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Acquitted in 2020 Lowell murder, man now faces cocaine‑trafficking charges
9+ hour, 13+ min ago (1526+ words) LOWELL " A man acquitted nearly three years ago in the murder of a 20yearold Lowell resident is in trouble again after being charged with cocaine trafficking in Boston and drunkenly driving his car into a Lowell bowling alley. The arrests came…...
Massachusetts police dogs could get pension funds honoring Boston Marathon hero K-9
21+ hour, 40+ min ago (1063+ words) Momentum is building for retired Massachusetts police dogs to receive pension funds under a bill pending at the State House, named in honor of a K-9 that responded to the Boston Marathon bombing. Dakota's Law, a proposed fund that would cover…...
Gaskin: Making good on police reforms 5 years on
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (534+ words) Five years after Boston promised sweeping'police'reform in the wake of the 2020 protests, the public still lacks clear evidence that those reforms are working. The result was a sweeping set of reforms that Boston's political leadership pledged to implement. At the…...
Police Blotter: Shots-fire call suspects and early morning nudist
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (572+ words) Police have released the names of the three men arrested Thursday " one of them outside the South Bay jail " following a shots-fired call and barricaded standoff in Roxbury. David Carrasquillo, 24, of Roxbury, is charged with three counts of assault and…...
MacLellan: Positive police image gets short shrift
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (574+ words) The constant barrage of stories that focus only on wrongdoing, when left unchecked by ones that celebrate the many valuable contributions, serve only to unfairly fan the flames of distrust. Massachusetts has certainly seen its fair share of law enforcement-related…...
Troopers plead not guilty to manslaughter in death of State Police Academy trainee
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (633+ words) Three state police officers who are charged with manslaughter in connection to the 2024 death of trooper trainee Enrique Delgado-Garcia pleaded not guilty Thursday as new court documents offer more details into the allegations against them. Lt. Jennifer Penton, and troopers…...
Suspects flee after leading ICE on high-speed chase in MetroWest, local PD not involved
4+ day, 38+ min ago (293+ words) The driver and a passenger of a white van being pursued by ICE in a pair of MetroWest towns fled from agents on foot after crashing into an agent-occupied vehicle, according to local authorities. The chaotic scene unfolded on Wednesday…...
Former NYPD Sgt., current UMass Boston cop, arrested in Mass. for alleged role in NY bribery scandal
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (644+ words) A former New York Police Department sergeant, who now makes over $100,000 per year with UMass Boston Police, has been arrested in Massachusetts on bribery charges for his involvement in a kickback scheme linked to a New York City Council member,…...
State Police Sgt. Scott Quigley’s certification suspended by POST
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (114+ words) State Police Sgt. Scott Quigley's certification suspended by POST'Boston Herald Cumberland Farms family patriarch George Haseotes dies at 94 DTA adds 122 new employees, 80 SNAP caseworkers, as fraud explodes in Mass. Cash-strapped Boston City Hall facing $48.4M budget gap Plymouth cop accused of…...
Arraignment for State Police sergeant charged with manslaughter in trainee death scheduled for this week
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (435+ words) Mass State Police Sgt. Jennifer Penton will make her first court appearance this week after being charged with manslaughter in connection to the 2024 death of a trooper trainee. Penton is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday at Worcester Superior Court. She…...