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Northampton's downtown newspaper boxes with eyeroll emojis superimposed over them. Northampton's downtown newspaper boxes with eyeroll emojis superimposed over them.

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Chicopee police, The Boston Globe, and a surveillance tech company walk onto a panel…

See Something, Say Something #24: Axon representatives appeared alongside Chicopee's acting police chief at the Globe's "Tech Innovation Summit" in June

September 4, 2026

Police

“Get the Flock Out”: Western Massachusetts residents push back against automated license plate readers

In Massachusetts and across the country, a movement is growing around the demand to kick Flock — and other license plate readers — out...

 and August 18, 2026
One of Flock Safety's automated license plate readers stands on Route 9 in Hadley. A black, oval-shaped device pointed toward the road, it is connected to a black pole that also has a solar panel above it, pointed toward the sunny, blue sky.

Investigations

Automated license plate readers Flock to western Massachusetts

At least 15 police departments in the Connecticut River Valley have used the company Flock Safety’s controversial surveillance tech, records show. But it’s not...

 and August 17, 2026
Now-retired Granby Police Lt. Gary Poehler smiles at the camera in his uniform in April 2022.

Police

Records allege Granby cop sexually harassed women, paid subordinates to do his schoolwork

Misconduct records for Gary Poehler, who has agreed to permanently leave law enforcement, also allege he used his truck to intimidate an officer who...

July 23, 2026

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