Find Hampden County Arrest Records

Hampden County arrest records come from the Sheriff's Office in Ludlow, city and town police departments, and the state court system in Springfield. The county includes Springfield, the third-largest city in Massachusetts, along with Chicopee, Holyoke, Westfield, and more than a dozen smaller communities. Arrest data in Hampden County is spread across many agencies, and this page walks through how to reach each one.

Hampden County Sheriff's Office

The Hampden County Sheriff's Office operates the Hampden County Correctional Center in Ludlow. Their main address is 627 Randall Road, Ludlow, MA 01056, and the main phone is (413) 858-0000. The website is at hdshq.com. To request booking or incarceration records, call the main number and ask for the Records Division.

The Sheriff's Office holds records for people booked into the Hampden County Correctional Center. These records cover the booking date, charges at the time of arrest, and basic identifying information. Not every arrest in the county results in a stay at the correctional center. Many people are cited and released, or held briefly at a local police lockup before being released on bail. For those arrests, you need to contact the specific police department that made the arrest.

Public records requests to the Sheriff are governed by MGL c. 66, § 10. That law sets a 10-business-day response deadline, a copy cost of $0.05 per page, and a 2-hour free search window. After two hours, staff time may be billed at up to $25 per hour. You do not need to explain why you want the records.

Springfield Police Department Arrest Records

Springfield Police Department headquarters is at 130 Pearl Street, Springfield, MA 01105. The Clerk's Office handles public records and can be reached at (413) 787-6302. Office hours are 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Superintendent Lawrence Akers oversees the department. The website is at springfield-ma.gov/police.

Springfield Police publish an arrest log at springfield-ma.gov/police/arrest-log. The log is a 7-day rolling archive, updated each day. It shows the name, arrest date, charges, and case status for each booking. This is one of the fastest ways to check recent arrest activity in Springfield without filing a formal request. The log is public under MGL c. 41, § 98F, which requires police departments to make their daily logs available to the public.

For older records or for certified copies, you can submit a written request in person at 130 Pearl Street, or mail your request to Attn: Clerk's Office, Springfield Police Headquarters, 130 Pearl Street, Springfield, MA 01105. Give your full name, contact information, and as much detail as possible about the arrest you are looking for, including the approximate date and the name of the person arrested.

Other Hampden County Police Departments

Hampden County has several other cities and towns with their own police departments. Each one keeps its own arrest logs and responds to public records requests independently.

West Springfield Police are at 1 Union Street, West Springfield, MA 01089, phone (413) 736-3111. Their website is at westspringfieldpd.com. Chicopee Police are at 110 Church Street, Chicopee, MA 01020, phone (413) 592-6341. Their site is at chicopeema.gov/departments/police. Holyoke Police are at 138 Appleton Street, Holyoke, MA 01040, phone (413) 322-6900, and online at holyoke.org/police.

Westfield Police are at 15 Washington Street, (413) 572-6410, with a site at cityofwestfield.org/police. Agawam Police are at 251 Main Street, (413) 786-4767. Ludlow Police are at 82 Winsor Street, (413) 583-8305. Palmer Police are at 1200 Thorndike Street, (413) 283-3634. All of these departments must respond to public records requests within 10 business days. When you are not sure which town handled an arrest, start with a MassCourts case search to find the filing court.

Hampden County Courts and Case Lookup

The Hampden County Superior Court is at 50 State Street, Springfield, MA 01103, phone (413) 731-7000. This court handles serious felony charges, jury trials, and civil cases over $50,000. The Springfield District Court is also at 50 State Street, with its own line at (413) 748-8600. Other District Courts in Hampden County serve Westfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, and Palmer.

You can search all of these courts through the MassCourts Electronic Case Access portal. The system is free and does not require an account. Search by name or case number to pull up docket entries, charges, and hearing dates. Court records are often more detailed than arrest logs since they track what happened after the initial booking, including any charges that were added, reduced, or dismissed.

The Hampden County District Attorney is Anthony D. Gulluni. His office is at 50 State Street, Springfield, MA 01103, phone (413) 747-1000, and online at hampdenda.com. The DA's office does not hold arrest records directly, but they handle prosecution across the county and may have case-specific information about matters they have prosecuted.

CORI Background Checks and Online Searches

The state's Criminal Offender Record Information system covers arrests and criminal history for people in Hampden County and across Massachusetts. Under MGL c. 6, § 167, CORI includes arrests, charges, pre-trial proceedings, sentencing, and incarceration for anyone 18 or older. The iCORI system at Mass.gov lets you request your own CORI at no cost. Authorized employers and agencies can also request CORI through the same portal, subject to DCJIS rules.

MGL c. 6, § 172 sets limits on who can see what. Non-conviction records, including dismissed cases and not-guilty verdicts, are available to the subject immediately and to certain authorized parties. Misdemeanor conviction records require a 5-year waiting period before broader access applies. Felony conviction records carry a 10-year wait. These limits exist to reduce the long-term impact of older records. If you want to check whether a dismissed Hampden County case still shows on a CORI, the iCORI system is the right starting point.

You can also search publicly available Hampden County arrest data through the Hampden County arrest records database. This aggregates public records and is useful for initial lookups, though official agency requests remain the most complete source.

Sealing and Expungement of Hampden County Records

People with old arrest records in Hampden County have options to limit who can see them. MGL c. 276, § 100A lets you petition to seal a misdemeanor conviction 3 years after your sentence ends, and a felony conviction after 7 years. You file the petition at the court where the case was heard, which for most Hampden County cases means the Springfield or another Hampden District Court, or the Superior Court. Sealed records stay out of most routine background checks.

MGL c. 276, § 100C provides automatic sealing for cases that ended without a conviction, including dismissals and not-guilty verdicts. These should seal on their own without any paperwork from you. That said, the system is not perfect, and it is worth pulling your own CORI through iCORI to verify the record looks right. For eligible cases, MGL c. 276, §§ 100E-100U covers expungement, which results in the record being fully destroyed. Expungement has stricter rules than sealing. The CORI laws overview at Mass.gov explains current eligibility requirements in plain language.

Cities in Hampden County

The following Hampden County cities have dedicated arrest records pages with local police contacts and courthouse information.

Nearby Counties

If a case you are looking for may involve a neighboring county, these pages cover their agencies and search options.