Massachusetts
A chief shares her memories of attending the funeral of MIT Police Officer Sean Allen Collier who was killed in the line of duty by the Boston Marathon bombers
An officer walks the beat in the Historic Plymouth Center of Plymouth, Massachusetts
The Cambridge Police Clinical Support Unit partners non-sworn clinical professionals with specially trained police officers to reduce the incarceration of vulnerable populations
The academy often loses recruits who come unprepared or get sick or injured; but this year, many have changed their minds about becoming officers
“It is likely that this officer’s brave actions saved others from being injured or killed as a result of Nathan Allen’s racially-motivated rampage,” District Attorney Kevin Hayden said
The department said “Zena,” a black Labrador, is on the mend
“At the end of the day, BRIC helps solve crimes, particularly violent crime, homicides. BRIC brings justice and some solace, a little bit of peace and a little bit of closure,” city councilor Michael Flaherty said
“These grants provide local police agencies with resources to implement technology that while improving investigations and advancing the fundamental principles of transparency and accountability,” Gov. Maura Healey said
The man pointed a gun, which was later confirmed to be a replica gun, at an officer and off-duty Massachusetts State Police trooper
One of the injured Taunton police officers was stabbed in the face and back of the head; the chief, who lived nearby the scene, received a puncture wound to his chest
The judge ruled the former trooper’s constitutional rights under the Eighth Amendment were violated when he was ordered to lose his pension
The trooper was dragged several yards down the pavement, curling his legs up into his body while holding onto the car before he landed in the middle of traffic
The new database will allow the public to look into the backgrounds of their local police officers via a PDF document or spreadsheet
“This violence against police and first responders is unacceptable, and needs to be condemned,” City Council President Ed Flynn said
All of the officers were found to have sincerely held religious beliefs that the arbiter found should have exempted them from the state’s vaccine mandate
While the officers were assisting the man, who was said to be “emotionally disturbed and was in crisis,” they were overcome by a combination of hydrochloride, hydrogen peroxide and sodium hydroxide
The bill presumes disabling or fatal infectious diseases were suffered in the line of duty as a result of injury due to uncapped needles
The BPD has 15% women across all police officers; women currently make up 41% of the command staff “and we want to do even more,” Mayor Wu said
Colonel John Mawn Jr. called the incident “brazen” and a “deliberately violent” assault committed by a “motivated offender”
“Operation Copsicle” was created to celebrate the outgoing class of fifth-graders transitioning into middle school with a sweet treat
An officer can be disciplined for not working ordered overtime under the department’s rules and procedures, such as receiving a verbal warning or suspension
“I’d like to commend our Easton officers, who blindly jumped into the water and followed the woman’s calls for help,” Easton Police Chief Keith Boone said
“This incident serves as a reminder of the dangers law enforcement officers face every time they leave home and assume their role as public safety professionals”
The event would have allowed people to voluntarily submit DNA samples to aid law enforcement investigators
Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association President Larry Calderone blasted the $31 million cut saying councilors “are too busy grandstanding with police biases”
The officer recognized the suspect from the description of another robbery. As the officer approached the suspect, the officer was shot multiple times
“While most of us were home with our families, or out spending time with friends on a Friday night, a Boston police officer was shot while protecting his city.”
The prosecutor in opening statements said the suspect acted with deliberation when he used the Sgt. Michael Chesna’s own gun to shoot him multiple times
Three civilians jumped in as the suspect put up a fight during an arrest. He “continued to scream, yell, kick and spit at other responding officers”
The Danvers Police Department said an officer’s gun had discharged while searching the school, which elevated the situation to an active shooter response
Chicopee hopes the signing bonuses will attract experienced officers from other communities
“The impacts of post-traumatic stress are well documented and can have an immeasurable toll on emergency responders,” said Governor Maura Healey
Inmates who were in single and double cells were moved to a communal setting and about 20 “ringleaders” decided to “stir the pot” in protest
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