LOWELL — The Phan brothers charged in the 2020 killing of Tyrone Phet are asking a Middlesex Superior Court judge to reconsider the bail orders that have kept them behind bars for nearly five and a half years, arguing that new allegations of misconduct by a State Police homicide detective have thrown the case off course.
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Civil-rights claim planned in fatal crash involving State Police sergeant
WOBURN — The family of a special-needs man who died after a December 2023 crash caused by State Police Sgt. Scott Quigley is preparing to expand their wrongful-death lawsuit to include civil rights violations.
Feds seize meth, counterfeit pills in Lowell-Somerville raids
BOSTON — A Lowell home played a central role in an investigation that resulted in the arrest of two men accused of producing methamphetamine-laced counterfeit Adderall, as federal agents seized tens of thousands of pills, 30 pounds of crystal meth, and several firearms.
Massachusetts State Police Capt. smashes OT ceiling with $584K total pay [+Top 10 graphic]
A Herald analysis of the new 2024 state salary database shows 2,251 employees earned more than $50,000 in overtime last year in all departments. That’s up 6.9% year-over-year, “Your Tax Dollars at Work” data show.
Disgraced Massachusetts Trooper Michael Proctor to face State Police trial board after investigation
Disgraced Mass State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, who’s suspended for his offensive texts about Karen Read, is set to face an MSP trial board after the internal affairs investigation wrapped up.
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.
