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Is pairing police with mental health professionals actually improving outcomes for western Mass residents experiencing crises?
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"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...
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After pledging to prosecute illegal ICE activity in his district, David Sullivan is moving forward with assault charges brought by Worcester police against two...
Investigations
Disclosures show that from 2021 to 2024, Anthony Gulluni’s office submitted 83 wiretap applications to judges. That's almost as much as every other DA...
Police
How executive indifference, an overburdened board, and a sensationalist media are failing the promise of parole in the commonwealth.
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A week before she lost reelection, Roxann Wedegartner gave raises to the city’s top cops. They went into effect her last day in office.
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The city's insurer will pay an Amherst resident who alleged Northampton police beat and pepper-sprayed him during a wellness check in 2019.
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Want to know what weapons police are stockpiling in your town? Prepare to put up a fight.
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Capt. Manuel Reyes’ resignation came shortly before an outside investigation concluded he violated sexual harassment polices and other rules.
Investigations
In July, a judge slammed a Northampton police officer’s conduct in an OUI case as “anathema to the fair and impartial administration of the...
Police
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would reexamine harsh and mandatory prison sentences, potentially impacting 1800 of the state's longest serving incarcerated people.
Police
Three of Eric Matlock's claims against the NPD survived summary judgement, including that Chief Kasper trained officers to make "unlawful arrests."
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The protest came after The Shoestring published video of police tackling and pepper-spraying a 60-year-old woman.
Investigations
What started as a traffic stop for a broken headlight could now land the city in court.
Investigations
ALPR technology remains unregulated in Massachusetts, drawing concern from civil liberties experts.
Police
Andrew Quemere accuses the office of David Sullivan of illegally refusing to turn over records of police misconduct.