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The Shoestring and NEPM previously reported on a dubious claim in marketing emails sent to local police departments. Now, the company has settled with...
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Almost every local agency has left an anti-terrorism partnership with the FBI. With President Trump attempting to leverage it to stifle dissent, records show...
Police
Maysoun Batley maintains she did not spit on a state police officer during the university’s 2024 Gaza solidarity protest crackdown. But two years of...
Police
"There's a line between peaceful protest and interfering or assaulting police officers," Gagne said of Etel Haxhiaj, who responded to an ICE abduction in...
Police
After pledging to prosecute illegal ICE activity in his district, David Sullivan is moving forward with assault charges brought by Worcester police against two...
Police
For James Ware, an extremely ill Department of Correction prisoner, a final chance at release after medical parole denial.
Investigations
A network of hundreds of cameras, accessible to police at any time for any reason, is concentrated in the city's poorest areas.
Police
Lt. Alan Borowski had sued his superiors at the NPD over internal turmoil he said affected his career.
Police
Over the last several years, the department has purchased thousands of dollars worth of lethal and “less-lethal” weapons and accessories.
Investigations
Police seized over 30 luxury cars from an alleged drug trafficker in New Salem. After auctioning many of the cars, they’ve been busy spending...
Police
As police and civilian drone usage climbs despite a lack of clear guidelines and changing rules, authorities, advocates, and amateurs struggle to keep a...
Investigations
Northampton settled Eric Matlock’s civil rights lawsuit for $100,000. That’s not the only payout the city has made in recent years.
Police
Five years after Eric Matlock sued over his 2017 arrest on City Hall’s steps, Northampton has agreed to settle. But for how much? City...
Education
Ten months after police mass-arrested pro-Palestine protesters at UMass Amherst, prosecutors have dropped or reduced cases against nearly all of them. But state police...
Health
Public health experts have concerns about the opioid reversal agent Opvee. But the company that makes it, Indivior, has found a vocal ally in...
Investigations
The Shoestring spent months investigating the police crackdown on a pro-Palestine encampment last spring. Body-camera footage shows violent and derogatory police behavior toward protesters.