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Six people, including current and former Massachusetts state troopers, have been charged with an alleged bribery conspiracy to give passing scores to commercial driver's license applicants, acting U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Josh Levy announced Tuesday.
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Massachusetts Senate lawmakers will put gun safety laws to debate this week, countering the House gun bill passed in October with legislation containing a number of key differences.
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The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security heard from advocates and lawmakers in support of the bill and those in opposition.
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A Wilbraham, Massachusetts, police officer is in stable condition after he was shot and suffered serious injuries Saturday night, officials said.
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The Springfield police department has been under a federal consent decree since 2022, which is a court-enforceable order seeking to improve policies and training related to Springfield officers’ use of force.
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Lawrence Akers is 64 and police in Massachusetts are usually required to retire at age 65. To get an exemption, the city council and state lawmakers will have to approve what's known as a "home-rule petition."
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Gov. Maura Healey said last year that she is looking for someone with "integrity and managerial competence" to lead the Massachusetts State Police department on a more permanent basis.
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Mayor Domenic Sarno made the announcement on Monday — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — naming Deputy Chief Lawrence Akers as the city's next police superintendent.
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The Shoestring reported that the embattled police chief of Greenfield, Massachusetts, and his top deputy received substantial raises from former Mayor Roxann Wedegartner the week before she lost her reelection bid last November.
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Springfield recorded 31 homicides last year, up from 14 in 2022 — the steepest rise among the five largest cities in New England.