A Massachusetts State Police trooper and one other person were transported to a hospital following a crash in Braintree early Monday. According to state police, the crash happened around 3:35 a.m. and involved a car and police cruiser. The accident happened south of Exit 17 on Route 3 South in Braintree. The extent of the injuries is currently unknown. Police…

Fourteen retired Massachusetts State Police troopers who were implicated but not criminally charged in an overtime fraud scheme can keep their pensions, the Massachusetts State Retirement Board has ruled. Gov. Charlie Baker and the commander of the state police had asked the board to strip the pensions from the retirees, but because they aren’t facing criminal charges, they can...

A car rolled over off the highway and caught fire in Weymouth, killing the driver inside early Saturday morning. The single-vehicle crash took place on Route 3 Southbound, south of exit 16 in Weymouth. Police were called to the scene around 2:14 a.m. The victim was driving a 2019 Dodge Charger, which drove off the left side of the roadway…

Massachusetts State Police issued nearly 600 warnings to drivers caught using hand-held cellphones behind the wheel in the first week of the state’s new distracted driving law, the agency tweeted Tuesday. The law took effect Feb. 23. “During the first week of the state’s new hands-free law, MSP troopers issued 578 warnings to drivers violating the law,” the tweet said….

A minivan pulled over after it sped off a Massachusetts highway Wednesday was weighed down with more than 300 pounds of marijuana, state police said.

Massachusetts State Police will move to fire 22 troopers implicated in an overtime abuse scandal, the agency’s commander said Friday. The troopers were told Thursday that the department would pursue termination, although they will have the opportunity to appeal the decision through a trial board, Col. Christopher Mason said. The department will also seek reimbursement of any pay received fraudulently,…

Twenty-two Massachusetts state troopers have been recommended for termination in an overtime abuse scandal.

A recently retired Massachusetts police lieutenant claimed to be at work when he was actually on a cruise in Bermuda, court documents show. David Andrade, 47, of Westport, pleaded not guilty to charges including larceny over $1,200 and a public employee standards of conduct violation in Bristol County Superior Court, the Boston Herald reported Tuesday. The former state police lieutenant…

Dramatic police footage shows a man, hiding out in the woods of southeast Massachusetts, successfully tracked down and arrested this week. Massachusetts State Police released the video of Monday’s arrest in the Fall River woods on Wednesday. The suspect had last been seen running across Route 24 near Wilson Road and into the nearby woods, police said in a statement….

Delays are expected on the Massachusetts Turnpike throughout the morning rush hour after an early-morning crash involving a tractor trailer carrying a load full of grapes. State police said the single-vehicle accident occurred around 2:20 a.m. on Interstate 90 eastbound in Westborough when a tractor trailer carrying grapes rolled over. The driver of the vehicle suffered minor injuries, police said….

Two men in their 20s were killed early Sunday morning after the car they were in crashed into a tree in Brockton, Massachusetts, the Plymouth County District Attorney announced. A preliminary investigation reveals a 23-year-old Brockton man was driving an Infiniti sedan around 1:25 a.m. Sunday in the area of 200 Main St. when he tried to pass another vehicle…

Two Massachusetts men were killed early Sunday morning when the car they were in crashed into a tree in Brockton.

Amid an ongoing reform to the Massachusetts State Police Department, Gov. Charlie Baker and Col. Christopher Mason announced Thursday a new bill that would improve accountability and discipline in the department. Under the bill, swifter action will be taken against troopers who violate the public’s trust and they will face more severe penalties. Officers charged with serious offenses will...

Three Massachusetts State Police vehicles were hit within an hour of each other in separate incidents Monday night, leaving two troopers and one other person with injuries, authorities said. The first incident occurred at Route 24 northbound in West Bridgewater just after 10 p.m, after a state trooper pulled over a vehicle. At that time, a third vehicle — a…

A driver pulled over for going the wrong direction on a road in North Adams Friday night was found to have a substantial amount of heroin and cocaine inside his car, according to authorities. The driver was arrested by state police and charged with alleged heroin trafficking. Around 8:20 p.m., Massachusetts State Police Trooper Anthony Martone saw a 2005 Honda…