Former Boston Police Commissioner William Bratton has been tapped to consult on policing and security in New Orleans following a terrorist attack that killed more than a dozen people in the French Quarter on the first day of the year.
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Undocumented immigrant residing in Lowell held on $1M bail for alleged child rape
BOSTON — A Guatemalan national living in Lowell faces a $1 million bail after being charged in Suffolk Superior Court with rape of a girl, which allegedly began when she was 5 years old.
Worcester man arrested in connection with Hubbardston death
WORCESTER — Police arrested a Worcester man on Sunday in connection with the death of a man found on Saturday in Hubbardston, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Ryan Wilcox, 32, has been charged with armed assault with intent to kill, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing […]
Worcester teen indicted for murder in fatal Paine St. shooting
WORCESTER — A grand jury handed up a murder indictment against 17-year-old Kayden M. Keane Hoffler in an April shooting death on Paine Street, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. Hoffler, of Worcester, was indicted on Dec. 20, 2024 on a single count of murder in the death of Eathan Renteria, […]
Massachusetts police officer saves Christmas after finding 80 Amazon packages in woods
A local Massachusetts police officer “likely saved a Christmas headache” after he discovered roughly 80 Amazon packages left behind in the woods, days before the holiday.
Honor and tragedy
Police from across the state joined a solemn honor procession to celebrate Endicott College Police Sgt. Jeremy Cole, who was killed by a suspected drunk, wrong-way driver in the early hours of Thanksgiving morning.