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Ex-Massachusetts State Police union leader gets prison time for fraud scheme
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (646+ words) The former leader of the union representing Massachusetts State Police troopers and a lobbyist were sentenced to prison for a second time in federal court on Wednesday for financial crimes, including racketeering, after some of their convictions were overturned on…...
New appointments to city boards approved by City Council
6+ hour, 37+ min ago (869+ words) WESTFIELD - In his new role as chair of the Personnel Action Committee, Nicholas Morganelli, Jr. brought forward recommendations to the City Council on Feb. 5 of several new appointments to city boards and commissions forwarded by Mayor Michael McCabe. All of…...
It’s crime-fighting time: Real-Time Info Center up, running inside Chicopee PD
18+ hour, 39+ min ago (521+ words) CHICOPEE " Recently, it only took 10 minutes for Chicopee police analysts to zero in on and find a man who had been reported missing for 36 hours, the Police Department says. That's thanks to the Real-Time Information Center, which has been up…...
Trial continues in $10 million lawsuit filed by Holyoke detective against feds
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (242+ words) SPRINGFIELD " A jury-waived trial will continue Friday over a car crash involving a Holyoke police detective and an Easthampton cop working for an FBI task force. Jessica Lee Roy, a Holyoke officer, sued Luis A. Rivera after he crashed into her…...
Boston police officer fires gun responding to incident in Dorchester
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (115+ words) A Boston Police officer fired their gun responding to an incident in Dorchester on Saturday night, the department said. Police went to 57 Cushing Ave. in Dorchester around 10:29 p.m. on Saturday. It's not clear what drew officers to that address, but the…...
‘No guardrails’: Mass. Gov. Healey says ICE should be defunded
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (284+ words) Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey kept up her criticism of the Trump administration's hardline deportation campaign, arguing that the agencies charged with carrying it out are running rampant and should be defunded. "Right now, ICE has too much power, unbridled authority,…...
Mass. State Police identify suspected driver that crashed into cruiser, injured trooper
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (201+ words) Massachusetts State Police identified a man charged in connection with a highway crash in Salisbury that left a trooper seriously injured on Saturday. Josue Levi Cuevas Santana, 24, of Lawrence, faces several charges, including negligent operation, speeding, using a mobile device…...
Two Mass. body works spas shut down amid FBI human trafficking investigation
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (244+ words) State and local code inspectors shut down two bodyworks businesses in Stoneham on Friday amid an investigation into the businesses involving FBI Boston's human trafficking task force, according to police. Stoneham police and members of the task force accompanied inspectors…...
State police trooper suffers ‘serious injuries’ in highway crash
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (142+ words) A Massachusetts State Trooper suffered serious injuries Saturday when a vehicle crashed into his cruiser on the side of the highway. Around 2:15 p.m., a trooper from the Newbury Barracks stopped his cruiser on Interstate 95 South in Salisbury to remove a ladder…...
Union delivers vote of ‘no confidence’ in Brockton police chief
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (242+ words) Brockton police leadership turned in a vote of "no confidence" in Chief Brenda Perez on Wednesday, according to The Enterprise of Brockton. The Brockton Police Supervisors Union, which is made up of sergeants, captains and lieutenants, announced the vote and…...