The decisions land all four police officers on the National Decertification Index and bar them from future law enforcement ...

Former Hartford police Chief Jason Thody has been hired for the same job in New Bedford, Mass. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell made the announcement Tuesday at City Hall. Thody, 49, served as chief in ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Masses of demonstrators packed into streets, parks and plazas across the United States on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump, marching through downtowns and small towns, ...

Top cop appointment: Council objects to Furtado as Fall River police chief after mayor tries again to fill role A 1-year contract for the permanent chief role draws scrutiny from councilors ...

She will retire when her contract expires on June 30. Rafferty, the first female police chief in Canton's history, notified the town's select board of her plans to retire at its meeting on April 22.

UPDATED: April 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM EDT A local police chief who rejected a resident’s bid for a license to carry firearms, claiming the man was “unsuitable” to obtain an LTC, has won his appeal.

DIGHTON — George Nichols became Dighton's new permanent police chief on March 13 to a standing ovation from an auditorium of onlookers and handshakes and hugs from the Board of Selectmen.

ROCHESTER — Police are investigating after the remains of a newborn infant were found at a Rochester recycling facility on Thursday, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz said.

ROCHESTER — Police are investigating after the remains of a newborn infant were found at a Rochester recycling facility on Thursday, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz said.

Restrictions on hiring police chiefs from outside their departments are common in Massachusetts. In Revere, the mayor wanted the option to look for a top cop externally to clean up a "toxic ...

A Boston man charged in the fatal shooting of a police officer which injured two others in Rochester, New York, pleaded not guilty Saturday. Kelvin Vickers, 21, pleaded not guilty to second-degree ...

A 21-year-old Massachusetts man who upstate New York police say has an "extensive criminal background" was arrested and charged in the shooting death of a police officer in Rochester, New York.