... more ››
Fatal motorcycle crash in Belchertown
Jason Zolendziewski, 37, of Belchertown,has died after his motorcycle crashed into a guardrail on Amherst Road in Belchertown on Wednesday... more ››
DA’s office announces retirements, promotions, job changes in outreach units
April 13, 2020
NORTHAMPTON – The office of Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan announces changes in its... more ››
Northampton man arraigned in fatal October 2020 crash in Westhampton
Thomas Hanley, 77, of Northampton, was arraigned virtually this afternoon, Friday, April 2, in Northampton District Court on one count of... more ››
Belchertown man arraigned in connection with Nov. 12 shooting
Ixadrian Aponte, 18, of 25 Depot St. in Belchertown, was arraigned in Eastern Hampshire District Court via videoconference today on firearm... more ››
Two deceased in Colrain
A Franklin County man and woman in their 30s were discovered by police, Saturday morning, March 20, deceased in the water near the... more ››
Virtual training aimed at increasing reporting and charging of the crime of stalking draws 200
An estimated 8 percent of women and 2 percent of men have been stalked at some time in their life; it’s an alarming crime that poses... more ››