-
Ex-Brockton Police Chief to Face Negligent Driving Charge in 2021 Crash
A Massachusetts clerk magistrate has allowed a case against former Brockton Police Chief Emanuel Gomes to move forward over a three-vehicle crash Gomes was involved in last year.
-
Ex-Brockton Police Chief's Criminal Hearing Opened to Public
A clerk magistrate hearing tied to a police chief’s three-vehicle crash will be opened to the public, following a successful legal argument by the NBC10 Investigators.
-
Boxboro Police Chief's Paid Leave Divides Town
Residents of Boxboro are demanding answers and transparency from their town.
-
Town ‘Divided' Over Police Chief on Paid Leave, Asks FBI to Investigate Payroll Issues
If you drive through the small town of Boxboro, you might spot signs in people’s yards expressing support for the community’s longtime police chief, Warren Ryder. The signs point to an ongoing controversy in the town of roughly 6,000 residents: the police chief has been ordered to stay home on paid administrative leave since the beginning of the year....
-
‘Shocking': Police Chief Issued No Citations in Crash, Community Reacts
Community activists are reacting to an incident uncovered by the NBC10 Boston Investigators, which detailed a serious three-vehicle wreck on the highway caused by former Brockton Police Chief Emanuel Gomes in his taxpayer-funded vehicle. Massachusetts State Police did not cite Gomes for the crash and it flew under the radar for almost a year. “When I saw your story, my…
-
Police Chief's Crash Kept Quiet, Raising Transparency, Special Treatment Concerns
On a Saturday night along Route 24, Marie Berthe Francois pulled over in the breakdown lane and flipped on her emergency flashers so she could reset her GPS device. Without warning, a vehicle smashed into her from behind. The impact spun her car around so it was facing in the opposite direction. “The noise was so loud,” Francois recalled. “It…
-
Ex-Trooper Reaches Settlement in Driver Assault After Chase
A former New Hampshire state trooper who was caught on video punching a man following a 2016 car chase has settled with the driver.
-
Court Decision Deals Blow to Boston Police Gang Database
A federal appeals court has dealt a blow to the Boston Police Department’s controversial gang database.
-
Families of Missing Black men Plead for More Resources and Accountability from Police
Robinson, Smith and relatives of Jelani “JJ” Day, an Illinois State University graduate student who has not been seen since August, all have something in common: They’re Black people who are exasperated after pleading with authorities to do more to find their loved ones.
-
Amid Reform Movement, Some GOP States Give Police More Power
After a year of protests over police brutality, some Republican-controlled states have ignored or blocked police-reform proposals and moved instead in the other direction
-
Prosecutors to Review Deadly Shooting of DJ Henry
DJ Henry, a Black man from Massachusetts, was shot and killed by a white police officer in 2010. The officer who pulled the trigger was never charged. Prosecutors have agreed to review the circumstances around and after Henry’s death. The TEN takes a look at his family’s yearslong push for justice.
-
Here's What's Next After the Derek Chauvin Conviction
We take a closer look at what’s next for police reform and the racial justice movement following the murder conviction of Derek Chauvin.
-
Police Struggle to Hire New Recruits
Fewer people are applying for jobs in law enforcement amid outcry for police reform.
-
How the Video of George Floyd's Death Changed the Chauvin Case
Without the disturbing cellphone of Derek Chauvin kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, the former Minneapolis police officer’s murder trial might have had a very different outcome.
-
Race and Policing: Analysis Shows Stark Disparities in Mass. Arrests
The NBC10 Boston Investigators are taking an in-depth look at arrests in Massachusetts.
-
US Police Weigh Officer Discipline After Rally, Capitol Riot
Police departments across the country are reviewing the behavior of dozens of officers who were in Washington on the day of the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol
-
Black Leaders: Lawmakers Must OK Police Accountability Bill
More than 50 Black leaders and organizations from across Massachusetts are pressing state lawmakers to act on a stalled police accountability bill. The Massachusetts House and Senate have approved separate versions of the bill. A conference committee has been working to hammer out a final version of the legislation. In a letter to lawmakers, the advocates say that any final…
-
Conn. State Senate Passes Police Accountability Bill
The state Senate has passed the controversial police accountability bill early Wednesday morning after it began debating it on Tuesday evening. The proposed legislation passed in the House last week after hours of emotional debate. Early Wednesday morning, the bill was passed by the Senate after a vote of 21 to 15. The bill called for more oversight of police…
-
Officials Discuss Police Accountability
Elected officials in Massachusetts are saying it is time for people to listen to the ideas of the people being impacted by police violance; not about thoughts and prayers, but about concrete ideas.