A former Massachusetts State Police lieutenant will spend five years in federal prison and pay fines and assessments just short of $508,000 for his part in the agency overtime fraud scandal. U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman sentenced Daniel Griffin, 60, of Belmont, to five years in prison and three years of supervised release … Read more
A State Police trooper spotted and gave a hoot about an injured owl stranded on the side of the road in Danvers on Sunday morning. “On Easter morning, Trooper Peter Spinale happened upon this injured owl on Rt 1 North in Danvers,” the Massachusetts State Police posted on X, formerly Twitter, just before 11 a.m. … Read more
A man died in the Charles River after he reportedly jumped from the Longfellow Bridge and was seen struggling in the water on Monday, according to Massachusetts State Police. First responder search teams recovered the man’s body from the Charles River after about a two-hour search in the chilly water. “According to preliminary investigation by … Read more
Indicted Trooper Joel Rogers, charged last week in an alleged commercial driver’s license bribery case, was dishonorably discharged and immediately retired. “The State Police today issued a dishonorable discharge to Trooper Rogers, who retired from the Department effective today,” the MSP announced Tuesday night. Rogers was among six agency employees arrested last week as part … Read more
