Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit Recovered Record Number of Firearms in 2025, Begin 2026 by Seizing Five Illegal Firearms on Adams Street
Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit Recovered Record Number of Firearms in 2025, Begin 2026 by Seizing Five Illegal Firearms on Adams Street
Springfield, Mass. --- The Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit (FIU) recovered 164 illegal firearms in 2025, a record for the unit which is in its fifth year of existence. FIU Detectives began 2026 by seizing five illegal firearms after executing a search warrant on Adams Street Saturday.
On Saturday January 3rd at approximately 6:30 p.m., members of the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit under the direction of Sergeant Evan Donermeyer along with members of the Springfield Police Emergency Services Unit (ESU) under the direction of Sergeant Patrick Denault, members of the Springfield Police Neighborhood Stabilization Bureau under the direction of Sergeant Daniel Johnson and officers assigned to Squad “C”, arrested seven suspects, seized a trafficking weight of crack-cocaine and recovered five illegal firearms.
Springfield Police Superintendent Lawrence E. Akers stated, “Our Firearms Investigation Unit continues to build on its success with a record number of illegal guns taken off the street. Their investigations target suspected shooters and individuals who impact the safety of our neighborhoods. I’d like to thank Captain Joseph Dunn, Lieutenant Jaime Bruno, Sergeants David Robillard, Evan Donermeyer and Patrick Denault and their Detectives for their role in reducing gun violence in our community. This most recent investigation involved a home and individuals that were at the center of numerous issues in the South End neighborhood, which will now hopefully give our residents some reprieve. Our FIU Detectives work does not go unnoticed and emphatically makes a positive difference in our city.”
Mayor Domenic J. Sarno stated, “Once again, tremendous work by our Springfield Police Department, especially the Firearms Investigation Unit, for taking a record number of illegal guns off our streets and out of our neighborhoods. Police Superintendent Larry Akers and I are proud to continue to support he brave and dedicated men and women of our Springfield Police Department as they work hard to keep our community safe and remove these weapons and this poison from our streets. 2026 has started with five more illegal guns seized, drugs recovered, and arrests made. Every illegal gun seized is a potential life saved. Good job SPD!”
FIU Detectives have been conducting a firearms investigation with 18-year-old Jadis Arnold-Roberts as a suspect and a home on Adams Street as a targeted location. Detectives applied for and were granted a search warrant for the home on the 0-100 block of Adams Street.
Around 6:15 p.m. Saturday, as officers were preparing to execute the search warrant on Adams Street, four individuals walked out of the home and were detained. This group included 31-year-old Angel Sanchez, an adult female, a 13-year-old girl and a 12-year-old girl. The females were later released.
At this time, the search warrant was executed. Two 14-year-old juvenile males and a 13-year-old juvenile male were detained inside the home. A 15-year-old juvenile male attempted to run away, but was detained on the premises.
Arnold-Roberts ran out of the home and was taken into custody after attempting to jump a fence. 23-year-old Sergio Torres also attempted to run away and was located hiding under a vehicle on Adams Street.
During a search of the home, Detectives recovered five illegal firearms, five additional firearm magazines, approximately 40 rounds of various loose ammunition, a firearm silencer, a bulletproof vest, $1847 in cash and approximately 209 grams of crack-cocaine.
Three of the firearms recovered were large-capacity firearms, meaning they can hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. One of the magazines recovered was also a large-capacity magazine.
Detectives arrested Arnold-Roberts, Sanchez, Torres and the four aforementioned juvenile males.
Arnold-Roberts was outfitted with a court issued electronic monitoring ankle bracelet at the time of his arrest. Sanchez had a prior firearms conviction from 2024.
The names and charges the juveniles are facing will not be released due to their ages.
18-year-old Jadis Arnold-Roberts of Springfield is charged with:
- Carrying a Firearm Without a License (Five Counts)
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License (Two Counts)
- Carrying a Loaded Large Capacity Firearm on a Public Way (Three Counts)
- Cocaine Trafficking - 200 Grams or More
- Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony (Two Counts)
- Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm during the Commission of a Felony (Three Counts)
- Possession of a Silencer
- Receiving a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number
- Possession of a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number during the Commission of a Felony
- Improper Storage of a Firearm (Two Counts)
- Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm near a Minor (Three Counts)
- Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card
- Possession of High-Capacity Magazine/Feeding Device
- Conspiracy to Violate Drug Law
- Arrest Warrant – Probation Violation
31-year-old Angel Sanchez of Springfield is charged with:
- Carrying a Firearm Without a License (Five Counts)
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License (Two Counts)
- Carrying a Loaded Large Capacity Firearm on a Public Way (Three Counts)
- Cocaine Trafficking - 200 Grams or More
- Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony (Two Counts)
- Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm during the Commission of a Felony (Three Counts)
- Possession of a Silencer
- Receiving a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number
- Possession of a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number during the Commission of a Felony
- Improper Storage of a Firearm (Two Counts)
- Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm near a Minor (Three Counts)
- Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card
- Possession of High-Capacity Magazine/Feeding Device
- Conspiracy to Violate Drug Law
- Possession a Class B Drug
- Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm
23-year-old Sergio Torres of Springfield is charged with:
- Carrying a Firearm Without a License (Five Counts)
- Carrying a Loaded Firearm without a License (Two Counts)
- Carrying a Loaded Large Capacity Firearm on a Public Way (Three Counts)
- Cocaine Trafficking - 200 Grams or More
- Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony (Two Counts)
- Possession of a Large Capacity Firearm during the Commission of a Felony (Three Counts)
- Possession of a Silencer
- Receiving a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number
- Possession of a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number during the Commission of a Felony
- Improper Storage of a Firearm (Two Counts)
- Improper Storage of a Large Capacity Firearm near a Minor (Three Counts)
- Possession of Ammunition without an FID Card
- Possession of High-Capacity Magazine/Feeding Device
- Conspiracy to Violate Drug Law
Springfield Police Firearms Recovered by Year
The first number is the department wide total, the number in () are firearms seized by the Firearms Investigation Unit
2025 – 347 (164)
2024 – 313 (78)
2023 – 348 (142)
2022 – 314 (155)
2021 – 255 (117)