The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office is dedicated to serving the people of Hampshire and Franklin counties and the town of Athol through rigorous, fair prosecutions and progressive prevention and intervention efforts.
The State Police Detective Unit investigates major felonies and handles special investigations in the jurisdiction. The State Police Narcotics Unit works closely with the Detective Unit, local police and federal law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute drug cases in the jurisdiction.
The Child Sexual Predator Project was launched in November 2011 and is funded by a United States Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant. It is an initiative of the Northwestern District Attorney's Office which seeks to protect children from sexual predators through the use of computer forensics, investigation, prosecution and education.