Massachusetts State Police

A man was arrested after allegedly pointing a gun at a driver on Interstate 95 in Lexington, Massachusetts, Monday, police said. Javier Lopez, 22, was pulled over on Route 3 in Billerica shortly after the road rage incident was reported at 3 p.m., Massachusetts State Police said Tuesday. Lopez, who lives in Lowell, was told he’d been stopped because someone…

A 40-year-old Boston University professor from Milton, Massachusetts, was found dead on Saturday after he apparently fell from a set of unsafe stairs near the JFK MBTA Station in Boston. State police said they were notified by MBTA Transit Police around 1:30 p.m. Saturday that a body had been found across from the JFK station at 599 Old Colony Avenue….

A truck driver died in an overnight crash that left the cab hanging off the edge of an overpass on I-495 northbound in Milford, Massachusetts.

A man accused of abandoning his dog last month at a beach in Revere, Massachusetts, is due in court Tuesday for an animal cruelty charge.

Police say the dog was in grave danger, but the owner says there is more to the story.

A Massachusetts man is facing animal cruelty charges after he allegedly abandoned his dog on a beach in Revere, by chaining the animal to a steal rod near the water, leaving the dog at the mercy of the next high tide. State police announced Monday that Elias Pacheco-Osario, 27, of Revere, was arrested Friday following the attempted drowning incident at…

A baby’s death in Norwood, Massachusetts, is under investigation, authorities said Monday. The infant was taken to a hospital from a family residence Sunday evening but didn’t survive, an incident that is now being investigated by state and local police, according to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office. The Department of Children and Families is collaborating with law enforcement in...

A 52-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy are in the hospital after being hit by a car Saturday night in Medford, Massachusetts. The pair were walking their dog with an adult female, all of whom are related and live in Medford, in the parking lot of 163 Mystic Avenue around 9 p.m. when they were hit by a 2018 Chevrolet…

Serious injuries are being reported as the result of a rollover crash on Interstate 91 in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The crash was reported by state police shortly before noon on Friday. The rollover occurred on I-91 south. I-91 is temporarily closed at Exit 10B and traffic is being diverted to Route 5 south in West Springfield. The Massachusetts Department of…

A man was struck by a car and killed while changing a tire in the breakdown lane on Route 2 in Leominster Sunday evening. His family was standing outside of the car, except for a minor who was asleep inside. Massachusetts State Police responded to the car crash on Route 2 westbound in the area of the 100.8 mile marker…

A man has been arrested after a shooting at a house party last weekend in Maynard, Massachusetts, that left three teenagers injured. Police responded shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 21 to a home on Cindy Lane, where three victims were found with gunshot wounds. Their injuries were considered serious but non-life-threatening. Maynard Police said Saturday that 21-year-old Rodney Steven…

A 21-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday evening in Brockton, Massachusetts, officials announced. Maxwell Gervais, 21, of Brockton, died from his injuries several hours after he was shot in the head, the Plymouth Country District Attorney’s office said Friday. Around 6 p.m. Thursday, Brockton police responded to 102 Walnut Street for a report of an unresponsive man on the sidewalk….

The crash is under investigation.

Authorities have released the name of the man found dead on Monday at a home in Shirley, Massachusetts. The body of William Hatch, 69, was found inside his home on Groton Road, according to a statement from the offices of Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Shirley police Chief Samuel Santiago. Police had responded to the call of a medical…

Authorities are investigating what they’re calling a “suspicious death” in Shirley, Massachusetts. Details were limited Monday, but the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office confirmed the death took place that day on Groton Road. A man in his late 60s was found dead inside his home. “He was a great man,” said Kara Oliveira, the victim’s neighbor. “He was a...

Two people are dead after a wrong-way crash in Holyoke, Massachusetts. At approximately 6 p.m. on Sunday, a person driving North in the Southbound lane on I-91 crashed with another vehicle, according to Massachusetts State Police. The second vehicle had two people in it, including the driver.  Police say both drivers died at the scene.  The passenger of the...

Three teens were shot at a house party in Maynard, Massachusetts, overnight, according to police. Maynard police said they received a call around 2:23 a.m. for a report of a shooting on Cindy Lane. When they arrived, they discovered that three teenage victims had suffered gunshot wounds. Those responsible for the shooting had already left the scene, police said. No…

An investigation is underway after three teens were seriously injured in a shooting overnight in Maynard.

A retired Massachusetts State Police captain has been arrested on child pornography charges, the state attorney general’s office announced Friday. Francis Hart, 60, of Amherst, was arraigned in Eastern Hampshire District Court on Friday and pleaded not guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography. He was released on bail and is due back in court on Oct. 22….

The man fatally wounded in Malden, Massachusetts, this weekend, allegedly by a man he lived with, was identified on Tuesday. Brian McDonald was 34, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said. They previously said McDonald was found on the sidewalk in front of his home with “extensive sharp force injuries” to his body. Joshua Roush, 43, has been charged with murder…