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Passenger who died on Paris flight to Boston likely had medical episode: Police
A passenger who died on board an Air France plane to Boston from Paris likely experienced a medical emergency, Massachusetts State Police said Wednesday.
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What to expect from Trooper Michael Proctor's trial board hearing
Suspended Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor will appear in front of what’s known as a trial board Wednesday as part of the disciplinary process for behavior that received heavy scrutiny during the Karen Read murder trial.
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Person dies on flight from Paris to Boston, police say
A person’s death on board an Air France plane to Boston from Paris was under investigation on Tuesday evening, Massachusetts State Police said. There were few details available about the person’s death; police described the death as unattended but didn’t share more information, including the identity of the person who died, which won’t be released until loved ones are notified....
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State police probe of Trooper Michael Proctor done, setting up hearing next week
The Massachusetts State Police internal affairs investigation into Trooper Michael Proctor, the now-suspended investigator who was a key figure in the first Karen Read murder trial, has ended, setting up a trial board hearing next week. Proctor, who was the lead investigator in the Read case, was suspended without pay last July after a duty status hearing. The department confirmed...
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Incendiary device found at Duxbury home, disposed of by bomb squad
A Massachusetts State Police bomb squad helped dispose of an incendiary device at a home in Duxbury Thursday morning, fire officials said. The Duxbury Fire Department didn’t share what circumstances led to the device being reported or what kind of device it was, but there were no injuries as it was rendered safe. The incident was reported about 11:33 a.m....
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Community demands answers in death of Mass. State Police trooper
With signs and photos, braving the cold, the group of about 30 people is demanding justice for García. Mothers standing alongside their children calling for answers.
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Community demands answers on the death of Mass. State Police trooper during training exercise
Locals demanding answers in the death of Enrique Delgado García stood along Lincoln Street rallying to support him.
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3 months after Enrique Delgado-Garcia's death, family demands justice
Three months after the death of a trooper from injuries he suffered during a training exercise at the Massachusetts State Police Academy in New Braintree, his family is continuing to demand answers. With heavy hearts, the family of Enrique Delgado-Garcia is struggling to make sense of the 25-year-old police cadet’s death. “It’s been 90 days, and we haven’t heard anything,...
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Police search for man missing from court-ordered Worcester recovery stay
Police are searching for a man who hasn’t returned to a recovery facility in Worcester, Massachusetts, in violation of a court order. Joseph Sterling was last seen at the Worcester Recovery Center on Tuesday, according to Massachusetts State Police. He is required to return to the recovery center on Belmont Street outside of a specified time period when he can...
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2 teens arrested in crash that shut I-93 following police pursuit
Two 15-year-old boys were arrested in a police chase and car crash that briefly shut down part of Interstate 93 in Boston Thursday morning, police said. They were in a stolen BMW that was initially spotted in Milton and didn’t stop for a trooper, according to Massachusetts State Police. Instead, the vehicle drove onto I-93 north. On the highway, the...
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Driver arrested in Randolph days after ramming cruiser in Boston, police say
A driver who escaped a large police search in Boston after ramming a Massachusetts state trooper’s cruiser and then running off on foot Friday night has been tracked down and arrested in Randolph, authorities said Tuesday.
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Police searching for driver who rammed cruiser after failing to stop in Boston
Police are searching for a driver who’d failed to stop for police in Boston and later rammed a police cruiser that caught up to their vehicle on a dead-end street in Roxbury Friday night, officials said. The driver fled on foot and was being sought by police, including at least one police dog. The trooper in the cruiser that was...
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Women in the Mass. State Police: Decades of discrimination allegations
In 1996, a female trooper who had been with the Massachusetts State Police for four years was appointed to work in the Middlesex Narcotics Unit. As she began the new position, the woman noticed her male counterparts had been assigned a senior trooper as a mentor. She received no such assignment. That’s when the female trooper said a sergeant in...
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Stolen SUV speeds thru NH, Mass. in high-speed chase | ‘Whipping like at least 110'
A stolen Mercedes tore from New Hampshire into central Massachusetts Monday, driving dangerously while our news helicopter watched from above. The chase ended without incident — we spoke with people watching our livestream on their phone when the car blew by them. ...
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Crash cases: A review of Mass. State Police lawsuits
Rocio Orlandi was stopped at a yield sign while riding her bike near Interstate 93 in Boston’s South End in December 2015. That’s when a Massachusetts State Police trooper struck the cyclist with his police cruiser while on duty. As a result of the crash, Orlandi nearly died and suffered debilitating injuries that needed extensive treatment for years to come,...
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‘It really was hell': Ex-recruits criticize culture at Mass. State Police Academy
Several of the 44 recruits who dropped out of the Massachusetts State Police Academy class that Enrique Delgado-Garcia was part of when he died responded to our requests for comment.
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‘When I say Massachusetts State Police, what do you think?'
Recent headlines have thrust the Massachusetts State Police into the public eye, opening the agency up to public scrutiny. We asked people in Boston what they think of the agency, and experts about the perception of the agency and what might change the culture.
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Navigating public trust: How Massachusetts residents view state police
As the comments to any Massachusetts State Police social media post suggest, it is clear some taxpayers have lost patience with the lack of answers about the death of trainee Enrique Delgado-Garcia.
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TIMELINE: Controversy and scandal at Mass. State Police
Recap the controversies that have surfaced for the Massachusetts State Police over the last several decades.
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Former Mass. police lieutenant changes plea to guilty in child rape case
A former police lieutenant from Winthrop, Massachusetts, who was arrested last year on suspicion of raping a child at his home changed his plea to guilty on Monday. Winthrop Police Lt. James Feeley, 57, entered the plea at a hearing in Suffolk Superior Court and was sentenced to 4-6 years in prison plus five years probation. He will also be...