FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Patrick Johnson: ‘This is how our system works’: Public defender Randy Gioia charges Springfield Mayor Sarno, Police Commissioner Clapprood with stoking fear [The Republican, Springfield, Mass.]
Jan. 28 SPRINGFIELD One of the state’s top public defenders is faulting Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and Police Commissioner Cheryl C. Clapprood for using the “bully pulpit to stoke fear.”
Randy Gioia, deputy chief counsel for the Committee for Public Counsel Services, reacted to comments made Wednesday by Sarno and Clapprood criticizing a Springfield District Court judge’s decision to release a firearms suspect from custody on the condition that he wear a GPS monitoring device.
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Court orders GPS tracker for suspect accused of cutting off GPS tracker; Springfield mayor and police commissioner criticize decision [masslive.com]
SPRINGFIELD – Mayor Domenic Sarno and Police Commissioner Cheryl Clapprood on Wednesday reacted with disdain after a firearms suspect who was arrested for cutting off his GPS tracking device was released from custody on the condition that he wear a GPS tracking device.
“This makes no sense,” said Clapprood.
“You got to be kidding me,” said Sarno. “What the hell does it take to hold a repeat violent offender?”
Sarno and Clapprood have for the past year have repeatedly criticized judges for setting low bails and even allowing the release of people charged with firearms or violent crimes.
Jan. 27—SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Domenic Sarno and Police Commissioner Cheryl Clapprood on Wednesday reacted with disdain after a firearms suspect who was arrested for cutting off his GPS tracking device was released from custody on the condition that he wear a GPS tracking device.
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Court orders GPS tracker for suspect accused of cutting off GPS tracker; Springfield mayor and police commissioner criticize decision
Updated Jan 27, 2021;
SPRINGFIELD - Mayor Domenic Sarno and Police Commissioner Cheryl Clapprood on Wednesday reacted with disdain after a firearms suspect who was arrested for cutting off his GPS tracking device was released from custody on the condition that he wear a GPS tracking device.
“This makes no sense,” said Clapprood.
“You got to be kidding me,” said Sarno. “What the hell does it take to hold a repeat violent offender?”
Sarno and Clapprood have for the past year have repeatedly criticized judges for setting low bails and even allowing the release of people charged with firearms or violent crimes.
Suspect arrested in year-old Holyoke homicide, held without bail
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
HOLYOKE – A 25-year-old man is being held without bail after being arrested in a year-old homicide that occurred a few blocks from the spot where his brother was gunned down two years earlier.
Jose Gonzalez-Diaz, of Holyoke, was arrested on Tuesday on a warrant charging him with the murder of Raequese Wright and carrying a firearm without a license. He was arrested and arraigned in Holyoke District Court a year and a day after the homicide, said James Leydon, spokesman for Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni.
Wright was killed on Jan. 11, 2020, in an alley near 133 Sargeant St. A Holyoke police officer heard multiple gunshots while on patrol in the area and quickly responded to find Wright suffering from gunshot wounds. He began first aid and Wright was brought to Holyoke Medical Center where he died, Leydon said.