Boston police make extra security preparations ahead of this year's St. Patrick's Day Parade
Liquor stores in South Boston will close at 4 p.m. on Sunday, while bars must close early around 7 p.m. as well.
1 man fatally shot by police in Mass. town, Worcester DA says
A man was fatally shot by police in Boylston, Massachusetts, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office confirmed on March 5. Patrick Sargent, 25, of Boylston, was identified as the victim by the ...
Certification of 2 Massachusetts law enforcement officers suspended after recent indictments
One trooper and one police lieutenant both had their certifications suspended this week by a state oversight group after ...
New Mass. shelter system rules aim to further tighten screening
The changes will "empower our team to keep families, staff and communities safe," Gov. Maura Healey said Friday.
After taking office, New Bedford’s police chief quickly purged police disciplinary files
Less than three months after he became chief of the New Bedford Police Department, Paul Oliveira destroyed 25 years of ...
South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade will start earlier to help curb drunkenness, violence
The parade was plagued last year by public drinking, violence, assaults, overcrowding, and disorderly conduct, officials said ...
Video shows dogs attacking officers during drug search inside Massachusetts store
Newly released body camera footage shows an intense drug search inside a Webster, Massachusetts store as several police officers were attacked by dogs.
Mass. man suspected of placing neo-Nazi stickers on university property
A Massachusetts man was charged in connection with neo-Nazi stickers found placed at a university bus stop, the district ...
Man accused of raping 2 women at Mass. clothing store in 1989 faces judge
The suspect, once known as the "Boston Strip Mall Rapist," was arrested in California in August 2024 after leading police on ...