Cops are only as good as the training they get, and in Massachusetts it’s a mixed bag
But right now in Massachusetts — its trailblazing 2020 police reform law notwithstanding — that training remains a hodgepodge ...
Massachusetts man on Biden’s clemency list had teenager make fentanyl deliveries, Boston man is a longtime crack cocaine dealer
President Joe Biden’s clemency list of the nearly 2,500 people convicted of drug offenses includes several local criminals, including a drug trafficker who had a teenager make fentanyl deliveries. The ...
Firefighters Make 'Dramatic Ice Rescue' to Save Man and His Dog from Massachusetts Lake
The dog was in the water for nearly 30 minutes before it was rescued A Massachusetts man and his dog are safe after being rescued from an icy lake on Sunday. Ed Berger and his two dogs were walking ...
Hawk rescued from SUV’s grill after collision in Chelmsford, officials say
The red-tailed hawk was alert and conscious when transferred to a cage, Massachusetts State Police said in a statement.
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Report: Deploying police was 'reasonable,' but UMass Amherst leaders could have chosen other responses
A new report released by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in part questions whether the school could have pursued ...
Bridgeport hires Boston lawyer to probe complaint against police chief
An outside attorney is looking into allegations made by the wife of demoted Bridgeport Police Officer John Gale that he has ...
Woman in her 80s hospitalized after collision with Mass. State Police cruiser in Brookline
A woman in her 80s was hospitalized Wednesday after she was struck by a Massachusetts State Police cruiser in Brookline, State Police said. At approximately 1:15 p.m., a State Police patrol supervisor ...
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Massachusetts State Police Investigate Unattended Death on Air France Flight From Paris to Boston
Massachusetts State Police are investigating an unattended death on an Air France flight from Paris to Boston.
Woman Who Died on Air France Flight Was Member of Kansas Air National Guard, Police Say
A woman who died on an Air France flight has been identified as a member of the Kansas Air National Guard, according to ...
Is Mass. a ‘sanctuary state,’ or not?
Some Massachusetts laws limit cooperation with ICE, but whether that makes the state a true "sanctuary" depends on who you ...
Air National Guard sergeant celebrating retirement ID’d as Air France passenger who died from sudden ‘medical episode’
Barbara DiPoli, 53, a US Army veteran and former member of the Kansas Air National Guard, was identified as the woman who ...