POLICE

Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni determined the officer who shot 23-year-old Orlando Taylor was justified in using deadly force.

Triggering only one of two possible danger signals when pulled over for speeding.

Police say Orlando Taylor stabbed a police officer on the street shortly before the officer fatally shot him.

The police department said this is the first fatal shooting by a Springfield officer since 2014.

The Hampden District Attorney's office says it will conduct an "impartial and transparent investigation" into the fatal shooting Sunday of a Springfield man by a city police officer.

A police officer in Springfield fatally shot an adult male Sunday morning, officials said, following an altercation that left the officer with knife wounds to his neck and face.

The top law enforcement official in Massachusetts discusses police reforms with a focus on the Springfield Police Department. Also, an attorney working as an advocate for social justice explains the meaning of qualified immunity for officers.

Boston police used a "slush fund" to pay for a surveillance device that can grab cell phone data from suspects — and also from other phones nearby. The department says it has no policy on using the controversial spy gear.

A Springfield police officer acquitted of excessive force and abusive interrogation remains suspended from his job without pay. But officials haven't ruled out his reinstatement.

A group representing the families of homicide victims and missing people in Springfield is calling for an independent investigation into unsolved cases in the city.